Let’s say it’s a Sunday in the future and you hop on a train in Grand Rapids or Holland to head east to Detroit for a Lions game. Then, imagine you’re able to take a nap on the way back from the game while skipping the stress of I-96 traffic and road construction altogether.
That dream might actually be closer to reality.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced plans to study what could become the state’s fourth passenger rail line.
The proposed east-west route would carry passengers across the Lower Peninsula, connecting the Western lakeshore with Detroit. This would finally create a true Michigan coast-to-coast train connection…