Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad

Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad
Overview
Headquarters	Marquette, Michigan
Reporting mark	LSI
Locale	Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Dates of operation	1896–present
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (reporting mark LSI), is a Class III railroad U.S. railroad offering service from Marquette, Michigan, to nearby locations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It began operations in 1896. The LS&I continues to operate as an independent railroad from its headquarters in Marquette.

At the end of 1970, LS&I operated 117 miles of road on 241 miles of track (188 on 388 km); that year it reported 43 million ton-miles (63 million tkm) of freight.^{[citation needed]} In 2011, LS&I had been reduced to 25 miles (40 km) of track.^[1]

^ HNTB Corporation. "Michigan State Rail Plan - Technical Memorandum #2 - Existing Conditions" (PDF). Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[1] HNTB Corporation. "Michigan State Rail Plan - Technical Memorandum #2 - Existing Conditions" (PDF). Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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