M-1 officials decline to discuss funding problems; taxpayers on the hook
Taxpayers are being asked to pay for the operations of the M-1 streetcars, but rail officials refuse to discuss escalating costs.
Photos: M-1 Rail begins to take shape on Woodward
On some sections, crews have laid the tracks and paved the road.
Transformation begins: 15 photos of Red Wings arena, M-1 Rail development
Works is beginning on the $140 million M-1 Rail for streetcars and laying groundwork for a new $450 million Red Wings arena.
Crews unearth old streetcar rails during construction of M-1 in Detroit
The twin rails have been buried beneath the road for decades after the streetcar system ended service in 1956 to make way for buses.