Rail between Dearborn, airport closer as stops determined
Inch by inch that commuter rail is getting closer to realization. And, here’s another inch. Rail stops have been sketched out on the commuter rail line connecting Dearborn and the airport. Excerpt:Six miles from the new North Terminal, a planned station on county-owned land at Michigan and Henry Ruff would connect commuters to their flights via an airport shuttle. The station would be one of five along the line that would share track with Amtrak and freight trains and include stops in Ypsilanti and at the New Center in Detroit. Carmine Palombo, director of transportation for the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, said the train line is a key component of the ambitious plans for a mass transit system that could complement and add to the region’s economy. “The site gives us a lot of accessibility and with getting to and from the airport, it gives us good travel time,” Palombo said. Read the entire article here.
Inch by inch that commuter rail is getting closer to realization. And, here’s another inch. Rail stops have been sketched out on the commuter rail line connecting Dearborn and the airport.
Excerpt:
Six miles from the new North Terminal, a planned station on county-owned land at Michigan and Henry Ruff would connect commuters to their flights via an airport shuttle. The station would be one of five along the line that would share track with Amtrak and freight trains and include stops in Ypsilanti and at the New Center in Detroit.
Carmine Palombo, director of transportation for the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, said the train line is a key component of the ambitious plans for a mass transit system that could complement and add to the region’s economy.
“The site gives us a lot of accessibility and with getting to and from the airport, it gives us good travel time,” Palombo said.
Read the entire article here.
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