Station: Grand Rapids, MI - GTW Station

The forerunner to the Grand Trunk Western was the first railroad to arrive in Grand Rapids and they built their depot in this location which ended up being north of the then-downtown area. All of the other railroads in Grand Rapids used Union Station but the GTW had their own facility.

Photo Info: Top and 2nd, postcard views of the GTW station at Grand Rapids. 3rd photo, a postcard view from 1920. 4th photo, a new view of the GTW depot in 2004. [Alan Loftis]

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Time Line

1917. The GTW had an agent and operator here on all shifts "RA". They also had an agent and operator on two shifts at "GR'. The actual locations have not been determined.. [TRT]