Michigan/Railroads
Editing Railroads starting from TIGER data
Please read United_States/Railways#Editing_Railroads_starting_from_TIGER_data .
Current State of the Map (Michigan/Railroads)
At OpenRailwayMap (ORM)'s wider zoom levels <8, Michigan is seen to have a structure of mainline (orange). Correct any errors by addressing missing or incorrect usage=* and name=* tags. Errors remain in rail infrastructure and routes- use both route=railway and route=train) to collect current ways into singular routes for better tracking and inclusion in status tables below.
Suggestions
Please leave suggestions here for issues to address.
See the Wikidata link for transport companies that operated in Michigan. Please consider adding the "Q" wikidata item code to relations for railroads in Michigan using the key operator:wikidata=*. More possible queries for Q131 "instance of" field are "railway company", "Class III Railroad".
Yards
Name | operator=* | operator:wikidata=* | Area | Subdivision(s) Served | TIGER Review | Status | |
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CSX Dix Intermodal Yard | CSX Transportation | Q856783 | Detroit | 565483164![]() | |||
CSX Wyoming Yard | CSX Transportation | Q856783 | Wyoming | 8204079242![]() | |||
Conrail Sterling Yard | Conrail Shared Assets Operations | Q5162679 | Sterling Heights | 671375667![]() | |||
Moterm Intermodal Terminal | Canadian National Railway | Q624798 | Ferndale | 555498679![]() | |||
Detroit Intermodal Terminal | Canadian Pacific Railway | Q46974 | 555500939![]() | ||||
Schaefer Yard | Canadian National Railway | Q624798 | 638788110![]() | ||||
Delray Intermodal Terminal | Norfolk Southern Railway | Q1321054 | Detroit | 555491938![]() | |||
DCRR Zug Island Yard | Delray Connecting Railroad | Q5254498 | 570801739![]() | ||||
NS Livernois Intermodal Yard | Norfolk Southern Railway | Q1321054 | 555498226![]() | ||||
Boat Yard | Norfolk Southern Railway | Q1321054 | 565570970![]() | ||||
Transflo 12th Street Yard | CSX Transportation | Q856783 | 162762342![]() |
Railway Operators
Following is list of transit company operators associated with Michigan from a wikidata query. Missing or inaccurate data should be added to the Wikidata item directly or the associated Wikipedia article. Hint: if a company is missing from this query for Michigan, add the tag "locale=" with value of Michigan in the company infobox on Wikipedia. Please limit use of old_railway_operator, especially if a line has had multiple operators. Instead, please consider creating a relation for a defunct railroad company in OpenHistoricalMap instead- specifically see the OpenHistoricalMap Railways Project.
Railtrails and "Transitways"
A railtrail uses a (usually former, abandoned) railroad right-of-way (ROW) for equestrian, bicycle or hiking paths, preserving the ROW for possible future re-use as a railway while providing a useful service in the meantime. These are often tagged highway=cycleway or highway=footway depending on whether they prefer or allow bicycle or pedestrian traffic. It is OK to tag both railway=abandoned and highway=cycleway if it is the case that an abandoned railway became a railtrail (for bicycle use, for example). Where a (multi-use) pathway is designated for pedestrians but also allows bicycles, tag highway=footway and bicycle=yes.
Name | old_railway_operator=* | Relation | Route | start_date=* | end_date=* | TIGER Review | Notes |
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Baw Beese Trail | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway | 9768475![]() |
Osseo to Hillsdale, Michigan | ||||
Bergland to Sidnaw Rail-Trail | Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway | 5941263![]() |
Bergland to Sidnaw | 1989 | |||
Betsey Valley Trail | 1878390![]() |
Thompsonville to Elberta | |||||
Dequindre Cut Greenway | Grand Trunk Western Railroad | 12399543![]() |
Detroit | Local pedestrian, bicycle trail | |||
Fred Meijer Heartland Trail | Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad | 283539![]() |
Greenville northeast to Alma, Michigan | Reviewed by Circuit_Rider | Regional hiking, bicycle trail | ||
Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Trail | Grand Trunk Western Railroad | 9767417![]() |
Lowell to Owosso | ||||
Kal-Haven Trail | New York Central Railroad/Michigan Central Railroad | 272890![]() |
Kalamazoo to South Haven, MI | 1871 | 1973 | Reviewed by jonesydesign | Regional hiking, bicycle trail. Originally Kalamazoo & South Haven Railroad, needs start/end_date and railway/abandoned tags |
Kiwanis Trail | 9768483![]() |
Adrian to Tecumseh | Need last operator and start/end date for operations | ||||
Leelanau Trail | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | 281863![]() |
Traverse City to Suttons Bay | 1903 | Originally Traverse City, Leelanau & Manistique Railroad, owned by Leelanau Transit Co., last operated as Leelanau Scenic Railroad in the 1990's? | ||
Snowmobile Trail No. 37 | 13212029![]() |
Mesick to Thompsonville | |||||
Van Buren Trail | Pere Marquette Railroad | 6138837![]() |
Hartford to South Haven | Built by Toledo & South Haven Railroad, part of PM's Paw Paw Branch | |||
West Bloomfield Trail | 272123![]() |
West Bloomfield-Commerce township limits east to Sylvan Lake | |||||
White Pine Trail State Park | 273878![]() |
Grand Rapids north to Cadillac, Michigan | Reviewed by pkoby | Regional hiking, bicycle trail. Colinear with Relation: North Country National Scenic Trail (MI) 11140515![]() | |||
Disused lines
Lines, expressed as route=railway relations, that don't have regular traffic but with all infrastructure in place. Tracks are tagged railway=disused. There are many minor spurs listed as disused, for now major segments are listed below:
Name | Relation | Route | TIGER Review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wells and Channing | 5941142![]() |
Wells to Channing | No | Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad |
Abandoned lines
Former railroad lines, whether still visible on the ground or not, correctly expressed as route=railway relations. Ways are usually tagged railway=abandoned, occasionally railway=disused or rarely railway=razed.
Name | old_railway_operator=* | Relation | Route | start_date=* | end_date=* | TIGER Review | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barryton Branch | Pere Marquette Railroad | 13226657![]() |
Mecosta to Barryton | 1893 | 1943 | Not from TIGER | Digitized from USGS 3DEP data | |
Chicago Kalamazoo & Saginaw Railroad | 13060734![]() |
Woodbury to Hastings, MI | 1889 | 1937 | Not from TIGER | Digitized from USGS 3DEP data | ||
Chicago Kalamazoo & Saginaw Railroad | 13107181![]() |
Hastings to Richland Junction | 1888 | 1942 | Not in TIGER | Digitized from USGS 3DEP data | ||
Chippewa Branch | Pere Marquette Railroad | 13226780![]() |
Chippewa Lake to Rodney | 1883 | 1906 | Not from TIGER | Digitized from USGS 3DEP data | |
Cisco Lake Branch | Chicago & North Western RR | 13212488![]() |
Stickley to Cisco Lake | Not in TIGER | Digitized from USGS 3DEP data | |||
Edmore to Remus | Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad | 13226421![]() |
Edmore to Remus | 1880 | 1980 | No | Originally built by Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad | |
Elk Rapids Branch | Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad | 13211266![]() |
Williamsburg to Elk Rapids | 1892 | 1979 | Partial | Former C&O Railroad branch | |
Hamilton Subdivision | Pere Marquette Railroad | 13232538![]() |
Hamilton to Allegan | Yes | ||||
Ionia to Belding | 13231944![]() |
Ionia to Belding (Kidd/Kiddville) | 1870 | 1942 | Not from TIGER | Needs last railway operator field entered | ||
Lake Shore & Southern Railway | New York Central | 13406022![]() |
Adrian to Osseo | Yes | Needs dates entered, continues on as Baw Beese Trail 9768475![]() | |||
Paw Paw Railroad | Pere Marquette Railroad | 13232539![]() |
Paw Paw to Lawton | Not from TIGER | Digitized from USGS 3DEP data | |||
Petoskey Branch | Chesapeake & Ohio | 13211364![]() |
Williamsburg to Petoskey | 1982 | Partial | |||
Remus to Big Rapids | Pere Marquette Railroad | 13226779![]() |
Remus to Big Rapids | 1880 | 1943 | No | Originally built by Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad | |
Stanton Branch | 13231945![]() |
Ionia (Stanton Junction/Haynor) to Stanton | 1872 | 1933 | Not from TIGER | Needs last railroad operator field entered, originally Ionia, Stanton and Northern Railroad | ||
Traverse City, Leelanau & Manistique Railroad | Leelanau Transit Company | 13211030![]() |
Suttons Bay to Northport | 1903 | 1960s? | No | Abandonment date is unclear, GR&I ended rail service in 1914 but rails taken up in 1960s? Once served a rail ferry to Manistique, MI | |
Weidman Branch | Pere Marquette Railroad | 13226422![]() |
Remus to Weidman | 1884 | 1944 | Not from TIGER | Digitized from USGS 3DEP data | |
West Michigan Railroad | 13232540![]() |
Lawrence to Paw Paw | Yes |
CN
Tag these with the relevant old_railway_operator=* for former railroad operations
Name | old_railway_operator=* | Relation | Route | TIGER Review | Notes |
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Dearborn Subdivision | Detroit, Toledo & Ironton | 9685571![]() |
Woodhaven to Dearborn | Unknown | |
Flat Rock Subdivision | Detroit, Toledo & Ironton | 9689357![]() |
River Rouge to Diann | Unknown | |
Flint Subdivision | Grand Trunk Western | 4766900![]() |
Sarnia, ON to Battle Creek, MI | Unknown | |
Holly Subdivision | Grand Trunk Western | 9716790![]() |
Detroit to Durand | Unknown | |
Mount Clemens Subdivision | Grand Trunk Western | 9843070![]() |
Detroit to Port Huron | Unknown | |
Shore Line Subdivision | Detroit & Toledo Shore Line | 14696200![]() |
Toledo, OH to Detroit, MI | Unknown | Gap in subdivision in Detroit due to trackage rights over NS. |
Tag these with the relevant old_railway_operator=* for former railroad operations
Name | old_railway_operator=* | Relation | Route | TIGER Review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Junction Yard Running Track | New York Central | 9440158![]() |
River Rouge to Dearborn | Unknown | |
Michigan Line | New York Central | 9838519![]() |
CP Windsor Subdivision to MDOT Michigan Line | Unknown |
CP
Tag these with the relevant old_railway_operator=* for former railroad operations
Name | old_railway_operator=* | Relation | Route | TIGER Review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windsor Subdivision | 4766982![]() |
London, ON to Detroit, MI | Unknown | Only CP-owned trackage in Michigan. |
CSX
Tag these with the relevant old_railway_operator=* for former railroad operations
Name | old_railway_operator=* | Relation | Route | TIGER Review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plymouth Subdivision | 7425402![]() |
Grand Rapids to Plymouth | Unknown | ||
Grand Rapids Terminal Subdivision | 11991976![]() |
Plymouth subdivision to Grand Rapids Rail Terminal | Unknown |
Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad
Name | Relation | Route | TIGER Review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Channing and Ontonagon | 5940997![]() |
Channing to Ontonagon | ||
Channing to Crivitz subdivision | 5820362![]() |
Channing, MI to Crivitz, WI | ||
Channing and Republic | 5944394![]() |
Channing to Republic | No |
Great Lakes Central Railroad
Tag these with the relevant old_railway_operator=* for former railroad operations
Name | old_railway_operator=* | Relation | Route | TIGER Review | Notes |
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Williamsburg Branch | Pere Marquette | 9626171![]() |
Traverse City to Williamsburg | No | Serves Amerhart lumber mill in Williamsburg |
Grawn Branch | Pere Marquette | 9626166![]() |
Traverse City to Grawn | No | Services Materne North America, a food processing company |
Traverse City Branch | 9626167![]() |
Walton Junction to Traverse City | No | Branches from Elmira route at Walton Junction, has subranches to Grawn and Williamsburg | |
Petoskey Branch | 11383433![]() |
Elmira to Petoskey | No | Terminates at Petoskey | |
Elmira Branch | 9626169![]() |
Cadillac to Elmira | No | Continues on to Petoskey, MI | |
Yuma Branch | 9626170![]() |
Cadillac to Yuma | No | Serves Wexford Sand Co. in Yuma, MI | |
Cadillac Branch | 9626174![]() |
Durand to Cadillac | No | Main line to Cadillac with branches to Yuma, Traverse City, Petoskey |
Lake State Railway
Name | old_railway_operator=* | Relation | Route | TIGER Review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpena Branch | Detroit and Mackinac Railway | 12498086![]() |
Piconning to Alpena | No |
Other Class I railroads
Name | old_railway_operator=* | Relation | Route | TIGER Review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Elk Railroad | 9386381![]() |
Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo | Unknown | Missing name and operator tags | |
9474260![]() |
Sarnia to Battle Creek | Unknown | Missing name and operator tags, appears to be duplicate of CSX Flint subdivision route created for Amtrak passenger service? |
Independent / subsidiary railroads
Name | operator=* | old_railway_operator=* (where known) | Relation | Route | TIGER Review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad | Gennesse & Wyoming, Inc. | Grand Trunk Western | 13207375![]() |
Lowell to Grand Rapids, MI | Partial | Needs additional tagging |