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Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad

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The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was a transportation company chartered on January 18, 1854, that at its peak provided passenger and freight rail service between Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan over standard gauge track across Michigan and Indiana. It operated from 1854 until 1953, with the Pennsylvania Railroad becoming its successor after acquiring the company in 1918.

Facts
Company Type
Railway company 1
Founded Year
1854 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
1918 1
Sources
1. Wikidata: Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Wikidata
  • Wikidata item description
    former railway line in Michigan and Indiana, US
  • Wikidata statement: inception (P571)
    inception: 1854
  • Wikidata statement: dissolved, abolished or demolished date (P576)
    dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1918
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