![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 December 2024
- Seattle-Vancouver Amtrak service suspended after landslide - The Seattle Times
- Will a government shutdown impact Amtrak train travel? What you need to know - USA TODAY
- Amtrak Completes Important Early Construction Activity for Susquehanna River Bridge Project - Amtrak Media
- Amtrak Launches Sawtooth Bridges Replacement to Boost Rail Capacity and Speed - Железнодорожный журнал «Railway Supply»
- Duckworth-Capito-Molinaro-Payne Bipartisan Bill to Promote Accessibility at Amtrak Stations Passes House, Set to Become Law - RiverBender.com
- Landslide suspends Amtrak service between Seattle, Vancouver BC - FOX 13 Seattle
- Amtrak Inspector General report: Long-distance fleet order delayed as carbuilders balk - TRAINS Magazine
- Federal money moves Pacific Northwest high-speed rail forward - The Daily Herald
- Amtrak ‘High Risk’ LDFR Program: Off the Rails? - RailwayAge Magazine
- Police: 2 people dead after struck by Amtrak train in Baltimore - WBAL TV Baltimore
- Landslide temporarily suspended Amtrak rail services through Bellingham - My Bellingham Now
- Police: Two people dead after being struck by Amtrak train in Southwest Baltimore - wmar2news.com
- Man charged in death of woman gunned down in reported dispute near CT Amtrak station - Hartford Courant
- 2 people fatally struck by Amtrak train while trespassing on tracks in Baltimore, police say - CBS Baltimore
- Amtrak awards two contracts for its Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project - Mass Transit Magazine
