{"id":118112,"date":"2026-03-10T09:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/898492898"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:34:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:34:27","slug":"proposed-north-south-passenger-rail-aims-to-connect-cities-along-renovated-freight-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/proposed-north-south-passenger-rail-aims-to-connect-cities-along-renovated-freight-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed North + South Passenger Rail aims to connect cities along renovated freight tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After more than 70 years<\/a> without public transportation between northern and southern Michigan, the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities<\/a> is proposing to upgrade an existing freight route to establish the North + South Passenger Rail<\/a>, a train service connecting communities from Detroit to Petoskey. <\/p>\n

Groundwork is a Michigan-based nonprofit organization whose Transportation & Community Design<\/a> program leads the initiative proposing the 300-mile project between southeast and northwest Michigan, including stops in Ann Arbor and Traverse City. <\/p>\n

In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Carolyn Ulstad, manager of the Transportation & Community Design program, said the plan\u2019s three overarching goals are economic development, accessibility and sustainability. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe come to this at Groundwork through that lens of really trying to build communities, making them more resilient, creating places that work for people, creating stronger social networks and fabrics,\u201d Ulstad said. <\/p>\n