Amtrak - The National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Amtrak is a federally owned railroad which provides national passenger train service in the United States. Amtrak was created in 1971 to relieve most railroads from being required to continue to provide passenger service. In return, the railroads agreed to allow Amtrak to use its tracks.
In Michigan, Amtrak provides passenger service on three lines. It operates three round trips each day between Pontiac via Detroit to Chicago, Illinois (CN/Conrail/Amtrak/NS). The second route has a single round trip each day between Port Huron and Chicago, via Battle Creek (CN/Amtrak/NS). The third route has a single round trip each day between Grand Rapids and Chicago via Porter, Indiana (CSX/NS).
Amtrak operates on two sections of track which are not owned by freight railroads. Amtrak itself purchased former Conrail trackage between Kalamazoo and Porter, Indiana. In 2013, the State of Michigan purchased former Norfolk Southern trackage between Dearborn and Kalamazoo. The first line offered trains that exceed 80 m.p.h. in a section which uses advanced positive train control. High speed operation is also planned for the Dearborn to Kalamazoo route as well. Norfolk Southern continues to provide freight service on both of these lines through trackage rights.
Amtrak has stations in Albion, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Benton Harbor/St. Joseph, Birmingham, Dearborn, Detroit, Dowagiac, Durand, Flint, Grand Rapids, Holland, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Lapeer, Michigan City, Niles, and Pontiac in Michigan.
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Photo: Amtrak 427 is eastbound at the Battle Creek station. 2006 [Dale Berry photo]
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19 May 2024
- 3 dead after Amtrak train collides with pickup truck in western New York - CNN
- Why Amtrak looks likely to operate Colorado's proposed Front Range rail line • Colorado Newsline - Colorado Newsline
- Passenger rail service suspended between Montreal and NYC after CN-Amtrak deal - CBC.ca
- Why doesn't the U.S. have high speed trains? - Fortune
- Pedestrian dead after being hit by Amtrak train, officials say - Action News 5
- Pedestrian struck, killed by Amtrak train in North Hollywood - KABC-TV
- Amtrak: designs for a new Elyria train station in the works - Chronicle Telegram
- Most scenic routes to take on Amtrak in the Midwest and U.S. - KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis
- COASTER, Amtrak service briefly suspended due to ‘police activity’ in Carlsbad - FOX 5 San Diego
- Mobile’s Amtrak decision could affect federal grants: rail representative - AL.com
- 76-year-old Round Rock resident identified in fatal Amtrak train collision - KEYE TV CBS Austin
- Dells, Portage, Columbus anticipate tourism glow from Amtrak's Borealis train starting Tuesday - Madison.com
- 3 dead after Amtrak train collides with truck near Buffalo, New York - USA TODAY
- 3 killed in western New York after vehicle hit by Amtrak train - CBS News
- 3 dead after vehicle-train collision in North Tonawanda - Spectrum News