![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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09 May 2025
- Amtrak bilked out of $12M by at least 119 employees, doctors in fraud scheme; many still on the job: report - Fox News
- US railroad Amtrak cutting 450 positions, $100 million in annual costs - Reuters
- Amtrak to Cut 20% of Top-Level Staff Amid Trump Uncertainty - Bloomberg.com
- Amtrak Cuts 450 Management Positions - Railfan & Railroad Magazine
- Amtrak trims management workforce - trains.com
- Amtrak services between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. delayed due to hold on tracks - CBS News
- Amtrak work delays dozens of LIRR trains weeks before planned tunnel work - New York Daily News
- Amtrak delays East River Tunnel project by two weeks - trains.com
- Amtrak delays East River Tunnel repairs 2 weeks following MTA setback — same day Adams begged feds to pump brakes - New York Post
- Seattle’s $300M Amtrak expansion to bring modern trains, transportation by 2027 - MyNorthwest.com
- Amtrak service between Baltimore, Washington D.C. resumes after hold - WBFF
- This Solo Traveler Traveled All Over the U.S. Over 30 Days Using a Single $499 Amtrak Pass—Here's How - Travel + Leisure
- Transit Briefs: Metrolinx, LACMTA, Brightline, Amtrak - Railway Age
- Amtrak returns Talgo set to Cascades service - trains.com
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