Posted Aug 21, 2019, 1:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
Detroit actually had some commuter rail back in the day. The grand trunk from Pontiac to Detroit, the Penn Central from Ann Arbor to Detroit, and the lake shore express from St. Claire Shores to Detroit, but they've all been defunct for decades.
AFAIK, the tracks/ROWs are all still there, so similar services could conceivably be restored in the future.
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The powers that be are tossing around the idea of restoring commuter service as part of Ford's redevelopment of Michigan Central Station.
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