Amtrak is citing equipment and personnel shortages for suspending two Wolverine Service trains until mid-September.
In a service advisory, Amtrak said Nos. 350 and 355 between Chicago and Detroit (Pontiac) would be suspended starting Aug. 29 and continuing through Sept. 16.
No. 350 is the early morning departure from Chicago while No. 355 is the late afternoon departure from Pontiac.
No alternative service is being provided for the suspended trains. Amtrak said Nos. 350 and 355 will resume operating on Sept. 17.
The suspensions will not affect operations of Wolverine Service Trains 351, 352, 353 and 354.
Amtrak has attributed various Midwest corridor service suspensions this summer to a shortage of equipment and personnel.
Among the trains suspended for a few days to more than a week have been the Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg between Chicago and Quincy, Illinois; and two Lincoln Service trains between Chicago and St. Louis.
Since January the southbound Saluki and northbound Illini in the Chicago-Carbondale, Illinois, corridor have been suspended and no date has been announced as to when those trains will be restored.
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