(The following appeared on the Detroit News website on June 15, 2011.)
DETROIT, Mich. — Railway passengers may face delays of up to 90 minutes on trains running between Ypsilanti and Kalamazoo due to a decision by the Norfolk Southern railway to decrease speeds on their tracks between the two cities.
Norfolk Southern dropped the speed that Amtrak passenger trains can run on its tracks, stating it would only pay maintenance costs for the tracks for trains traveling at speeds 25-60 mph.
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