Michigan Executive

Michigan Executive
The Michigan Executive at Jackson in October 1978
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleSoutheast Michigan
First serviceJanuary 20, 1975
Last serviceJanuary 13, 1984
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Ridership26,000 (1983)
Route
TerminiJackson, MI
Detroit, MI
Stops5 (3 after 1982)
Distance travelled74 miles (119 km)
Average journey time1 hour 35 minutes
Service frequency2 trains daily (weekday)
Train number(s)373, 374
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)Conrail
Route map
through trains to Chicago
0 mi
0 km
Jackson
(discontinued 1982)
21 mi
34 km
Chelsea
(discontinued 1982)
38 mi
61 km
Ann Arbor
46 mi
74 km
Ypsilanti
66 mi
106 km
Dearborn
74 mi
119 km
Detroit (Michigan Central)

The Michigan Executive was a commuter train operated by Amtrak between Detroit, Michigan, and Jackson, Michigan. Amtrak took over the service from Penn Central in 1975 and discontinued it in 1984.