Campus (train)

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Campus
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleIllinois
First serviceNovember 14, 1971
Last serviceMarch 5, 1972
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Route
TerminiChicago
Champaign-Urbana
Stops2
Distance travelled127 miles (204 km)
Average journey time2 hours 10 minutes
Service frequencyFriday/Sunday
Train number(s)394 and 395
On-board services
Catering facilitiesOn-board cafe
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)Illinois Central

The Campus was a passenger train operated by

Union Station made the schedule impractical.[2] The Campus was the last passenger train to use Central Station.[3]
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References

  1. ^ "Nationwide schedules of intercity passenger service". Amtrak. November 14, 1971. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  2. ^ In fact, a re-launched Illini needed only an additional fifteen minutes to make the trip in 1974. "All-America Schedules". Amtrak. November 15, 1974. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
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