North Star (Amtrak train)

North Star
The North Star at the Superior Depot
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleMidwestern United States
PredecessorArrowhead & Twin Cities Hiawatha
First serviceApril 30, 1978
Last serviceApril 7, 1985
SuccessorBorealis & Northern Lights Express
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Route
TerminiChicago, Illinois (1978–1981)
Saint Paul, Minnesota (1981–1985)
Duluth, Minnesota
Distance travelled573 mi (922 km) (1978–1981)
153 mi (246 km) (1981–1985)
Train number(s)9, 10
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)Milwaukee Road
BN Railroad

The North Star was a passenger train operated by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) between Duluth, Minnesota and Saint Paul, Minnesota. It originally operated from Chicago, Illinois via St. Paul to Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, but was soon cut back to a Saint Paul–Duluth train. The service relied in part on funding from the state of Minnesota.