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Old 02-12-2015, 04:11 PM
 
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Passenger train service between Ann Arbor and Traverse City being discussed | MLive.com
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Old 02-12-2015, 07:24 PM
 
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I am generally a supporter of public transit, but this seems like a terrible idea. I don't see the demand for public transit between the cities listed. I think it would be better to concentrate on WALLY and getting Ann Arbor better connected to DTW first.
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Old 02-13-2015, 01:03 PM
 
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Isn't WALLY designed to plug into the TC -- Ann Arbor route?
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Old 02-14-2015, 05:37 AM
 
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Yes.
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Old 02-15-2015, 11:53 AM
 
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ann arbor ... airport ... detroit... that will be a win and in demand route...
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Old 02-15-2015, 05:51 PM
 
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ann arbor ... airport ... detroit... that will be a win and in demand route...
Yes, but if Ann Arbor is connected to Detroit, then you might see heavy use of this line from Detroit to Traverse City. Technically, there is an Amtrak line from Detroit to Ann Arbor already.
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Old 02-18-2015, 09:31 AM
 
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Yes, but if Ann Arbor is connected to Detroit, then you might see heavy use of this line from Detroit to Traverse City. Technically, there is an Amtrak line from Detroit to Ann Arbor already.
good point...
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Old 08-29-2015, 08:43 AM
 
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Since the VA is in Detroit that would be great.
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Old 12-23-2015, 08:58 AM
 
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It's a politician's pipe dream -- primarily because there is no "anchor city" at the far end. Northern Michigan is far too thinly-settled to generate the volume of business to justify taxpayer investment in something as capital-intensive as a passenger rail system.

Michigan is operating at a disadvantage in the development of rail passenger service because two possible "anchor cities" (Chicago and Toledo) lie outside the state's boundaries -- compounded by the "societal implosion" of its principal city. Legislation allowing states to propose services (strictly within their own borders) eligible for Federal subsidy was enacted not long after Amtrak's inception, but the necessity of involving additional states (with divergent objectives) complicates things; routes like Detroit-Chicago, New York-Pittsburgh and New York-Buffalo (via Allentown and Scranton) are harder to "Justify", while Chicago-Springfield, Philadelphia-Harrisburg, and New York-Albany get support -- from the politicians who see a direct benefit. Detroit-(East) Lansing might offer some possibilities here, but not that much.

Given the strategy of a "Chicago Corridor" which serves the growing market of Ann Arbor, then passes through (and serves) Detroit, and eventually ends in another suburban "anchor", Michigan has shown more foresight than this writer would expect from most politicians.

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