Train rider stops for awhile in Kalamazoo

The Detroit Free Press recently made a visit to Kalamazoo’s train station as part of a ride along the route that will be being upgraded for faster trains in the future.

Michigan has been awarded $403.2 million in federal dollars this year for improvements to its heavily traveled Wolverine line between Pontiac and Chicago, with most major work done on the 135-mile section of track between Dearborn and Kalamazoo. The work could take up to four years to complete.

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The day I ride west from Detroit on Amtrak 351, we arrive just 12 minutes late into Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo has one of the loveliest train stations in Michigan, with rich oak walls and a spacious waiting room. That is lucky, because I have to wait around. The Amtrak 350 eastbound train headed back to Detroit does not pull in until 11:35 a.m., 35 minutes late coming from Chicago.

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Source: Detroit Free Press