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The estimated busiest day for Metra ridership occurred on November 4, 2016—the day of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series victory rally, with a record 460,000+ passengers. [ 5 ] Metra is the descendant of numerous passenger rail services dating to the 1850s.
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]
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]
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]
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 ]
In September 2021, the Rail Passengers Association assessed restoration of the full North Coast Hiawatha as proposed by the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority. On an annual basis, they forecast ridership of 426,000, economic benefit of $270.6 million, operating cost of $68 million, revenue of $41 million, and a vehicle-miles traveled reduction of ...
2024 is not 1968 — and the Democratic convention in Chicago will play out very differently than in the days of Walter Cronkite. “But just because a situation echoes the past does not mean ...
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 ...