Michigan/Railroads

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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
CSX Dix Intermodal Yard CSX Transportation Q856783 Detroit way 565483164 Area is mapped, appears okay.
CSX Wyoming Yard CSX Transportation Q856783 Wyoming node 8204079242
Conrail Sterling Yard Conrail Shared Assets Operations Q5162679 Sterling Heights way 671375667
Moterm Intermodal Terminal Canadian National Railway Q624798 Ferndale way 555498679
Detroit Intermodal Terminal Canadian Pacific Railway Q46974 way 555500939
Schaefer Yard Canadian National Railway Q624798 way 638788110
Delray Intermodal Terminal Norfolk Southern Railway Q1321054 Detroit way 555491938
DCRR Zug Island Yard Delray Connecting Railroad Q5254498 way 570801739
NS Livernois Intermodal Yard Norfolk Southern Railway Q1321054 way 555498226
Boat Yard Norfolk Southern Railway Q1321054 way 565570970
Transflo 12th Street Yard CSX Transportation Q856783 way 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.

Name operator:wikidata=* Predecessor start_date=* Successor end_date=*
Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway Q3024776 1878 Grand Trunk Western Railroad 1928-11-01
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Q3216463 Multiple 1869 New York Central Railroad
Huckleberry Railroad Q5928128
Ann Arbor Railroad Q558087 1895 1976
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Q3114621 Multiple 1928
Michigan Central Railroad Q783387 Detroit and Charlevoix Railroad 1832 New York Central Railroad 1968
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Q3024775 Ohio Southern Railroad 1905 Grand Trunk Western Railroad 1983
Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Q374687 Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad 1991
Jackson and Lansing Railroad Q65117393
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Q3041133
Grand Rapids, Kalkaska and Southeastern Railroad Q5594984
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Q628919
Marquette Rail Q6772615
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Q1070560 1878
Ann Arbor Railroad (1988) Q15141302 Michigan Interstate Railway Company 1988

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
Baw Beese Trail Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway relation 9768475 Osseo to Hillsdale, Michigan
Bergland to Sidnaw Rail-Trail Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway relation 5941263 Bergland to Sidnaw 1989
Betsey Valley Trail relation 1878390 Thompsonville to Elberta
Dequindre Cut Greenway Grand Trunk Western Railroad relation 12399543 Detroit Local pedestrian, bicycle trail
Fred Meijer Heartland Trail Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad relation 283539 Greenville northeast to Alma, Michigan Reviewed by Circuit_Rider Regional hiking, bicycle trail
Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Trail Grand Trunk Western Railroad relation 9767417 Lowell to Owosso
Kal-Haven Trail New York Central Railroad/Michigan Central Railroad relation 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 relation 9768483 Adrian to Tecumseh Need last operator and start/end date for operations
Leelanau Trail Chesapeake and Ohio Railway relation 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 relation 13212029 Mesick to Thompsonville
Van Buren Trail Pere Marquette Railroad relation 6138837 Hartford to South Haven Built by Toledo & South Haven Railroad, part of PM's Paw Paw Branch
West Bloomfield Trail relation 272123 West Bloomfield-Commerce township limits east to Sylvan Lake
White Pine Trail State Park relation 273878 Grand Rapids north to Cadillac, Michigan Reviewed by pkoby Regional hiking, bicycle trail. Colinear with Relation: North Country National Scenic Trail (MI) relation 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 relation 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 relation 13226657 Mecosta to Barryton 1893 1943 Not from TIGER Digitized from USGS 3DEP data
Chicago Kalamazoo & Saginaw Railroad relation 13060734 Woodbury to Hastings, MI 1889 1937 Not from TIGER Digitized from USGS 3DEP data
Chicago Kalamazoo & Saginaw Railroad relation 13107181 Hastings to Richland Junction 1888 1942 Not in TIGER Digitized from USGS 3DEP data
Chippewa Branch Pere Marquette Railroad relation 13226780 Chippewa Lake to Rodney 1883 1906 Not from TIGER Digitized from USGS 3DEP data
Cisco Lake Branch Chicago & North Western RR relation 13212488 Stickley to Cisco Lake Not in TIGER Digitized from USGS 3DEP data
Edmore to Remus Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad relation 13226421 Edmore to Remus 1880 1980 No Originally built by Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad
Elk Rapids Branch Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad relation 13211266 Williamsburg to Elk Rapids 1892 1979 Partial Former C&O Railroad branch
Hamilton Subdivision Pere Marquette Railroad relation 13232538 Hamilton to Allegan Yes
Ionia to Belding relation 13231944 Ionia to Belding (Kidd/Kiddville) 1870 1942 Not from TIGER Needs last railway operator field entered
Lake Shore & Southern Railway New York Central relation 13406022 Adrian to Osseo Yes Needs dates entered, continues on as Baw Beese Trail relation 9768475
Paw Paw Railroad Pere Marquette Railroad relation 13232539 Paw Paw to Lawton Not from TIGER Digitized from USGS 3DEP data
Petoskey Branch Chesapeake & Ohio relation 13211364 Williamsburg to Petoskey 1982 Partial
Remus to Big Rapids Pere Marquette Railroad relation 13226779 Remus to Big Rapids 1880 1943 No Originally built by Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad
Stanton Branch relation 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 relation 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 relation 13226422 Remus to Weidman 1884 1944 Not from TIGER Digitized from USGS 3DEP data
West Michigan Railroad relation 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
Dearborn Subdivision Detroit, Toledo & Ironton relation 9685571 Woodhaven to Dearborn Unknown
Flat Rock Subdivision Detroit, Toledo & Ironton relation 9689357 River Rouge to Diann Unknown
Flint Subdivision Grand Trunk Western relation 4766900 Sarnia, ON to Battle Creek, MI Unknown
Holly Subdivision Grand Trunk Western relation 9716790 Detroit to Durand Unknown
Mount Clemens Subdivision Grand Trunk Western relation 9843070 Detroit to Port Huron Unknown
Shore Line Subdivision Detroit & Toledo Shore Line relation 14696200 Toledo, OH to Detroit, MI Unknown Gap in subdivision in Detroit due to trackage rights over NS.

Conrail Shared Assets

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 relation 9440158 River Rouge to Dearborn Unknown
Michigan Line New York Central relation 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 relation 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 relation 7425402 Grand Rapids to Plymouth Unknown
Grand Rapids Terminal Subdivision relation 11991976 Plymouth subdivision to Grand Rapids Rail Terminal Unknown

Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad

Name Relation Route TIGER Review Notes
Channing and Ontonagon relation 5940997 Channing to Ontonagon
Channing to Crivitz subdivision relation 5820362 Channing, MI to Crivitz, WI
Channing and Republic relation 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
Williamsburg Branch Pere Marquette relation 9626171 Traverse City to Williamsburg No Serves Amerhart lumber mill in Williamsburg
Grawn Branch Pere Marquette relation 9626166 Traverse City to Grawn No Services Materne North America, a food processing company
Traverse City Branch relation 9626167 Walton Junction to Traverse City No Branches from Elmira route at Walton Junction, has subranches to Grawn and Williamsburg
Petoskey Branch relation 11383433 Elmira to Petoskey No Terminates at Petoskey
Elmira Branch relation 9626169 Cadillac to Elmira No Continues on to Petoskey, MI
Yuma Branch relation 9626170 Cadillac to Yuma No Serves Wexford Sand Co. in Yuma, MI
Cadillac Branch relation 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 relation 12498086 Piconning to Alpena No

Other Class I railroads

Name old_railway_operator=* Relation Route TIGER Review Notes
Grand Elk Railroad relation 9386381 Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Unknown Missing name and operator tags
relation 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 relation 13207375 Lowell to Grand Rapids, MI Partial Needs additional tagging
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