![Amtrak 427 is eastbound at Battle Creek. 2006 [Dale Berry photo]](/images/MIRR/AmtrakWolverine(427)EBAtBattleCreekMI042106-7[DaleBerry].jpg "Amtrak 427 is eastbound at Battle Creek. 2006 [Dale Berry photo]")
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.
Website: Amtrak
Photo: Amtrak 427 is eastbound at the Battle Creek station. 2006 [Dale Berry photo]
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News Feed - Amtrak
21 November 2024
- Amtrak train strikes fallen tree in Snohomish County - KIRO Seattle
- Person hit, killed by Amtrak train in Exeter, NH - WMUR Manchester
- Amtrak Cascades train hits tree that fell onto tracks in Snohomish County - KOMO News
- Amtrak Gives Boost to 13 US Rail Projects - Newsweek
- Amtrak, NJ Transit update efforts to address Northeast Corridor disruptions - TRAINS Magazine
- Amtrak completes $122M rail project between Harrisburg, Lancaster in time for Thanksgiving - PennLive
- Amtrak train impaled through windshield by downed tree during bomb cyclone - KGW.com
- Spotlight: Hudson Valley Amtrak Route to Be Closed ‘For Years’ - WRRV
- Dallas-Houston high-speed rail proposal could benefit ‘whole of Texas,’ Amtrak executive says - Smart Cities Dive
- We paid $1,470 to take 2 cars on the Amtrak Auto Train and book a small room on board. It wasn't perfect, but I'd still do it again. - Business Insider
- Amtrak train kills person walking on tracks in NH - NBC Boston
- Pedestrian struck and killed by Amtrak Downeaster train in Exeter - Seacoastonline.com
- Amtrak Statement by CEO Stephen Gardner on the Nomination of Sean Duffy as USDOT Secretary - Amtrak Media
- I rode Amtrak in coach for 46 hours from Chicago to Miami. Here’s why it's worth it - Chicago Sun-Times
- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy discusses funding for NJ Transit and Amtrak at summit in Newark - ABC7 New York
