(Milwaukee ~ Chicago)”Hiawatha Service” in the US (Rail Track Diagram map)
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This page is about railway track wiring maps of the Amtrak "Hiawatha Service" trains from Milwaukee to Chicago in the United States of America.
アメリカ合衆国の ミルウォーキーからシカゴまでのアムトラック・ハイワササービス号の線路配線図です。
(Milwaukee~Chicago) Mapas de diagramas de vías Ferrovarias de "Hiawatha Service” en Estados Unidos(EE. UU.).
這是 美國國鐵 海華沙號 在美利堅合眾國 從密爾沃基 到芝加哥 的鐵路圖。
Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin, with a city population of over 570,000 and a metropolitan area of over 1 million. Located about 85miles(140 km) north of Chicago along Lake Michigan, it is a thriving industrial city and is home to the headquarters of large motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson.
Amtrak's "Hiawatha Service" is an intercity express train that connects Milwaukee and Chicago with five to seven round trips per day. In Milwaukee, Amtrak trains depart from and arrive at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station. In addition to the "Hiawatha Service", the route from Milwaukee to Chicago includes one round trip on Intercity's "Borealis", which runs from St. Paul to Chicago, and the "Empire Builder", a long-distance train that runs from Seattle to Chicago. runs one round trip.
According to Amtrak's plans, more trains will be operated from Milwaukee to Chicago in the future. "Borealis" is a train that began operating in May 2024, and in addition, new trains are planned to run from Chicago to Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, and to Green Bay, a city in northern Wisconsin via Milwaukee.
The train runs on Canadian Pacific Railway's (CPKC) C&M (Chicago & Milwaukee) subdivision rail tracks to Chicago. Union Pacific Railroad's Milwaukee Subdivision intersects with the CPKC tracks south of the Milwaukee station and runs parallel to the east side of the CPKC C&M Subdivision rail tracks. The Milwaukee Airport Station opened in 2005, and a free shuttle bus connects the train to the Milwaukee Airport passenger terminal. This station only has a platform on the northbound track, but a second platform is under construction on the southbound track. Once completed, the Chicago-bound "Hiawatha Service" and "Borealis", which stop at this station, will no longer need to change to the eastern rail tracks.
At Rondout Junction, Chicago's "Metra" commuter rail line, the Milwaukee District North Line joins the CPKC C&M Subdivision. On the Milwaukee District North Line, Amtrak trains only stop at Glenview Station and the final stop, Chicago Union Station.
There are at-grade intersections between Metra lines, known as "diamond crossings,'' including one between Forest Glen and Mayfair stations, and one between Western and Chicago Union stations. "Diamond Crossing" causes train congestion and delays. There seems to be a proposal to make these plane intersections three-dimensional.
Amtrak trains from Milwaukee enter Chicago Union Station from the north side. Amtrak's "Hiawatha Service" and "Borealis" travel the 86 miles (138 km) from Milwaukee to Chicago in about 1.5 hours and at a maximum speed of 79 mph (127 km/h).
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