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Ann Arbor–Detroit Regional Rail (also known as MiTrain and formerly known as SEMCOG Commuter Rail [note 1]) is a proposed commuter rail service along the Michigan Line between the cities of Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan, a total length of 39.72 miles (63.92 km). [1]
It is named in honor of former Michigan Congressman Vern Ehlers. [13] The new station enables fully intermodal transit while allowing for more efficient train turnarounds. [14] It was funded by a US$3.8 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration and $850,000 from the City of Grand Rapids. [2]
New York Central Railroad: Northern Michigan Railroad: 1888 1899 Copper Range Railroad: North Western Grand Trunk Railway: CN: 1879 1880 Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway: Oakland and Ottawa Railroad: CN: 1848 1855 Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad: Ohio and Michigan Railway: NYC: 1870 1871 Mansfield, Coldwater and Lake Michigan Railroad: Ohio and ...
Michigan Services are three Amtrak passenger rail routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with the Michigan cities of Grand Rapids, Port Huron, and Pontiac, and stations en route. The group falls under the Amtrak Midwest brand and is a component of the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative .
Michigan Central Depot, Ann Arbor. The city was a major rail hub, notably for freight traffic between Toledo and ports north of Chicago, Illinois, from 1878 to 1982; however, the Ann Arbor Railroad also provided passenger service from 1878 to 1950, going northwest to Frankfort and Elberta on Lake Michigan and southeast to Toledo.
SEMTA Commuter Rail, also known as the Silver Streak, was a commuter train operated by the Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA) and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad between Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan. It began in 1974 when SEMTA assumed control of the Grand Trunk's existing commuter trains over the route.
Pages in category "Narrow-gauge railroads in Michigan" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... St. Joseph Valley Railroad (1880–89) T.
In 1880, the Grand Trunk Western Railroad was formed to provide a new route to Chicago through lower Michigan. Work started on the construction of the 12-mile-long (19 km) U-shaped Grand Boulevard road around the city in 1883 which was completed in 1891. The entire length was decorated with trees, shrubbery, and flowerbeds.