Supporters of the restoration of passenger rail services between Michigan and Ontario were presently surprised lately. In the Amtrak 2020 General and Legislative Report there is a line item titled, Restoration of the Detroit–Toronto Service " on page 7. The amount of money needed is "to be determined." The idea of of having trains connecting from Chicago, through Detroit/Windsor can become reality. There are significant hurdles to go through to make this happen: getting permission to use tracks from freight companies,  improving/adding to track infrastructure moving VIA Rail station to former site of Canada Southern station site, or connecting to existing VIA station federal government funding from Canada and USA funding from the province of Ontario and state of Michigan support from VIA Rail Canada and the Cities of Detroit and Windsor for the idea resolving customs/border issues complete restoration of Detroit's Michigan Central Railway Station to al...

The station in 1982, photo- Jessica  Trevino Billionaire and one time jailbird Matty Moroun has his son Matthew floating a fable to the media and  public. This fable suggests that high speed  trains will run from Chicago through the abandoned Michigan Central Station in Detroit through the Tunnel to Windsor. Unfortunately some simple facts make this fable difficult to believe. The Moroun family themselves have clearly shown a total disdain for for cooperating with officials in the past. They have owned the Michigan Central Station since 1995 and have left it to rot. They only recently replaced the windows in it because the City of Detroit was agreeing to sell them some nearby land. Matty and Matthew Moroun (owners of Detroit International Bridge Company, who own the Ambasador Bridge) were held in contempt of court and spent the night in jail January 12, 2012 due to their delay in allowing the Michigan Department of Transportation to complete the Gateway Pro...