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Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan
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- Type
- Transit authority — Regional transit authority for southeast Michigan; designated recipient of FTA Section 5310 funds and, since 2024, owns the QLINE
- Market · Region
- United States · Michigan
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
Owns and runs Detroit's QLINE streetcar, free to ride, after taking it over from M-1 RAIL in 2024.
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Coordinates regional transit in southeast Michigan and, since its board accepted the transfer from M-1 RAIL on 19 September 2024, owns and runs the QLINE, a 3.3-mile, 13-stop streetcar on Woodward Avenue that is free to ride. It is the designated recipient of FTA Section 5310 funds.
- Type
- Transit authority — Regional transit authority for southeast Michigan; designated recipient of FTA Section 5310 funds and, since 2024, owns the QLINE
- Where
- Michigan · Detroit
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
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- Published contacts (2)
- Award history (2)
- Entry path
- Portals (2)
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7 sources · 6 primary
- ● Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan - Partnering with RTA · Procurement page: solicitations issued through BidNet; open RFP for QLINE Electrical Infrastructure (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan - RFP 2026-006 · RFP 2026-006 QLINE Electrical Infrastructure Inspection, Tensioning, Repair, and Maintenance, issued 28 September 2026 (published 2026-09-28 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan - QLINE · QLINE service page: 3.3-mile route on Woodward Avenue, 13 stops, free to ride, connections with the People Mover (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● QLINE Detroit · QLINE site: service powered by the RTA, 3.3 miles, 13 stops, streetcars every 15 minutes (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ○ Mass Transit (trade press) - reproducing RTA release · RTA board accepts transfer of the QLINE from M-1 RAIL, 20 September 2024. Secondary: the RTA's own release page is a link stub, so this reproduction is used (published 2024-09-20 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Detroit Transportation Corporation - System Plan and Downtown Mobility Study · DPM System Plan and Downtown Mobility Study, final report, August 2026: budget and funding, capital needs (published 2026-08 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan - Board meeting summary · Board meeting summary, Thursday 19 September 2024: QLINE Street Railway System Transfer & Purchase Agreement Resolution passed unanimously (published 2024-09-19 · checked 2026-10-07)
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