For anyone interested, this recently showed up on SEMCOG's website:


"SEMCOG special event in Ypsilanti on August 16: Update on Ann Arbor to Detroit commuter rail service
The Executive Committee of SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, will informally gather on Friday, August 16, 2013, for an update on the Ann Arbor-Detroit commuter rail service.


The event, beginning at 12:30 p.m., at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum [[100 E. Cross Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48198), will include a progress report and the introduction of a new video on the service. Community leaders that will have stations along the soon-to-come commuter rail line will talk about the opportunities the stations will create for their communities. We will then walk a short distance from the museum to three train cars that will be used for the Ann Arbor to Detroit Commuter Rail service. Attendees will have the opportunity to get on board the train and experience the amenities of commuter rail – coming to our region soon!


The City of Ypsilanti will also host a press conference at the train location following the SEMCOG meeting."