Adrian & Blissfield ADBF, CHS, DCON, JAIL, LIRX

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Adrian & Blissfield RR

  • Owns and operates Adrian & Blissfield, Charlotte Southern, Detroit Connecting, Jackson & Lansing, and Lapeer Industrial
  • AAR reporting marks ADBF, CHS, DCON, JAIL and LIRX
  • ADBF runs from Adrian to Blissfield and interchanges rail traffic with NS at Adrian
  • CHS operates approximately 3 miles of former Penn Central trackage in Charlotte and interchanges with CN at Charlotte
  • DCON operates south of Milwaukee Junction in Detroit and interchanges with CN.
  • JAIL operates the former NS/Conrail Lansing Secondary from Jackson to Lansing and interchanges with CSX and CN in Lansing, and NS in Jackson
  • LIRX operates approximately 3 miles of former Penn Central trackage in Lapeer and interchanges with CN at Lapeer

Adrian & Blissfield (ADBF, CHS, DCON, JAIL, LIRX) Locomotives

Number Model Year(s) Built Notes
ADBF 836 SW900 1953 Former Checker Taxi plant switcher, Kalamazoo, MI. Built as Rock Island 836, currently assigned to DCON
ADBF 1751 GP9 1957 Built as GTW 4545
ADBF 1752 GP9 1957 Ex GTW 4554, built as CV 4554
ADBF 1755 GP9R 1957 Built as PRR 7125
ADBF 1758 GP9R 1955 Built as C&O 6002, currently assigned to JAIL
ADBF 1759 GP9R 1956 Built as PRR 7093
ADBF 1760 GP9R 1955 Built as PRR 7015, currently assigned to JAIL
CHS 3 44 Tonner
DCON 4 65 Tonner
DCON 9 80 Tonner
LIRX 5 65 Tonner
LTEX 1419 GP15-1 Ex NS/Conrail, leased to JAIL
LTEX 1443 GP15-1 Ex NS/Conrail, leased to JAIL

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