New Buffalo (Amtrak station)
Encyclopedia
The New Buffalo Amtrak station is a train station in New Buffalo
, Michigan
, United States
, served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. The (Chicago—Port Huron) and (Chicago—Detroit/Pontiac) stop here twice daily in each direction. The station is also in close proximity to the New Buffalo Railroad Museum.
Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, New Buffalo was the 18th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 25 passengers daily.
alignment. This station was located approximately seven blocks south of the current station. When the current station opened the Pere Marquette stopped serving New Buffalo, although the trains still pass through town.
New Buffalo, Michigan
New Buffalo is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,200 at the 2000 census. This city is within New Buffalo Township, but is politically autonomous.-Geography:...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system. The (Chicago—Port Huron) and (Chicago—Detroit/Pontiac) stop here twice daily in each direction. The station is also in close proximity to the New Buffalo Railroad Museum.
Of the 22 Michigan stations served by Amtrak, New Buffalo was the 18th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 25 passengers daily.
History
Between August 5, 1984 and October 26, 2009, Amtrak's (Chicago—Grand Rapids) stopped in New Buffalo at a station along the old C&OChesapeake and Ohio Railway
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P...
alignment. This station was located approximately seven blocks south of the current station. When the current station opened the Pere Marquette stopped serving New Buffalo, although the trains still pass through town.