Easily accessible from Toledo and Detroit near US-12 in Clinton, Michigan, SMRS offers a variety of passenger train tours between the towns of Clinton and Tecumseh, Michigan. The railroad crosses the River Raisin twice as it winds its way through scenic countryside from Clinton to the Railroad's southernmost terminal at Raisin Center. Train tours are offered through the late spring and fall seasons with holiday trips available. Tours can be reserved on Thursdays and Saturdays for special events.
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General Electric Diesel Center Cab - A 44 ton engine, formerly the Western Maryland #75, built in 1943. The GE Diesel, powered by twin Caterpillar D-17000 engines, is designed for one-person operation under the 1937Diesel Agreement under which locomotives weighing less than 45 tons could be operated by just an engineer. | 
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Plymouth Switcher #57 - A 35 ton engine acquired from the Hayes-Albion Company in Michigan. The Plymouth Switcher is the Southern Michigan Railroad's first engine which was appropriately renumbered #1. The Switcher's former Leroi engine was removed and replaced with a Cummins engine.
General Motors Diesel Hydraulic Prototype (GMDH-3) - Built in 1960 by General Motors as the "train of tomorrow," the GMDH-3 which operates with a 8V-71 Detroit Diesel engine and an Allison transmission was purchased by the Southern Michigan Railroad in 1996.
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| American Locomotive Company (ALCO) RS-1 - A 240 ton engine built in 1950 in Auburn, New York. The ALCO stands 14 feet, 6 inches tall, 10 feet wide, and nearly 55 feet long. Steady progress is being made on restoring the ALCO locomotive. Although the locomotive runs on its own power, its auxiliary generator requires repairs. |
South Shore Car #1 - A 60 ton, 60 foot long passenger car built in 1926 by the Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Illinois. The South Shore car was acquired from the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, and it is on loan from the National Parks Service, Department of the Interior.
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South Shore Car #36 - A 67 ton, 61 foot long car built in 1929 by the Standard Steel Car Company in Hammond, Indiana. Since the original construction, the car was lengthened an additional 17.5 feet to reach 78.5 feet in length. Acquired from the same location as car #1, the South Shore car #36 is also on loan.
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| Emerald Vale Heavyweight Sleeper #3296 - Originally named the "Wetamoo" sleeper, this 70 ton, 80 foot long sleeper car was built in 1915 by the Pullman Company. The Emerald Vale was purchased from the State of Michigan after the Ann Arbor Railroad declared bankruptcy in 1985. |
New York Central Pipe Gondola PS-5 #DC4 - A 31 ton, 65 foot long gondola built in 1959. SMRS modified the car to provide "open air" passenger car service. The interior of the gondola has been equipped by Society volunteers with bench seat to accommodate about 75 passengers. | 
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New York Central Bay Window Caboose #21692, Class N-7A - A 27 ton, 33 foot long caboose built in 1952 by the St. Louis Car Company. The caboose was recently re-floored with lumber milled and installed by Southern Michigan Railroad Society volunteers. |
New Haven Cupola Caboose NH #C305, Class NE-5 - Built in 1944 by the Pullman Standard Company, the cupola caboose was acquired from Conrail in 1987. The caboose was formerly designated by Pennsylvania Central and Conrail as a class NE-6 caboose known as CR #19851 and CR/PC #23821.
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Ann Arbor Railroad Box Car #1351 - A 26 ton, 40 foot long box car built in 1957. The car was donated by the Paul P. Maximuke Railroad Trust to the Southern Michigan Railroad Society in 2000. Restoration plans for the box car are in process.
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