Location: Walton Junction, MI

Walton was the junction of the Grand Rapids & Indiana's Mackinaw Branch and their Traverse City Branch. The town was created in 1873 and originally called Walton Junction, it was shortened to Walton.

Image Info: Top, a 1914 photograph of several trains at Walton, Michigan. The building at the left is a hotel. A water tower is behind the outbound train at the right. [Mark Worrall collection],  2nd photo, GLC 389 and 390 on the Walton Junction wye in 1910 [Mark Andersen]. 3rd photo-map, a topography view of Walton Junction. The Manistee and Northeastern also crossed the GR&I here using an underpass (see dashed route at the base of the wye switch. [USGS], 4th photo, the north wye connection at Walton Jct. The line on the left goes northwest to Traverse City. 5th photo, looking south this is the main line, siding and wye connection to the Traverse City branch in 2006. 6th photo, a photo of the MNE underpass at Walton, and 7th the former underpass on their branch line east to Grayling after it was removed. [3-4 photos, Dale Berry]

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