FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 6, 2016
ATK-16-056
Amtrak Contact: Marc Magliari
312 544.5390
Wisconsin DOT Contact: Mae Knowles
608 266.7917
Illinois DOT Contact: Guy Tridgell
312 793.4199
NIGHT MOVES: AMTRAK HIAWATHA SERVICE
SATURDAY EVENING TRIPS CONTINUE
Milwaukee-Chicago corridor attracts more late night travel
CHICAGO – Amtrak Hiawatha Service passengers can continue to make evening plans
for dinner, shows, shopping, and sporting events on Saturday nights because late night trips
between Chicago and Milwaukee will continue.
The attached schedule shows Train 343, departing from Chicago at 11:10 p.m., and Train
344, departing from Milwaukee at 10:40 p.m. Until further notice, these Saturday evening trains
replace Trains 329 & 330, which continue to operate on weekdays. Amtrak has arranged for a
Thruway Bus Service at 6 a.m. between Milwaukee and Chicago to replace Train 330 on
Saturdays. The Saturday late evening trains have shown higher ridership during a trial period
than the early morning trains they replaced.
Amtrak Hiawatha Service trains, running between Milwaukee and Chicago, are jointly
sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of
Transportation. About 800,000 passengers rode last year, with intermediate stops at Glenview,
Ill., and at Sturtevant and Milwaukee’s General Mitchell Airport in Wisconsin, one of the top six
Amtrak routes nationally. Since ticket windows are closed in the late evening, advance e-ticket
purchases through Amtrak.com, the Amtrak Mobile App, or at station Quik-Trak® kiosks
(except Glenview) are encouraged, but passengers can be ticketed on board without penalty. For
more information, see the attached schedule or visit Amtrak.com/Hiawatha-train.
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