Michigan Amtrak

For the first time since the March, the Pere Marquette train will resume its run between Chicago and Grand Rapids Monday.Amtrak has been operating in…

Michigan’s passenger rail system doesn’t seem to generate a lot of enthusiasm.We received this anonymous question on our M-I Curious page: “Why doesn't…

After years of delays caused by political infighting and real estate disputes, the Troy Transit Center is finally open for business.The $6.3 million…

NILES, Mich. (AP) - An Amtrak train carrying more than 200 people has arrived in Chicago after weather-related problems caused it to stop for more than…

AAA Michigan estimates 2.9 million Michiganders will be traveling more than 50 miles during the holiday season. Many of them will be traveling by…

“Let’s take the train.” It seems more and more of us are saying those words these days.A record 793,000 passengers hopped aboard Amtrak’s three Michigan…

Canada is dumping its garbage in Michigan. We took a look at why it's so cheap to haul trash over the border and the political reasons making it hard to…

Beginning Tuesday, the subsidy that Amtrak gets from the state of Michigan is about to triple, from $8 million to nearly $25 million a year. The reason…

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) - Amtrak is getting ready to start the first of three Michigan train track improvement phases for the 2013 construction season.Work…

States in the Midwest are moving forward with their plans to increase the speed of passenger trains.The Federal Railroad Administration announced that…