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Detroit to Windsor, Toronto rail talks continue: What to know
(Detroit Free Press) A passenger rail connection between Detroit and Windsor that would also link to Toronto has long been a dream of rail and transit advocates.
The process to make that happen is moving forward, although it’s still several years out in the best-case scenario.
And the area near Michigan Central Station, the massive structure overlooking Corktown renovated by Ford Motor Co., could play a key part as a future station, although the building itself isn’t expected to reprise that role.
Peter Anastor, the head of the Michigan Department of Transportation’s Office of Rail, said in December at a meeting of the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers that getting such a service up and running could happen in the 2028 to 2029 time frame. ............(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2025/02/25/detroit-toronto-rail-windsor-mdot-2028/79473989007/