Northern Michigan, mid-Michigan, and Metro Detroit could soon be connected by a rail service that stretches hundreds of miles long.

If there’s a white whale that railroads have long hunted, it’s the goal of converting truck traffic to rail. It’s a centerpiece of Union Pacific’s effort to show public benefits to its merger with ...

A nonprofit working on a long-term plan to create a passenger rail line that would run from Petoskey to Detroit is seeking additional public input on the idea. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, the nonprofit ...