What is Amtrak Chicago Contact?
Amtrak is the National Railroad Passenger Corporation which is railroad service funded by public. It was started on May 1, 1971. The headquarters of the company is in Union Station, Washington, D.C., United States Of America. It provides intercity train service in almost all parts of America.
The total length of the rail-track on which the trains of the corporation run is 21,300 miles (34,000 km) consisting of 44 routes. There are approximately 300 trains which are operated under Amtrak per day and connects almost 46 states except the two that is South Dakota and Wyoming. The standard speed on which the trains run is 150 mph (240 km/h). The trains also provide service in Three provinces of Canada that is British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario. The name Amtrak is taken from two words America and Track.
The power is provided to the trains with the help of overhead electric wires in between Harrisburg and Philadelphia as well as between Washington, D.C and Boston, and all the other locations are served with Diesel locomotives. The company also provides bus service, which carry passengers to the rail-routes. The bus service of the company is named as Thruway Motorcoach. The company also deals in insurance of the passengers and thus is the owner of Passenger Railway Insurance.
For any other information regarding Amtrak, visit the official of the company www.amtrak.com.