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Lincoln Service (Amtrak)

Lincoln Service
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A Lincoln Service departs Chicago in May 2009. Directly behind is the Sears Tower (now Willis).
Overview
Service type Higher-speed rail
Locale Midwest United States
Predecessor State House
First service 2006
Current operator(s) Amtrak
Ridership

1,796 average daily
655,465 total (FY13)

633,531 (FY14)
Route
Start Chicago, Illinois
Stops 9
End St. Louis, Missouri
Distance travelled 284 miles (457 km)
Average journey time 5 hours, 30 minutes
Service frequency Four round-trips daily
Train number(s) 300-307
On-board services
Class(es) Business class and reserved coach
Catering facilities On-board café
Technical
Horizon Fleet coaches
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed Up to 110 miles per hour (180 km/h)
Track owner(s) CN, UP, NS, KCS, TRRA

1,796 average daily
655,465 total (FY13)

The Lincoln Service is a 284-mile (457 km) higher-speed rail service operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri. The train is a part of the Illinois Service and is partially funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The train uses the same tracks as Amtrak's Texas Eagle.

The Lincoln Service is a re-branding of the former State House route. The train route was originally run by the Alton Railroad, which merged with the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad (GM&O) in 1947. By the time the GM&O merged with the Illinois Central Railroad in 1972, Amtrak had taken over passenger service.

During fiscal year 2013, the Lincoln Service trains carried nearly 655,465 passengers, an increase of 9.7% from FY2012. The service had a total revenue of $16,382,439, an increase of 22.7% from FY2012.

In March, 2013 the travel time from Chicago to St. Louis was 5 hours 30 minutes -- 35 minutes slower than the Illinois Central Railroad operated its express trains over the same route during the 1930s.

As a result of continuing upgrades on the line between Chicago and St. Louis, two additional trains daily began running on 30 October 2006, for a total of five trains daily, including the Texas Eagle and Ann Rutledge which terminated beyond St. Louis, along with the rebranding of the State House service as part of the Lincoln Service. From April 2007 the Ann Rutledge operated only between Kansas City and St. Louis where it connected to the Lincoln Service trains; Amtrak discontinued the name altogether in 2009.


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