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Michigan Line

Michigan Line
Overview
System Amtrak
Stations 10
Services
Operation
Owner Amtrak, MDOT
Operator(s) Amtrak
Character Single track with passing sidings
Technical
Line length 232 mi (373 km)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed 110 mph (180 km/h)
Route map
Dist. Station
0 mi Conrail Michigan Line to Detroit
273 mi (439 km) Dearborn
Greenfield Village
243 mi (391 km) Ann Arbor
205 mi (330 km) Jackson
184 mi (296 km) Albion
Grand Trunk Western route to Port Huron
160 mi (260 km) Battle Creek
143.4 mi
230.8 km
Kalamazoo
156.4 mi
251.7 km
Mattawan
160.6 mi
258.5 km
Lawton
168.3 mi
270.9 km
Decatur
179.6 mi
289 km
Dowagiac
190.0 mi
305.8 km
Niles
198.5 mi
319.5 km
Buchanan
206.0 mi
331.5 km
Galien
211.8 mi
340.9 km
Three Oaks
CSX Grand Rapids Subdivision
218.9 mi
352.3 km
New Buffalo
222.7 mi
358.4 km
Indiana/Michigan border
228.5 mi
367.7 km
228.9 mi
368.4 km
Michigan City
229.8 mi
369.8 km
South Shore Line
240.7 mi
387.4 km
NS Chicago Line

The Michigan Line, sometimes known as the Chicago–Detroit Line, is a railroad corridor that runs from Porter, Indiana, to Dearborn, Michigan. It carries Amtrak's Blue Water and Wolverine services.

It is owned by Amtrak for 98 miles (158 km) from Porter, Indiana, to Kalamazoo, Michigan, the longest stretch of Amtrak-owned rail outside of the Northeastern U.S. The 135 miles of the line between Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Dearborn, Michigan was purchased by the State of Michigan in early 2013, with the exception of a short stretch in Battle Creek, Michigan; the state-owned track is now dispatched and maintained by Amtrak as part of the Michigan Line. The purchase agreement retains exclusive trackage right for freight by Norfolk Southern (NS), the previous owner of the line.

The entire line was originally the mainline of the Michigan Central Railroad.

In 2002, the section from Porter to Kalamazoo became the first passenger rail line in the United States to have positive train control (PTC) technology installed, specifically GE Transportation Systems' Incremental Train Control System (ITCS). In 2005, Amtrak received approval from the Federal Railroad Administration to run trains at up to 95 miles per hour (153 km/h) Most Amtrak trains outside of the Northeast are limited to 79 mph (127 km/h) due to federal regulations. Regular service at 110 mph began from Porter to Kalamazoo on February 15, 2012.


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