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> Chicago/Detroit There has been continuous regularly scheduled passenger service between Chicago and Detroit since before the Civil War. The current Amtrak W
by Kon-Peki 1y ago
> Chicago/Detroit
There has been continuous regularly scheduled passenger service between Chicago and Detroit since before the Civil War. The current Amtrak Wolverine runs 110 MPH (180 KPH) for 90% of the route, using essentially the same trainset that Brightline plans to use.
- danans 1y agoFair point. Last time I took that train (mid 1990s) it didn't run to Pontiac or Troy, and I recall there being very infrequent service. A far as I know, it's not the major mode of passenger transit between Detroit and Chicago. Cars are. That might be because of the serious lack of last-mile transit connectivity in the Detroit area.
- Kon-Peki 1y agoCars are definitely the major mode. Lots of quick flights, too. They’ve made a lot of investments since the 1990s. It’s much improved, though perhaps not as nice as during the golden years when it was a big part of the New York Central system (from the 1890s to the 1960s they had daily trains that went Boston/NYC/Buffalo/Detroit/Chicago through Canada from Niagara Falls to Windsor). During the first Trump administration, Amtrak announced a route that would go Chicago/Detroit/Toronto/Montreal/Quebec City using that same rail tunnel underneath the Detroit River. It was supposed to start by 2030. We’ll see if it happens.