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A Wolverine train west of Kalamazoo in 2009. In 2012, speeds in this area were increased to 110 miles per hour (177 km/h). A Wolverine train at Ann Arbor in 2019. The federal government considers high-speed rail service to be rail service which at any time reaches the speed of 110 miles per hour (177 km/h) or higher. [10]
The actual overturning speed of a train is much higher than the limits set by the speed formula, which is largely in place for passenger comfort. There is no hard maximum unbalanced superelevation for European railways, some of which have curves with over 11 inches (280 mm) of unbalanced superelevation to permit high-speed transportation.
Despite the presence of the safety system on the Michigan Line, a derailment occurred just east of Niles, Michigan, on October 21, 2012, after a Wolverine train exited the main line and entered a freight yard due to a misaligned switch. The train had a green signal and was traveling at about 60 mph (97 km/h) when it hit the switch.
The Detroit-Chicago corridor has been designated by the Federal Railroad Administration as a high-speed rail corridor. [11] A 97-mile (156 km) stretch along the route of Blue Water and Wolverine from Porter, Indiana to Kalamazoo, Michigan is the longest segment of track owned by Amtrak outside of the Northeast Corridor. [11]
The Royal Oak Transit Center is an intermodal transit station in Royal Oak, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.It is served by Amtrak's Wolverine, which makes three round trips daily from nearby Pontiac to Chicago, Illinois.
Authorities in the United States maintain various definitions of high-speed rail. The United States Department of Transportation, an entity in the executive branch, defines it as rail service with top speeds ranging from 110 to 150 miles per hour (180 to 240 km/h) or higher, [10] while the United States Code, which is the official codification of Federal statutes, defines it as rail service ...
Michigan Air-Line Railway: Coldwater Train Railway: 1905 N/A Colfax and Big Rapids Railroad: 1887 1889 N/A Connecting Railway: PRR: 1956 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation: Consolidated Rail Corporation: CR 1976 1999 CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway: Copper Range Railroad: CR, COPR 1899 1972 N/A Crawford and Manistee River Railway ...
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