LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Whether or not touring by aircraft, prepare, or vehicle, it is very important be additional ready for the busy journey days forward.
Greater than 300 Amtrak passengers headed to the prepare station in East Lansing this morning to journey to Chicago.
Final yr, the Michigan Division of Transportation (MDOT) reported that greater than 22,000 clients traveled to Michigan in the course of the Thanksgiving journey interval.
Folks line as much as journey from East Lansing to Chicago./ WLNS
Michael Frezell, spokesperson for MDOT, says the East Lansing station has volunteers to help vacationers earlier than they head out. He says touring by prepare is handy for everybody, together with households.
“One thing is they don’t have to go through security checks. It’s very convenient that people can just pull right up to the station and get on the train and head to their destination,” mentioned Frezell.
“Get to the train station early,” says Frezell. “Check Mi Drive Map on the MDOT website to check for road conditions, weather, and snow can happen at any time so people need to be aware of that before traveling.”
Jared Becker, volunteer and station host on the East Lansing station says right now is the busiest day of the yr and expresses the significance of serving to everybody get on the prepare on time to these heading to Chicago.
“Be patient, it’s going to be a long trip. We want to make sure families are together and we will bring them to the front of the line so they aren’t separated from their children,” mentioned Becker.
