Federated Railways purchases Tuscola & Saginaw Bay
Railway
Federated Railways Inc. recently acquired
the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway Co. Inc. (TSB).
The 405-mile short
line moves freight between Ann Arbor and northwest Michigan, interchanges with
CSX Transportation, and provides rail equipment, rail-car and track repairs and
maintenance services. TSB and state officials currently are discussing plans to
provide year-round passenger-rail service from Ann Arbor to Traverse City and
the Boyne Mountain area.
�Our goal is to continue to provide quality
customer transportation services to all of the areas we serve in Michigan,� said
Mike Bagwell, Federated Railways president and chief executive officer � who�ll
also serve as TSB�s president and CEO � in a prepared statement.
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Federated Financial Corp. of America subsidiary, Federated Railways leases
passenger cars and locomotives to transit agencies.