Posted Apr 25, 2012, 12:59 AM
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New bi-levels coming to the Michigan Services by 2015:
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Michigan Amtrak routes get bi-level cars with wireless service in 2015
By David Shepardson | The Detroit News
April 23, 2012
Washington— Michigan's three Amtrak routes will get new, state-of-the-art, bi-level cars that will have wireless service, bicycle storage and more comfortable seats starting in 2015.
Almost 800,000 people rode an Amtrak train in Michigan in the 12-month-period ending Sept. 30, 2011 — the most in the state's history.
The cars will include café/lounge cars, business class cars, standard coaches and cab/baggage cars. The cars will increase seating capacity and will improve on-time performance, the Federal Railroad Administration said Friday.
Last year, Michigan won $106 million to buy 25 cars for use on Amtrak's Wolverine, Blue Water and Pere Marquette routes.
It's part of a $782 million award announced last year by the Transportation Department to buy domestically built passenger rail cars and locomotives that will travel in California, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Indiana and possibly Iowa.
On Friday, the Federal Railroad Administration and Michigan Department of Transportation announced they are seeking bids for U.S.-made rail cars for use in Michigan.
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