| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Saugatuck, Michigan, U.S. |
| Reporting mark | WMI |
| Locale | Hartford, Michigan, U.S. |
| Dates of operation | 1995– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 4.23 miles |
The West Michigan Railroad (reporting mark WMI) is a shortline railroad in southwest Michigan. It began operations in 1995, replacing the bankrupt Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railroad (reporting mark KLSC) on an ex-Pere Marquette Railway line between Hartford and Paw Paw, Michigan. That company had taken over operations in 1987 from CSX Transportation.
Traffic on the West Michigan Railroad consists of canola pellets, plastic pellets, frozen food, refrigerated fresh food, stone, methanol, and corn oil.
The railroad has been owned by Hamilton Hartford Group, LLC, who also own and operate the Hamilton Northwestern Railroad, since 2015.