Lincoln Service or Wolverine

The two routes share one station, Chicago Union Station. The table lists what each shows and how long each takes; the route pages carry the full stretch tables.

Side by side

Lincoln ServiceWolverine
EndpointsSt. Louis to Chicago Union StationChicago Union Station to Pontiac
Duration, end to end5 h 5 m6 h 26 m
FrequencyDaily5 days a week
Trains302 northbound, 305 southbound350 eastbound, 355 westbound
Named stretches with a cited source64
ShowsBig cities, Big rivers, WildlifeBig cities
Headline stretchMississippi River, Eads Bridge, and the Gateway ArchIndiana Dunes
Headline stretch in daylightnorthbound: daylight Apr to Aug; dawn Sep to Mar, 6:57 a.m.; southbound: dark, 10:00 p.m.eastbound: daylight Feb to Nov; dawn Dec to Jan, 7:36 a.m.; westbound: dark, 9:27 p.m.

Duration, frequency, and daylight are computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (fetched 2026-10-15) for the representative trip in each direction; daylight is the phrase for the headline stretch, the highlighted row of each route page. Named stretches are counted from the cited route guides. How these are computed.

Stations both routes serve

Chicago Union Station

In the order the Lincoln Service reaches them. Transfer times are not checked.

Route pages