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The Great Lakes Republic Belt Railroad is owned by 6 of the 8 states that it operates in. The Great Lakes Republic was an organization formed by the state governors of Michigan, Indiana and Illinois in 1860. Later Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York joined in 1863. The organization's purpose was to promote inter-state relations and strengthen their stance. In light of the civil war, the Great Lakes Republic was able to officially gain state sponsorship in 1863. In 1871, the Great Lakes Republic received state funding of $30 million. Part of this funding went to purchasing a railroad in Ohio, that already had charters to build east to Buffalo, NY and west to Chicago. This railroad was known as the Great Lakes Southern. The railroad would be completed in 1875. It began turning a profit in 1883, money which was returned to the states and serves to this day as a revenue stream.
In 1958 the Great Lakes Republic purchased another railroad, the Tennessee and Indiana Northern RR. Both GLS and TIN would began operating under a new identity the Great Lakes Republic Belt Rail System. GLRB purchased the PH&D Railroad in 1970. More commonly known as the Republic Belt, would eventually merge the 3 railroads in 1990.
The railroad runs as a corporation controlled by the Great Lakes Republic Committee. The Committee receives state funding that it returns back to the states from the revenue generated.
MOTIVE POWER
1750-1780 GP9
1501-1512 SW1500
1530-1538 SW-B
1550-1569 GP15-1
2001-2008 GP20
2250-2277 GP30M
2501-2520 GP35
2050-2079 GP38
2301-2318 GP39-2
3001-3006 SD40
3007-3022 SD40-2
3600-3625 SD45
3626-3638 SD45-2
3330-3335 SD50
4300-4319 SD70M
1801-1808 U18B
7201-7211 U23B
7001-7021 U30C
7301-7310 C39-8
7311-7318 C39-8E
8001-8020 C40-8W
SUPER-VAN SERVICE
SV-14 / SV-15 Chicago - Detroit
SV-16 / SV-17 Chicago - Cleveland
SV-18 / SV-19 Chicago - Louisville
SV-20 / SV-21 Louisville - Detroit
BULK SERVICE
Grain
B20 / B21 Monroe - Niagara Falls
B22 / B23 Royal Ctr. - Niagara Falls
B24 / B25 McComb - Niagara Falls
B26 / B27 Lansing - Nashville
B28 / B29 McComb - Nashville
B30 / B31 Ada - Nashville
Coke/Steel
B50 / B51 New Castle - Gary
B52 / B53 Sharon - Gary
B54 / B55 Pittsburgh - Chicago Hts
B56 / B57 Gary - Nashville
B58 / B59 Pittsburgh - Nashville
Coal
B70 / B71 Nashville - Battle Creek
B72 / B73 Pittsburgh - Battle Creek
B74 / B75 Pittsburgh - Indy
B76 / B77 Pittsburgh - Monroe
FRIEGHT SERVICE
M30 / M31 Akron - Niagara Falls
M32 / M33 Toledo - Pittsburgh
M38 / M39 Chicago - Detroit
M41 / M42 Chicago - Pittsburgh
M44 / M43 Chicago - Niagara Fa.
M46 / M47 Chicago - Akron
M48 / M49 Louisville - Detroit
M50 / M51 Chicago - Indy
M55 / M56 Detroit - Akron
M58 / M59 Indy - Nashville
M60 / M61 Louisville - Akron
M66 / M67 Chicago - Toledo
M77 / M78 Chicago - Louisville
M88 / M89 Indy - Detroit
M93 / M94 Indy - Louisville
M96 / M97 Toledo - Nashville
Chicago = Shelby Yard
Detroit = Sibley Yard
REGIONAL TRAINS
DETROIT DIVISON
R66 / R67 Toledo - Ft. Wayne
R68 / R69 Sibley - Highland Park
R70 / R71 Sibley - Port Huron
R72 / R73 Sibley - Toledo
R74 Sibley - Highland Park
R75 Sibley - Detroit
R76 / R77 Sibley - Flint
R78 / R79 Toledo - Dayton
CHICAGO DIVISON
R06 / R07 Shelby - IHB Blue Island
R08 Shelby - Chicago Hts
R09 Shelby - Joliet
R10 Shelby - Gary
R11 / R12 Shelby - BRC Clearing
R13 / R14 Shelby - Battle Creek
R15 / R16 Shelby - Ft. Wayne
R17 / R18 Shelby - Joliet
R20 / R21 Battle Creek - Lansing
R22 / R23 Battle Creek - Grand Rapids
R24 / R25 Battle Creek - Indy
CLEVELAND DIVISON
R80 / R81 Akron - Cleveland
R82 / R83 Akron - Ft. Wayne
R84 / R85 Akron - Dayton
R86 / R87 Sharon - Akron
R88 / R89 Sharon - Pittsburgh
R90 / R91 Sharon - Niagara Falls
LOUISVILLE DIVISON
R40 / R41 Louisville - Dayton
R42 / R43 Louisville - Indy
R44 / R45 Louisville - Nashville
R46 / R47 Louisville - Greensburg
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