Huron and Eastern Railway

Huron and Eastern Railway
Overview
HeadquartersVassar, Michigan
Reporting markHESR
LocaleMichigan
Dates of operation1986–present
PredecessorSaginaw Valley, Central Michigan Railway, CSX, Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length394 miles (634 km)[1]

Huron and Eastern Railway (reporting mark HESR) is a short line railroad operating 394 miles (634 km)[1][2] of track in The Thumb and Flint/Tri-Cities area of the lower peninsula of Michigan. It is currently owned by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., who purchased it from RailAmerica in 2012.[1][3] Its headquarters is in the former Michigan Central Railroad depot in Vassar, Michigan.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference overview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ RailAmerica: Huron and Eastern official site
  3. ^ "RailAmerica restarts its engines". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing. June 2010.
  4. ^ Huron & Eastern Facilities, Vassar, Michigan Michigan Railroads

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