Michigan’s Future Rail Infrastructure
Strong public transportation is a valuable commodity to any major metropolitan area. I saw this firsthand when I recently visited Amsterdam, in the small European country of the Netherlands. The difference […]
Adventures in Rail Travel of a Michigan College Student
Justin Vagnozzi is currently interning at the Michigan Environmental Council and is a senior at Western Michigan University majoring in Geography and Sports Management. He is an avid traveler who […]
Coast-to-Coast rail study is complete – learn more and download the report!
This post originally appeared on Michigan Environmental Council’s website here. The Coast-to-Coast Passenger Rail Ridership and Cost Estimate Study is complete—marking the first milestone toward re-establishing passenger rail service between Michigan’s […]
Coast-to-Coast Passenger Rail Study: Round 2 Public Meetings Announced
We’ve recently wrapped up Round 1 of the Coast-to-Coast passenger rail public meetings and are getting ready to kick off Round 2 in a few short weeks! See the schedule […]
Round 1 Public Meetings for Coast-to-Coast Passenger Rail Study: June 9-22
Public meetings will take place along the rail corridor of the proposed passenger rail service between Michigan’s freshwater coasts known as the Detroit – Holland Passenger Rail Ridership and Cost Estimate […]
Michigan Rail Roundup
In case you haven’t noticed, passenger rail is hot right now. Over the past few months, there have been a myriad of new projects, studies and celebrations all working to […]
Commuting, Stress and a Potential Solution: WALLY Commuter Rail
What is the least stressful way to get back and forth to work? Many Michiganders might say the car. Maybe it’s the individual climate control, the radio, the quiet time, […]
Thriving in Transit: Trains Converting Travel-Time into Productivity Zones
In its second annual run coming later this summer, the Millennial Trains Project will pass through Michigan, with Detroit as one of the program’s 8 cross-country stops. Earlier this month […]
Millennial Ridership Proves #RailMatters For Michigan
MDOT ridership statistics show rail has seen an increased annual ridership of 78% since 2002. University students compose a large and influential percentage of passenger rail users in the state […]
Canada Extends Algoma Passenger Service From Sault Ste. Marie
Yesterday morning, Canadian Federal Transport Minister, Lisa Raitt, announced that passenger service on the Algoma Central Railway (ACR) would be extended through March 31, 2015. Canadian National Railway (CNR) had […]
Coast-To-Coast Supporter Thank You: Plymouth Community Chamber
As we continue to make contact with more supporters of a new passenger transportation feasibility study between Holland and Detroit, via Grand Rapids and Lansing, the Michigan By Rail team would once […]
Coast-to-Coast Supporter Thank You: The Right Place
The Michigan By Rail team is hard at work bringing together key stakeholders throughout the West-East rail corridor who support a new passenger transportation feasibility study between Holland and Detroit, […]
MLUI Launches Traverse City Train Study
Institute Will Examine Options for Existing Tracks It’s been nearly 10 years since the “Grand Traverse Dinner Train” picked up passengers in Traverse City and led them through a three-hour […]
Introducing: The Friends of WALLY
The Friends of WALLY is very excited to join the Michigan By Rail team as the newest Supporting Partner of the Transportation for Michigan (Trans4M) Coalition. Michigan needs a varied […]
The Return on Investment from Michigan Passenger Rail
Passenger rail has been booming nationwide and in Michigan. Record-breaking ridership was recorded in 10 of the last 11 years (1) (2), and there has been a whopping 78% growth […]
The New Michigan By Rail
Welcome to the new Michigan By Rail website! It has been a while since the Michigan By Rail project was active, and this past summer it came back to life […]
Michigan Rail Conference: Freight and Passenger Collaboration Yield Mutual Benefit
Rail, not roads, is the best way to meet rising demand in freight transport in Michigan, said experts at the Michigan Rail Conference recently. Improving freight rail efficiency opens the door to […]
Pardon Our Dust
Another one of these pesky website-under-construction posts. Just like the new Dearborn Intermodal Passenger Rail Station, this website is under construction. If you see something goofy or outdated on here […]
Yes, You CAN, part 7
Mini Transportation Odyssey, St. Ignace to Ann Arbor by Larry Krieg I’m actually home in Ypsilanti now. Thought I could finish this series off when I got to East Lansing, […]
Yes, You CAN, Part 6
Mini Transportation Odyssey, Marquette to St. Ignace by Larry Krieg Great conference! Interesting speakers and topics; fabulous field trip! Learn more at the conference site. Presentations will be available online […]
Yes You CAN – part 5
Mini Transportation Odyssey – Chicago to Marquette by Larry Krieg Spoiler alert! the Indian Trails bus arrived in Marquette precisely as scheduled, at 5:20 AM today, Tuesday August 16, 2016. […]
Yes You CAN – Part 4
Mini Transportation Odyssey – Chicago and All That by Larry Krieg I have a six hour layover (officially 6:29, but we were 28 minutes late). That’s a long layover, partly […]
Yes You CAN, part 3
Mini Transportation Odyssey, Part 3: South of the Lake by Larry Krieg Made it to Chicago! 28 minutes late, most of it the result of moving slowly through construction in […]
Yes, you CAN – part 2
Mini Transportation Odyssey, aboard Amtrak Wolverine #351 Monday Aug. 15, 2016, 8 AM By Larry Krieg The Mini-Odyssey has begun!About 70 people were waiting at Ann Arbor’s Amtrak station as […]
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