![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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21 January 2025
- I paid $400 for a roomette on a 15-hour Amtrak train. The 23-square-foot space was more comfortable than I expected. - Business Insider
- VIDEO: Amtrak train hits stuck semi-truck in Auburn; no injuries reported - KOMO News
- Amtrak train slams into semi-truck in Auburn, WA - FOX 13 Seattle
- Amtrak train hits semi-truck stuck on tracks in Auburn - The Seattle Times
- Eight more trains added to Amtrak Midwest cancellation list (updated) - TRAINS Magazine
- Do Amtrak points expire? - The Points Guy
- Rail News - FRA sends Amtrak long-distance service study to Congress. For Railroad Career Professionals - Progressive Rail Roading
- Amtrak Expands Train Cancellations Amid Extreme Cold Weather - Железнодорожный журнал «Railway Supply»
- Amtrak Just Discounted a Popular New England Route With $30 Roundtrip Tickets — and We Have the Promo Code - Travel + Leisure
- The 5 Best-Looking Amtrak Stations In America (& 2 That Need To Be Revamped) - TheTravel
- Amtrak to offer transportation to Inauguration activities in Washington D.C. - WSLS 10
- Amtrak cancels more trains amid Arctic blast in Chicago area - NBC Chicago
- Amtrak Offers Convenient and Flexible Transportation to Inauguration Activities in Washington, D.C. - Amtrak Media
- I Traveled Between Durham and Raleigh on Amtrak. It Was Great, Until It Wasn’t. - INDY Week
- Will Biden end up in Delaware on Inauguration Day? Maybe by Amtrak? Here is what we know - The News Journal
