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Amtrak and the U.S. state of Michigan agreed to step in, and the Michigan Executive made its first run on January 20, 1975, [1] running between Detroit and Jackson (to the west of Ann Arbor). [2]: 196 In the summer of 1975, the westbound Friday Michigan Executive operated all the way to Chicago, returning the following Sunday.
Ann Arbor-Detroit Regional Rail (formerly "SEMCOG Commuter Rail") is a proposed regional rail link between the cities of Ann Arbor and Detroit. The route would extend 39.72 mi (63.92 km) along the same route used by Amtrak's Wolverine , with stops to include existing Amtrak stations in Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Detroit, plus infill stations in ...
The Blake Transit Center (BTC) is a major public transit station in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the main hub for TheRide, serving as the terminus and transfer point for 17 Ann Arbor-based routes in the system's hub-and-spoke bus network. [1] It also serves as a transfer point for multiple intercity bus services.
This plan included two rapid transit lines, three bus rapid transit lines, the Detroit People Mover, and upgrades to existing bus routes. For commuter rail SEMTA allocated $42 million, both for the existing Pontiac route and to create service from Detroit to Ann Arbor and Port Huron, but not Plymouth. The system would total 120 miles (190 km).
The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AAATA), branded as TheRide, is the public transit system serving the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area in the U.S. state of Michigan. In fiscal year 2021 (October 2020 – October 2021), the system had a ridership of 1,725,797.
Restored ex-DSR bus 7618 built by Checker Cab at the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The DDOT began its life as the Department of Street Railways (DSR) in 1922 after the municipalization of the privately-owned Detroit United Railway (DUR), which had controlled much of Detroit's mass transit operations since its incorporation in 1901. [3]
Detroit Tigers center fielder Riley Greene (31) celebrates a double against L. A. Dodgers during the ninth inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
Ann Arbor became the seat of Washtenaw County in 1827 [23] and was incorporated as a village in 1833. [24] The Ann Arbor Land Company, a group of speculators, set aside 40 acres (16 ha) of undeveloped land and offered it to the state of Michigan as the site of the state capitol, but lost the bid to Lansing.