Bay City, MI - Trains Magazine

MidlandMike:
I took a more detailed look at the Michigan Rail Map and the regional lines became clearer.  Also reviewed the Lake States Railway website.

Looks like Lake States has done a good job of growing their franchise over the years and now has picked up the former CSX line from Plymouth north to Saginaw, which should be quite a bit of traffic/revenue for them.

Is the chemical business out of Midland (and area) still pretty significant?  That in itself would add considerable high carload revenue.  

I heard a train in Bay City yesterday morning and another in the evening, but had no desire to try to locate it.

From the video on Lake States website, it appears that business has grown significantly on the line, particularly on the northern segments over the past decade.

Ed