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Route 128, MA (RTE)

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Located in the Boston suburb of Westwood, this station takes its name from a nearby limited-access highway that circumnavigates the western part of the city. The first section of Route…

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Woburn transportation center

Woburn, MA (WOB)

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The Woburn station is referred to as the Anderson Regional Transportation Center (ARTC), and serves not only Amtrak, but also Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) commuter rail, local bus lines,…

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Albion, MI (ALI)

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The graceful and historic Albion depot has served townspeople, Albion College students and visitors for nearly a century and a half. Originally built for the Michigan Central Railroad (MC) in…

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Bangor, MI (BAM)

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The brick Amtrak station in Bangor was built by Louis Janoskie, a local contractor, and completed in 1926 for the Pere Marquette Railroad at a cost of $30,000; it replaced…

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Battle Creek, MI (BTL)

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In early 2010, the federal government awarded Michigan more than $40 million in stimulus funds to support the development of a high-speed rail corridor between Detroit and Chicago. A portion…

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Dearborn, MI (DER)

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Amtrak service to the new John D. Dingell Transit Center in Dearborn’s West Downtown area began on December 10, 2014. The facility replaced a smaller, standardized Amtrak depot built in…

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Detroit, MI (DET)

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The Amtrak station is located in the New Center area of Detroit, and it is approximately three miles north of the central business district. New Center developed as the administrative…

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Dowagiac, Mich., depot

Dowagiac, MI (DOA)

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The historic brick station in Dowagiac was built in 1903 to replace a wooden 1870s station. It sits one block from City Hall. Architects Frederich Spier and William C. Rohns,…

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