Private company
Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road
Logo: abrailroad.com3
U.S. short line railroad in Michigan
The Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company (reporting mark ADBF) is a Class III short line railroad which operates 20 miles (32 km) of railroad track between Adrian and Riga, in Lenawee County, Michigan. It was incorporated February 6, 1991, with company headquarters in Westland, Michigan. It also operates Lapeer Industrial Railroad, Charlotte Southern Railroad, Detroit Connecting Railroad, and Jackson and Lansing Railroad.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersWestland1
- Websitewww.abrailroad.com
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The Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company (reporting mark ADBF) is a Class III short line railroad which operates 20 miles (32 km) of railroad track between Adrian and Riga, in Lenawee County, Michigan. It was incorporated February 6, 1991, with company headquarters in Westland, Michigan. It also operates Lapeer Industrial Railroad, Charlotte Southern Railroad, Detroit Connecting Railroad, and Jackson and Lansing Railroad.2
Products and brands
The ADBF fleet, as of April 2025, consists of the following 10 locomotives:
From Wikipedia’s article on Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Acquisitions
- Succeeded Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad1
Timeline
- 1991Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- PPP loans $1.2M
Figures by year
| Year | PPP loans | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $557.8K | $557.8K |
| 2020 | $609.6K | $609.6K |
PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.
Links
- Websitewww.abrailroad.com1
- WikipediaAdrian and Blissfield Rail Road
- WikidataQ374687
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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