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Central asked to discontinue the service, citing dwindling ridership and the aging
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773:Amtrak in the Heartland
771:Sanders, Craig (2006).
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140:74 miles (119 km)
1647:Atlantic City Express
1506:Atlantic City Express
1215:Pacific International
965:City of San Francisco
885:at Wikimedia Commons
1684:Former Amtrak routes
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1345:Lake Country Limited
1229:Spirit of California
1081:James Whitcomb Riley
1021:San Francisco Zephyr
1007:North Coast Hiawatha
805:"Michigan Executive"
145:Average journey time
1600:Twilight Shoreliner
1141:Spirit of St. Louis
856:. December 20, 1983
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1366:Michigan Executive
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1480:(1982–1985)
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1447:Gulf Breeze
1401:State House
1338:Lake Cities
1128:(1996–2002)
1123:Silver Palm
1088:Mountaineer
1035:Texas Chief
1028:Super Chief
979:Desert Wind
853:Argus-Press
505:119 km
465:106 km
177:Track gauge
124:Detroit, MI
122:Jackson, MI
1678:Categories
1586:Metroliner
1544:Clamdigger
1537:Chesapeake
1531:(seasonal)
1468:Shenandoah
1461:Montrealer
1408:Turboliner
1373:North Star
1282:Blue Ridge
1275:Black Hawk
1222:San Diegan
1159:(seasonal)
1155:Vacationer
1134:South Wind
1102:Lake Shore
1074:Hilltopper
986:El Capitan
814:August 18,
725:References
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460:66 mi
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1268:Arrowhead
1067:Floridian
1000:Lone Star
690:Executive
435:Ypsilanti
395:Ann Arbor
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223:Route map
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704:See also
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1352:Limited
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1014:Pioneer
925:Former
860:June 6,
751:May 30,
717:Calumet
672:Chicago
612:History
594:Detroit
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941:Long
862:2011
816:2016
781:ISBN
753:2024
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