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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.
The first was a Chicago–Milwaukee–Minneapolis service, known simply as the Hiawatha. This would be renamed the Twin Cities Hiawatha, then extended to Seattle and renamed the North Coast Hiawatha. This service ended in 1979. [6]: 30–31, 73 In 2024, Amtrak reinstated Chicago–Milwaukee–St. Paul service with the Borealis.
Amtrak retained a single Chicago-Minneapolis frequency with the Burlington Northern's Empire Builder, which was re-routed over the Milwaukee Road's line through Milwaukee to St. Paul. [10] Amtrak has operated the Chicago–Seattle Empire Builder over the former Twin Cities Hiawatha routing since May 1971.
Nearly $73 million in federal funding has been approved for improving rail passenger service between Milwaukee and Chicago. The Muskego Yard bypass project could increase the frequency of trips ...
All aboard, Milwaukee. There’s a new train route from the Twin Cities and Chicago starting Tuesday, with two stops in the city. Amtrak’s Borealis is a new 12-stop train route between Chicago ...
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), better known as the Milwaukee Road (reporting mark MILW), was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986.
The Milwaukee Road main line was completed between Milwaukee and Watertown in 1855. [1] The train's heritage dates to 1886, originating as a Madison–Milwaukee–Chicago intercity service. The corridor has had several of these trains throughout its history, but train 12 left Watertown at daybreak and arrived in Milwaukee before business hours.
The Amtrak Borealis line, connecting Milwaukee to Chicago and the Twin Cities, debuted May 21. New Amtrak Borealis train connecting Milwaukee to Twin Cities has 100,000 riders in first five months ...