Winter 2010 MARP newsletter

Winter 2010 stories include:

  • Passengers locked in boxes? – President signs bill mandating gun-slinging train passengers to be locked in boxes.
  • Snowbound
  • New Look, New Features – Amtrak launches improved website.
  • Ridership Falls – Amtrak ridership drops for first time since 2002.
  • Beating the Economy – Indian Trails takes steps to expand service.
  • Halfway There – Proposed transit center receives additional funds from federal government.
  • Michigan Celebrates 35 years of Connecting Communities – 35th Anniversary of Amtrak’s Blue Water.
  • Workin’ on the Railroad
  • Covered Wagons visit Michigan
  • Ridership Summary
  • Wait a Minute . . . – Notes from MARP‘s Membership Meetings.
  • Chairman’s CornerStations Benefit Communities.

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.