Michigan ridership up

For the past six years, ridership on the Pierre Marquette has been on the upswing. The Associated Press has a complete report in the Grand Rapids Press.

Michigan Department of Transportation officials say close to 105,000 passengers used the line connecting Grand Rapids to Chicago this fiscal year.

That’s a 2.8 percent increase from the previous year. The Grand Rapids Press reports it’s the second year in a row that the Pere Marquette has topped the 100,000-passenger mark.

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