Chicago

====Passenger rail====
[[File:20110821 AmtrakEmpireBuilder.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Amtrak]] train on the [[Empire Builder]] route departs Chicago from [[Chicago Union Station|Union Station]].]]
[[Amtrak]] long distance and [[commuter rail]] services originate from [[Union Station (Chicago)|Union Station]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Amtrak |url=https://chicagounionstation.com/travel/amtrak |website=Chicago Union Station |access-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630014904/https://chicagounionstation.com/travel/amtrak |url-status=live }}</ref> Chicago is one of the largest hubs of passenger rail service in the nation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Evan |title=Chicago Highlighted as the US Railroad Capital by Trains Magazine |url=https://news.wttw.com/2017/02/23/chicago-highlighted-us-railroad-capital-trains-magazine |access-date=June 30, 2023 |work=WTTW News |date=February 23, 2017 |language=en |archive-date=April 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417070254/https://news.wttw.com/2017/02/23/chicago-highlighted-us-railroad-capital-trains-magazine |url-status=live }}</ref> The services terminate in the San Francisco area, Washington, D.C., New York City, New Orleans, [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Seattle]], [[Milwaukee]], [[Quincy, Illinois|Quincy]], [[St. Louis, Missouri|St.&nbsp;Louis]], [[Carbondale, Illinois|Carbondale]], Boston, [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]], [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]], Los Angeles, and [[San Antonio]]. Future services will terminate at [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]] and [[Moline, Illinois|Moline]]. An attempt was made in the early 20th century to link Chicago with New York City via the [[Chicago&nbsp;– New York Electric Air Line Railroad]]. Parts of this were built, but it was never completed.