Kent County, Michigan

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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