The Blue Water is a higher-speed passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services. The 319-mile route runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Port Huron in Michigan's Blue Water Are
The westbound, double-ended Blue Water approaching Chicago in 2020
The Blue Water Limited with a Turboliner trainset at Durand in 1979
The International in 1989
Michigan Services are three state-supported Amtrak passenger rail routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with the Michigan cities of Grand Rapids, Port Huron, and Pontiac, and stations en route. The grou
Blue Water (train)
…The Blue Water (previously the Blue Water Limited) is a higher-speed passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services. The 319-mile (513 km) route runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Port Huron in Michigan's Blue Water Area, for which the train is named. Major stops are…
A Turboliner at Porter, Indiana in 1977.
A Via Rail EMD F40PH leads the International into East Lansing in 1996.
The Michigan Central Station hosted Amtrak in Detroit 1971—1988; trains continued to serve the area through 1994.
The Wolverine passes through Ypsilanti on the old Michigan Central main line, now owned by the Michigan DOT.