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Illinois Zephyr

Quincy to Chicago Union Station. Eastbound train 380 and westbound train 383, daily. The table below lists the named stretches in eastbound order with the direction and season each is in daylight.

Duration
4 h 21 m
Eastbound end to end, scheduled
Frequency
Daily
A stop is 24 hours or a multiple
Trains
380 eastbound, 383 westbound
10 stations
Shows
Big cities

What you see, in order

Eastbound 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.

StretchEastbound 380Westbound 383Stations 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 RiverMorning, 10:23 a.m.daylightEvening, 6:04 p.m.daylight Mar to Sep; dusk Oct; dark Nov to FebLa Grange, Chicago Union Station
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 RiverMorning, 9:41 a.m.daylightEvening, 6:41 p.m.daylight Apr to Aug; dusk Sep to Oct; dark Nov to Feb; dusk MarPlano, Naperville
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 CollegeEarly morning, 7:51 a.m.daylight Feb to Dec; dawn JanNight, 8:24 p.m.dusk May to Aug; dark Sep to AprGalesburg, Kewanee

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 eastbound order

StationArrivesDeparts
Quincy6:12 a.m.
Macomb6:59 a.m.7:01 a.m.
Galesburg7:35 a.m.7:37 a.m.
Kewanee8:06 a.m.8:07 a.m.
Princeton8:30 a.m.8:31 a.m.
Mendota8:52 a.m.8:53 a.m.
Plano9:23 a.m.9:24 a.m.
Naperville9:58 a.m.9:58 a.m.
La Grange10:14 a.m.10:14 a.m.
Chicago Union Station10:33 a.m.

All times Central time; "+1d" is the day after departure from Quincy.

Connects with

RouteShared stationsSide by side
Blue WaterChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Blue Water
BorealisChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Borealis
California ZephyrChicago Union Station, Naperville, Princeton, GalesburgIllinois Zephyr or California Zephyr
CardinalChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Cardinal
Carl SandburgChicago Union Station, La Grange, Naperville, Plano and 6 moreIllinois Zephyr or Carl Sandburg
City of New OrleansChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or City of New Orleans
Empire BuilderChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Empire Builder
FloridianChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Floridian
Hiawatha ServiceChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Hiawatha Service
IlliniChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Illini
Lake Shore LimitedChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Lake Shore Limited
Lincoln ServiceChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Lincoln Service
Lincoln Service Missouri River RunnerChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner
Pere MarquetteChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Pere Marquette
SalukiChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Saluki
Southwest ChiefChicago Union Station, Naperville, Mendota, Princeton and 1 moreIllinois Zephyr or Southwest Chief
Texas EagleChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Texas Eagle
WolverineChicago Union StationIllinois Zephyr or Wolverine

Routes that stop at a station this train stops at, from the same timetable. Transfer times are not checked.

Sources for this pageAmtrak GTFS timetable (feed, fetched 2026-10-15) · Amtrak California Zephyr route guide (Amtrak, 2014; PDF mirrored at juckins.net), which describes the Chicago to Galesburg line the Illinois Zephyr also runs (copy stored 2026-10-15)Named stretches and their descriptions are paraphrased from the sources above. Daylight, duration, and station times are computed from the timetable. Written description: pending review.This page does not sell tickets, show fares, or report delays.