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It's a bit lucky to have survived. Last year, it narrowly escaped going the way of
Demolished! 11 Beautiful Train Stations That Fell To The Wrecking Ball » INFRASTRUCTURIST
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Though Amtrak still serves Detroit, in 1988, it moved out of that station to one north of downtown Detroit.
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Bah, Amtrak. They've embraced their mediocrity altogether too thoroughly for my taste.
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Another case of urban decay, one might say. It was a bailout of US intercity passenger railroading, which was suffering a seemingly terminal slump in the 1960's. Since its founding in 1971, it's had various ups and downs over the years, with it now having some ups in some of its regional trains.