MILWAUKEE — Amtrak has made changes to its train schedule due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
As coronavirus continues to spread, many businesses and restaurants are making changes to their daily routine. Amtrak is one of those companies.
Some of these changes go into effect Thursday, while others won't change until Saturday. These changes are as follows:
Effective Thursday, March 19:
- Chicago-Milwaukee Hiawatha corridor service reduced to four daily roundtrips. Friday evening Hiawatha Train 343 also temporarily suspended.
- Chicago-Detroit-Pontiac Wolverine corridor service reduced to two daily roundtrips.
- Chicago-Detroit-Pontiac Wolverine corridor service reduced to two daily roundtrips.
- Some Amtrak Thruway Bus routes will have service modifications.
Effective Saturday, March 21:
- Chicago-Milwaukee corridor service reduced to two daily roundtrips, including Hiawatha and Empire Builder trains.
- Chicago-St. Louis corridor service reduced to three daily roundtrips, including Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle trains.
- Chicago-Carbondale corridor service reduced to two daily roundtrips, including Illini and City of New Orleans trains.
- Chicago-Macomb-Quincy corridor service reduced to one daily roundtrip
- Chicago-Detroit-Pontiac Wolverine corridor service reduced to one daily roundtrip.
- Amtrak also said there might be additional changes as the coronavirus continues to spread.