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Old 04-25-2012, 09:30 AM
 
Location: North of Canada, but not the Arctic
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Retroit, there is no piece of transit infrastructure in the US other than Maroun's monopoly bridge that is privately owned and profitably operated. The government has seen to it that it shall control all forms of transit, how it is paid for, who can use it, and where it is to be built. This M1 rail line is as close as you and I will likely see to private transit in our lifetimes. They are even fighting government to get it built. The whole story conjures up allusions to Atlas Shrugged.

People of all political persuasions should be lining up to support this M1 Rail effort, from conservatives to transit-riding environmentalists. Having a private group put up this much money to build and operate a rail line hasn't happened since Carnegie sold Vanderbilt the steel to build his railroad. This should be a glorious moment for those of us who revel for a time when private enterprise again operates the means of travel.
Now that you put it that way, I may have to agree with you!
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Old 04-30-2012, 02:00 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Sergio Marchionne commits $3M to Woodward light rail; Dan Gilbert promises support to United Way | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

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With Chrysler’s commitment to light rail, the number of corporate and nonprofit groups pledging to sponsor stations has grown to 15. Others include Quicken Loans, Compuware, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health System. the Ilitch companies, Compuware, Penske Corp., Wayne State University, Chevrolet, the Downtown Development Association, and the Kresge, Hudson-Webber, Ford and Kellogg foundations.
So I'm wondering, are the trains going to look like NASCARs with corporate logos all over them?
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Old 04-30-2012, 04:25 PM
 
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Sergio Marchionne commits $3M to Woodward light rail; Dan Gilbert promises support to United Way | Detroit Free Press | freep.com



So I'm wondering, are the trains going to look like NASCARs with corporate logos all over them?
You mean like the buses and People Mover?
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Old 04-30-2012, 06:12 PM
 
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Oh yea totally forgot about that. I was suddenly worried that the trains would look ugly with a bunch of stickers in the corners or something. But good news nonetheless.
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Old 04-30-2012, 07:11 PM
 
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Oh yea totally forgot about that. I was suddenly worried that the trains would look ugly with a bunch of stickers in the corners or something. But good news nonetheless.
Oh, that could happen, as well. But the stickers would more likely be something on the order of "Obama/Biden 2016" or "Proud Parent of a DPS Dropout".
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Old 05-16-2013, 07:05 PM
 
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Any updates on a Detroit light rail?
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Old 05-16-2013, 08:03 PM
 
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Most recent news:

M1 Rail bids ready to leave the station. Design, build contract to be given May 24

Construction is expected to start late this summer and be ready for the public by Fall 2015.

If you want to read the full article, you might have to go through google.

https://www.google.com/search?q=M1+R...hrome&ie=UTF-8
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