Original sentence: Southern Michigan Railroad Society Web site
Edited sentence: At Raisin Center, there is a level junction with the Norfolk Southern Railway (former Wabash) mainline from Detroit to Fort Wayne, Indiana.Southern Michigan Railroad Society Web site (not actively maintained).The Norfolk Southern's predecessor, the Norfolk & Western Railway, illegally removed this level crossing shortly before the SMRS took possession of the line.The SMRS did not have the resources either to fight a protracted legal battle, or to truck the full-size equipment around by highway, so the N&W was able to get away with their blatant and obstructive move.This isolated most of the track from the national railroad system.This lead to a legal dispute, SMRS claiming that Norfolk & Western was legally obliged to maintain the crossings per a crossing agreement which was part of the railroad purchase.This was a serious problem, as the SMRS had leased and purchased locomotives and cars intending to run full sized trains