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3/19/2026
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has named Lake State Railway Co. (LSRC) and TGS Cedar Port Railroad the recipients of the association's annual Business Development Awards.
The awards highlight ASLRRA members' most successful business projects. Both short lines will be honored at ASLRRA's annual conference, to be held April 12-14 in Minneapolis, ASLRRA officials said in the organization's Views & News newsletter.
Michigan-based LSRC was recognized for its work with its longtime shipper, Specification Stone, that reshaped how aggregates move across Michigan and positioned LSRC and the shipper for future growth, according to ASLRRA. LSRC recently completed infrastructure upgrades and a high-throughput facility that have been underway for 10 years. As a result, Specification Stone has expanded loading capacity at its quarry in Alpena, Michigan; diversified the stone types shipped; and opened a new terminal near Flint, Michigan.
These accomplishments create more competitive and reliable options for stone delivery across central and southern Michigan, benefiting large-scale aggregate customers such as road construction companies, said ASLRRA officials. LSRC operates 375 miles of track in Michigan.
TGS Cedar Port is being recognized for its development of a new rail-car cleaning and transloading rack at the industrial park served by the TGS Cedar Port short line. The facility is connected to an industrial park served by the short line, both of which are owned and operated by Trans-Global Solutions, said ASLRRA officials.
Prior to the facility's development, industrial park customers had to move tanks between separate cleaning shops, repair facilities and storage yards. Now, the services are streamlined into the industrial park's offerings. TGS Cedar Port demonstrated it could offer lower costs and faster turnaround on cleaning services than its off-site competitors, leading to increased demand for services and placement of new tenants at the industrial park, said ASLRRA officials.