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 service consists of four train lines:

• The Illinois Zephyr: Chicago to Quincy, Illinois
• The State House: Chicago to Saint Louis, Missouri
• The Illini Service: Chicago to Carbondale, Illinois
• The Ann Rutledge: Chicago to Kansas City, Missouri

Each line provides train service more than once each day. Some trains do not stop at every station. Except for the Ann Rutledge, the Illinois Service is funded primarily by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Names of the lines

The State House is named in recognition of the train's passing through Illinois' capital, Springfield. The building in which the Illinois General Assembly meets is properly called the State Capitol, but Amtrak uses this name anyway.

The Illini Service is named in recognition of the train's passing through Champaign-Urbana, home of the largest University of Illinois. The university's sports teams are called the Fighting Illini. The name ultimately comes from the Illiniwek, a Native American confederacy.

The Ann Rutledge is named for Ann Rutledge, a New Salem, Illinois woman who, according to legend, was the first love of future United States President Abraham Lincoln.

Stations served

Illinois Zephyr

• Chicago
• La Grange Road
• Naperville
• Plano
• Mendota
• Princeton
• Kewanee
• Galesburg
• Macomb
• Quincy

State House

• Chicago
• Summit
• Joliet
• Dwight
• Pontiac
• Bloomington-Normal
• Lincoln
• Springfield
• Carlinville
• Alton
• Saint Louis, Missouri

Illini Service

• Chicago
• Homewood
• Kankakee
• Gilman
• Rantoul
• Champaign-Urbana
• Mattoon
• Effingham
• Centralia
• Du Quoin
• Carbondale

Ann Rutledge

The Ann Rutledge serves all the stations on the State House, plus the following cities in Missouri:

• Kirkwood
• Washington
• Hermann
• Jefferson City
• Sedalia
• Warrensburg
• Lees Summit
• Independence
• Kansas City

External links

Illinois Service on Amtrak's website (http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Route/Vertical_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1081256321807&ssid=133)