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Fri Mar 10, 2017, 07:23 AM Mar 2017

Detroit's QLINE light rail to launch May 12

The QLINE, Detroit’s new streetcar system, will launch May 12, officials announced today.

“QLINE’s grand opening will be a historic day in Detroit,” said Matt Cullen, CEO of M-1 Rail, which operates the system. “We’re bringing rail transit back to the heart of the city and connecting the Woodward Corridor in a way that’s already begun to transform the entire district.”

The QLINE will celebratewith a special event at the Penske Technical Center featuring local officials and dignitaries followed by its inaugural ride down Woodward Avenue.

The system is to open to the public that evening.

Read more: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2017/03/09/detroit-qline-light-rail/98967196/

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