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Chicago Union Station to Quincy. Westbound train 381 and eastbound train 382, daily. The table below lists the named stretches in westbound order with the direction and season each is in daylight.
What you see, in order
Westbound order. Times are the published timetable at the midpoint of each stretch, in Central time. "Dark" means the scheduled time is after sunset or before sunrise in that month; "dawn" and "dusk" are within 30 minutes of them.
| Stretch | Westbound 381 | Eastbound 382 | Stations around it |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Branch of the Chicago RiverBeside Union Station the South Branch of the Chicago River, whose flow was reversed in the 1890s to run toward the Mississippi.Watch for Chicago River | Early morning, 7:49 a.m.daylight | Night, 9:41 p.m.dark | Chicago Union Station, La Grange |
| DuPage and Fox riversNaperville's Riverwalk along the DuPage River, then Aurora, birthplace of the Burlington railroad, where the line crosses the Fox River.Watch for Fox River | Morning, 8:25 a.m.daylight | Night, 8:56 p.m.dusk Jun to Jul; dark Aug to May | Naperville, Plano |
| Kewanee and GalesburgKewanee on the Spoon River, then Galesburg, where a Burlington 4-6-4 Hudson steam engine stands beside the station and Knox College is passed just beyond it.Watch for Burlington steam engine, Knox College | Morning, 10:05 a.m.daylight | Evening, 7:09 p.m.daylight Apr to Aug; dusk Sep; dark Oct to Feb; dusk Mar | Kewanee, Galesburg |
Computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (feed version 20261015, valid 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-22, fetched 2026-10-15) and sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month at the midpoint of each stretch. Scheduled times only; a late train moves evening stretches into darkness.How this table is computed.
Stations, in westbound order
| Station | Arrives | Departs |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Union Station | 7:40 a.m. | |
| La Grange | 7:58 a.m. | 7:59 a.m. |
| Naperville | 8:13 a.m. | 8:15 a.m. |
| Plano | 8:36 a.m. | 8:37 a.m. |
| Mendota | 9:04 a.m. | 9:05 a.m. |
| Princeton | 9:25 a.m. | 9:26 a.m. |
| Kewanee | 9:48 a.m. | 9:49 a.m. |
| Galesburg | 10:21 a.m. | 10:23 a.m. |
| Macomb | 11:04 a.m. | 11:04 a.m. |
| Quincy | 12:02 p.m. |
All times Central time; "+1d" is the day after departure from Chicago Union Station.
Connects with
Routes that stop at a station this train stops at, from the same timetable. Transfer times are not checked.