Lake Shore Limited

Chicago Union Station to Boston. Eastbound train 448 and westbound train 449, daily. The table below lists the named stretches in eastbound order with the direction and season each is in daylight.

Duration

22 h 2 m

Eastbound end to end, scheduled

Frequency

Daily

A stop is 24 hours or a multiple

Trains

448 eastbound, 449 westbound

22 stations

Shows

Mountains Big rivers Big cities Wildlife

What you see, in order

Eastbound order. Times are the published timetable at the midpoint of each stretch, in Central time unless the station is in another zone. "Dark" means the scheduled time is after sunset or before sunrise in that month; "dawn" and "dusk" are within 30 minutes of them.

Stretch	Eastbound 448	Westbound 449	Stations around it
Chicago skyline and the Lake Michigan shoreThe skyline is on the left leaving Union Station, then the South Branch of the Chicago River, the steel furnaces of Gary, and the dunes ringing the shore of Lake Michigan near LaPorte where Octave Chanute flew his gliders.Watch for Chicago skyline, Lake Michigan dunes	Night, 10:14 p.m.dark	Morning, 9:09 a.m.daylight	Chicago Union Station, South Bend
Lake Erie shoreFrom Toledo, where the Maumee River enters Lake Erie, past the Sandusky harbor with the top of the Cedar Point roller coaster in the distance, the Huron and Vermilion rivers, to Cleveland on the southern shore at the mouth of the Cuyahoga.Watch for Sandusky harbor, Cedar Point	Night, 4:34 a.m.dark	Early morning, 5:08 a.m.dark	Toledo, Sandusky, Elyria, Cleveland
Erie to BuffaloErie on the shore of Lake Erie, with Presque Isle State Park, to Buffalo on the eastern shore at the head of the Niagara River.	Early morning, 7:21 a.m.daylight Apr to Aug; dawn Sep to Mar	Night, 2:16 a.m.dark	Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo Depew
Mohawk Valley and the Erie CanalRome, where construction of the Erie Canal began in 1817, Utica in the Mohawk Valley, and Schenectady.Watch for Erie Canal, Mohawk River	Midday, 12:58 p.m.daylight	Night, 8:42 p.m.dusk May to Jul; dark Aug to Apr	Syracuse Regional Transportation Center, Utica, Schenectady
The Berkshires and the Westfield RiverFrom Pittsfield, the hub of the Berkshires, the Boston section follows the Westfield River for several miles through the eastern Berkshires past the Chester-Blandford State Forest and Sanderson Brook Falls; wildlife is seen along the river.Watch for Westfield River, Sanderson Brook Falls, wildlife	Evening, 5:09 p.m.daylight Mar to Oct; dark Nov to Dec; dusk Jan to Feb	Afternoon, 4:04 p.m.daylight Jan to Oct; dusk Nov to Dec	Pittsfield, Springfield

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

Station	Arrives	Departs	Zone
Chicago Union Station		9:30 p.m.	Central time
South Bend	11:59 p.m.	11:59 p.m.	Eastern time
Elkhart	12:24 a.m. +1d	12:27 a.m. +1d	Eastern time
Waterloo	1:15 a.m. +1d	1:20 a.m. +1d	Eastern time
Bryan	1:43 a.m. +1d	1:45 a.m. +1d	Eastern time
Toledo	3:11 a.m. +1d	3:31 a.m. +1d	Eastern time
Sandusky	4:19 a.m. +1d	4:23 a.m. +1d	Eastern time
Elyria	4:58 a.m. +1d	5:02 a.m. +1d	Eastern time
Cleveland	5:38 a.m. +1d	5:50 a.m. +1d	Eastern time
Erie	7:18 a.m. +1d	7:24 a.m. +1d	Eastern time
Buffalo Depew	8:53 a.m. +1d	9:05 a.m. +1d	Eastern time
Rochester	10:00 a.m. +1d	10:06 a.m. +1d	Eastern time
Syracuse Regional Transportation Center	11:28 a.m. +1d	11:42 a.m. +1d	Eastern time
Utica	12:37 p.m. +1d	12:42 p.m. +1d	Eastern time
Schenectady	2:15 p.m. +1d	2:21 p.m. +1d	Eastern time
Albany-Rensselaer	2:53 p.m. +1d	3:27 p.m. +1d	Eastern time
Pittsfield	4:30 p.m. +1d	4:30 p.m. +1d	Eastern time
Springfield	5:49 p.m. +1d	6:04 p.m. +1d	Eastern time
Worcester Union Station	7:30 p.m. +1d	7:32 p.m. +1d	Eastern time
Framingham	7:58 p.m. +1d	8:00 p.m. +1d	Eastern time
Boston	8:24 p.m. +1d	8:26 p.m. +1d	Eastern time
Boston	8:32 p.m. +1d		Eastern time

Local time at each station; "+1d" is the day after departure from Chicago Union Station.

Connects with

Route	Shared stations	Side by side
Acela	Boston, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Lake Shore Limited or Acela
Adirondack	Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Croton-Harmon and 2 more	Lake Shore Limited or Adirondack
Amtrak Hartford Line	Springfield	Lake Shore Limited or Amtrak Hartford Line
Blue Water	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Blue Water
Borealis	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Borealis
California Zephyr	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or California Zephyr
Cardinal	Chicago Union Station, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Lake Shore Limited or Cardinal
Carl Sandburg	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Carl Sandburg
Carolinian	New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Lake Shore Limited or Carolinian
City of New Orleans	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or City of New Orleans
Crescent	New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Lake Shore Limited or Crescent
Empire Builder	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Empire Builder
Empire Service	Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse Regional Transportation Center and 6 more	Lake Shore Limited or Empire Service
Ethan Allen Express	Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Croton-Harmon and 2 more	Lake Shore Limited or Ethan Allen Express
Floridian	Cleveland, Elyria, Sandusky, Toledo and 4 more	Lake Shore Limited or Floridian
Hiawatha Service	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Hiawatha Service
Illini	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Illini
Illinois Zephyr	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Illinois Zephyr
Keystone Service	New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Lake Shore Limited or Keystone Service
Lincoln Service	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Lincoln Service
Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner
Maple Leaf	Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse Regional Transportation Center and 6 more	Lake Shore Limited or Maple Leaf
Northeast Regional	Boston, Springfield, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Lake Shore Limited or Northeast Regional
Palmetto	New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Lake Shore Limited or Palmetto
Pennsylvanian	New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Lake Shore Limited or Pennsylvanian
Pere Marquette	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Pere Marquette
Saluki	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Saluki
Silver Meteor	New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Lake Shore Limited or Silver Meteor
Southwest Chief	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Southwest Chief
Texas Eagle	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited or Texas Eagle
Valley Flyer	Springfield	Lake Shore Limited or Valley Flyer
Vermonter	Springfield, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Lake Shore Limited or Vermonter
Wolverine	Chicago Union Station	Lake Shore Limited 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 Lake Shore Limited route guide (Amtrak, 2009; PDF mirrored at juckins.net) (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.