M-1 Rail has announced that a small motorized inspection car known as a speeder will drive along the tracks between Larned and Adams to check for obstructions and to make sure the trams will be able to manage turns on the route when the system is operational. “Speeder tests will be ongoing over the next few weeks. … It’s one of nearly 1,000 tests we’ll be going through over the course of the project,” M-1 Rail Chief Operations Officer Paul Childs said.
The QLINE route runs approximately 3.3 miles, from Downtown to Detroit’s North End neighborhood. Currently the track installation is 83% complete, station construction 40% complete, traction power substations are almost 40% complete, and overhead catenary system is at 60%, with 85% of poles installed. Passenger operations on the line could start in early 2017.
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