Autumn 2009 stories include:

 • A New Beginning – New Buffalo’s new Amtrak station opens.
• Michigan legislators fund Amtrak up to 2010
• Robbing Amtrak – Rail supporters rally to restore Amtrak funding.
• Creating Jobs – Michigan looking to bring high-speed rail.
• Stick ’Em Up!!! – Congress votes to allow guns on Amtrak trains.
• Making Progress – Proposed Ann Arbor-to-Detroit commuter rail on track for 2010.
• Open for Business – St. Ignace Transportation Facility opens.
• Extreme Makeover – East Lansing looking to renovate Amtrak station.
• Silver Anniversary – Amtrak’s Pere Marquette celebrates 25 years of service.
• Cheetahs on the Run – Trackside sculpture leaps along Amtrak tracks.
• Remarkable Odds – Niles depot receives new historical marker.
• Top of the World
• Bah, Humbug”
• 36th Annual Membership Meeting
• Notes from Membership Meetings
• MARP Members at Work
• Chairman’s Corner – The Guv Gets on Board.
• TRAIN FESTIVAL 2009: Tracking the Daylight – Southern Pacific steam locomotive comes to Michigan.

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.