Decline
By 1907 four passenger trains were running north to and from Mackinaw City daily. Passenger train fares were not enough to support the railroad and ridership declined. In 1909 the railroad reported a profit of 24.4 cents for every passenger for each mile carried; by 1921 the railroad was losing 19.5 cents per passenger mile.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was bought by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1918. In 1975 the Michigan Department of Transportation bought the railroad and it largely ceased operation in 1984, although the portion of track from Cadillac north to Petoskey is operated by Great Lakes Central Railroad.
The Michigan Northern Railway also operated some of the GR&I system until the mid 1980s in northern Michigan.
During the 1990s much of the old railroad right of way between the north side of Grand Rapids and Cadillac, Michigan was turned into the White Pine Trail State Park.
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