Tag Archives: passenger rail

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, Derrick James, Detroit Metro Airport, Eastern Michigan University, Golden Limousine, high-speed rail, Jennifer Granholm, Jewell Jones, Lois Richardson, Mary Kerr, mass transit, 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

Ypsi Immigration Interview: Sarah Zawacki

By Mark | December 1, 2013

Thanks to my network of well-compensated spies, I was just recently tipped off to the existence of today’s interview subject, Sarah Zawacki. Sadly, our interview had already concluded when it was brought to my attention that she shared her home with a domesticated hedgehog by the name of Mabel (seen below), so I didn’t get […]

Posted in History, Local Business, Michigan, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Carole Lombard, Clara Bow, Congdon's Ace Hardware, conspiracy theories, Deja Vu, Depot Town, farmers market, hedgehogs, immigration interview, IT, It Happened One Night, Lillian Gish, living where you work, Martha Washington Theater, My Man Godfrey, Myrna Loy, public libraries, public safety officer, Sarah Zawacki, The Night of the Hunter, The Thin Man, Thompson Block, unusual pets, walkability, water, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti Downtown Library, Ypsilanti's Mineral Water Sanitariums | 13 Comments

High-speed bus system to link Ann Arbor and Detroit, as precursor to passenger rail

By Mark | October 25, 2011

According to an article posted to the Detroit Free Press site this evening, Governor Snyder will announce plans tomorrow to roll out a high-speed bus network which, among other things, will connect Ann Arbor and downtown Detroit. Although it’s not mentioned explicitly in the article, the bus line, which appears to be following the proposed […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Rail, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, bus service, busses, Detroit Department of Transportation, high-speed rail, mass transit, Metro Airport, rapid-transit, Rick Snyder, SMART | 9 Comments

Michigan rail update by Richard Murphy

By Mark | September 28, 2011

As you may have heard, the Michigan House may be voting as early as today on a Senate appropriations bill that, among other things, includes approximately $400 million in rail-related spending, with would secure federal grants, and move us even closer to the goal of having a functional, state-wide public transportation system. To mark the […]

Posted in Michigan, Rail | Also tagged Amtrak, David Rutledge, high-speed rail, Jeff Irwin, light rail, Mark Ouimet, MDOT, Michigan House of Representatives, Norfolk Southern, public transportation, Rail, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, SB 237, SEMCOG | 19 Comments

LaHood announces over $200 million for Michigan rail projects… What does it mean?

By Mark | May 10, 2011

A few days ago we discussed the fact that Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood was scheduled to visit Michigan and make a big announcement concerning the funding of high-speed rail projects. Well, LaHood showed up as planned, and announced that a total of $2 billion in additional funding would be expended over the next several […]