Calumet (train)

Calumet
The Calumet and Indiana Connection at Valparaiso in 1980
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusDiscontinued
PredecessorUnnamed Conrail service; previously Penn Central Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad
First serviceAugust 30, 1869
October 29, 1979 (Amtrak)
Last serviceMay 3, 1991
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Route
TerminiChicago
Valparaiso
Stops7
Distance travelled44 miles (71 km)
Average journey time1 hour 20 minutes
Service frequencyDaily (weekdays only)
Train number(s)321, 324 (Indiana Connection)
322, 323 (Calumet)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
0 mi
Chicago
16.0 mi
25.7 km
Hammond–Whiting
16.8 mi
27 km
Whiting
19.9 mi
32 km
Indiana Harbor
to South Bend
 
25.0 mi
40.2 km
Gary–5th Ave
27.4 mi
44.1 km
Gary–Broadway
33.1 mi
53.3 km
Hobart
37.0 mi
59.5 km
Wheeler
43.6 mi
70.2 km
Valparaiso

The Calumet, also commonly called the Valpo Local, was a 43.6-mile (70.2 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak between Chicago and Valparaiso, Indiana.[1] Despite Amtrak's mandate to provide only intercity service, the Calumet was a commuter train. Transferred from Conrail in 1979, the full route was shared with Amtrak's Broadway Limited until 1990; the Calumet was discontinued the next year.

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