A proposed magnetic railway along I-96 to Lansing and Ann Arbor would be faster and safer for passenger than a high-speed rail that uses existing tracks, a legislative job force was told Monday.
In fact, the federal government should focus more on building a technologically advanced high-speed passenger rail system along interstate highways, rather than upgrading tracks owned and used by goods rail companies, said Steve Purchase, a spokesman for H Inc., a Lansing urban development firm that is not affiliated with the proposed project.
It was the initial of four hearings on a project by Interstate Traveler Co. LLC, which is seeking investors for $2.3 billion for elevated rail lines between Detroit and Lansing and Detroit and Ann Arbor.