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Encyclopedia > Ann Rutledge (Amtrak)

The Ann Rutledge is a 567-mile (912 km) passenger train service operated by Amtrak running between Chicago, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri. It operates as part of the Illinois Service and Missouri Service train networks. The train service uses the same track as three other Amtrak routes, the State House, the Kansas City Mule and the Texas Eagle. This article is about trains in rail transport. ... Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express at Penn Station New York, NY For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of America Location Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... The Illinois Service consists of four train routes operated by Amtrak to provide frequent daily passenger rail service between Chicago and other cities in the state of Illinois (plus additional cities in neighboring Missouri). ... The State House is a passenger train operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago, Illinois and Saint Louis in Missouri. ... The Kansas City Mule is a passenger train operated by Amtrak running between St. ... The Texas Eagle is a 1306-mile (2102 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the central and western United States. ...


The train was named for Ann Rutledge, a woman from New Salem, Illinois who may have been the first love of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Ann Rutledge (January 7, 1813 - August 25, 1835) was allegedly Abraham Lincolns first love. ... New Salem is the name of a former village in Menard County, Illinois in the United States. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ...


The story of Lincoln and Ann Rutledge is a source of continuing debate. Whether Lincoln's love for her was a magnified product of his well-konwn melancholy or an actual truth may never be known. Yet still, a little known young woman from Illinois will forever be bound up with the great president's memory, so much so that Amtrak still has a train in her name.


Station stops

The Ann Rutledge operates as train 303 westbound and 304 eastbound, making the following station stops:

Illinois
Missouri
  • St. Louis
  • Kirkwood
  • Washington
  • Hermann
  • Jefferson City
  • Sedalia
  • Warrensburg
  • Lees Summit
  • Independence
  • Kansas City
Amtrak routes
Midwest

Ann Rutledge - Blue Water - California Zephyr - Capitol Limited - Cardinal - City of New Orleans - Empire Builder - Hiawatha - Hoosier State - Illini - Illinois Zephyr - Lake Shore Limited - Mules - Pere Marquette - Southwest Chief - State House - Texas Eagle - Wolverine Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... In the waiting room of the Union Station, January 1943 Union Station is a Chicago, Illinois train station that opened in 1925, replacing an earlier 1881 station, and is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago. ... Joliet Union Station is the commuter and long-distance railroad station in central Joliet, Illinois. ... The Dwight railroad depot was built in Dwight, Illinois by the Chicago and Alton Railroad in 1891 to a design by architect Henry Ives Cobb. ... The Springfield Amtrak station, a brick railroad depot, serves Springfield, Illinois, the state capital. ... Official language(s) None Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ... Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express at Penn Station New York, NY For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... A schematic of the Amtrak routes. ... Midwest States (United States of America, ND to OH) The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... Michigan Services is an umbrella term used by Amtrak to encompass three separate routes which originate from Chicago, Illinois and run into southern and central Michigan. ... The California Zephyr is a 2438-mile (3924 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. ... Amtraks Capitol Limited is one of the two routes connecting Washington, DC to Chicago, running via Cleveland, Ohio (the other is the Cardinal via Cincinnati). ... The Cardinal is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. ... Amtraks City of New Orleans at the Memphis, Tennessee station. ... Empire Builder is a train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. ... Hiawatha logo from the Milwaukee Road days Hiawatha (or the Hiawatha Service) is the name of a train route operated by Amtrak on the western shore Lake Michigan, though the name was historically applied to several different routes that extended across the Midwest and out to the Pacific Ocean. ... The Cardinal is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. ... The Illini is a 310-mile (499 km) passenger train operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago and Carbondale, Illinois. ... The Illinois Zephyr is a 258-mile (415 km) passenger train operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago and Quincy, Illinois. ... The Lake Shore Limited is a train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States on routes formally traveled by the famed 20th Century Limited. ... The Kansas City Mule and St. ... Michigan Services is an umbrella term used by Amtrak to encompass three separate routes which originate from Chicago, Illinois and run into southern and central Michigan. ... The Southwest Chief (formerly the Southwest Limited) is a passenger train operated by Amtrak along a 2256-mile (3631-km) route through the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. ... The State House is a passenger train operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago, Illinois and Saint Louis in Missouri. ... The Texas Eagle is a 1306-mile (2102 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the central and western United States. ... Michigan Services is an umbrella term used by Amtrak to encompass three separate routes which originate from Chicago, Illinois and run into southern and central Michigan. ...

External links

  • Amtrak - Illinois Service
  • Amtrak - Missouri Routes

  Results from FactBites:
 
Ann Rutledge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (368 words)
Ann Rutledge is also the name of a passenger train in Illinois and Missouri.
Born near Henderson, Kentucky, she was the third of ten children born to Mary and James Rutledge.
Rutledge and Lincoln supposedly fell in love while he was gone and she promised to marry him when MacNamar returned.
Ann Rutledge (Amtrak) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (217 words)
The Ann Rutledge is a 567-mile (912 km) passenger train service operated by Amtrak running between Chicago, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri.
The train was named for Ann Rutledge, a woman from New Salem, Illinois who may have been the first love of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
The story of Lincoln and Ann Rutledge is a source of continuing debate.
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