Ford wants $240 m for Michigan Central Station
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Re: Ford wants $240 m for Michigan Central Station
I heard Ford would keep 3 platforms for if passenger rail ever returns to the area. And with the Chicago to Tronto line. I won’t be surprised
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Re: Ford wants $240 m for Michigan Central Station
You might want to look at this https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedi ... trict.htmldalek ling wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 6:44 amI heard Ford would keep 3 platforms for if passenger rail ever returns to the area. And with the Chicago to Tronto line. I won’t be surprised
While plans can and do change, it's not in the current plan.
Re: Ford wants $240 m for Michigan Central Station
Knowing how ford operates that plan has probably changed 3 times since that was published. If nothing else MCS is no longer going to be their hub for electric vehicle development, that's moving to Blue Oval City in Tennessee.DaveO wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:05 amYou might want to look at this https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedi ... trict.htmldalek ling wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 6:44 amI heard Ford would keep 3 platforms for if passenger rail ever returns to the area. And with the Chicago to Tronto line. I won’t be surprised
While plans can and do change, it's not in the current plan.
Re: Ford wants $240 m for Michigan Central Station
All the platforms and supporting steelwork for the passenger tracks are gone. The support structure and platform for the express track, and structure for the 7 freight tracks (only 2 of which now exist) are still there. There's certainly enough room to build a couple of platforms and passenger holding tracks.
Ford has vaguely indicated at times that it would be supportive of some passenger service, but any and all initiative and spending on that (including on any necessary passenger/Customs building space) will have to come from MDOT and Amtrak.
Ford has vaguely indicated at times that it would be supportive of some passenger service, but any and all initiative and spending on that (including on any necessary passenger/Customs building space) will have to come from MDOT and Amtrak.
Re: Ford wants $240 m for Michigan Central Station
A friend of mine shared this historical photo with me.
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Re: Ford wants $240 m for Michigan Central Station
Here’s a photo I have of the last Amtrak run that I got for Christmas last year
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