City | Railroad | Current Location | Type | Current Use | Date Built | Track Status | Bldg. Mat. | Current Railroad | Notes | Field Checked |
Ada | Grand Trunk Western (GTW) | Thornapple River | B | rr | 1907 | in use | steel | Grand Rapids Eastern | 3 span girder | |
Byron Center | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern (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 | 6/10 |
Caledonia | Michigan Central (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 | 6/10 |
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, | 6/10 |
Edgerton (Rockford) | Grand Rapids & Indiana (GR&I) | 11101 Summit Rd. between 13 and 14 Mile Rd. | B | trail and park use | 1888 | gone | stone | none | 8/05 | |
Elmdale | Pere Marquette (PM) | Montcalm Rd. at tracks | T | vacant | in use | brick | CSX | 6/10 | ||
Elmdale | Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) | on site | M | rr | in use | metal | CSX | MOW building | 6/10 | |
Grand Rapids | GTW | 1170 Plainfield Ave. NE | P | business | 1949 | in use | brick | Grand Rapids Eastern | fenced off | 6/10 |
Grand Rapids | Amtrak | Market St./Wealthy St. | P | rr | 1984 | in use | wood | Amtrak | sided, renovated in 1997 | 6/10 |
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 | 6/04 | |
Grand Rapids | GR&I | relocated to Hall St. SW near E. Terminal | Gt | display | none | wood/steel | none | in warehouse complex, restored | 9/08 | |
Grand Rapids | Pennsylvania (PRR) | Hugart Yards, east of U.S. 131 | Sh | rr | in use | brick | Grand Elk | diesel shop | 6/09 | |
Grand Rapids | PRR | Hugart Yards, east of U.S. 131 | Y | rr | in use | brick/block | Grand Elk | yard tower | 6/09 | |
Grand Rapids | PRR | Hugart Yards, east of U.S. 131 | Tt | rr | in use | steel | Grand Elk | turntable | 6/09 | |
Grand Rapids | PM/GR&I | 527 Bridge St. | Gt | vacant | abandoned | wood/steel | none | 50 ft. watch tower, restored | 6/10 | |
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 | 6/10 | ||
Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon | 710 W. Leonard St. | IC | restaurant | 1912 | gone | brick | none | 8/05 Burned down 2009 | |
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 | 8/05 |
Grand Rapids | Michigan United Railways (MUR) | Grand River, north of Pearl St. | B | walkway | 1915 | gone | concrete | none | multi- span concrete arch | 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 | 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 | Grand Rapids Eastern | 2 span Pratt truss | |
Lowell | PM | west of King Milling | M | vacant | c1910 | in use | wood | Grand Rapids Eastern | 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 | 8/05 |
Rockford | GR&I | Rogue River, south of 10 Mile Rd. | B | rail trail | 1898 | gone | steel | none | one span truss | 6/04 |
Rockford | GR&I | near 11101 Summit Ave. | B | rail trail | 1880s | gone | stone | none | White Pine Trail | 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 | 6/10 |
Sparta | C&O | Elm St. at tracks | M | rr | c1960 | in use | metal | CSX | vertical metal siding large, mow | 8/05 |
Walker City | Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon (GRGH&M) | 4011 Remembrance Rd. | IS | vet clinic | 1902 | gone | brick | none | substantially altered | 6/10 |
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 | Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) | Wyoming Yard | Sh | business | 1924 | gone | brick | none | back shop | |
Wyoming | C&O | Wyoming Yard | M | rr | in use | metal | CSX | East Yard shed | 6/09 | |
Wyoming | C&O | Wyoming Yard | M | rr | in use | metal | CSX | West Yard shed | 6/09 | |
Wyoming | C&O | Wyoming Yard | Y | rr | in use | steel | CSX | three story yard tower | 6/09 |
Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
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