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Port Huron is getting onboard with train travel
From the Port Huron Times-Herald: Fort Gratiot resident Jeff Melvin takes a train to the University of Michigan-Flint campus twice a week. The round trip from Port Huron to Flint costs him $6. He likes to sit in the café car in the morning on the way to classes, chatting with the hostess and the conductor. “It’s convenient, it’s… ...adminx/x- Students Clean Dowagiac Train Depot
Students Clean Dowagiac Train Depot
From WSJM-AM 1400 & FM 94.9: Spring cleaning is underway in Dowagiac. Choir Instructor for Dowagiac Union Schools Jeff Robinson and his students volunteered their time May 8 to clean the historic Dowagiac train depot. The group washed all 110 windows. The effort was coordinated by Ron Leatz, a volunteer of the Michigan Association of Railroa… ...adminx/x- Listen to MARP on Port Huron WPHM1380 AM
Listen to MARP on Port Huron WPHM1380 AM
MARP Board Member Jim Wallington and Sandy Duffy were guests on the Paul Miller show on WPHM 1380 AM. They spoke about National Train Day and the current state of passenger rail in Michigan. Click the link below to listen: http://www.wphm.net/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=6371853… ...adminx/x- M1 Rail bids ready to leave the station
M1 Rail bids ready to leave the station
Design, build contract to be given May 24 From Crain's Detroit Business: Organizers of the M1 Rail streetcar system plan to award the primary contract to design and build the $137 million transit line in less than two weeks. Bids to become the construction manager and general contractor for the Detroit project on Woodward Avenue are due Friday and will be vetted by a panel of M1 staffers and the Michigan Department of Transportation, said M1 COO Paul Childs. The bid is scheduled to be awarded May 24, with price negotiation to begin the following day. The goal is for work to comme… ...adminx/x- Trans4M Webinar Series May 15
Trans4M Webinar Series May 15
UPDATE :: Transportation Funding Legislative Bills 1:30 pm to 2 p.m., May 15, 2013 REGISTER NOW Webinar Overview: To provide an brief legislative update on the transportation funding discussion, answer your questions and share how you can have an impact on the discussion. Speakers: Tim Fischer, Deputy Policy Director, Michigan Environmental… ...adminx/x- May 2013 edition of OnTrack
May 2013 edition of OnTrack
Click here to save this file or to view it as a PDF in full screen. We hope you enjoy the issue and that you will let us hear your comments and suggestions. If you would like to write a story or suggest an item to be covered, email us at marprail@yahoo.com For those without a PDF reader, click on the images below to view them full screen. Pa… ...adminx/x- Celebrate National Train Day May 11
Celebrate National Train Day May 11
On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Amtrak will join communities across America to celebrate the importance of trains to their towns at the sixth annual National Train Day. More than 200 communities are expected to host events at local train stations, railroad museums and other locations commemorating this year’s theme "Trains Matter." "National Train Day… ...adminx/x- Durand Union Station featured on WCMU's "Destination Michigan"
Durand Union Station featured on WCMU’s “Destination Michigan”
We thought we would share this video that recently aired on Central Michigan University's public television station about one of Michigan's best stations. http://youtu.be/5Ae0J0KRmvg Caption: In this episode: when steam engines were king, the city of Durand was the crown jewel of the railroads. We'll show you the rich history and the restoration of the Durand Union Station. ...adminx/x- After years of planning, bus rapid transit begins taking shape in Grand Rapids
After years of planning, bus rapid transit begins taking shape in Grand Rapids
From The Grand Rapids Press: Ten years of planning. Ten years of patience and hoping, years marked by defeat and success alike. Now, finally, a tangible part of Grand Rapids' forthcoming $40-million bus rapid transit Silver Line is beginning to show. Work began April 1 on the first of 33 stations that will line Division Avenue and several… ...adminx/x
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- Students Clean Dowagiac Train Depot
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- M1 Rail bids ready to leave the station
- Trans4M Webinar Series May 15
- May 2013 edition of OnTrack
- Celebrate National Train Day May 11
- Durand Union Station featured on WCMU’s “Destination Michigan”
- After years of planning, bus rapid transit begins taking shape in Grand Rapids
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