Michigan Central and the rebirth of Detroit

By Jonathan Marcus, BBC News; July 10, 2019 Rick Novasky has never forgotten the day back in the 1980s when…

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Update on historic Michigan Central train station’s transformation into Ford’s Detroit campus

By Benjamin Raven, mlive.com; May 23, 2019 To date, crews working to transform the once-doomed Michigan Central Station into Ford’s…

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Detroit studies restoring passenger trains to Michigan Central Station

By Joel Kurth and Chastity Pratt Dawsey, Detroit Journalism Cooperative, Bridge Magazine; April 3, 2019 DETROIT –  More than 30…

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Ford picks architectural, construction partners for Michigan Central Station restoration in Detroit

By Ken Haddad, WDIV ClickOnDetroit.com; November 8, 2018 DETROIT – Ford has announced its architectural and construction partners for the Michigan Central…

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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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Ford’s Michigan Central Station office workers will still see and hear hundreds of thousands of train cars

By Bill Shea, Crain’s Detroit Business; June 24, 2018 The last train to ever pull out of Detroit’s Michigan Central…

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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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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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