Possible New Life for Michigan Central Station? Ford Motor Co. a Buyer? YES!

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The potential commuter line would directly connect to their HQ in Dearborn as well as their holdings in West Dearborn. They're a "mobility" company these days and this connection is awfully direct.

I don't suggest Ford would operate a train nor that if one were implemented it should use the Conrail tracks.

But...

In addition to connecting MCS and their Dearborn HQ, those tracks continue West past the American Center for Mobility [[autonomous car research center) at Willow Run, EMU, and within a few blocks of Ford's new MCity autonomous car research facility in Ann Arbor.

Personally, I expect since Ford is in the business of cars, cars are what they'll use to connect their various locations. And it would be great for internally testing new technology.

But I hope increased activity along this corridor will inspire public investment in complementary rail transit. Whether on existing rails or new ones.

Connecting Canada is a great idea. Otherwise, new tracks along the roadways would be better, if more costly. Both to avoid sharing tracks with freight and to be able to connect all the right dots, including DTW.