PORT HURON — The Pere Marquette Rail Bridge briefly caught fire Tuesday as workers were starting to demolish the nearly 100-year-old structure. The Port Huron Fire Department was called at about 11 ...

PORT HURON — After a fire halted demolition of an unused railroad bridge on Tuesday, a fire protection plan that includes wetting combustible material and additional water supplies was submitted to ...

A crowd of community leaders, public officials and trail enthusiasts joined the Friends of the Pere Marquette Rail Trail for a celebration of the rail trail’s 30th anniversary on Thursday, Aug. 10.

The morning of Dec. 30 was a great time to take my last run of this year. The rail trail was clear, the skies partly sunny and the temperature a comfortable 38 degrees. We are so fortunate in Midland ...

Equipment is moving into place to raze the 92-year-old Pere Marquette Rail Bridge in Port Huron. Port Huron Yacht Club Commodore Tyson Connolly said equipment started arriving Thursday. He said an ...

LANSING – The famed Pere Marquette 1225 steam train that leads the North Pole Express excursions from Owosso to Ashley’s Country Christmas will not run again this year. The Steam Railroading Institute ...

Tickets for the 2025 North Pole Express train rides in Owosso, Michigan, went sale at noon June 24, 2025. Ticket prices range from $85 for coach to $6,500 for a private car. The Pere Marquette 1225 ...

CLARE, Michigan-- A portion of the Pere Marquette Rail Trail will be closed for asphalt surfacing in June and July. The 5.4-mile section runs from the east end of the trail by the Clare Moose Lodge at ...

For the sixth consecutive year, ridership on Amtrak's Pere Marquette rail line is up. Michigan Department of Transportation officials say 104,819 passengers used the line connecting Grand Rapids to ...

Construction is set to begin Monday on more than two miles of a shared-use path in Clare County. Caitlyn French of the Michigan Department of Transportation said the agency has invested roughly $2.4 ...

MIDLAND, Mich. (WNEM) - Parts of the Pere-Marquette Rail Trail in Midland will close next week for maintenance. The sections will be closed daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Monday, Feb. 12 for ...