OPINION: High-speed rail would get Michigan’s economy back on track

From Ann Arbor.com

Michigan rode the automobile to prosperity in the 1950s and ‘60s. But now we find ourselves falling further and further behind in the new economy. If we hope to catch up, one of the answers has to be high-speed rail.

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That is why it’s disappointing to see Michigan’s efforts toward high-speed railroad service languish, while the federal government funds similar projects elsewhere in the Midwest, as well as in states like California and Florida. 

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