HURON AND EASTERN RAILWAY (HESR)
The Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) is located throughout Michigan and operates 384 track miles having interchange points with CSXT via SBS and CN in order to extend its reach throughout North America. HESR provided transportation services for over 34,000 carloads of goods in 2008.
The major commodities that move on the HESR are beet pulp, beans, hazardous materials, shelled corn, fly ash, hydraulic cement, pulpboard and soybeans. With this variety of commodities and the volumes that the HESR moves yearly, it has proven to be a mainstay in the transportation service arena for Michigan.