Articles tagged: Amtrak
Amtrak ridership hits record levels, including 8.2% growth on Wolverine line
Posted: Apr 09, 2013Amtrak ridership increased in the first six months of fiscal year 2013, with ridership in March setting a record as the single best month ever in Amtrak's history, the railroad said Tuesday. Read more »
WITH POLL: Ann Arbor's next train station: Where could it be built other than Fuller Road?
Posted: Mar 15, 2013The city of Ann Arbor is in the process of establishing a project team for a study that will help identify where a new Amtrak train station should be built in the city. Read more »
with poll: When will Ann Arbor train station project go to a public vote? Council members differ on issue
Posted: Mar 03, 2013As the city of Ann Arbor's train station project continues to chug along, a big question mark still hangs in the air: When will the project go to a public vote? Read more »
Train hits car stopped on tracks in Ann Arbor; no injuries reported
Posted: Jan 02, 2013This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
Ann Arbor-to-Detroit commuter rail: SEMCOG says demonstration trains could start next year
Posted: Nov 14, 2012Six newly refurbished, bi-level commuter rail cars made their first test run from Pontiac to Jackson and back Tuesday night, passing through Ann Arbor. Read more »
Commuter rail cars between Ann Arbor and Detroit slated for test runs starting Monday
Posted: Nov 09, 2012Ann Arbor officials are welcoming the news that commuter rail cars between Ann Arbor and Detroit are slated for testing starting Monday. Read more »
Amtrak train that derailed on way to Ann Arbor was on wrong track
Posted: Oct 24, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
Official: Michigan Amtrak train derailment probe to take months
Posted: Oct 22, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
Amtrak ridership in Ann Arbor and along Detroit-Chicago corridor picking back up
Posted: Oct 17, 2012After a drop in train ridership along the Detroit-Chicago corridor this past year, including fewer people boarding and de-boarding in Ann Arbor, Amtrak officials say things are looking up. Read more »
Mayor John Hieftje details his vision for funding proposed new train station in Ann Arbor
Posted: Aug 03, 2012Mayor John Hieftje says Ann Arbor could get a new $30 million train station, and the city's share of the cost could be less than $3 million. In his opinion, that's a bargain. But that's ... Read more »
Mlive.com: Michigan Amtrak routes to get bi-level passenger rail cars with Wi-Fi
Posted: Apr 23, 2012Amtrak plans to add 25 bi-level passenger rail cars to its Michigan lines by 2015, including the Wolverine line that runs through Ann Arbor, according an MLive.com report. Read more »
Amtrak rail work to affect train schedules in April
Posted: Apr 06, 2012As work on the Norfolk Southern Railway is under way in Michigan, Amtrak riders can expect more changes in schedules, train cancellations and routes covered by motor coaches this month. Read more »
Amtrak alters schedules to cope with lower speed limits until tracks are repaired
Posted: Mar 24, 2012Amtrak plans to alter schedules for some trains - including one traveling through Ann Arbor - and make temporary route adjustments as it deals with lower speed limits imposed because of poor track conditions. Read more »
Southeast Michigan residents already making commuter rail between Ann Arbor and Detroit possible
Posted: Feb 26, 2012As many wait for officials to deliver on the promise of a true commuter rail service between Ann Arbor and Detroit, a handful of people already are making it work. Living proof that it's possible ... Read more »
with poll: Ann Arbor officials debate building new Fuller Road train station vs. upgrading current Amtrak site
Posted: Feb 23, 2012The University of Michigan's decision to halt plans for a parking structure as part of Fuller Road Station leaves Ann Arbor officials contemplating the proposed transit center's future. Some, including Council Member Mike Anglin and ... Read more »
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