U-M to fund commuter line between AA & Howell

Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje announced U-M's intentions to pay for its employees to ride a commuter rail line between Ann Arbor and Howell. Approximately 4,000 employees could benefit from the route.

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Hieftje said the offer from U-M came from Hank Baier, associate vice president for facilities and operations, in a conversation during the holidays. The mayor has been promoting a commuter rail service on an existing railway now operated by Great Lakes Central Railroad between Ann Arbor and Howell.

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