Ionia and Lansing Railroad leaving only the Kidd–Greenville and Grand Ledge–Lansing segments. The latter is owned by CSX, while the former is owned by the Mid-Michigan Railroad, a Rail America company. In December 2007 Mid-Michigan petitioned the Surface Transportation Board to abandon the Lowell–Greenville section of its line, which includes Greenville–Kidd. The grade was converted to a rail trail. Ionia and Lansing Railroad The Ionia and Lansing Rail Road is a defunct railroad which operated in the state of Michigan in the 1860s and 1870s. The company incorporated on November 13, 1865; the investors hailed primarily from Lansing, Ionia and Portland. The original charter
East Lansing High School dedicated in September 2005. On June 21, 2017, Andrew Wells (ELHS class of 1976) was named principal, replacing Colby Fletcher. The school's official mascot is the Trojan and its colors are navy blue and white. The athletic teams compete as members of the Capital Area Activities Conference. The school district that is now East Lansing Public Schools was established in 1900, seven years before the city of East Lansing itself. All grade levels were taught in the original Central School, which was built in 1901. When that building burned down in 1916, classes were held in the old Peoples Church