Pontiac
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51000 Woodward Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48342
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History
Pontiac station is an Amtrak train station in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Pontiac station is served by the Illinois-focused Lincoln Service between Chicago Union Station and the Gateway Transportation Center in St. Louis, Missouri and the long-distance Texas Eagle between Chicago and Los Angeles Union Station. Until April 2007, Pontiac was also served by the Ann Rutledge, a train from Chicago to Kansas City Union Station. Pontiac station boasts a single, low-level side platform for trains, along with a station depot for passengers. The station also has a wheelchair lift and handicap-accessibility per the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Servicing Routes
Borealis
Stations Served: 407
Travel Time: 7 hours 24 minutes
Major Stops: Castle Air Museum, Amherst, Amsterdam, Armstrong, Anniston, Austin, Barstow, Bay St. Louis, Boston Bar, Boston Back Bay, Buffalo-Exchange Street, Boston North, Boston South, Bathurst, West Palm Beach, Consolidated Bathurst, Charleston, Charleston, Allensworth State Park, Castleton, Creston, Dunster, Flagstaff, Gastonia, East Glacier Park, Gladstone, Hastings, Hazlehurst, Houston, Houston, Johnstown, Kingston, Kingston, Kingstree, Laforest, Lewistown, Lancaster, East Lansing, Lynchburg-Kemper Street, Modesto, St. Paul - Minneapolis Union, Mystic, North Carolina State Fair, New York State Fair, Philadelphia 30th Street, Station PIH, Rhinecliff-Kingston, Station RKH, Rochester, Westwood-Route 128, Richmond Main Street, Richmond Staples Mill Road, St. Albans, St. Catharines, St. Cloud, Seattle King Street, St. Joseph-Benton Harbor, Saint-Justin, Stockton San Joaquin Street, Stockton Downtown, St. Marys, San Juan Capistrano, Staples, Staunton, Stadacona, Sturgis, St. Louis Gateway, Stamford, Stanley, Stratford, Stralak, Strachan, Strathroy, New Haven State Street, Stanwood, Sturtevant, Trois Pistoles, Waterbury-Stowe, Woodstock, West Glacier, Westerly, Worcester, West Palm Beach, Westbrook, Westport, Westree, Williston, Pauls Valley, Saint-Paulin, Chicago Union
Menu: Signature Flat Iron Steak, Pan Roasted Chicken Breast, Atlantic Salmon, Railroad French Toast
Regions Spanned: IL
California Zephyr
Cardinal
City Of New Orleans
Empire Builder
Floridian
Hiawatha
Illinois Services
Stations Served: 416
Travel Time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Major Stops: Chicago Union, Castle Air Museum, Amherst, Amsterdam, Armstrong, Anniston, Austin, Barstow, Bay St. Louis, Boston Bar, Boston Back Bay, Buffalo-Exchange Street, Boston North, Boston South, Bathurst, West Palm Beach, Consolidated Bathurst, Charleston, Charleston, Allensworth State Park, Castleton, Creston, Dunster, Flagstaff, Gastonia, East Glacier Park, Gladstone, Hastings, Hazlehurst, Houston, Houston, Johnstown, Kingston, Kingston, Kingstree, Laforest, Lewistown, Lancaster, East Lansing, Lynchburg-Kemper Street, Modesto, St. Paul - Minneapolis Union, Mystic, North Carolina State Fair, New York State Fair, Philadelphia 30th Street, Station PIH, Rhinecliff-Kingston, Station RKH, Rochester, Westwood-Route 128, Richmond Main Street, Richmond Staples Mill Road, St. Albans, St. Catharines, St. Cloud, Seattle King Street, St. Joseph-Benton Harbor, Saint-Justin, Stockton San Joaquin Street, Stockton Downtown, St. Marys, San Juan Capistrano, Staples, Staunton, Stadacona, Sturgis, St. Louis Gateway, Stamford, Stanley, Stratford, Stralak, Strachan, Strathroy, New Haven State Street, Stanwood, Sturtevant, Trois Pistoles, Waterbury-Stowe, Woodstock, West Glacier, Westerly, Worcester, West Palm Beach, Westbrook, Westport, Westree, Williston, Quincy
Menu: Signature Flat Iron Steak, Pan Roasted Chicken Breast, Atlantic Salmon, Railroad French Toast
Regions Spanned: IL
Lake Shore Limited
Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner
Stations Served: 428
Travel Time: 11 hours 45 minutes
Major Stops: Lincoln, Lincoln, Chicago Union, Kansas City, Castle Air Museum, Amherst, Amsterdam, Armstrong, Anniston, Austin, Barstow, Bay St. Louis, Boston Bar, Boston Back Bay, Buffalo-Exchange Street, Boston North, Boston South, Bathurst, West Palm Beach, Consolidated Bathurst, Charleston, Charleston, Allensworth State Park, Castleton, Creston, Dunster, Flagstaff, Gastonia, East Glacier Park, Gladstone, Hastings, Hazlehurst, Houston, Houston, Johnstown, Kingston, Kingston, Kingstree, Laforest, Lewistown, Lancaster, East Lansing, Lynchburg-Kemper Street, Modesto, St. Paul - Minneapolis Union, Mystic, North Carolina State Fair, New York State Fair, Philadelphia 30th Street, Station PIH, Rhinecliff-Kingston, Station RKH, Rochester, Westwood-Route 128, Richmond Main Street, Richmond Staples Mill Road, St. Albans, St. Catharines, St. Cloud, Seattle King Street, St. Joseph-Benton Harbor, Saint-Justin, Stockton San Joaquin Street, Stockton Downtown, St. Marys, San Juan Capistrano, Staples, Staunton, Stadacona, Sturgis, St. Louis Gateway, Stamford, Stanley, Stratford, Stralak, Strachan, Strathroy, New Haven State Street, Stanwood, Sturtevant, Trois Pistoles, Waterbury-Stowe, Woodstock, West Glacier, Westerly, Worcester, West Palm Beach, Westbrook, Westport, Westree, Williston
Menu: Signature Flat Iron Steak, Pan Roasted Chicken Breast, Atlantic Salmon, Railroad French Toast
Michigan Services
Southwest Chief
Texas Eagle
Region
Michigan
Population: 10.1 million
Median Income: $68,505
No Vehicle Access: 7.2%
Poverty Rate: 13.1%
Transit Providers: Amtrak, SMART, DDOT, The Rapid