Editing Niles, Michigan (section)

==Infrastructure==
{{See also|Niles (Amtrak station)}}

===Rail===
The two [[Rail transport|rail lines]] currently serving Niles are Amtrak's [[Blue Water (train)|Blue Water]] and [[Wolverine (train)|Wolverine]] services. The Blue Water line runs between [[Chicago]] and [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]], by way of [[East Lansing]] and [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]. The Wolverine line runs between [[Chicago]] and [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]], by way of [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], [[Ann Arbor]] and [[Detroit]]. Freight service provided by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]. However, it was once served by several other lines. The Amtrak line was the [[Michigan Central Railroad]]'s main line, opened through Niles in 1848 and 1849. The [[St. Joseph Valley Railroad (1869–1870)|St. Joseph Valley Railroad]] opened in 1870 as the Michigan Central's [[South Bend Branch]], and the [[Michigan Air Line Railroad]], leased to the Michigan Central, opened a line heading east from Niles in 1871, known as the [[Air Line Branch]]. The final line through Niles was the southeast–northwest [[Benton Harbor Branch]] of the [[Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway]] (also known as the Big Four), originally opened by the [[Elkhart, Niles and Lake Michigan Railroad]] in 1881. All of these lines were part of the [[New York Central Railroad]] system. The Air Line Branch was abandoned at Niles in 1937, and the Benton Harbor Branch (Big Four) was removed north of Niles in 1980. The South Bend Branch was removed later that decade.<!--what about the other line, to the southeast?--><ref>[http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/BerrienStations/Niles/NilesMI.htm Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum: Niles, Michigan]</ref><!--this could use better sourcing-->

The Amtrak station is located along the main line east of the former Benton Harbor Branch crossing and west of the former junctions with the South Bend and Air Line Branches. Amtrak uses the old Michigan Central station; the current structure was built in 1892 and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011221124044/http://www.michmarkers.com/pages/L1874.htm Michigan Historical Marker: Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot]}}</ref>  Scenes in films such as ''[[Continental Divide (film)|Continental Divide]]'', ''[[Midnight Run]]'' and ''[[Only the Lonely (film)|Only the Lonely]]'' were shot here. Baggage cannot be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment are allowed on board as carry-ons.

===Major highways===
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*{{jct|state=MI|US|31}} passes to the west
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===Transit===
Niles is served by Niles Dial-A-Ride Transportation System (DART).<ref>[http://www.ci.niles.mi.us/DeptsAndServices/NilesDialARide/DialARide.htm Dial A Ride Transportation System]''City of Niles website''.<!-- Also available via nilesdialaride.org --></ref> The service has been running since 1974. It is run by Niles City Council and operated under contract by McDonald Transit. The agency is based in the same building as the city's Amtrak station. In addition to Dial-a-Ride service, it offers fixed route service via Route 2. The route runs through Niles throughout the weekdays. As of January 1, 2011, it also stops at South Bend, Indiana once every two hours. The route connects to [[South Bend TRANSPO]] Route 5 at Auten Road/Route 933 intersection.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ci.niles.mi.us/DeptsAndServices/NilesDialARide/RouteServiceToSouthBend1210.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-02-13 |archive-date=2011-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718193031/http://www.ci.niles.mi.us/DeptsAndServices/NilesDialARide/RouteServiceToSouthBend1210.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>