Private company

Great Lakes Transportation

American transportation holding company1

Great Lakes Transportation (GLT) was a group of transportation-related companies primarily consisting of rail and water carriers catering to the needs of the steel making industry centered on the Great Lakes of North America. The holding company was acquired by Canadian National Railway in 2004.2 It is headquartered in Taylor, United States.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersTaylor, United States1
  • Legal formLimited Liability Company3
  • LEI254900WAIEA7JLG7TQ273
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O DANIEL RET, 48180 Taylor, United States3
  • Registered withCorporations Division (Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs), 8015063843

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Great Lakes Transportation (GLT) was a group of transportation-related companies primarily consisting of rail and water carriers catering to the needs of the steel making industry centered on the Great Lakes of North America. The holding company was acquired by Canadian National Railway in 2004.2

The story

Its companies included:

Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad

Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway

Great Lakes Fleet

Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company

Formerly owned by the privately owned Transtar, Inc., GLT's rail and marine holdings were purchased in 2004 by the Canadian National Railway for $380 million USD.

Great Lakes Fleet operated eight Great Lakes bulk carriers ranging from 1,004 feet long to 767 feet long. Among its carriers was the SS Arthur M. Anderson, notable for being the last ship to have radio contact with her sister ship the SS Edmund Fitzgerald and would be the lead ship to attempt to rescue her crew.

From Wikipedia’s article on Great Lakes Transportation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Acquisitions

  1. 2001Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad became a subsidiary1
  2. 2001Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway became a subsidiary1

Timeline

  1. Jun 9, 2009Founded Great Lakes Transportation is founded3
  2. 2004Dissolved Dissolved1

Sources

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