The "Wolverine"

Westbound Amtrak train #353, the "Wolverine" is seen coming off the former Michigan Central at Porter, Indiana on December 4th, 2021 at 3:10 pm with IDTX 4603 and 5 cars. View looks N/N/W from the Jackson Blvd. crossing. Porter tower was at left. The west leg of the EJ&E wye would have come across where the gate is.

 

Amtrak’s Wolverine trains travel between Chicago and Pontiac, Michigan three times a day in each direction. It is the longest Michigan rail route, but not all trains travel the entire distance between these two cities. Stations include:

Chicago, IL – Union Station (CHI)

Hammond-Whiting, IN (HMI)

Michigan City, IN (MCI)

New Buffalo, MI (NBU)

Niles, MI (NLS)

Dowagiac, MI (DOA)

Kalamazoo, MI (KAL)

Albion, MI (ALI)

Jackson, MI (JXN)

Ann Arbor, MI (ARB)

Dearborn, MI (DER)

Detroit, MI (DET)

Royal Oak, MI (ROY)

Troy, MI (TRM)

Pontiac, MI (PNT)

 

Trip time between Chicago and Detroit is about 5 hours.

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