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Re: Future of the Plymouth Sub/Grand Rapids Sub

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Chip wrote:
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Or they could restore passenger service in a future where rail gets the funding it deserves and it would be fantastic. Never say never.
Then it would be a complete waste of funding. The existence of I-96 eliminates any possibility of passenger service between Detroit and Grand Rapids.
I-94 exists yet we have service from Pontiac to Chicago. Don't get me wrong, I agree with your overall opinion but to say 96's existing is the reason isn't the whole story
Apples and oranges. Keyword, "Chicago." As pointed out earlier in this thread, Chicago is a destination for business and pleasure. Neither Detroit nor Grand Rapids are from either city. On top of that, driving between Chicago and Detroit on I-94 sucks. Driving between Detroit and Grand Rapids on I-96 is a breeze.

And that is the whole story.
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J T wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 9:25 am
Chip wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 7:30 am
J T wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 6:46 am


Then it would be a complete waste of funding. The existence of I-96 eliminates any possibility of passenger service between Detroit and Grand Rapids.
I-94 exists yet we have service from Pontiac to Chicago. Don't get me wrong, I agree with your overall opinion but to say 96's existing is the reason isn't the whole story
Apples and oranges. Keyword, "Chicago." As pointed out earlier in this thread, Chicago is a destination for business and pleasure. Neither Detroit nor Grand Rapids are from either city. On top of that, driving between Chicago and Detroit on I-94 sucks. Driving between Detroit and Grand Rapids on I-96 is a breeze.

And that is the whole story.
As much as I HATE to agree with JT, he's spot on here. The opening of I-96 was the nail in the coffin for much railroad traffic on the Plymouth sub. RPO's went to trucks, easy drive time etc... GR/DET is just about as far as trucks have a supreme advantage over RR. If we could move the entirety of GR west, then it might be better for the paper RR reality, but until someone can figure that out. Well here we are.

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As much as I HATE to agree with JT...
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Or there could be disincentive introduced to take traffic away from I-96 and prioritize rail traffic since it's significantly better for the environment but that would require our government to not suck up to auto manufacturers and actually care about the earth.

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Or there could be disincentive introduced to take traffic away from I-96 and prioritize rail traffic since it's significantly better for the environment but that would require our government to not suck up to auto manufacturers and actually care about the earth.
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I think a high speed rail corridor or any type of passenger train service between Grand Rapids and Detroit would probably fare slightly better than NBC’s 1979 TV show super train.
Note: The series was on for less than one season and was an abysmal failure. it is rated one of the 50 worst TV shows in television history.
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Looks like a great Mystery Science Theater show 8)
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I think a high speed rail corridor or any type of passenger train service between Grand Rapids and Detroit would probably fare slightly better than NBC’s 1979 TV show super train.
Note: The series was on for less than one season and was an abysmal failure. it is rated one of the 50 worst TV shows in television history.
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AARR wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 5:44 pm
Looks like a great Mystery Science Theater show 8)
GR H & C wrote:
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I think a high speed rail corridor or any type of passenger train service between Grand Rapids and Detroit would probably fare slightly better than NBC’s 1979 TV show super train.
Note: The series was on for less than one season and was an abysmal failure. it is rated one of the 50 worst TV shows in television history.
It was a railroad rip off of ABC’s Love Boat.

On the serious side back in 2018/2019 I do believe when they were discussing passenger service from Grand Rapids to Detroit it was actually Holland to Detroit.

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I just read on a railroad fan website that the Canadian Pacific may be purchasing from CSX the Plymouth subdivision.

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I just read on a railroad fan website that the Canadian Pacific may be purchasing from CSX the Plymouth subdivision.
And where did the rumor originate from this time?

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FlyingCoffin wrote:
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GR H & C wrote:
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I just read on a railroad fan website that the Canadian Pacific may be purchasing from CSX the Plymouth subdivision.
And where did the rumor originate from this time?
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A topic almost as well worn as A2TC.

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FlyingCoffin wrote:
Wed Nov 30, 2022 3:03 am
GR H & C wrote:
Tue Nov 29, 2022 6:33 pm
I just read on a railroad fan website that the Canadian Pacific may be purchasing from CSX the Plymouth subdivision.
And where did the rumor originate from this time?
What I read was posted by somebody with the user name LansingRailFan (in jest i’m quite sure) on a website called RailRoadFan.com I don’t know if you’re familiar with it or not.
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Oh my y’all I better gets down yonder to the other side of Grand Rapids and takins me some train pictures cause I don’t like takins pictures of trains with red engines.*
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Great, now Michigan has a Peavine thread :lol:

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GR H & C wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 5:51 pm
AARR wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 5:44 pm
Looks like a great Mystery Science Theater show 8)
GR H & C wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 5:27 pm
I think a high speed rail corridor or any type of passenger train service between Grand Rapids and Detroit would probably fare slightly better than NBC’s 1979 TV show super train.
Note: The series was on for less than one season and was an abysmal failure. it is rated one of the 50 worst TV shows in television history.
It was a railroad rip off of ABC’s Love Boat.

On the serious side back in 2018/2019 I do believe when they were discussing passenger service from Grand Rapids to Detroit it was actually Holland to Detroit.
I think the Coast to coast. Isn’t getting any news or trackage is like the reason why the music city star doesn’t go from Nashville to Murphreesboro. But Nashville to Lebanon. Because of CSX. That’s kinda why A2TC is getting more attention.

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David Collins wrote:
Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:47 pm
Great, now Michigan has a Peavine thread :lol:
We already had that. It’s the Orion thread.

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MrAnderson wrote:
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Or there could be disincentive introduced to take traffic away from I-96 and prioritize rail traffic since it's significantly better for the environment but that would require our government to not suck up to auto manufacturers and actually care about the earth.
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I just read (03/15/23) on a railroad fan website that Canadian Pacific Kansas City officials are going to be on the OCS P00117 touring the Plymouth and Grand Rapids subdivisions. Could this mean a possible future sale of the lines to the Canadian Pacific Kansas City. 😏
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Everyone is getting off the train at Romulus. Train will be empty from Romulus through GR back to Chicago.
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