![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]
News Feed from Google: Amtrak
News Feed - Amtrak
10 December 2024
- Amtrak’s sleek new high-speed electric trains are coming next spring - Fast Company
- Driver injured as concrete falls from Amtrak bridge in Baltimore - TRAINS Magazine
- Amtrak calls 100-year-old rail bridge ‘structurally safe’ after chunk of concrete falls - The Baltimore Banner
- Amtrak Cascades On Track to Deliver New Airo Trainsets in 2026 - The Urbanist
- Amtrak’s fastest trains in U.S. could start carrying passengers in spring - NJ.com
- Fugitive captured at Savannah Amtrak station connected to shooting 350 miles away - WJCL News Savannah
- Woman injured after concrete pieces from underside of Amtrak bridge fall on car - wmar2news.com
- Railroad to sweep Lawrence property where many people moved after Amtrak camp closure, despite city’s objections - The Lawrence Times
- Amtrak train collides with vehicle on tracks near Amsterdam - Times Union
- Hundreds safe after Amtrak Train Collides With Tractor-Trailer in Palatine Bridge - WRGB
- Amtrak train, car collide just west of Amsterdam - WNYT NewsChannel 13
- SRC: Final agreements for Amtrak’s revival on the Coast to be completed before 2025 - WLOX
- SUV driver injured after concrete falls from railroad bridge - WBAL TV Baltimore
- Thanksgiving spirit on the Amtrak Surfline - Cal Coast News
- Amtrak train strikes tractor-trailer in Montgomery County - NEWS10 ABC
