Route
The proposed end-points of the line are Ann Arbor and Howell, for a total length of 27 miles (43 km). The line is operated by the Great Lakes Central Railroad, a short line railroad who leases the track from CSX, and was originally built by the Lansing, Alma, Mt. Pleasant & Northern and the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan, forerunners of the Ann Arbor Railroad, between 1885 and 1895. Proposed intermediate stops include Brighton, Hamburg and Whitmore Lake. The stop in Brighton would not be in the downtown but rather at Chilson Road, 4 miles (6.4 km) to the west, as the railroad line through the downtown is owned by CSX directly and no operating agreement has been reached. Also pending is an arrangement with the Ann Arbor Railroad for service over the last 1.75 miles into Ann Arbor itself. Trains in Ann Arbor would stop on Plymouth Road near the North Campus of the University of Michigan and would neither cross the Huron River nor interchange directly with Amtrak.
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