Train Data:

Route

Chicago, IL - Pontiac, MI

Distance

304 miles / 489 km

Operation

Daily

Time

6h 19m (Fastest Train)

Train Set

Single Level Cars (Horizon or Amfleet)

Cars

Business, Coach, Cafe

Station Information:

Elevation

Notes

Chicago

IL

CT

0 mi

182 m

METRA

Hammond-Whiting

IN

CT

16 mi

180 m

New Buffalo

MI

ET

62 mi

201 m

Niles

MI

ET

89 mi

213 m

Dowagiac

MI

ET

102 mi

235 m

Kalamazoo

MI

ET

138 mi

238 m

Battle Creek

MI

ET

160 mi

 253 m

Albion

MI

ET

184 mi

290 m

Flag Stop Station

Jackson

MI

ET

205 mi

285 m

Ann Arbor

MI

ET

243 mi

238 m

Dearborn

MI

ET

271 mi

183 m

Relocated on 12/10/2014

Detroit

MI

ET

281 mi

  192 m

Royal Oak

MI

ET

292 mi

200 m

Troy

MI

ET

296 mi

  229 m

Replaced Birmingham on 10/14/2014

Pontiac

MI

ET

304 mi

283 m

Note: Only Amtrak stations are listed.  Commuter Train Stations are not shown.

Train Gif: Alex Stroshane of Amtrak Prototype & Model

~ Actual Train Consists - Wolverine Car Numbers ~

December 2017 (Westbound #353)

Wolverine #353 at Pontiac, MI

Wolverine #353 at Pontiac, MI

Royal Oak, MI

Detroit, MI

Passing former Amtrak Dearborn station

Passing former Amtrak Greenfield Village

Dearborn, MI

Jackson, MI

Former Grand Trunk Depot (Battle Creek)

Battle Creek, MI (changing crews)

Horizon Coach at Kalamazoo, MI

New Buffalo, MI

Hammond, IN

Amfleet 1 - Cafe Car

Amfleet 1 - Cafe Shop

Amfleet 1 - Business Class

Amfleet 1 - Business Class Seats

Arrived at Chicago Union Station

2009

Train #355 at Ann Arbor, MI

Train #355 at Ann Arbor, MI

2002

Train #353 at Niles, MI

Train #350 at Michigan City, IN