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

1991Founded1

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

  1. Succeeded Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad1

Timeline

  1. 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.

Money received by year$1.2M 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $1.2M in all. PPP loans $1.2M.$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2020 · PPP loans: $609.6K20202021 · PPP loans: $557.8K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
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.

  1. Apr 11, 2020$609.6K PPP loan (first draw) from Old National Bank5To ADRIAN & BLISSFIELD RAIL ROAD COMPANY, Westland MI; $612.9K forgiven Nov 3, 2020
  2. Mar 20, 2021$557.8K PPP loan (second draw) from Old National Bank5To ADRIAN & BLISSFIELD RAIL ROAD COMPANY, Westland MI; $559.4K forgiven Jul 7, 2021