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Amtrak's long-distance routes form the backbone of the US national rail network, providing an alternative to intercity drives or flights. They are also noted for their scenery, and are popular as vacations and experiential travel. [4] A few routes provide direct service to National Parks, [note 1] with Amtrak Thruway buses reaching many more. [5]
It also operated passenger trains on the subdivision until the startup of Amtrak on May 1, 1971; Amtrak did not retain the Chicago–Sioux City, Iowa, Hawkeye. [4] Passenger service returned on February 14, 1974, with the introduction of the Black Hawk between Chicago and Dubuque, Iowa. [5] This service ended on September 30, 1981. [6]
The Lincoln Service is a 284-mile (457 km) higher-speed rail service operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri.The train is a part of the Illinois Service and is partially funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The Detroit–Chicago corridor has been designated by the Federal Railroad Administration as a high-speed rail corridor. [8] A 97-mile (156 km) stretch along the route of Blue Water from Porter, Indiana to Kalamazoo, Michigan is the longest segment of track owned by Amtrak outside of the Northeast Corridor . [ 8 ]
The Hiawatha (also called the Hiawatha Service), is an 86-mile (138 km) train route operated by Amtrak between Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Twelve to fourteen trains (six round-trips, five on Sunday) run daily between Chicago and Milwaukee, [2] making intermediate stops in Glenview, Illinois; Sturtevant, Wisconsin; and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.
It ran on the four days each week that the Cardinal did not run, giving daily rail service to the Chicago–Indianapolis corridor. The Hoosier State ceased on June 30, 2019, after funding for the train was not written into Indiana's 2019 state budget. The Cardinal continues to provide three round trips per week between Chicago and Indianapolis. [2]
Prior to being discontinued in 2019, the Hoosier State provided service on the portion of the Cardinal's route between Indianapolis and Chicago on the other four days of the week. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Cardinal's ridership was 82,705 in fiscal year 2023, a 3.0% increase from FY2022, [ 5 ] but approximately 25% below its pre- COVID-19 pandemic ...
[8] [9] [10] On the four days of the week that the North Coast Hiawatha did not run, its route between Chicago and Minneapolis was served by a train on the same schedule. This Chicago–Minneapolis train was initially named Hiawatha, [11] then Twin Cities Hiawatha (starting January 16, 1972), [12] and, finally, Hiawatha again (starting October ...