Illinois Service
The Illinois Service, branded Amtrak Illinois, comprises three passenger rail routes operated by Amtrak in the American state of Illinois. The Illinois Service is funded primarily by the Illinois [Department of Transportation] and falls under the broader Amtrak Midwest brand.
Chicago is a terminus for all three Illinois Service routes, which all have multiple daily round trips:
- Chicago–Quincy: two round trips daily, the Illinois Zephyr and the Carl Sandburg
- Chicago–St. Louis Lincoln Service: four round trips daily and the only route that serves another state
- Chicago–Carbondale: two round trips daily, the Illini and the Saluki, and the only route whose trains have checked baggage service
Proposed expansion
- Chicago–Peoria Prairie Marksman via Joliet, Morris, Ottawa, and LaSalle-Peru
- Chicago–Moline Quad [Cities (train)|Quad Cities]: uses the existing Chicago–Quincy route between Chicago and Princeton, branching from it west of Wyanet to serve the Quad Cities via Geneseo
In addition to the two new routes, a committee was formed in late 2021 to study and promote extending the Chicago–Quincy route to Hannibal, Missouri.