Grayling lies on a Lake State Rwy line that comes out of Bay City MI (about
87 miles SE), and ends up in Gaylord MI, about 25 miles to the north.
I do not know how often you will see a train passing thru here.
The line is a former New York Central line, but do not know when the Penn
Central or Conrail sold it off the books.
Most people wouldn't know about Grayling if you're whizzing by on I-75.
But if you're headed to
Traverse City,
you need to pass through Graying. Good time for a rest stop
anyways :-).
Also take the time to stop in if you are going to Traverse City, don't
forget to stop in Kalkaska
and check out the depot and ole style country store there.
Acknowledgements:
Denver Todd
Google Maps
Bing Maps
Open Street Map
Wikipedia
Websites and other additional information sources of interest for the area:
None for now.....
If you're on the east side of the state, such as
Detroit, Ann Arbor, or the U.P., it's a piece of cake. Just come up I-75, and jump off at
the Grayling exit, exit 254, or, 256 or 259 if you're coming from north of
here.
From anywhere else, check a map or use your
GPS.
The map below in the map section is my map for Traverse City, but
shows you (kinda) where Grayling is in relation to TC.
U.P. is not the UP RR, it stands for Upper Peninsula.
Updated 8/20/23 -- I love trains, I love signals. I am not an expert.
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Sign visible in the picture below "end of circuit".
Looking west.
Looking east.
The grade crossing adjacent to the depot.
