Tomah (Amtrak station)
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Tomah is a train station in Tomah, Wisconsin
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. The station house is a wooden structure that was originally built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
. It is not a staffed station, but a caretaker opens and closes the waiting room, which occupies a corner of the original station structure.
Tomah is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder
. Of the eight Wisconsin stations served by Amtrak, Tomah was the seventh busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 30 passengers daily.
Tomah, Wisconsin
Tomah is a city in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 9,093. The city is located partially within the Town of Tomah.-Education:...
served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system. The station house is a wooden structure that was originally built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names...
. It is not a staffed station, but a caretaker opens and closes the waiting room, which occupies a corner of the original station structure.
Tomah is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder
Empire Builder
The Empire Builder is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. It is Amtrak's busiest long-distance route and busiest daily train, carrying more than 500,000 travelers annually since 2007. Overall, it is the railroad's 10th-busiest line. Before...
. Of the eight Wisconsin stations served by Amtrak, Tomah was the seventh busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 30 passengers daily.