Macomb County has an extensive rail system—and available rail-served sites along it—makes transporting product a breeze.

Twenty-nine railroads currently operate either wholly or partially in Michigan for a total of almost 4,000 mile of operating track.

Businesses in the Van Dyke corridor are served by the Conrail Shared Asset Area. CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern jointly own Conrail, and Macomb customers have access to the national networks of both railroads. Canadian National (CN) railroad runs parallel to Groesbeck Ave., continuing north to Port Huron, where it connects to Canada. Many of the industrial parks along Van Dyke and Groesbeck have rail spurs for direct access.

Twenty-nine railroads currently operate either wholly or partially in Michigan for a total of almost 4,000 mile of operating track, 2,092 miles of which are located in the greater Detroit region. Michigan railroads handle almost 94 million tons of cargo per year.

Greater Detroit is served by three main lines. Contrail, which controls 451 route miles, concentrates on rail-to-truck transfers; CSX Transport, with 757 route miles, handles automotive distribution and CN North America or Grand Trunk Western controls 510 route miles and specializes in double-stack service from West Coast operators of multi-user services to intermodal facilities.

Southeast Michigan offers several intermodal facilities with regards to freight transportation. Intermodal transportation is a new approach to transportation which allows goods to be shipped more efficiently utilizing intermodal facilities which accommodate several variations of shipping, such as access to ports, airports and rail terminals.