Detroit / Dearborn (Auto Manufacturing Hub)
Origin region · Detroit, MI · Class I service: CSX, NS, CN, CPKC
Center of US auto manufacturing — Ford (Dearborn), GM (Detroit-Hamtramck), Stellantis (Detroit and surrounding plants). All major Class I railroads reach the metro. Inbound: steel coils, parts, plastics. Outbound: finished vehicles to ports and dealers nationwide. CN's Flat Rock auto facility is a primary outbound multi-level loading point.
Commodities through this hub
- Finished Vehicles by rail — Autorack, 15–25 tons/car
See it on the map
This hub is one of 66 plotted on the interactive North American Commodity Flow Map — origins, ports, gateways and border crossings with their serving railroads.
Moving freight through Detroit?
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Figures on this page are typical industry ranges for reference — actual loads depend on the specific car, commodity grade and railroad rules. Rate estimates are indicative only; Steel Wheel Logistics does not issue binding quotes from this page.