Promoters of a solid, realistic initiative to create a north-south regional passenger rail line through Central Michigan are seeking public input.
North + South Passenger Rail Project would run between Detroit and Cadillac, MI, and then branch to either Traverse City or Petoskey. It would use an almost entirely state-owned rail corridor that already exists, at a top speed of 110 mph.
It’s approximately 260 miles from Detroit to Traverse City, and 310 miles to Petoskey, so it’s a 4 ½- to five-hour trip, faster if it’s done right.
Proposed stops in addition to those mentioned above include Kalkaska, Clare, Mount Pleasant, Alma, Owosso, Durand, Howell, and Ann Arbor.
If you live in, work in or visit Michigan, or would do so if there was a North + South Passenger Rail train, please take the survey, and vote for what’s important to you.
