Increased gas prices and airfare have increased the number of people in Michigan riding Amtrak trains.
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Amtrak's popularity in Michigan is soaring.
State ridership, which hit a record last year of nearly 665,000, has
jumped 47 percent since 2002 -- far outpacing the nationwide increase
of 12 percent.
Michigan's busiest stops are Ann Arbor and
Kalamazoo -- home to the University of Michigan and Western Michigan
University -- followed by Dearborn and Detroit.
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