Like the little engine that could, backers of the M-1 rail project are determined to make rail a reality along Woodward. Metromode not only cheers their efforts but wishes our local leaders would put their nose to the grindstone and help make this thing happen... and flourish
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"The M-1 Rail group outlined the details in a report sent to the federal government, making a business case for a streetcar system on 3.3 miles of Woodward, a shortened version of the original plan that called for rail out to 8 Mile Road.
The private investors and philanthropic groups behind the effort said they would commit to paying 80% of the estimated $5.1-million annual cost of operating the rail line through 2025."
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