Illinois Service: Difference between revisions

Route map
	Legend
	14 mi
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	24 mi
	39 km
	28 mi
	45 km
	57 mi
	92 km
	52 mi
	84 km
	82 mi
	132 km
	83 mi
	134 km
	115 mi
	185 km
	104 mi
	167 km
	129 mi
	208 km
	173 mi
	278 km
	142 mi
	229 km
	200 mi
	322 km
	Moline
	Quad Cities
	175 mi
	282 km
	253 mi
	407 km
	289 mi
	465 km
	131 mi
	211 km
	309 mi
	497 km
	Carbondale
	Illini & Saluki
	162 mi
	261 km
	202 mi
	325 km
	12 mi
	19 km
	Quincy
	Illinois Zephyr &
	258 mi
	415 km
	37 mi
	60 km
	Carl Sandburg
	74 mi
	119 km
	92 mi
	148 km
	124 mi
	200 km
	156 mi
	251 km
	185 mi
	298 km
	224 mi
	360 km
	257 mi
	414 km
	IL
	MO
	284 mi
	457 km
	St. Louis
	Lincoln Service

Illinois Service
Illinois Service
	The Chicago–Quincy Illinois Zephyr, an Illinois Service train
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri
First service	November 14, 1971
Current operator(s)	Amtrak
Website	https://www.amtrak.com/illinois-services-train
Route
Termini	Chicago; St. Louis; Quincy; Carbondale
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Track owner(s)	BNSF, UP, CN
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	14 mi
	23 km
	24 mi
	39 km
	28 mi
	45 km
	57 mi
	92 km
	52 mi
	84 km
	82 mi
	132 km
	83 mi
	134 km
	115 mi
	185 km
	104 mi
	167 km
	129 mi
	208 km
	173 mi
	278 km
	142 mi
	229 km
	200 mi
	322 km
	Moline
	Quad Cities
	175 mi
	282 km
	253 mi
	407 km
	289 mi
	465 km
	131 mi
	211 km
	309 mi
	497 km
	Carbondale
	Illini & Saluki
	162 mi
	261 km
	202 mi
	325 km
	12 mi
	19 km
	Quincy
	Illinois Zephyr &
	258 mi
	415 km
	37 mi
	60 km
	Carl Sandburg
	74 mi
	119 km
	92 mi
	148 km
	124 mi
	200 km
	156 mi
	251 km
	185 mi
	298 km
	224 mi
	360 km
	257 mi
	414 km
	IL
	MO
	284 mi
	457 km
	St. Louis
	Lincoln Service

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The Illinois Service, branded Amtrak Illinois, comprises three passenger rail routes operated by Amtrak in the American state of Illinois. The Illinois Service is funded primarily by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and falls under the broader Amtrak Midwest brand.

Chicago is a terminus for all three Illinois Service routes, which all have multiple daily round trips:

Chicago–Quincy: two round trips daily, the Illinois Zephyr and the Carl Sandburg^[1]
Chicago–St. Louis Lincoln Service: four round trips daily and the only route that serves another state^[2]
Chicago–Carbondale: two round trips daily, the Illini and the Saluki, and the only route whose trains have checked baggage service^[1]

Proposed expansion

Two proposed Illinois Service routes have been accepted by the Corridor Identification and Development Program, both in December 2023:

Chicago–Peoria Prairie Marksman via Joliet, Morris, Ottawa, and LaSalle-Peru^[3]
Chicago–Moline Quad Cities: uses the existing Chicago–Quincy route between Chicago and Princeton, branching from it west of Wyanet to serve the Quad Cities via Geneseo^[4]

The Quad Cities and the Rockford-Chicago portion of the Black Hawk were to have been added in late 2015^[5] but were put on hold by then-Governor Bruce Rauner.^[6] They were resurrected and funded in 2019 as part of a transportation bill supported by Governor J.B. Pritzker.^[7] In 2023, Pritzker announced that the Rockford-Chicago train will be operated by Metra.^[8]

In addition to the two new routes, a committee was formed in late 2021 to study and promote extending the Chicago–Quincy route to Hannibal, Missouri.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "Governor Blagojevich Announces Amtrak Carl Sandburg to Start Running October 30th". Amtrak. National Railroad Passenger Corporation. October 8, 2006. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ "Governor Blagojevich Announces Amtrak Lincoln Service to Start Running October 30th". Amtrak. National Railroad Passenger Corporation. October 14, 2006. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ Rodriguez, Jolie (December 7, 2023). "Peoria a step closer to Amtrak passenger rail service". 25 News. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ Doxsee, Alec (December 7, 2023). "Quad Cities-Chicago rail corridor receives $500K grant". WQAD. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ Bowen, Douglas John (December 5, 2013). "NARP: New Amtrak Midwest routes advance". Railway Age. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ "Rauner puts plan for Amtrak service from Chicago to Rockford on hold". ABC 7. February 8, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ "Rail group celebrates 'big win' for Amtrak line from QC to Chicago". WQAD.com. October 23, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ Neveau, James (July 6, 2023). "Metra to restore rail service between Rockford, Chicago for first time in 40 years". NBC 5 Chicago. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ Edlund, Clare (January 4, 2022). "Hannibal coalition works to attract downtown Amtrak station". WGEM. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

External links

[sandburg-1] "Governor Blagojevich Announces Amtrak Carl Sandburg to Start Running October 30th". Amtrak. National Railroad Passenger Corporation. October 8, 2006. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

[2] "Governor Blagojevich Announces Amtrak Lincoln Service to Start Running October 30th". Amtrak. National Railroad Passenger Corporation. October 14, 2006. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

[3] Rodriguez, Jolie (December 7, 2023). "Peoria a step closer to Amtrak passenger rail service". 25 News. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[4] Doxsee, Alec (December 7, 2023). "Quad Cities-Chicago rail corridor receives $500K grant". WQAD. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[5] Bowen, Douglas John (December 5, 2013). "NARP: New Amtrak Midwest routes advance". Railway Age. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[6] "Rauner puts plan for Amtrak service from Chicago to Rockford on hold". ABC 7. February 8, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[7] "Rail group celebrates 'big win' for Amtrak line from QC to Chicago". WQAD.com. October 23, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[metra-rockford-8] Neveau, James (July 6, 2023). "Metra to restore rail service between Rockford, Chicago for first time in 40 years". NBC 5 Chicago. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[9] Edlund, Clare (January 4, 2022). "Hannibal coalition works to attract downtown Amtrak station". WGEM. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

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 Two proposed ''Illinois Service'' routes have been accepted by the [[Corridor Identification and Development Program]], both in December 2023:
 * Chicago–[[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]] ''[[Prairie Marksman]]'' via Joliet, [[Morris, Illinois|Morris]], [[Ottawa, Illinois|Ottawa]], and [[LaSalle, Illinois|LaSalle]]-[[Peru, Illinois|Peru]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Rodriguez |first=Jolie |date=December 7, 2023 |title=Peoria a step closer to Amtrak passenger rail service |url=https://www.25newsnow.com/2023/12/08/peoria-step-closer-amtrak-passenger-rail-service/ |work=25 News |access-date=May 13, 2024}}</ref>

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Proposed expansion

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