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200.71 Temple center of siding, Lake Geoge and Muskegon River RR 1876
200.72 Main St. railroad crossing
200.9 Temple (CX)
  • Listed Mile Post 200.66, 200.70, 208.3, MP 199.66 9-12-1920, 200.7 10-3-1920 siding 41 cars, 3500’
  • 1st depot burned 1900, 2nd depot 1911, agency closed 4-1967 to Clare
  • Siding Temple has been permanently taken out of service and switches spiked 8-11-1971
  • Siding out 1-1-72, two side track tracks on east side
  • Originally Campbell City (1889), connected with Lake Geoge and Muskegon River RR 1876
  • tracks removed by 3/16/1975
  • Annual report show new depot built in 1912
201 Temple Billing mile post Temple
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Temple or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $1600 - Passenger and Freight; retired 1924 and rebuilt as standard non-agency depot
  • Court Authorized to retire ICC# 126 1795' 2/11/1936
201.1 Bridge Muskegon River
201.71 Trail railroad crossing
203.2 Ross's
  • Listed Mile Post 210.8
  • siding 8019'-1889 - to Muskegon River for Ross Mill, 1.51 miles, built 1890, abandoned 1897
203.45 County Rd. Railroad crossing, ICC# - 1600' Consumers Power Co.
203.8 Pennocks
  • Listed Mile Post 203.4, 202.4, 203.43, 209.9, 238, 202.4 9-12-1920, 203.43 10-3-1920
  • Station opened 1888, out 1-1-1951, 28 cars, 995’, Station stop 1915
  • Originally was lumbering spur, short spur used for unloading natural gas to underground caverns.
204.84 Watson Station stop 1915, Bounty Road railroad crossing
205.42 County Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
206.11 Trail Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, dirt, 1 track
207.01 County Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
207.38 Trail Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, dirt, 1 track
208.54 First St.
  • Road crossing, R. R. X-buck signs, Black top, 3 track
  • ICC# -, Pickie Station track + Miller Michigan Potato Company, Libby, McNeal& Libby - stock yards
  • ICC# - Marion Product Company + Standard Oil Company + Marion Lumber Co., Kent Elevator Company, Gleaner Clearing House Assn.
208.6 M-61 (Main St.)
  • Road crossing, flashers, Black top, 1 track
  • Listed Mile Post 203.25
  • 8/13/1974 automatic cantilever type flashing light signals in service, Mill St.
208.8 Marion (MN)
  • Listed Mile Post 208.57, 208.61, 215.9
  • Station, 75'x24.5’, 51 cars, 7840’, 92 cars, 7/10/1932, 82 cars 1964
  • Joint depot with Manistee and Grand Rapids [Michigan East and West] 1907 to 1915
  • In 1915 Michigan East and West remodeled creamery into station, later Marion Produce Company
  • Wood water tank 20,000 gallon, 1925 steel water tank 80,000 gallons, 12.5'x14.4’ car house, scale house 9.5'x15.4, Potato house 34.4'x55. 2'
  • Michigan East and West discontinued service in 1919, sold for scrap 1920
  • Designated division point 1919, round house located west of tracks between river and M-66 later lumber yard
  • Dunham Brothers Shingle Mill 9-16-1897
  • Train order signal removed 9-19-1978, 10-19-1978
  • Area rebuilt by State of Michigan 1989, most of the side trackage removed, passing and team track rebuild
208.92 M-66 Road crossing, flashers, Black top, 3 track
209 Marion Billing mile post Marion
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Marion or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $2540 - Passenger and Freight
  • Reproduction cost $1520 - 14' x 20' Tank, wooden support, drop spout
  • Reproduction cost $96 - Tool House, Auth to retire 1-25-1940
  • Reproduction cost $425 - Stock yard
  • Court Authorized Scale House
209.67 County Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
211 Gorham’s 400’, (possible Session’s siding 395’), out 4-1909
211.83 Trail Road crossing, R. R. X-buck sign, sand, 1 track
212 Marion Manufacturing Siding Marion Manufacturing.Company, 700’, out 11-1911
212.68 Trail Road crossing, R. R. X-buck sign, sign, 1 track
212.8 ICC# - Falmouth CO-OP
212.9 Park lake
  • Listed Mile Post 212.64, 211.64, 212.68, 220.2
  • Station stop 1915,out 6-9-57, 913’, switch spiked 1953, sawmill settlement
213 Duroy Passing track,160 .25 mile west (north) of Park Lake’, 1st 1-13-1918, out 6-19-1921
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Park Lake or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $1200 - Combination Dwelling ($600) Passenger and Freight, 1924 Dwelling retired and replaced by non-agency station
  • Reproduction cost $96 - Tool House
213 Park Lake Billing mile post Park Lake
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Park Lake or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $1200 - Combination Dwelling ($600) Passenger and Freight, 1924 Dwelling retired and replaced by non-agency station
  • Reproduction cost $96 - Tool House
214.06 Ryan Station stop 1915, railroad crossing
215.3 Siding 396' tie track
215.46 County Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
216.36 Euclid St. Road crossing, R. R. X-buck sign & crossing bell, Black top, 3 track
216.37 McBain center of siding
216.48 Morey Rd. Road crossing, flashers, Black top, 3 track
216.51 Stoney Corner Rd. Road crossing, flashers, Black top, 4 track
216.6 McBain (MC)
  • Listed Mile Post 216.39, 215.39, 216.43, 223.8
  • Station, 51 cars,4113’,  - Owens PO & station 1887
  • Maple St. railroad crossing, Pickle station bldg.,
  • ICC#146-502', Gulf Oil Co.+ stock pens + lsabella (Michigan) Sugar Company, originally on passing track, removed by 1985
  • ICC# - passing track, cut back to just south side of road
  • ICC# - McBain Grain Company
  • ICC# - new siding 1985 for new cedar post plant and mill, north of original passing siding track.
  • 8/7/2015 The pole treatment plant is Hydrolake, Inc. and the lumber sawmill is Biewer Sawmill and are both located on the south side of Gerwoude Street, west of M-66, north of McBain and both companies share the rail siding, which is north off the GLC's main track. The power plant is McBain Michigan Power Station which is located on the north side of Gerwoude Street and which receives chipped old wood ties transloaded at Cadillac. And the two elevators are both owned by Falsmouth Coop McBain Branch and are located on both sides of Pine Street south of M-66 but the elevators no longer have rail service.
217 McBain Billing mile post McBain
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at McBain or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $2740 - Passenger and Freight
  • Reproduction cost $50 - Tool House (car), auth to retire carbody tool house 1-21-1931
218.75 W. Euclid Ave. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
219.37 Trail
  • King Road crossing, R. R. X-buck sign, sand, 1 track
  • ICC# - passing track + warehouse Creamery
220.43 Lucas Ave. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs & slow signs, Black top, 2 track
220.82 Lucas center of siding
221 Lucas Billing mile post Lucas
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Lucas or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $1350 - Combination Dwelling, Passenger and Freight, Auth to retire 1-25-1940
221 Lucas
  • Listed Mile Post 220.35, 219.35, 220.39, 227.9
  • Station, 65 cars, (Holland's) siding 3029', 1973 west end removed - 1200 feet left
  • Agent closed 4-1967 to Clare.
  • Heniz Salting Station No. 45
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Lucas or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $1350 - Combination Dwelling, Passenger and Freight, Auth to retire 1-25-1940
221.46 Kieldsen (County Rd.)
  • Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
  • Station stop 1915, County road railroad crossing, old grade going north
223.13 Sleuters Rd.
  • Station stop 1915
  • Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
223.3 tie track
  • Listed Mile Post 230.3
  • Brink's siding 800’, 396’ in 1892
224 Brown's Siding
  • Grade going east
  • Listed percentage book 1921, 5-1-1922
225.9 Littlefield's Siding ICC# - 775’, Littlefield's stop 1889
226 Whaley St. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, Black top, 1 track
226.5 `CN' (CN)
  • Cadillac tower crossing Grand Rapids & Indiana (PRR)
  • Fire 1-24-1926
  • Changed mechanical to electrical operation 5-1962
  • Removed diamond 5-1969
  • Road crossing, R. R. X-buck signs, Black top, 3 track
  • Present MP for interlocker scheduled to be removed in 1986, along with PRR track through downtown
  • Murphy and Diggins, Cummer & Diggins crossings in town area along lakefront.
  • Junction board
226.6 Cobb St. Road crossing, R. R. X-buck sign & crossing bell, Black top, 1 track
226.63 Hobart St. Road crossing, R. R. X-buck sign, Black top, 1 track
226.67 Cedar St. Road crossing, R. R. X-buck sign, Black top, 1 track
226.79 U. S. 131 - M-55 Road crossing, flashers, Black top, 1 track
226.98 Chapin St.
  • Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, brick, 3 track
  • Nelsons siding south of Cadillac
  • Browns siding south of Cadillac, Northern Chair Co., St. Johns Table, and Mitchell Bros.
227 Cadillac
  • Billing mile post Cadillac
  • Listed Mile Post 226.93, 226.0, 227.03, 226.98, 234.3
  • Station 1st 1888, 2nd 1912, 42 cars - 16,645’, 30 cars - 9/1936
  • Welfare track out of service 7-17-1961
  • Sruabe track 7
  • Breidenstein oil Co.,
  • west switch siding out of service 8-1-1961
  • Sandell’s (formerly Plywood Co.)
  • 1922 Malleable Iron Co. switches spiked 1-5-1960, 1972 Cast Metal Industries, 2005 Cadillac Casting, Inc - receives Coke
  • Goodrich Rubber Co. re-occupied by Cadillac Marine Boat Co. 10-1960
  • Former Goodrich Lumber Co. > Brook and Perkins
  • PRR spur crossing removed 1-1-1972 (4/24/1970)
  • Western Concrete installed new under track unloading pit with conveyor on north side of track 6-11-1980
  • Mitchell Bentley,all racks and bins set out west end of No. 8 track, padding set out No. 5 or No. 6 track 4-21-1978
  • siding Hayes, track shed Lumbering Companies
  • Williams Brothers - near Harrietta - 1907
  • R. G. Peters -Wexford County west of Cadillac - 1903
  • Thayer Lumber Company west branch Muskegon River, Missaukee County
  • E. E. Sours Lump camp Henderson Township, west of Cadillac - c1904
  • Mitchell Brothers & Murphy sawmill 1883 - 1890 then Mitchell Brothers after 1890
227.03 Cadillac PRR crossing, auto-interlocking 10-9-1963
227.13 Harris St. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, Black top, 2 track
227.32 Pine St. Wigwag & bell
227.5 Haynes St. Road crossing, flashers, Black top, 1 track
227.6 Crossing Cadillac and Northeastern RR crossing
227.63 Clam River in 1916
227.81 Bond St. Road crossing, R. R. X-buck signs, Black top, 1 track
227.94 Wright St. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, Black top, 3 track
228.3 Selma (CY)
  • Listed Mile Post 227.88, 227, 228.19, 227.98
  • Station Cadillac yard, Selma yard 1-18-14, 1st 9-28-1913
  • Stop listed as discontinued 1915, Cadillac & Northeastern RR station, later Cummer & Diggins RR crossing, south of Wright St. & north of Bond St.
  • Interlocking type unknown at this crossing
  • West switch of siding removed 1962 removed, west switch
  • Sinclair switch spiked 1962
  • Mile post 228.19 Yard, later Cadillac yard, wye track on south end scheduled to be rebuild and yard removed 1886.
  • mile post 228.2 coal station
228.59 Leeson St. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 2 track
230 White Sands Siding 300’, out 3-1912
230.3 Brinks siding in 1893
230.72 M-115 Road crossing, flashers, Black top, 1 track
231.2 Lake Blvd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs & stop signs, Black top, 1 track
231.66 Lake blvd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs & stop signs, Black top, 1 track
232.7 Selma (CY)
  • Listed Mile Post 1900 232.50
  • Station, 2300’, 1st class stop 1907, out 6-25-1911
233 Gardner
  • Siding 800’, out 6-8-1913
  • Listed percentage book 1921, 5-1-1922
233.35 Trail Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, sand, 1 track
234 Bunyea
  • Town around Sturlevant & Bunyea sawmill, about 1903 to 1913
  • Siding 700’, out 9-28-1913, listed as flag stop until 3-31-1912
234.3 Powell Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, sand, 1 track
235.29 South 27-Mile Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
235.5 Millersville
  • Listed Mile Post 234.96, 234.2, 235.27, 242.3
  • Station, Millers 1888-1889, flag stop, no buildings, siding (765’) 265', out 6-9-1957
236.22 Townline Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
236.5 One time crossing narrow gage Cadillac and Northwestern Railroad
237 Diggins Siding
  • Siding 500’,abandoned (to Cummer & Diggins mill, 1.28 miles built 1893 abandoned1897), out 9-28-191
  • Listed rate book 1921
237.11 Boon Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, Black top, 1 track
237.64 Boon
  • Section House 14' 6" x 10' 4" at south side of Hueston Street [private drive]
  • Radio relay tower located south of section house
  • center of siding 3659'
  • Fall 2009 all trackage replaced, siding replaced
237.86 Heuston St. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 2 track
238 Boon Billing mile post Boon
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Boon or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $1200 - Combination Dwelling ($500) Passenger and Freight
  • Reproduction cost $96 - Tool House,Auth to retire car body tool house 12-31-1937
  • Court Authorized to retire 2 stock pens 1-25-1940
  • Court Authorized to retire 617' of spur track ICC# 67 1-25-1940
238.09 County Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, Black top, 1 track
238.1 Boon (BO)(Hoskins)
  • Listed Mile Post 237.78, 236.8, 237.83, 245.0
  • Station 1889, 41cars, 3659’
  • Springdale PO north of Boon
  • Duforts siding north of Boon
  • Russel or Durtham south of Boon
  • Drawing M-I-d S-3 passing track ICC66 - 1944' customer ICC67 - 1002'
239.29 County Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
239.62 Elm Flat Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, Black top, 1 track
240 Williams
  • Listed Mile Post 247.0
  • Depot?, siding 500’, out 9-28-1913, 1910 - 1913 (Boyd's mill 1889)
241 McPherson Siding
  • Siding, 800’, out 6-18-1916
  • Listed percentage book 5-1-1922
242.3 Trail Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, sand, 1 track, old grade crossing
242.81 County Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
243 Dufort's Siding
  • Siding 700’, out 9-28-1913
  • Listed percentage book book 5-1-1922
244 Gasser's
  • Siding, 300’, out 6-8-1913, Wexford Sand Co.
  • Listed percentage book 5-1-1922
244.08 Harrietta
  • Listed Mile Post 251.2 Station (Gaston -1891)
  • Pecks siding north of Harrietta, old pickle track
244.16 Davis Rd. Road crossing, Flashers, Black top, 1 track
244.7 Harrietta (HR)
  • Listed Mile Post 244.04, 243.06, 244.08, 245.00
  • Station 1889, 41cars, 4557’, (500’), out 9-28-1913
  • Originally PO Springdale, lumbering town, mill burned 1918
  • Drawing M-I-d S-4 customer ICC70 - 500'
244.78 County Rd. 594 Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, Black top, 1 track
244.87 County Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
245 Harrietta Billing mile post Harietta
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Harrietta or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $1600 - Freight and Passenger
  • Reproduction cost $1943 - 10" stand pipe, gravity supply
  • Reproduction cost $96 - Tool House
  • Reproduction cost $1843 - 10" stand pipe - gravity
  • Court Authorized to retire section car house 2/11/1936
  • Court Authorized to retire 330' of ICC# 71 2-2-1939
  • Court Authorized to retire stock pens 2-13-1941
246 Saunder's Siding
  • Listed Mile Post 246.25
  • Siding, 490’ 2miles west (north) of Harrietta, Siding, 700’ out 11-1911, 1st 5-10-1914
  • Listed percentage book 5-1-1922
246.5 Cutler's
  • Siding 1400', out 9-1909
  • Pecks 1901
247 Derry's Siding
  • Siding, 1500',Derry 1910 - mail to Harrietta, out 9-17-1916
  • Listed percentage book 5-1-1922
247.57 Burkett Rd.West No. 28 MileRoad
  • Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
  • leave cars beyond 150 feet west of road crossing
248.03 Yuma Center of siding
248.56 County Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, Black top, 1 track
249 Yuma Billing mile post Yuma
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Yuma or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $800 - Freight and Passenger
  • Reproduction cost $96 - Tool House
  • Court Authorized to retire track ICC# 658' 12-31-1937
249.1 Fitzpatricks Siding, 800', 1889
249.2 Yuma (MU)
  • Listed Mile Post 249.05, 248.07, 249.10, 255.7
  • Depot, 50 cars,4000’, Original Station burned, replaced by Thompsonville depot, which came from Lucas, abandoned siding, (siding and sand pit 3/16/75)
  • West 4500 feet of siding out of service, west switch is spiked 9/3/1970
  • East switch and east 1700 feet of siding has been restored to service 9-2-1971
  • Siding stubbed 1700’ west of east switch 1-1-72
  • West 1700 feet of siding out of service, west switch is spiked 5/18/1979
  • West switch removed, east switch spiked 1953
  • Jenny coal kilns and chemical plant from Harriette in 1888
  • Fall 2009 all trackage completely replaced - siding reinstalled
249.56 County. Rd. Road crossing, Reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
Web page by Henry F. Burger on Jan 27, 2018