passenger rail

On today's show, what an impending rail strike could mean for Michigan's chemical and agricultural industries. Then, we spoke with Wayne Kramer — co-founder of the Detroit rock band MC5. Plus, we revisited a conversation about plans for a passenger rail line to connect southeast Michigan to the north side of the state.

An update on supply chain issues affecting Michigan, a passenger railroad project connecting Southeast Michigan to the northern lower peninsula picks up steam, and an investigation in how DTE Energy collects on past-due accounts.

The spotlight in Marquette will soon be focused on trains.The Michigan Rail Conference is happening at Northern Michigan University August 17 and 18,…

Construction of the M-1 streetcar line continues along Woodward Avenue in Detroit running from downtown to Grand Boulevard in Midtown.The new streetcars…

A state official says $3,000-a-day lease payments on idle train cars should end by Sept. 30. The Michigan Transportation Department is negotiating with a…

Amtrak announced on Saturday that it will be adding 18 trains in Michigan during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period.According to an Amtrak press…

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…

The steam engine that inspired the children's book The Polar Express and provided sounds for the movie version is back in service after a four-year…

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…

In Lansing this week, a group hopes to lay the course for developing Michigan's railroads.There is a growing demand for passenger and freight rail…