Summer 2006 stories include:

• Funding Restored – Michigan legislators restore $1 million shortfall in funding to continue Amtrak operations through September 2006
• Passenger Equipment Leaser purchases Michigan shortline railroad – Federated Railways buys Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway
• Commuters Get a Taste of Michigan – Tourism and transportation officials promote direct travel to Michigan destinations via Amtrak
• New Year, More Money – Amtrak presents 2007 Fiscal budget to Senate Appropriations Subcommittees
• Jackson Studies Depot Development Options – Former Michigan Central station to become an intermodal rail-bus station
• Passenger Survey Project
• Colorado or Bust – Travelers take Amtrak for their spring break vacation destinations
• MARP Members at Work
• Return of the 118 – Restored office car makes round trips on Amtrak’s Pere Marquette
• New MDOT Director – Kirk Steudle appointed Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation
• Chairman’s Corner: The Survey Says: Rail Travel Boosts Economy
• Grand Reopening Halted – Renovation work on former Michigan Central station delayed
• Truck Hits Michigan Amtrak Train – Train catches fire, leaving one dead and several injured

Published quarterly, The Michigan Passenger serves as the official publication of the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers. 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. To receive this publication at your home or business, you must become a member of MARP. Join by filling out the application in the About MARP section of this website.