Timetable: Pere Marquette - Ionia Sub - Grand Ledge to Ionia (and Howard City)

This was the original main line for the predessor of the Pere Marquette west from Lansing to Big Rapids. The line was later diverted at Grand Ledge to Grand Rapids. The portion of the line northwest of Station hours are from 1944.

This was Pere Marquette's Sub-Division #4 with trains limited to 25 mph.

Notes:

Note Key: BB=Bascule Bridge | C=Coal | CS=Car Shop | D=Open > Day | DN=Open Day and night | DS=Dispatcher | DT=Double Main Track | EH=Enginehouse | F=Diesel Fuel | HI=Half Interlocked Crossing | I=Interlocked Crossing | J=Junction | LB=Liftbridge | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | Q=Quarry | RH=Roundhouse # stalls | RT=Railroad Resort | S=Scales | SB=Swingbridge | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard

[REF] = [MRRC]

Time Line

1871. The Ionia and Lansing railroad operates two round trips between Lansing and Greenville via Grand Ledge and Ionia. Trains leave Lansing at 8:15 a.m. and 5:25 p.m., arriving at Greenville at 2:30 a.m. and 8:45 p.m. [MCGW]