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Amtrak used bi-levels of the same general pattern as the C&NW and Rock Island Pullman commuter cars. I believe they were used on the Flambeau 400, or something like that, in Wisconsin. <br /> <br />When they became surplus in the late 1970s, they were leased by Metra and used on the Rock Island commuter trains in the Amtrak livery. They weren't very practical, not being set up for push-pull operation, and they were just used on the Rock until new Metra cars on order could be delivered. Where they went after that, I know not. <br /> <br />As far as I know, Amtrak never ran a Chicago commuter service of its own. <br /> <br />Old Timer
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