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What do you get when you combine a Ford Bronco, Michigan Central Station and a diamond ring? A car fan’s version of “happily ever after,” according to this report from Fox 2. Taylor McQueen was a huge Bronco fan, so when her boyfriend Daniel Kubistec pulled some strings through an uncle at Ford for a ride in a 2021 Bronco, then parked in front of the famous train station and got down on one knee, she was both surprised and elated.Well, before they do - if they do - "milk" a little PR from it.
....host of mixed-use spaces, including retail, restaurants, co-working space, office space and hospitality as well as a real-world mobility testing ground that will include the old train tracks behind the station.It appears that Ford has plans for the platform and tracks area; and it doesn't appear to be for resumption of passenger trains using the facility.
bostontrainguy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:08 am Can't easily dismiss that a Chicago-Detroit-(Ottawa)-Toronto-Montreal corridor would seem to have great potential, no?The Canadian project to increase train speeds between Windsor and Toronto died for lack of funding from Ontario, so no matter what rail Improvements Amtrak and Michigan do, it would only affect Detroit to Chicago trains.
bostontrainguy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:08 am Can't easily dismiss that a Chicago-Detroit-(Ottawa)-Toronto-Montreal corridor would seem to have great potential, no?File under "gee-whiz." I rode Amtrak-Via from Chicago to Montreal way back in 2012. The trip involved the following:
Gilbert B Norman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:01 amAs part of the renovation project to Michigan Central Station, Ford never said that are going to pay for the upgrades to bring Amtrak service back to the facility, they just said that they promise to keep the door open for that possibility. In addition, while the current service plan makes serving MCS difficult, Amtrak is hoping to extend one of the Wolverine RT's to Toronto. If this happens, it would likely mean that Amtrak service will return to the facility, as the current Detroit station would then require a back-up move. The two RT's that won't be extended to Toronto will likely terminate at the MCS, while the Detroit-Pontiac portion of the route would be served by a new commuter rail line between MCS and Pontiac.....host of mixed-use spaces, including retail, restaurants, co-working space, office space and hospitality as well as a real-world mobility testing ground that will include the old train tracks behind the station.It appears that Ford has plans for the platform and tracks area; and it doesn't appear to be for resumption of passenger trains using the facility.
Really, volks, so long as Detroit remains an intermediate stop on the Chicago-Pontiac Wolverine route, the existing arrangement is best - no backups required. Lest one envision resumed international service, the tunnel now belongs to CP (maybe SOO, but same difference) and I understand it has plenty of traffic. While CP may not own a rail in Detroit, it does have CRSA access to the auto assembly facilities, and firm trackage over the NS to the SOO in Chicago, as well as KC over "my MILW" (I'm not sure how far West they can keep traffic on their own rails before giving it to the BNSF (GN or NP)).
Gilbert B Norman wrote:I would read between the lines very carefully Mr. Norman. Just exactly what do you think a "real-world mobility testing ground" is? That's engineer jargon for a "real world" train station. As in "there will be real people making real trips in this area". I think what they have in mind is the ability to measure intermodal travel streams. For example what is the best way to connect between one mode and another? How can autonomous vehicles best serve an intermodal facility?....host of mixed-use spaces, including retail, restaurants, co-working space, office space and hospitality as well as a real-world mobility testing ground that will include the old train tracks behind the station.It appears that Ford has plans for the platform and tracks area; and it doesn't appear to be for resumption of passenger trains using the facility.
