Amtrak will operate additional trains in the Midwest between Nov. 20-25 to accommodate an expected surge of Thanksgiving holiday travelers.
Other Midwest corridor trains are expected to operate with increased capacity.
During the holiday travel period, reservations will be required for travel aboard the Chicago-Milwaukee Hiawatha Service trains.
Holders of monthly or 10-ride tickets are exempt from the reservations requirement, but seating is not guarantee.
On the Wolverine Service corridor, additional trains will operate on Nov. 21, 24 and 25 between Chicago and Ann Arbor, Michigan, with intermediate stops in the Michigan cities of New Buffalo, Niles, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Jackson.
Extra No. 356 will depart Chicago at 9 a.m. and is scheduled to arrive in Ann Arbor at 2:25 p.m. It will depart Ann Arbor at 4:28 p.m. and is scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 8:04 p.m.
On the Pere Marquette route, extra No. 372 is scheduled to depart Chicago at 10 a.m. and arrive in Holland, Michigan, at 2:11 p.m. with intermediate stops in St. Joseph and Bangor, Michigan.
No. 373 is scheduled to depart Holland at 3:10 p.m. and arrive in Chicago at 5:27 p.m. These trains will operate on Nov. 21 and 25.
An extra section of the Carl Sandburg will operate between Chicago and Quincy, Illinois, on Nov. 21 and 25.
No. 385 is scheduled to depart Chicago at 11:30 a.m. and make all scheduled intermediate stops en route to Quincy, where it is set to arrive at 3:53 p.m.
No. 384 is scheduled to depart Quincy at 1 p.m. and arrive in Chicago at 5:22 p.m.
On the Chicago-St. Louis corridor, extra Lincoln Service trains will operate between Chicago and Normal, Illinois, on Nov. 21 and 25.
Extra No. 309 is scheduled to depart Chicago at 10:30 a.m. and make all scheduled intermediate stops en route to Normal-Bloomington, where it is set to arrive at 12:58 p.m.
No. 308 is set to depart Normal at 1:15 p.m. and arrive in Chicago at 3:41 p.m.
Tags: Amtrak extra trains, Amtrak in the Midwest, Amtrak Midwest corridor trains, Amtrak Midwest Trains, Amtrak's Pere Marquette, Extra Wolverine service
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