This is pretty exciting, especially when thinking about potential rail infrastructure improvements yet to come in MI -
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Amtrak to increase train speeds between Kalamazoo and Albion to 110 mph
Wood TV 8 Staff
May 17, 2021
Michigan will soon have the first state-owned rail corridor with passenger trains traveling up to 110 mph. Recent federal approval will allow Amtrak trains to increase speeds on sections of the 45-mile stretch between Kalamazoo and Albion, the company and the Michigan Department of Transportation announced Monday. The change, which comes after infrastructure improvements, will begin May 25. Testing of their train control safety system was successful, officials said.
“We’re going to be going from 79 miles per hour to 110 miles an hour on either side of Battle Creek,” Amtrak spokesperson Marc Magliari told News 8...
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Wood TV 8 | MDOT