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In May 2009 SEMCOG commissioned a $200,000 study to determine whether commuter trains could operate along the same corridor as Amtrak intercity passenger trains and freight trains. [2] As of November 2012 [update] limited service for special events in Detroit was scheduled to begin in early 2013, while regular commuter service was scheduled for ...
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 Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) is a public transit agency serving Metro Detroit and the Ann Arbor area in the U.S. state of Michigan. It operates the QLINE streetcar in Detroit, [1] and coordinates and oversees the public transit services operated by DDOT, SMART, TheRide, and the Detroit People Mover.
In 1981 SEMTA formally proposed a Detroit–Ann Arbor commuter service, operating over the Conrail route. This route already saw three Amtrak intercity trains per day, plus the Amtrak-operated Detroit–Ann Arbor Michigan Executive commuter train, like SEMTA a holdover from private operation. SEMTA proposed Conrail would operate the service ...
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.
Ann Arbor is a planned stop on the proposed Ann Arbor–Detroit Regional Rail system. [9] [10] Ann Arbor is also included as a stop on one possible alignment considered by MDOT for a potential "Coast-to-Coast" rail service, connecting the state's two largest cities (Detroit and Grand Rapids) with its capital city . [11]
Toledo, Ann Arbor and Detroit Railroad: DT&I: 1904 1912 Toledo, Ann Arbor and Jackson Railroad: Toledo, Ann Arbor and Grand Trunk Railway: AA: 1880 1884 Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway: Toledo, Ann Arbor and Jackson Railroad: DT&I: 1911 1915 Toledo–Detroit Railroad: Toledo, Ann Arbor and Lake Michigan Railway: AA: 1888 1890
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.