trains

“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…

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

An Amtrak passenger train bound for Detroit derailed Sunday morning near Niles, MI.The train cars, carrying 174 passengers and 4 crew members, stayed…

State could be forced to pay new Detroit officials' salariesUnder the consent agreement with the state, the city of Detroit will have to appoint new…

Update 3:15 p.m. - Workers hope to reopen rail line tomorrow10 people were injured today when an Amtrak train collided with a semi-truck between Ann Arbor…

According to a report by Simon A. Thalmann with the Kalamazoo Gazette, a freight train derailed this morning in Kalamazoo when it encountered a damaged…

Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in Michigan for high speed higher speed rail.For that, we'll get trains that can travel 110 m.p.h. for…

Most of the upgrades are happening along the Detroit to Chicago route. That's because this line was designated as a high speed rail corridor by the…

The state is very close to finalizing a deal to buy almost 140 miles of railway that would complete a high-speed connection for passengers traveling…

There are three Amtrak routes with trains that travel to and from cities in Michigan to Chicago.If you ride on any of them, chances are your train will be…