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Amtrak trains between Chicago, IL and Quincy, IL

Illinois Zephyr andCarl Sandburg
The eastboundIllinois Zephyr arriving at Princeton in 2017
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusOperating
LocaleIllinois
PredecessorAmerican Royal Zephyr
Kansas City Zephyr
First service
  • November 14, 1971 (1971-11-14) (Illinois Zephyr)
  • October 30, 2006 (2006-10-30) (Carl Sandburg)
Current operatorAmtrak
Annual ridership141,722 (FY 24) Increase 23.8%[a][1]
Route
TerminiChicago, Illinois
Quincy, Illinois
Stops10
Distance travelled258 miles (415 km)
Average journey time4 hours, 21 minutes[2]
Service frequencyTwo daily round trips
Train number380–383
On-board services
ClassesReserved Coach and Business Class
Seating arrangementsAirline-style coach seating
Catering facilitiesOn-board café
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)standard gauge
Track ownerBNSF
Route map
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Chicago
14 mi
23 km
LaGrange Road
28 mi
45 km
Naperville
38 mi
61 km
Aurora
Bypassed 1983
52 mi
84 km
Plano
83 mi
134 km
Mendota
104 mi
167 km
Princeton
131 mi
211 km
Kewanee
162 mi
261 km
Galesburg
Bus interchange
202 mi
325 km
Macomb
258 mi
415 km
Quincy
West Quincy
Closed 1994

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
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TheIllinois Zephyr andCarl Sandburg are a pair ofpassenger trains operated byAmtrak on a 258-mile (415 km) route betweenChicago andQuincy, Illinois. AsIllinois Service trains, they are partially funded by theIllinois Department of Transportation. Between Chicago andGalesburg, Illinois, the trains share their route with theCalifornia Zephyr andSouthwest Chief; the remainder of the route (Galesburg–Quincy) is served exclusively by theIllinois Zephyr/Carl Sandburg.

TheIllinois Zephyr is the longest continuously operated state-sponsored train, having started in November 1971.[3]: 241  TheCarl Sandburg was added as the route's second daily round trip in 2006.

Duringfiscal year 2024, theIllinois Zephyr andCarl Sandburg carried a combined 141,722 passengers, a 23.8% increase over fiscal year 2023.[4] The two trains had a total revenue of$10.5 million in fiscal year 2021, a 9.5% decrease over fiscal year 2014.[5]

History

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Postcards of theKansas City Zephyr andAmerican Royal Zephyr, predecessors to theIllinois Zephyr

The initial train route between Quincy and Chicago first opened as a part of three independent railroads in 1855. The portion of track between Quincy and Galesburg was owned by theNorthern Cross Railroad, led byNehemiah Bushnell, and was completed in 1854. This connected with the Central Military Tract Road between Galesburg andMendota, Illinois. At Mendota, it connected with theChicago and Aurora Railroad to complete the route to Chicago.[6] These three railroads eventually merged into theChicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

TheIllinois Zephyr is a descendant of theKansas City Zephyr andAmerican Royal Zephyr passenger train routes operated by theChicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad from 1953 until 1968 and 1971, respectively. The state of Illinois intervened in 1971 at the request of Quincy College (nowQuincy University),Western Illinois University, and residents of western Illinois. This became part of the "Illinois Service" initiative in 1971 and is partially funded by theIllinois Department of Transportation.[3]: 242  Service on theIllinois Zephyr began on November 14, 1971, betweenChicago andWest Quincy, Missouri. The name "Zephyr" is preserved in the current name of the line.

Service toPlano began on April 30, 1972. Service to Quincy proper began on April 24, 1983, in response to the West Quincy station being frequently cut off by flooding. The suburban stop atAurora, was discontinued on April 28, 1985, in favor ofNaperville.[3]: 251–252  Passenger service was cut back to Quincy on May 1, 1994, after amajor flood in 1993 destroyed the original station at West Quincy. TheIllinois Zephyr and theCarl Sandburg trainsets continue to cross theMississippi River tolayover at the BNSF West Quincy railyard for servicing between runs.

On October 30, 2006, a second round trip, theCarl Sandburg was added as part of theMidwest Regional Rail Initiative. The train's name honors the famed andPulitzer-winning writerCarl Sandburg, whosebirthplace inGalesburg, Illinois lies just a few hundred feet from this train's route. The morning westbound/evening eastbound schedule complements the opposite morning eastbound/evening westbound schedule of theIllinois Zephyr.

Starting November 16, 2022, Amtrak began substituting the morning runs of theIllinois Zephyr (train 380) andCarl Sandburg (train 381) withAmtrak Thruway buses due to staffing shortages at Amtrak's Quincy crew base. The suspension lasted until January 17, 2023.[7][8]

Proposed extension

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During 2010, Amtrak contacted officials from communities in northeastern Missouri and western Illinois regarding the feasibility of extending the routes from Quincy to the Missouri cities ofHannibal andSt. Louis. Without any funding, though, no formal planning or studies were done for the extension.[9]

Plans for a Hannibal extension were revived in late 2021, when a coalition of political, business, and transportation leaders was formed. A committee will investigate potential station locations in downtown Hannibal (including the Y Men’s Pavilion), discuss surrounding mobility issues (including parking, walkability, and flooding), and work to find funding for planning and studies. The committee, which will be soliciting input from the public, held its first meeting January 2022.[10]

The Quincy–Hannibal route appeared in the 2022 Missouri State Freight and Rail Plan as a potential long-term passenger corridor.[11] In 2023 theMissouri Department of Transportation applied for federal funding to study the route under theInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.[12]

Stations

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Amtrak Illinois Zephyr / Carl Sandburg route

The entire route is located in theU.S. state ofIllinois.

Town/CityStationConnections
ChicagoChicago
Union Station
La GrangeLaGrange Road
NapervilleNaperville
PlanoPlanoBus interchangeKAT(dial-a-ride)
MendotaMendota
PrincetonPrinceton
KewaneeKewaneeBus interchangeHenry County Public Transportation(dial-a-ride)
GalesburgGalesburg
MacombMacombBus interchangeGo West Transit
QuincyQuincyBus interchangeQuincy Transit Lines

Rolling stock

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A typicalCarl Sandburg in 2010

A normal AmtrakIllinois Zephyr orCarl Sandburg consists of:[13][14]

References

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  1. ^"Amtrak Fiscal Year 2024 Ridership"(PDF). Amtrak. December 3, 2024.
  2. ^"Amtrak Timetable Results".www.amtrak.com. RetrievedDecember 20, 2021.
  3. ^abcSanders, Craig (2006).Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana:Indiana University Press.ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
  4. ^"Amtrak FY24 Ridership"(PDF).
  5. ^"Amtrak FY23 Ridership"(PDF). \. RetrievedJanuary 14, 2024.
  6. ^"Plank Road Meeting at Clayton".The Quincy Whig. January 23, 1854. p. 1.
  7. ^"Amtrak cancels 2 Quincy trains".KHQA. November 16, 2022. RetrievedDecember 1, 2022.
  8. ^"Amtrak cancels morning Illinois Zephyr, Carl Sandburg".Trains. November 17, 2022. RetrievedDecember 1, 2022.
  9. ^"Hannibal rails for Amtrak". ConnectTristates.com. October 18, 2010. RetrievedOctober 19, 2010.
  10. ^Edlund, Clare (January 4, 2022)."Hannibal coalition works to attract downtown Amtrak station".WGEM. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2022.
  11. ^"2022 Missouri State Freight and Rail Plan"(PDF). Missouri Department of Transportation. p. 58. RetrievedSeptember 19, 2023.
  12. ^Collison, Kevin (September 18, 2023)."MoDOT Seeks New Amtrak Service from KC to Springfield, St. Joe, STL".CitySceneKC. RetrievedSeptember 19, 2023.
  13. ^"ILLINOIS ZEPHYR CARL SANDBURG". TrainWeb. RetrievedOctober 19, 2010.
  14. ^"Amtrak touts new locomotives for local passengers". The Whig. November 14, 2017. RetrievedNovember 14, 2017.

Notes

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  1. ^Amtrak's Fiscal Year (FY) runs from October 1 of the prior year to September 30 of the named year.

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