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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20 April 2024
- Portland's Amtrak station may move from Thompson's Point - Press Herald
- Amtrak makes its case for high-speed rail from Houston to Dallas at Southwestern Rail Conference - KBTX
- Portland Amtrak station could change locations | newscentermaine.com - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ
- Amtrak F40 Restored to Phase III Paint - Railfan & Railroad Magazine
- The beauty of Amtrak and our obsession with efficiency - Duke Chronicle
- Transportation Secretary throws cold water on South Dakota Amtrak expansion - Dakota News Now
- Portland Amtrak station could move closer to downtown - WGME
- Houston-Dallas bullet train can be done in 10 years: Amtrak - Chron
- Fredericksburg man killed in Spotsylvania County crash vs. Amtrak train - 29 News
- Commuter rail officials address topics including Amtrak access, liability insurance at House hearing - Trains - TRAINS Magazine
- Amtrak is now driving Dallas to Houston bullet train proposal - NBC DFW
- Amtrak Publishes Guide for West Baltimore Community Investments Funded by the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program - Amtrak Media
- Man struck and killed by Amtrak train at Old Town transit stop - NBC San Diego
- The Last Word: Amtrak's 'Train Daddy' on Leading the Charge for the Dallas-Houston Bullet Train - dallasinnovates.com
- Amtrak Downeaster considers new station in Portland - WMTW Portland