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Explore the Midwest
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago - Union StationExplore the “City of Broad Shoulders” by foot and float. Stroll the grand expanse of Michigan Avenue’s Magnificent Mile and take an architectural boat tour on the Chicago River. Spend some time in Chicago’s “Front Yard” amid the museums, fountains and fields of Grant Park.
Ride Navy Pier’s famous Ferris Wheel and then soar to the top of the Willis Tower to test your mettle in a glass box that juts out 103 stories above street level. Enjoy world-class theater, world championship sports and world-famous deep dish pizza.
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Explore the Midwest
Historic People and Places
Illinois ServicesDiscover the hometowns and history behind some of the most influential Americans. Learn more about the great explorers Lewis and Clark who set off from St. Louis to map America’s unchartered western territories.
Visit the law offices of a young lawyer named Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Ill. Marvel at the ingenuity of a visionary innovator named Henry Ford in Detroit. Find the fighting spirit of Harry S. Truman in Independence, MO.
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Explore the Midwest
Waterfront Views
Michigan ServicesRide the rails to some of mid-America’s great waterfronts. Experience what makes the Great Lakes “great,” with a sunset concert on the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee or at a heart-stopping air show above Cleveland’s Lake Erie.
Let the power of great rivers move you, as you watch the Mighty Mississippi flow past the St. Louis Arch or marvel as the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers converge in the shadows of Fort Duquesne at Pittsburgh’s Point State Park.
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Train Routes in the Midwest
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![California Zephyr](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218012837im_/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/images/maps/region/regions-sample-route-icon.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.58.70.png)
California Zephyr
- Chicago
- Denver
- Glenwood Springs
- Emeryville (San Francisco)
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![Capitol Limited](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218012837im_/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/images/maps/region/regions-sample-route-icon.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.58.70.png)
Capitol Limited
- Washington, DC
- Pittsburgh
- Cleveland
- Chicago
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![Cardinal](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218012837im_/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/images/maps/region/regions-sample-route-icon.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.58.70.png)
Cardinal
- New York • Washington, DC • Cincinnati • Indianapolis • Chicago
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![City of New Orleans](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218012837im_/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/images/maps/region/regions-sample-route-icon.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.58.70.png)
City of New Orleans
- Chicago
- Memphis
- New Orleans
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![Empire Builder](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218012837im_/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/images/maps/region/regions-sample-route-icon.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.58.70.png)
Empire Builder
- Chicago
- St. Paul/Minneapolis
- Spokane
- Portland/Seattle
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Hiawatha
- Milwaukee
- Chicago
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Illinois Service
- Chicago
- Quincy
- St. Louis
- Carbondale
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![Lake Shore Limited](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218012837im_/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/images/maps/region/regions-sample-route-icon.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.58.70.png)
Lake Shore Limited
- New York/Boston
- Albany
- Chicago
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![Michigan Services](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218012837im_/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/images/maps/region/regions-sample-route-icon.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.58.70.png)
Michigan Services
- Chicago
- Grand Rapids/East Lansing
- Port Huron/Detroit
- Pontiac
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![Missouri River Runner](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218012837im_/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/images/maps/region/regions-sample-route-icon.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.58.70.png)
Missouri River Runner
- St. Louis
- Jefferson City
- Kansas City, MO
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![Southwest Chief](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218012837im_/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/images/maps/region/regions-sample-route-icon.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.58.70.png)
Southwest Chief
- Chicago
- Kansas City
- Albuquerque
- Flagstaff
- Los Angeles
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![Texas Eagle](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218012837im_/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/images/maps/region/regions-sample-route-icon.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.58.70.png)
Texas Eagle
- Chicago
- St. Louis
- Dallas
- San Antonio
- (Los Angeles)