I know, I couldn't think of two more divergent populaces than Howell and Ann Arbor.
LOL. That's the funniest part about the train. The only reason Ann Arborites go to Howell are for work or for visiting friends and family. Anything I need in Howell I can get in Ann Arbor, Whitmore Lake, or Brighton. The only reason people in Ann Arbor would go to Brighton for that matter outside of the Howell reasons is for Costco off of US-23. Many won't even do that, since there's very strong disdain towards both Brighton and Howell down in city limits.
I wish I could say this train was an April Fools Joke.
Next stop Flint and the other U of M campus.
That was my initial thought, too. And YES! I hate that traffic merging from NB 23 onto WB 96. I travel it frequently. I just hate 23 anyway and am glad I don't have to drive it.