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The first was a Chicago–Milwaukee–Minneapolis service, known simply as the Hiawatha. This would be renamed the Twin Cities Hiawatha, then extended to Seattle and renamed the North Coast Hiawatha. This service ended in 1979. [6]: 30–31, 73 In 2024, Amtrak reinstated Chicago–Milwaukee–St. Paul service with the Borealis.
Amtrak briefly reused the Twin Cities Hiawatha name for a Chicago-Minneapolis service from January 16 to June 12, 1972, and October 30, 1977, to April 30, 1978. [11] The corridor only had the Empire Builder until May 21, 2024, when the daily Chicago–St. Paul Borealis began operation. [12]
Because "Train Days" was held on the anniversary of "D-Day" in 2021, Union Pacific & Canadian Pacific displayed special military commemorative locomotives alongside Milwaukee Road E9 32A & Amtrak 161, specially painted for Amtrak's 50th anniversary. Train Days returned in 2022, featuring two restored SD45s from Duluth, GN 400 and NP 3617, MILW ...
Station waiting area and upstairs lounge, August 2011. The Midway station is located at 730 Transfer Road [1] [7] and is named after the Midway area of Saint Paul. [Note 2] Its Amtrak station code was MSP [1] [3] [Note 1] and from 1978 to 2014 it served as the only intercity train station for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area.
Arrivals and departures at Minneapolis Great Northern Depot in April 1971, weeks before Amtrak's takeover of all passenger operations at the station. It was the destination for trains of several railroads that served Minneapolis, including, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (Burlington) Chicago and North Western Railway (Omaha Road)
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed (commonly referred to as the Milwaukee Road Depot), now officially named The Depot, is a historic railroad depot in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. At its peak, the station served 29 trains per day.
Long-awaited expanded train service on Amtrak between St. Paul's Union Depot and downtown Chicago is slated to begin May 21. The newly christened Borealis service will feature a midday departure ...
The Hiawatha (also called the Hiawatha Service), is an 86-mile (138 km) train route operated by Amtrak between Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Twelve to fourteen trains (six round-trips, five on Sunday) run daily between Chicago and Milwaukee, [2] making intermediate stops in Glenview, Illinois; Sturtevant, Wisconsin; and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.