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Despite frequent delays that cause trains to run behind schedule, Amtrak is seeing its popularity surge in Michigan -- including the route between Grand Rapids and Chicago.
The nation's only rail passenger carrier has seen ridership in the state rise 47 percent since 2002 and hit a record last year of almost 665,000 passengers. Nationwide, the rate of increase was 12 percent.
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