![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
28 January 2025
- Cincinnati's Union Terminal may offer new Amtrak routes to Dallas and New York - WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Amtrak train hits FedEx truck in Marysville - KIRO Seattle
- Amtrak Pioneer Route Restoration Proposed in FRA Report - Железнодорожный журнал «Railway Supply»
- Norfolk Amtrak parking lot permanently closed for casino construction - The Virginian-Pilot
- States Rejoice After Federal Report Recommends Restoring Amtrak Service In The West - TheTravel
- Federal study mulls over restoring Amtrak service from Portland to Boise - KOIN.com
- FRA report recommends introducing 15 new Amtrak routes - International Railway Journal
- VIDEO: Salem man struck, killed by Amtrak train in Columbiana - WFMJ
- Portland landowner balks at Downeaster train station proposal - Press Herald
- Norfolk Southern asks court to dismiss lawsuit over Amtrak Crescent on-time performance - TRAINS Magazine
- Union roundup: Amtrak stewards, Toronto Terminals ratify contracts - TRAINS Magazine
- Federal report recommends bringing Amtrak service back to Eastern Oregon - Oregon Public Broadcasting
- Amtrak parking lot closed as Norfolk casino project moves forward - 13newsnow.com WVEC
- Louisville picked as potential Amtrak stop - WHAS11.com
- Save Big on Travel with Amtrak’s Northeast Winter Sale - Amtrak Media
