How Did We Get Here? A Visual Timeline of Mass Transit in Southeast Michigan
From the first electric street car in 1892 to the QLINE
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Did you know that commuter rail service ran between Detroit and Ann Arbor as late as 1984? Or that Detroit considered implementing a subway system in 1920? Click through the timeline to see archival photos and newspaper clippings highlighting major events in Southeast Michigan’s mass transit history. Warning: The journey is a bit of a roller coaster.