Spring 2010 newsletter

Spring 2010 stories include:
  • We‘re In The Money – Michigan receives funding for high-speed rail projects.
  • Spared for Now – Legislators restore full funding to the Blue Water and Pere Marquette.
  • Delayed Indefinitely – Shortage of funds delays proposed Ann Arbor-to-Detroit rail line.
  • Getting a Push – Woodward light-rail project receives federal funds.
  • My Black Journey – Amtrak launches website aimed at African-American travelers.
  • New Equipment for Amtrak? – Amtrak seeks to replace aging rolling stock.
  • Voicing their Concerns – Amtrak and TRAINS Magazine host Town Hall meeting.
  • Detouring through the Great Lakes State – Derailment detours Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited through Michigan.
  • Turning back the clock…. – MARP looks back at Michigan‘s past passenger rail operations.
  • Winter Park Bound
  • Ray Hamacher – Grand Rapids‘ great volunteer for Amtrak.
  • Jack Schramm – 1924-2010. 
  • Vice Chair Found – Whittier named new Vice Chair.
  • Wait a Minute . . . – Notes from MARP‘s Membership Meetings.
  • Chairman’s Corner – New Crystal Ball Needed.
  • Passing Through 

Copies of the publication can be found at every Amtrak station in the state of Michigan as well as locations having interest in passenger rail such as local libraries, hobby stores and city halls.

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