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Jer Staes
DeliveryMass TransitQLINE

Second QLINE Streetcar Arrived Wednesday Night

The second of six QLINE streetcar arrived Wednesday night, according to M1-Rail officials. Each of the three-piece cars are 66 feet long and will carry an average of 125 passengers per car at up to 35 miles per hour. They’ll also have wi-fi, vertical bike racks and climate control. The QLINE will allow for station-level access for pedestrians as well as persons who use mobility assistance devices such as wheelchairs. “M-1 RAIL will be receiving a new vehicle approximately ever five weeks unt...

Jer Staes
DetroitExtended HoursQLINE

QLINE Streetcar Now Scheduled To Run Past 10 p.m. On Weekends, Because Of Course It Should

As we get nearer to actual service beginning on one of Detroit’s most anticipated projects in a long time, the QLINE streetcar, word is coming through the Freep that the hours are going to run longer than the originally planned 10 p.m. * 6 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday * 6 a.m.-midnight Friday * 8 a.m.-midnight Saturday * 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday * Holiday hours are expected to vary, but a schedule has not been released. Spokespeople in the past have said that the line will be open l...

Jer Staes
Detroit streetcarM1 RailMass Transit

After 60 Years, Detroit Has A Streetcar Again (PICS, VIDEO)

If you doubted that the QLINE/M1-Rail was going to happen, it doesn’t get more real than the first streetcar being delivered. Daily Detroit was on hand in New Center as the first of six streetcars arrived near the Penske Tech Center. These are the first full-service streetcars since 1956 (that’s 60 years) to hit the streets of Detroit. There was a limited trolley from Washington Boulevard to the Rencen for awhile. Over the course of a few hours, the streetcar will be unloaded and placed on t...

Jer Staes
Detroit streetcarM1 RailMass Transit

The First Streetcar For Detroit's New QLINE Expected To Arrive Wednesday

If you drive down Woodward from about Grand Boulevard to Campus Martius, you can see the overhead lines being strung up, the rails getting completed and the stations starting to pop up. We’re getting closer to QLINE becoming a reality. The latest news is that the first streetcar from Brookville Equipment Corporation is set to arrive Wednesday, two months ahead of the initially projected timeline, according to information provided by the M1-Rail organization, the nonprofit overseeing the projec...

Ardelia Lee
M1-Rail StreetcarMayor Mike DugganPenske Tech Center

Penske Tech Center Opens For Detroit's Streetcar Line

The M-1 RAIL organization has officially opened and dedicated the Penske Tech Center, which will act as the M-1 RAIL administrative headquarters and function as the maintenance and operations center for the QLINE streetcar vehicles that will run along Woodward corridor. The Penske Tech Center is located in the North End neighborhood and is sponsored by Penske Corporation. The center is named for Roger S. Penske, chairman of the board for M-1 RAIL. Penske highlighted the impact of the QLINE a...

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