Amtrak Hiawatha Service

Welcome aboard Amtrak Hiawatha Service #331 with service to Milwaukee Intermodal Station from Chicago Union Station! Our stops along the way today will be Glenview, Sturtevant, and Milwaukee General Mitchel International Airport. Today our train is led by one of Amtrak's newest locomotives a Siemens Charger with an ex-F40PH NPCU "Cabbage" car trailing on the rear of the train.

Amtrak's Hiawatha Service is the shortest route in the entire Amtrak system after the New Haven-Springfield shuttle's 2019 extension. The distance between both endpoints of the Hiawatha service is only 86 miles (138 km) and all trains take on average around 90 minutes to complete the journey, even when minor delays are included. The Hiawatha Service is currently Amtrak's 9th busiest route overall and the busiest route in the Midwestern United States. Amtrak's Empire Builder, a long-distance train that runs from Chicago to Seattle/Portland, also uses the same line as Hiawatha Service trains, although the Empire Builder does not permit local traffic between Chicago and Milwaukee and also does not stop at Sturtevant or Milwaukee Airport. The entire line that both the Hiawatha Service and the Empire Builder use from Chicago to Milwaukee is called the Chicago and Milwaukee (C&M) subdivision, and is owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CP) through their U.S. subsidiary the Soo Line Railroad. As a result, CP freight trains of all different kinds are a frequent sight along this route, and one can even be seen in this video as well.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the sights and sounds of the journey!

Additional Information:

Recording Date: February 25, 2020
Editing Software: Sony Vegas Pro 18
Leading Locomotive: Siemens SC-44 Charger
Train Number: 331
Service Class: Coach
Trip Booked: February 2020
Departure Station: Chicago, IL Union Station
Arrival Station: Milwaukee, WI Intermodal Station
Departure Time: 8:25 AM CST
Arrival Time: 9:54 AM CST
Travel Time: 1 Hour 29 Minutes
Track Owners: Canadian Pacific Railroad
Railroad Line Used: C&M Subdivision
Maximum Operating Speed: 79 MPH (127 km/h)
Average Operating Speed: 57 MPH (92 km/h)