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Carbondale to Chicago Union Station. Northbound train 392 and southbound train 393, daily. The table below lists the named stretches in northbound order with the direction and season each is in daylight.
What you see, in order
Northbound 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 | Northbound 392 | Southbound 393 | Stations around it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee HillsCarbondale lies in the Shawnee Hills, called the Illinois Ozarks, where the land rises from 300 to 1,065 feet amid coal fields.Watch for Shawnee Hills | Afternoon, 4:25 p.m.daylight Jan to Oct; dusk Nov to Dec | Night, 9:21 p.m.dark | Carbondale, Du Quoin |
| Illinois Corn BeltThe farms of the gently rolling Till Plains between Rantoul and Kankakee, part of the Corn Belt; corn grows on one of every three acres in Illinois. | Evening, 7:41 p.m.daylight Jun to Jul; dusk Aug; dark Sep to Mar; dusk Apr to May | Evening, 5:55 p.m.daylight Mar to Sep; dusk Oct; dark Nov to Jan; dusk Feb | Champaign-Urbana, Rantoul, Gilman, Kankakee |
| Kankakee RiverKankakee is set along the banks of the Kankakee River, with ornate stonework, domes, and spires and two Frank Lloyd Wright houses.Watch for Kankakee River | Night, 8:34 p.m.dusk Jun to Jul; dark Aug to May | Evening, 5:00 p.m.daylight Mar to Oct; dusk Nov; dark Dec; dusk Jan to Feb | Kankakee, Homewood |
| Calumet River and the Chicago skylineChicago State University, the steel mills, and the Calumet River flowing into Lake Calumet, then the skyline with the Sears Tower and the Wrigley Building.Watch for Calumet River, Chicago skyline | Night, 9:20 p.m.dark | Afternoon, 4:25 p.m.daylight Feb to Oct; dusk Nov to Jan | Homewood, Chicago Union Station |
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 northbound order
| Station | Arrives | Departs |
|---|---|---|
| Carbondale | 4:15 p.m. | |
| Du Quoin | 4:36 p.m. | 4:36 p.m. |
| Centralia | 5:07 p.m. | 5:08 p.m. |
| Effingham | 5:53 p.m. | 5:54 p.m. |
| Mattoon | 6:18 p.m. | 6:19 p.m. |
| Champaign-Urbana | 7:05 p.m. | 7:08 p.m. |
| Rantoul | 7:23 p.m. | 7:24 p.m. |
| Gilman | 7:50 p.m. | 7:51 p.m. |
| Kankakee | 8:14 p.m. | 8:14 p.m. |
| Homewood | 8:55 p.m. | 8:55 p.m. |
| Chicago Union Station | 9:45 p.m. |
All times Central time; "+1d" is the day after departure from Carbondale.
Connects with
Routes that stop at a station this train stops at, from the same timetable. Transfer times are not checked.