Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad

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The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was a historic rail line in the Midwestern United States that connected southern Michigan and northern Indiana to resort and timber regions along Lake Michigan and into northern Michigan.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
connectedArea northern Indiana to Lake Michigan regions
southern Michigan to northern Michigan
connectedTo Lake Michigan shoreline communities
country United States
economicRole passenger tourism transport
timber transport
gauge standard gauge
historicalSignificance development of northern Michigan resort areas
expansion of timber extraction in Michigan
locatedIn Midwestern United States
notableFor connecting resort regions along Lake Michigan
opening northern Michigan to development
primaryCityServed Grand Rapids, Michigan
region Indiana
Michigan
servedIndustry timber industry
servedRegion Lake Michigan resort regions
northern Indiana
northern Michigan
southern Michigan
status historic
no longer in operation
transportMode rail

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Petoskey, Michigan
servedByRailwayHistorically

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