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Passenger rail plan would link Ann Arbor, Traverse City

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Earlier this month, the Michigan Land Use Institute floated the idea of a new passenger train service from Ann Arbor to Traverse City. It’s a complicated process, but it appears that one of the biggest components is getting people excited about it.Current State’s Melissa Benmark speaks with the Michigan Land Use institute’s James Bruckbauer about the process of trying to start train service between Southeast and Northwest Michigan.

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