Articles tagged: trains
Future downtown Ann Arbor train station? Officials eye 415 W. Washington as part of WALLY study
Posted: Mar 28, 2013Local officials working on the WALLY commuter rail project say city-owned property at 415 W. Washington St. is a potential site for a future downtown Ann Arbor train station. Read more »
with gallery: Christmas wonderland display to open to the public this weekend in Pittsfield Township
Posted: Dec 14, 2012Anyone who has ever wanted to visit the North Pole will have the chance this weekend. Pittsfield resident Charles Elkins will be opening up his home to share his “Christmas Winter Wonderland” display, back for ... Read more »
Ann Arbor's Michael Hodges' new book looks at 'Michigan's Historic Railroad Stations'
Posted: Nov 25, 2012Though Ann Arbor’s Michael H. Hodges—an art and architecture reporter for the Detroit News—spent two years compiling a new coffee-table book called “Michigan’s Historic Railroad Stations” (Wayne State University Press), he didn’t visit any of ... Read more »
OPINION: Spending money on a high-speed rail system in Michigan is an ill-conceived idea
Posted: Jan 22, 2012I was reading Sandy Schopback’s guest column (“Ann Arbor and Michigan could learn a lesson from Europe on high-speed trains” -- AnnArbor.com, Sunday, Jan. 8). And as a young engineer with a master’s degree in ... Read more »
Debate over Fuller Road Station picks up as Ann Arbor City Council prepares to consider project
Posted: Jun 16, 2011With the city's budget behind them, Ann Arbor officials are returning their attention to an issue sure to be the subject of vigorous debate in the coming months: Fuller Road Station. The City Council has ... Read more »
Opinion: More than a simple 'upgrade' of tracks needed to make high-speed rail work in Michigan
Posted: Oct 31, 2010For a truly "high-speed" train to exist, an upgrade is absolutely necessary. But will an upgrade be enough? I’m very familiar with the concept. France, where I lived for many years, has an extensive high-speed ... Read more »
Edward Vielmetti: Nickel Plate 765 steaming through Ann Arbor on its way to Owosso for Trainfestival 2009
Posted: Jul 27, 2009The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society brought Nickel Plate 765, a steam engine, through Ann Arbor on its way to Owosso for Trainfestival 2009. I heard about the trip on Twitter, and followed the handful ... Read more »
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