Passengers gather on the platform as Amtrak train 365, the Blue Water, arrives at the station in East Lansing on Aug. 31, 2006. The train connects the Michigan communities of Port Huron, Lapeer, Flint, Durand, East Lansing, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Dowagiac and Niles with the Windy City of Chicago, Illinois. The passenger rail service has been around for over three decades.  (Photo by Gregg Pullano)