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I got to take the train from Ypsi to Detroit a few days ago, and, if we play our cards right, we might all be able to do it someday soon

By Mark | December 6, 2017

Last Friday, at about 1:30 PM, a train on Amtrak’s Wolverine line stopped on its way from Chicago to Detroit to pick up passengers in Ypsilanti. While it’s true that, back in late May of 2010, the President of Amtrak disembarked from a train in Depot Town and met with elected officials to discuss the […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Rail, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AAATA, Adam Zemke, Amtrak, Andy LaBarre, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Beth Bashert, Beth Ernat, Brenda Stumbo, bus rapid transit, commuter rail, Dearborn, Depot Town, Detroit Metro Airport, Eastern Michigan University, Golden Limousine, high-speed rail, Jennifer Granholm, Jewell Jones, Lois Richardson, Mary Kerr, mass transit, passenger rail, Pete Murdock, politicians, QLINE, Rail, railroad, Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan, Ricky Jefferson, Ronnie Peterson, RTA, Sean Duval, SEMCOG, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, Teen Vogue, train platform, trains, Washtenaw Community College, Yousef Rabhi, Ypsilanti Township | 35 Comments

Should there be a Depot Town stop on the Amtrak line to Chicago?

By Mark | January 29, 2011

In a new article on AnnArbor.com intrepid curly-haired reporter Tom Perkins looks into the possibility that Ypsilanti may once again have a stop on the Amtrak line to Chicago. Here’s a clip: The question was posed by an audience member at the Michigan By Rail’s forum Dec. 9 at Washtenaw Community College: Why doesn’t the […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Rail, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amtrak, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Chelsea, Depot Town, Dexter, gas tax, Grass Lake, HB 4035, high-speed rail, ichigan Department of Transportation, Marc Magliari, mass transit, MDOT, Michigan by Rail, Michigan Senate, Mike Finney, Monroe, Moving Minds: Conservatives and Public Transit, Norfolk Southern, Paul Schreiber, Paul Weyrich, Pittsfield Township, Randy Richardville, Rebekah Warren, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, Saline, SEMCOG, The American Conservative magazine's Center for Public Transportation, Tom Perkins, train platform, Wayne Schmidt, William Lind, Wolverine, Ypsilanti City Council | 9 Comments

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