The Muskegon, Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad(MGR&I) is a defunct railroad which operated in

Western Michigan West Michigan and Western Michigan are terms for an arbitrary region in the U.S. state of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Most narrowly it refers to the Grand Rapids- Muskegon-Holland area, and more broadly to most of the region along the Lower Pen ...

. Operating between

Grand Rapids Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

and

Muskegon Muskegon ( ') is a city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Muskegon County. Muskegon is known for fishing, sailing regattas, pleasure boating, and as a commercial and cruise ship port. It is a popular vacation destination because of the expan ...

, it was the second rail line built into Muskegon. MGR&I was a branch line of the

Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad at its height provided passenger and freight railroad services between Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, USA. The company was formed on January 18, 1854. Beginnings After grappl ...

. The railbed now serves as the

Musketawa Trail The Musketawa Trail is a rail trail in Western Michigan along the former Muskegon, Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad line. Stretching from Marne to Muskegon, the trail passes through the towns of Conklin and Ravenna. Trail development came fro ...

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Musketawa Trail(Muskegon, Grand Rapids and Indiana line)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muskegon Grand Rapids Indiana Railroad West Michigan Transportation in Muskegon County, Michigan Transportation in Ottawa County, Michigan Transportation in Kent County, Michigan Defunct Michigan railroads Predecessors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Railway companies established in 1886 Railway companies disestablished in 1917 1886 establishments in Michigan 1917 disestablishments in Michigan