Fact sheet: Amtrak in Illinois Passengers in Illinois, 2013-2019: Illinoisans near a station boarding & detraining (in thousands) Within 25 miles: 10,714,374 (84%) 5,063.6 Within 50 miles: 12,499,569 (97%) 4,884.4 4,753.3 4,738.7 4,808.7 4,580.0 4,679.3 Amtrak service in the state Cardinal - 3 trains/wk Lincoln Service - Multiple trains daily Hiawatha - Multiple trains daily Wolverine - Multiple trains daily Illini/Saluki - Multiple trains daily IL Zephyr/Carl Sandburg - Multiple trains daily Empire Builder - Daily service Capitol Limited - Daily service California Zephyr - Daily service Southwest Chief - Daily service City of New Orleans - Daily service Texas Eagle - Daily CHI-SAS, 3x/wk CHI-LAX 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Blue Water - Daily service Lake Shore Limited - Daily service Hoosier State - 4 trains/wk Quick recap, 2019 (arrivals and departures) Pere Marquette - Daily service Coach/ First/ Business Sleeper Total 30 Amtrak stations Passengers 4,570,338 238,359 4,808,697 2017 2018 2019 Average trip 236 miles 1217 miles 284 miles Alton 63,579 66,591 67,938 Average fare $ 36.00 $307.00 $ 50.00 Normal 237,565 235,458 240,607 Average yield, per mi 15.4¢ 25.2¢ 17.5¢ Carbondale 99,207 89,919 84,521 Carlinville 10,062 12,089 11,957 Centralia 20,546 20,685 20,629 Top city pairs by ridership, 2019 Champaign 156,175 153,470 180,741 Chicago 3,321,201 3,293,590 3,379,760 1. Chicago - Milwaukee, WI 86 mi Du Quoin 8,665 8,293 7,954 2. Chicago - St. Louis, MO 284 mi Dwight 10,058 9,913 10,073 3. Chicago - Milwaukee Airport, WI 78 mi Effingham 25,574 24,131 23,651 4. Chicago - Normal 124 mi Galesburg 98,876 93,224 91,033 5. Champaign - Chicago 129 mi Gilman 2,372 2,317 2,130 6. Chicago - Ann Arbor, MI 243 mi Glenview 55,216 55,497 62,347 7. Chicago - Springfield 185 mi Homewood 36,446 35,878 36,623 8. Chicago - Kalamazoo, MI 138 mi Joliet 60,607 60,618 67,175 9. Chicago - Sturtevant, WI 62 mi Kankakee 19,586 19,109 18,862 10. Chicago - Dearborn, MI 273 mi Kewanee 17,841 17,236 17,955 La Grange 12,643 10,925 10,799 Top city pairs by revenue, 2019 Lincoln 21,713 23,443 24,011 Macomb 65,759 60,081 57,016 1. Chicago - Milwaukee, WI 86 mi Mattoon 35,312 33,908 34,052 2. Chicago - St. Louis, MO 284 mi Mendota 22,833 22,066 22,768 3. Chicago - Washington, DC 921 mi 4. Chicago - Los Angeles, CA 2,728 mi Naperville 45,416 41,753 40,981 5. Chicago - Emeryville, CA 2,438 mi Plano 6,187 6,442 6,296 6. Chicago - Ann Arbor, MI 243 mi Pontiac 16,552 17,604 17,358 7. Chicago - Seattle, WA 2,205 mi Princeton 36,230 37,708 37,266 8. Chicago - New York, NY 1,146 mi Quincy 40,869 36,851 37,640 9. Chicago - Denver, CO 1,038 mi Rantoul 4,773 4,999 4,945 10. Chicago - Milwaukee Airport, WI 78 mi Springfield 174,207 166,645 170,100 Summit 12,614 18,813 21,509 1200 G St NW, Ste 240 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 408-8362 railpassengers.org Copyright 2020 Rail Passengers Association 20200405.