Lake Country Limited
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| Lake Country Limited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Inter-city rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terminals | Chicago, Illinois Janesville, Wisconsin |
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| Opened | April 15, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | September, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Metra, WSOR (track) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 98 miles (158 km) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Lake Country Limited was a short-lived Amtrak route which connected Chicago, Illinois, with Janesville, Wisconsin. The route was part of the proposed "Skyline Connection," which never materialized.
[edit] Route
Trains originated at Chicago's Union Station and ran north over the tracks of Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line. Northwest of Fox Lake, Illinois, it ran over tracks owned by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad to a temporary platform outside of Janesville. The poor condition of the Fox Lake–Janesville stretch limited trains to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h).[1]
The initial route was Chicago–Glenview–Janesville; in June of 2000 an additional stop was added at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a popular resort community.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Gribble, Roger A. "AMTRAK LAUNCHES CHICAGO RUN; THE SERVICE FROM JANESVILLE IS PART OF NEW STRATEGY", Wisconsin State Journal, April 12, 2000, p. E1. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
