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Can some one with current knowledge tell me if there are still active tracks near to the Michigan Central's Station that the Ford Motor Company is now totally restoring?? Any info will be appreciated.

   Thanks in advance, Ross Rowland 

Ross and others:

I made a visit to the Detroit terminal tower summer before last and there indeed are active tracks thru the facility. This is NS right of way and multiple tracks wide. The passenger bridge over the tracks has been removed and nun too gently as there is a gaping hole at each side where the bridge connected to buildings on both sides. The large LCL building as well as the mail facility are completely derelict and in a ruinous state. Will be very interesting to see what Ford does in its restoration/reuse project.

John




 

The tracks that run along Michigan Central Station belong to CP. All trains to/from Windsor/Chicago run alongside it, along with their interchange traffic from Windsor to their connecting partners.  

Heard a story that Amtrak wants to start a new run from Detroit MCS to Toronto.

Oldtyme Wrote:
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> Heard a story that Amtrak wants to start a new run
> from Detroit MCS to Toronto
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Don't hold your breath.

Amtrak will only do it on its own rules, with somebody else's money.

Most of such a trip wouldn't be Amtrak anyway unless it went the long way, via Toledo, Erie and Buffalo.

Talk is to use the Michigan Central tunnel. Infact the route would be Chicago, Detroit & Toronto.

Here's a article...https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/08/13/amtrak-hopes-to-link-chicago-and-detroit-to-toronto/

and another...https://www.woodtv.com/news/national/amtrak-considers-proposal-to-extend-rail-service-from-chicago-to-toronto/

Point I was making is if Amtrak is considering using MCS then the tracks must still be in place? 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/07/19 07:19 by Oldtyme.