trains

Jamon Jordan, Detroit's official historian, explains what made the grand reopening of Michigan Central Station such a big deal.

Kalamazoo mayor Bobby Hopewell is advising people to avoid the area where a freight train derailed near the intersection of Porter and Willard streets.It…

Thirty years ago this week, on January 5, 1988, the last train left Michigan Central Station. That moment marked the end of nearly 75 years of…

Lengthy delays at railroad crossings have been plaguing the city of Plymouth -- including one on Monday, when a CSX-owned freight train held up traffic…

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

People from the Adrian area and local historians know the story of the “wreck on the Wabash.” But outside of those circles, the train crash that took…

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…

Twenty-three passenger railcars have been sitting unused since MDOT got them in 2010, raising question of whether they are a waste of Michigan money, or 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…

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…