Pere Marquette
Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers. Eastbound train 370 and westbound train 371, daily. The table below lists the named stretches in eastbound order with the direction and season each is in daylight.
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 370 | Westbound 371 | Stations around it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana DunesThe Michigan Services page names Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on the Lake Michigan shore, which the line passes on the way to St. Joseph.Watch for Indiana Dunes | Evening, 7:21 p.m.daylight May to Jul; dusk Aug to Sep; dark Oct to Feb; dusk Mar to Apr | Morning, 8:09 a.m.daylight | Chicago Union Station, St. Joseph-Benton Harbor |
| Michigan's west coast at St. JosephSt. Joseph and its beaches, which the route page names as the start of Michigan's west coast.Watch for Lake Michigan beaches | Night, 9:31 p.m.dusk Jun to Jul; dark Aug to May | Early morning, 7:50 a.m.daylight Apr to Aug; dawn Sep to Mar | St. Joseph-Benton Harbor, Bangor |
| HollandHolland, with its tulips, a 250-year-old Dutch windmill, beaches, and the Tulip Time Festival.Watch for Windmill, tulip fields | Night, 10:10 p.m.dark | Early morning, 7:10 a.m.daylight May to Jul; dawn Aug to Sep; dark Oct; dawn Nov; dark Dec to Mar; dawn Apr | Bangor, Holland |
| Lake Michigan dunesLake Michigan's towering sand dunes, named on the route page for Grand Rapids.Watch for Sand dunes | Night, 11:03 p.m.dark | Early morning, 6:23 a.m.dawn May to Aug; dark Sep to Apr | Holland, Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers |
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 | 6:30 p.m. | Central time | |
| St. Joseph-Benton Harbor | 9:13 p.m. | 9:14 p.m. | Eastern time |
| Bangor | 9:49 p.m. | 9:50 p.m. | Eastern time |
| Holland | 10:31 p.m. | 10:33 p.m. | Eastern time |
| Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers | 11:34 p.m. | Eastern time |
Local time at each station; "+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.