Sand Lake to Mackinaw City

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  • States: Michigan   
  • Railroads: PRR   

The Grand Rapids Branch

The abandoned railroad route between Sand Lake and Mackinaw City, known as The Grand Rapids Branch, of which 223.6 miles have been abandoned, was once operated in Michigan by the Pennsylvania Railroad.

ICC Abandonment Filings

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Docket Number: 22990 Date: 2/14/1964 Section: 1(18)
Application for authority to abandon their Grand Rapids Branch from Sand Lake, Mich., to Mackinaw City, Mich., including their Traverse City Branch from Walton Junction to Traverse City, Mich., a total number of 223.6 mi.
Length: 223.6 miles Citation:  
Also under this filing: The Traverse City Branch   

The mackinaw branch was not abandened by the pennsy. It went thru the PC merger and into conrail. It was mostly bought by the state. It was operated by michigan northern ry until about 1981 or so. Cadilliac sout to Grand rapids area was abandoned and pulled up.cadilliac to petoskey is operated by tsby rr with walton branch to Traverse city still being used.Track north of Petoskey to mackinaw city have been pulled up.

blake kearns
houghton lake , MI
11/30/2011

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