Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments will consider studying rail line between Toledo, Detroit

By David Patch, The Toledo Blade; October 30, 2018 Inspired in part by an analysis recently conducted of potential passenger-train…

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In decaying Detroit station, echoes of Buffalo’s Central Terminal

By Mark Sommer, Staff Reporter, The Buffalo News; September 9, 2018 DETROIT – The once-gleaming train station had been a…

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Amtrak Midwest Services Improved for Fall Travel

A press release from Amtrak; August 7, 2018: Easier connections, more pets, bikes & student fares for back-to-school time CHICAGO…

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Entire Amtrak rail network bike friendly in Michigan

A press release from the Michigan Department of Transportation; July 25, 2018 July 25, 2018 – Starting July 25, bicycles…

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Ford is keeping the passenger tracks at Detroit’s Michigan Central Station

By Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press; June 24, 2018 Dave Dubensky has his work cut out for him. The chairman…

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Purchase by Ford of Detroit’s Michigan Central train depot adds new chapter to long history

By Breana Noble, The Detroit News; June 11, 2018 Michigan Central Depot was busy, Bill Worden recalled of his visit…

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It’s official: Morouns sell Detroit’s Michigan Central train station to Ford

By JC Reindl and John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press; June 11, 2018 The long-vacant Michigan Central Station, which for years…

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Detroit’s former Michigan Central train depot ownership transferred to company with ties to Ford

By Phoebe Wall Howard and Joe Guillen, Detroit Free Press; May 30, 2018 Ownership of the long-abandoned Michigan Central Station…

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Edsel Ford II: Ford corporate board may vote on Detroit’s Michigan Central train station plan May 10

By CHAD LIVENGOOD, Crain’s Detroit Business; April 30, 2018 Ford Motor Co. board member Edsel B. Ford II said Monday…

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Dan Gilbert, private interests steered Detroit’s QLine plans, study finds

By Lee DeVito, Detroit Metro Times; March 30, 2018 From the vantage point of Metro Times‘ new Midtown office, we’ve…

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If Ford buys Michigan Central Station, what happens to land nearby in Detroit?

By Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press; March 22, 2018 News of Ford’s potential purchase of the long-vacant Michigan Central Station…

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Ford’s Detroit train station dream: Hundreds of workers, cars of future

By Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press; March 21, 2018 Ford wants Michigan Central Station in Corktown as a hub…

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Ford buying Michigan Central Station: What we know and don’t know

From Staff, Detroit Free Press; March 21, 2018 Sources said Monday the automaker is in talks to buy the long-vacant Michigan…

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How much would Ford pay to buy, renovate Michigan Central Station?

By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press; march 20, 2018 A key question facing Ford as it contemplates buying the Michigan…

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Timeline: Michigan Central Depot in Detroit

By Candice Williams, The Detroit News; March 19, 2018 Long before it became a symbol of Detroit’s decay, Michigan Central…

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Sources: Ford pursues deal to buy, redevelop Michigan Central Station in Detroit

By KIRK PINHO and CHAD LIVENGOOD, Crain’s Detroit Business; March 19, 2018 Ford Motor Co. is in discussions to purchase…

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Southeast Michigan: Patterson takes hard line on regional transit plan

By Mike Martindale, The Detroit News, February 7, 2018 Pontiac — Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson made it clear…

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Northern Michigan – Back to the Future: Trains to the transportation rescue

Commentary By Jim Bruckbauer, Traverse City Business News; February 2018 Cars without drivers are part of the major shift taking…

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Michigan DOT: Michigan rail line infrastructure enhancements lead to improved Amtrak travel

From WDIV, Click On Detroit; January 22, 2018 DETROIT – The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following statement about…

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Free trips, refunds offered to riders on Amtrak Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac train delayed 12 hours

By Brad Devereaux, mlive.com; January 2, 2018 KALAMAZOO, MI — Amtrak will offer compensation to passengers on a train that…

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‘Ride from hell’: Amtrak passengers stuck on train from Chicago to Detroit area for more than 12 hours

From FOX 2, WJBK; January 1, 2018 DETROIT (WJBK) – “It was a train ride from hell.” Passengers aboard Amtrak’s…

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Detroit: QLine to permanently extend night hours

By Shawn D. Lewis, The Detroit News; December 28, 2017 Detroit — The QLine will permanently extend ridership hours beginning…

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Michigan: Amtrak adds trains for Thanksgiving, ridership rebounds after construction

A press release from the Michigan Department of Transportation: November 8, 2017 — In anticipation of the busiest travel week of…

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The Daily CSX: CSX trims intermodal services, considers hub overhaul

From Staff, Journal of Commerce; October 17, 2017 CSX Transportation is ending domestic and international intermodal services to and from…

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