From WSJM-AM 1400

The Michigan Department of Transportation said on Wednesday that it will make a formal request to Amtrak to add an additional train service in Southwest Michigan between Chicago and Kalamazoo. Last week, several state lawmakers — including State Representatives Sharon Tyler, Tonya Schuitmaker, and John Proos — sent a letter to MDOT, asking that the agency pursue such an addition. Representative Proos says that more rail service to the region would have several benefits:

They’re asking for an additional train leaving Chicago Union Station every evening at ten PM, and a return trip leaving Kalamazoo at six AM every morning. The proposed train will make stops in Hammond, New Buffalo, Niles, Dowagiac and Kalamazoo. Proos said the request will now be made by MDOT, and Amtrak will formally make the decision.

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