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Granholm seeks federal funds for high-speed rail project

Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the governors of seven other Midwest states have signed and sent to Washington a letter touting the proposed Midwest Regional Rail Initiative as worthy of consideration for some of the $8 billion President Barack Obama on Thursday said will be made available for interstate high-speed rail projects.

The initiative is a $3.4 billion multi-phase plan with Chicago as the central hub, and it would include 3,000 miles of current rail lines for trains traveling 110 mph. The first phase would include the Amtrak line that links Detroit, Chicago and Pontiac.

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