Pere Marquette 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

Pere MarquetteWolverine
EndpointsChicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. EhlersChicago Union Station to Pontiac
Duration, end to end4 h 4 m6 h 26 m
FrequencyDaily5 days a week
Trains370 eastbound, 371 westbound350 eastbound, 355 westbound
Named stretches with a cited source44
ShowsBig cities
Headline stretchMichigan's west coast at St. JosephIndiana Dunes
Headline stretch in daylighteastbound: dusk Jun to Jul; dark Aug to May, 9:31 p.m.; westbound: daylight Apr to Aug; dawn Sep to Mar, 7:50 a.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 Pere Marquette reaches them. Transfer times are not checked.

Route pages