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  2. Wolverine (train) - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Wolverine (New York Central Railroad train) - Wikipedia

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    The Wolverine was an international night train that twice crossed the Canada–United States border, going from New York City to Chicago.This New York Central Railroad train went northwest of Buffalo, New York, into Canada, traveled over Michigan Central Railroad tracks, through Windsor, Ontario, reentering the United States, through Detroit's Michigan Central Station, and on to Chicago.

  4. Rail speed limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Ann Arbor station - Wikipedia

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    After only Chicago Union Station, Ann Arbor is the busiest station on the Wolverine, [12] as well as the busiest of the 22 Amtrak stations in Michigan. [13] In 2019, Amtrak handled 156,674 train arrivals and departures at the station. All of these were coach and business class tickets [4] (the Wolverine does not have a first class or sleeper ...

  6. High-speed rail in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Speed limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As of May 15, 2017, 41 states have maximum speed limits of 70 mph (113 km/h) or higher. 18 of those states have 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) speed limits or higher, while 7 states of that same portion have 80 mph (129 km/h) speed limits, with Texas even having an 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) speed limit on one of its toll roads.

  8. Michigan Line - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Wolverine (NYC train) - Wikipedia

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