Bob Johnston
HOWELL, Mich. — The Steam Railroading Institute, in partnership with the Great Lakes Central Railroad, will offer hour-long rides Aug. 16-17 during the Howell Melon Festival. The trains will use recently refurbished, bilevel Mi-Train commuter cars slated for use on the proposed “Wally” commuter train between Howell and Ann Arbor.
There will also be a Mi-Train car on display starting on Aug. 15 at 4 p.m. in front of the historic depot and museum. The cars are owned by the Great Lakes Central and are of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy heritage.
Tickets are $20 for adult and $15 for children. For more information, or to reserve seats, go to www.howellmelonfestival.com/train-rides.
Well, that's 2 commuter services which I wonder when they're ever going to start any semblance at all of regular service. Or should we just count on Hell freezing over before either service ever get started?
Anyone know how many of these cars Michigan owns and who re-built them after Metra retired them?
When are they going to start commuter service?
Some would say Hell will freeze over first — but that small Michigan town is near the ex Ann Arbor line that the commuter is supposed to cover and it feezes over every year.
Nice to see these cards arent scrapped, they have another 50 years left in them
Budd
Those Commuter Cars from about 50 years ago were well built.
Who built them?
Cool!, when are they gonna start that MiTrain commuter?