Lake State

Company History: The LSRC was born in 1992 when Huron Acquisition Co. bought the Detroit & Mackinac Railroad and changed the name. Huron Acquisition was led by former D&M Vice President Jim George. The line runs from Flint, north to Saginaw, Bay City and Pinconning where the line splits. One leg heads northeast Alpena. The other leg heads northwest to Gaylord, all on Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Today, LSRC runs 375 miles of line.

Brief History: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.