The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments has delayed indefinitely the target date for beginning daily commuter rail service between Ann Arbor and Detroit, Crain's Detroit Business reports.
Instead, the line will operate only for special events, such as University of Michigan football games and the Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade, when it launches, the article said.
No new target date has been selected, Crain's reported. The goal had been to have the service operating by October.
Carmine Palombo, transportation project director for SEMCOG, said funding is the problem, the article said.
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