STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — Could a passenger train soon connect Sterling Heights to downtown Detroit? City leaders are pushing to explore the concept.
Inside Sterling Heights City Hall, research is underway exploring whether a passenger train could directly connect the city to downtown Detroit.
City Manager Mark Vanderpool says the Mayor and City Council directed him to explore whether a passenger line could be added to an already existing 26-mile rail currently used for manufacturing. As some portions of that rail are being actively disassembled, the urgency to act grew…