#petoskey

Promoters of a solid, realistic initiative to create a north-south regional passenger rail line through Central Michigan are seeking public input.

North + South Passenger Rail Project would run between Detroit and Cadillac, MI, and then branch to either Traverse City or Petoskey. It would use an almost entirely state-owned rail corridor that already exists, at a top speed of 110 mph.

It’s approximately 260 miles from Detroit to Traverse City, and 310 miles to Petoskey, so it’s a 4 ½- to five-hour trip, faster if it’s done right.

Proposed stops in addition to those mentioned above include Kalkaska, Clare, Mount Pleasant, Alma, Owosso, Durand, Howell, and Ann Arbor.

View of the Public Library in Petoskey, Michigan. Printed on front: "Public Library, Petoskey, Mich." Printed on back: "No. 437. Alton G. Cook, publisher, Petoskey, Mich." Handwritten on back: "Petoskey, Mich. July 2, '12. Dear Friend, I will answer your card at last. Arrived here at ten PM yesterday. Do not know how I will like it do not wait as long as I did before you write." Card is postmarked July 2, 1912.

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