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| May 1, 1971 (116 k) |
The first timetable of Amtrak Chicago-Milwaukee Service shows just four daily round-trips. |
| November 14, 1971 (199 k) |
Seven round-trips including the Empire Builder, North Coast Hiawatha and two Chicago-St. Louis extensions (the Prairie State and Abraham Lincoln). |
| January 16, 1972 |
Seven round-trips keeping the Milwaukee Depot busy from 6 a.m. to Midnight. |
| June 11, 1972 |
Seven round-trips. Summer travel brought modified schedules for several trains. |
| October 29, 1972 (287k) |
Seven round-trips. The debut of "Hiawatha Service". |
| April 29, 1973 |
Seven round-trips. Includes the two St. Louis run-throughs and the Hiawatha and Empire Builder, and notice of a mid-timetable schedule change to the Hiawatha. |
| August 1, 1973 |
Seven round-trips. Enjoy the "Disco Pub Car" on the Prairie State! |
| October 28, 1973 (212k) |
Seven round-trips. Includes a split weekday/weekend schedule for the last northbound run of the day. The end of run-through service. |
| April 10, 1974 |
Seven round-trips. Trains 324 and 327 lose food and beverage service. |
| May 19, 1974 |
Seven round-trips. ALL food service on Hiawatha Service trains eliminated except for commuter schedules 322 and 325. |
| November 15, 1974 |
Seven round-trips. Slight change to 329/331 departure times. |
| May 15, 1975 (269k) |
Schedule cut back to six round-trips. Debut of the Arrowhead north of Minneapolis, often using former Milwaukee Road Hiawatha coaches. Hiawatha Service train 324 regains food service. |
| November 30, 1975 (280k) |
Debut of the Turboliners! Two round trips taken over by the French equipment, including one run-through to Detroit. Corridor schedules offer six daily round trips, seven on Sundays. Turbo schedules only local trains with food service and checked baggage (at Chicago and Milwaukee). |
| April 25, 1976 |
Six corridor round-trips daily, seven on Sundays. The Arrowhead disappears. |
| June 15, 1976 |
Six corridor round-trips daily, seven on Sundays. Turbos take over all local runs. All schedules receive food service. The Arrowhead returns. |
| Oct. 31, 1976 |
Six corridor round-trips daily, seven on Sundays. Minor schedule adjustments. Food services pinched back on four runs. |
| Feb. 15, 1977 (252k) |
Six corridor round-trips daily, seven on Sundays. Club car service offered on several turbo runs. Food service on all runs except #328 and 329. North Coast Hi gets Amfleet the four days per week it doesn't run west of Minneapolis. From an advanced agent's copy of the Form A. |
| May 1, 1977 and June 22, 1977 |
Six corridor round-trips daily, seven on Sundays. Several schedule adjustments on May 1. (June 22 timetable identical). |
| Oct. 30, 1977 (200k) |
Five corridor round-trips daily. Empire Builder/North Coast Hi combined on an overnight Chicago-Milwaukee-St.Paul schedule. Amfleet Twin Cities Hiawatha (#9 and 10) becomes second Twin Cities train. (Data from a flyer handed out on the corridor.) |
| Jan. 8, 1978 (266k) |
Six corridor round-trips daily, five on Sundays southbound, five on Saturdays northbound. All trains gain baggage service. No food service on #332 and 333. |
| April 30, 1978 and July 30, 1978 |
Six corridor round-trips daily, five on Sundays southbound, five on Saturdays northbound. Food service on all trains. The North Star inaugurated on an overnight Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Duluth routing. (July 30 timetable identical). |
| Oct. 29, 1978 |
Six corridor round-trips daily, five on Sundays southbound, five on Saturdays northbound. Minor schedule changes. |
| Apr. 29, 1979 |
Six corridor round-trips daily, five on Sundays southbound, five on Saturdays northbound. Last schedule featuring dome cars on the Empire Builder/North Coast Hi.. |
| July 29, 1979 |
Six corridor round-trips daily, five on Sundays southbound, five on Saturdays northbound. Empire Builder/North Coast Hi service description modified for upcoming Superliner equipment. |
| Oct. 1, 1979 (280k) |
Five corridor round-trips daily, four on Sundays southbound, four on Saturdays northbound, not counting the three-day-a-week Empire Builder. North Coast Hiawatha discontinued (it actually continued for several weeks as a coach-only service until a legal challenge was settled). Empire Builder tri-weekly over its entire route. As the timetable says, "There've been some changes made..." |
| Oct. 28, 1979 |
Five corridor round-trips daily, four on Sundays southbound, four on Saturdays northbound, not counting the three-day-a-week Empire Builder. Minor schedule changes. |
| Feb. 3, 1980 |
Five corridor round-trips daily, four on Sundays southbound, four on Saturdays northbound, not counting the three-day-a-week Empire Builder. |
| Apr. 27, 1980 |
Five corridor round-trips daily, four on Sundays southbound, four on Saturdays northbound, not counting the three-day-a-week Empire Builder. Minor schedule changes for the Empire Builder and North Star. Empire Builder daily for the summer as of June 17, 1980. |
| Oct. 26, 1980 (308k) |
The advent of individual train names that never really caught on - The LaSalle Turbo, the Marquette Turbo, the Nicollet Turbo, and the Radisson Turbo. Five corridor round-trips daily, four on Sundays southbound, four on Saturdays northbound, not counting the three-day-a-week Empire Builder. Minor change to #331's and 334's schedules. |
| Feb. 1, 1981 |
No changes. Five corridor round-trips daily, four on Sundays southbound, four on Saturdays northbound, not counting the three-day-a-week Empire Builder. |
| Apr. 26, 1981 (296k) |
Changes to the North Star and Empire Builder schedules, as well as trains 336 and 337.
Five corridor round-trips daily, four on Sundays southbound, four on Saturdays northbound, not counting the Empire Builder that operated daily from June 13 to Sept. 15, 1981. |
| Oct. 25, 1981 (224k) |
Huge changes, as the Reagan budget cuts take effect. Service drops to just three round trips daily (including the Empire Builder). Food and baggage service eliminated on the "locals". Turbos disappear "thanks" to the misguided advice of Rep. Henry Reuss, replaced by Amfleet. The North Star survives as a St. Paul-Duluth train, with no connections to the Empire Builder in St. Paul. |
| Apr. 25, 1982 |
Minor changes to the surviving schedules. Three daily round-trips. |
| Oct. 31, 1982 |
Minor adjustment to #8's schedule. Three daily round-trips. |
| Apr. 24, 1983 |
No changes. Three daily round-trips. |
| Oct. 30, 1983 |
Minor changes to the Empire Builder schedules. Three daily round-trips. |
| Apr. 29, 1984 |
Changes to #334 and #335. Three daily round-trips. |
| Oct. 28, 1984 (74k) |
The corridor begins to recover with the addition of the "Badger," an additional round trip. In addition, #333 runs on a 11:15 p.m. departure out of Chicago on Saturday only in an attempt to capture some theater traffic. Four daily round-trips. |
| Apr. 28, 1985 |
The Saturday late-night "Encore" is discontinued. Four daily round-trips. |
| October, 1985 |
SCHEDULE NEEDED. |
| Apr. 27, 1986 |
Four daily round-trips. |
| Oct. 26, 1986 |
Minor change to #335's schedule. Four daily round-trips. |
| Apr. 5, 1987 |
Four daily round-trips. |
| Oct. 25, 1987 |
Changes to #331 and #332. Four daily round-trips. |
| May 15, 1988 |
Minor changes to #8 and #336. Four daily round-trips. |
| Sep. 18, 1988 |
No Changes. Four daily round-trips. |
| May 21, 1989 (71k) |
Minor changes to #7 and #8. Four daily round-trips. |
| Oct. 29, 1989 (144k) |
The hard work of rail passengers advocates pays off as two additional state-supported round-trips join the existing four trains in the rechristened "Hiawatha Service." |
| April 1, 1990 |
Minor adjustments made to #331, #342 and #342. Six daily round-trips. |
| Oct. 28, 1990 |
Major reshuffling of almost all schedules. Six daily round-trips. Timetable effective through April, 1991. |
