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The Wolverine is a higher-speed passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services. The 304-mile (489 km) [3] line provides three daily round-trips between Chicago and Pontiac, Michigan, via Ann Arbor and Detroit. It carries a heritage train name descended from the New York Central Railroad (Michigan Central).
The Wolverine was an international night train that twice crossed the Canada–United States border, going from New York City to Chicago.This New York Central Railroad train went northwest of Buffalo, New York, into Canada, traveled over Michigan Central Railroad tracks, through Windsor, Ontario, reentering the United States, through Detroit's Michigan Central Station, and on to Chicago.
On its first new timetable, issued on November 14, 1971, Amtrak bestowed names on these trains: the Wolverine and the St. Clair. [5] In mid-May Amtrak announced a Toledo, Ohio —Detroit connection to the new Chicago—New York Lake Shore with financial support from the state of Michigan ; this train was canceled before it ran because of poor ...
The Blue Water Trains 364 and 365 will also work normally and serve Wolverine Stations in Southwestern Michigan, according to Amtrak. Trains 351, 352, 354, and 355 will also operate normally.
Despite the presence of the safety system on the Michigan Line, a derailment occurred just east of Niles, Michigan, on October 21, 2012, after a Wolverine train exited the main line and entered a freight yard due to a misaligned switch. The train had a green signal and was traveling at about 60 mph (97 km/h) when it hit the switch.
Michigan City station was a train station in Michigan City, Indiana served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.It was served by two eastbound and one westbound Wolverine train at the time of closure; other Wolverine and Blue Water trains did not stop.
Amtrak service between New York and Boston has been suspended for the rest of the day, the rail service announced Saturday afternoon. The service disruption was due to a malfunctioning circuit ...
After only Chicago Union Station, Ann Arbor is the busiest station on the Wolverine, [12] as well as the busiest of the 22 Amtrak stations in Michigan. [13] In 2019, Amtrak handled 156,674 train arrivals and departures at the station. All of these were coach and business class tickets [4] (the Wolverine does not have a first class or sleeper ...