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Originally Posted by Standpoor
Track improvements and rehabbing the connection on Detroit's west side (forgive me I don't know what it is called), will really help with on time performance, especially on westbound trains.
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West Detroit Connection Track. Construction starts at any time, now, as "early 2013" is the scheduled. The project will seperate to a point freight and passenger manuevers at the junction, and includes new passenger tracks and a bridge. The crazy manuever at West Detroit, currently has the train passing the junction, then having to back up, and then pull unto the line to New Center.
As for Milwaukee Junction - the junction Amtrak has to navigate to get up to the northern burbs - there isn't much that can be done, there. It's just how the metro is layed out.