Kent County, Michigan
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Ada |
GTW |
Thornapple River |
B |
rr |
1907 |
in use |
steel |
Grand Rapids Eastern | 3 span girder |
Byron Center |
LS&MS |
moved to 76th St., 0.5 mi. east of Byron Center Rd. |
C |
vacant |
1870s |
none |
wood |
none |
partially restored, part of town's Whistlestop Park, Field checkled 8/05 |
Caledonia |
MC |
on site just south of Main St. |
C |
storage |
1870s |
gone |
wood |
none |
part of H & L Mfg. complex, painted green and entirely closed up, Field checked 8/05 |
Dutton |
MC |
6908 Hammond Ave. south of 68th St. |
C |
business |
1880s |
gone |
wood |
none |
horizontal sided addition on southeast end, painted gray with coral trim, Field checked 8/05 |
| Edgerton (Rockford) | GR&I | 11101 Summit Rd. between 13 and 14 Mile Rd. | B | trail and park use | 1888 | gone | stone | none | field stone culvert bridge, replaced 400' wooden trestle which is buried under dirt fill, on National Register of Historic Places, Field checked 8/05 |
Elmdale |
PM |
Montcalm Rd. at tracks |
T |
vacant |
in use |
brick |
CSX |
Field checked 6/04 | |
Elmdale |
C&O |
on site |
M |
rr |
in use |
metal |
CSX |
MOW building, Field checked 6/04 |
|
Grand Rapids |
GTW |
1170 Plainfield Ave. NE |
P |
business |
1949 |
in use |
brick |
Grand Rapids Eastern | fenced off, Field checked 9/06 |
Grand Rapids |
Amtrak |
Market St./Wealthy St. |
P |
rr |
1984 |
in use |
wood |
Amtrak |
sided, renovated in 1997, Field checked 8/05 |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Eastern | Ann St. west of Fuller Jct. | Eh | rr | c1995 | in use | metal | Grand Rapids Eastern | one stall engine house |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Street Ry. | 1520 Wealthy St. SE | ICb | business | 1912 | gone | brick | none | Field checked 6/04 |
| Grand Rapids | GR&I | relocated to Hall St. SW near E. Terminal | Gt | display | none | wood/steel | none | in warehouse complex, restored, Field checked 9/08 | |
| Grand Rapids | PM/GR&I | 527 Bridge St. | Gt | vacant | abandoned | wood/steel | none | 50 ft. watch tower, restored, Field checked 8/05 | |
| Grand Rapids | LS&MS | W. Fulton St./Seward St. | F | Grand Valley St. Univ. use | spur in use | brick | CSX | baggage building | |
| Grand Rapids | LS&MS | 528 Bridge St. NW | F | business | gone | brick | none | Field checked 8/05 | |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon | 710 W. Leonard St. | IC | restaurant | 1912 | gone | brick | none | Field checked 8/05 |
Grand Rapids |
GTW |
Grand River, south of Ann St. |
B |
rr |
1906 |
in use |
steel |
Grand Rapids Eastern | 9 span beam |
| Grand Rapids | Michigan Central | 201 Ionia Ave. SW | F | business | c1880's | gone | brick/wood | none | last railroad structure in old Union Station area, Field checked 8/05 |
Grand Rapids |
MUR |
Grand River, north of Pearl St. |
B |
walkway |
1915 |
gone |
concrete |
none |
multi- span concrete arch, Field checked 6/04 |
Grand Rapids |
MC/MUR, after 1930 |
Grand River south of Wealthy St. |
B |
abandoned |
1914 |
abandoned |
steel |
none |
4 span girder/swing |
| Grand Rapids | PM/MC/GR&I | 54th St.SE at VDM Wood Products | P | stored in pieces | 1901 | none | steel | none | track shelter, currently awaiting disposal status, efforts underway to save, previously used for 40 years as lumber storage cover |
Grand Rapids |
PM |
Grand R., north of Wealthy St. |
B |
rr |
1900s |
in use |
steel |
CSX/NS/Amtrak |
4 span swing Pratt truss, Field checked 6/04 |
| Grand Rapids | PM | Pleasant St. | T | rr | in use | brick | CSX | crossing of PM/MC/GR&I | |
Lowell |
PM |
Grand R., west of S. Jackson |
B |
rr |
1904 |
in use |
steel |
Mid-Michigan RR |
2 span Pratt truss, |
Lowell |
PM |
west of King Milling |
M |
vacant |
c1910 |
in use |
wood |
Mid-Michigan |
shed in disrepair |
Rockford |
GR&I |
Courtland/Squire St. S, southwest corner |
C |
business |
c1880 |
gone |
wood |
none |
additions on both ends, White Pine Trail, Field checked 8/05 |
| Rockford | GR&I | Rogue River, south of 10 Mile Rd. | B | rail trail | 1898 | gone | steel | none | one span truss, Field checked 6/04 |
| Rockford | GR&I | near 11101 Summit Ave. | B | rail trail | 1880s | gone | stone | none | White Pine Trail, Field checked 8/05 |
Sparta |
Toledo, Saginaw and Muskegon (GTW) |
at end of Union Ave., about .5 mi. north of downtown |
C |
museum |
1888 |
gone |
wood |
none |
West Michigan Chapter NRHS, restored, historical plaque, Field checked 8/05 |
| Sparta | C&O | Elm St. at tracks | M | rr | c1960 | in use | metal | CSX | vertical metal siding large, mow, Field checked 8/05 |
Walker City |
GRGH&M |
4011 Remembrance Rd. |
IS |
vet clinic |
1902 |
gone |
brick |
none |
substantially altered, Field checked 6/04 |
| Whitneyville | PM | Thornapple River | B | rr | c1910 | in use | steel | CSX | 3 span decked approach, arguably the most scenic spot to take a train photo in west Michigan |
Wyoming |
NYC |
Grand River |
B |
planned trail use |
1893 |
abandoned |
steel |
none |
4 span through Pratt truss/swing |
Wyoming |
C&O |
Wyoming Yard, east of U.S. 131 |
Sh |
rr |
in use |
brick |
NS |
diesel shop, Field checked 11/07 |
|
Wyoming |
C&O |
Wyoming Yard |
Sh |
business |
1924 |
gone |
brick |
none |
back shop |
| Wyoming | C&O | Wyoming Yard east of U.S. 131 | Y | rr | in use | brick/block | NS | yard tower, Field checked 11/07 | |
| Wyoming | PM | Wyoming Yard, east of U.S. 131 | Tt | rr | in use | steel | NS | turntable, Field checked 11/07 |
Compiled by M. J. Camp, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.