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Amtrak Midwest Thanksgiving Timetable-Chicago-St. Louis SPECIAL THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TIMETABLE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 20 – 25, 2018 AMTRAK MIDWESTSM Chicago - Pontiac/Grand Rapids/Carbondale/Quincy/St. Louis/Kansas City/Milwaukee This Special Thanksgiving Holiday Timetable temporarily replaces the Midwest section of the System Timetable. Please consult AMTRAK.COM for normal operation schedules outside these dates. Table of Contents MICHIGAN ..............................................................................3-4 ILLINOIS and MISSOURI .....................................................7-8 WOLVERINE® and BLUE WATERSM LINCOLN SERVICE® Chicago - Kalamazoo - Battle Creek - East Lansing - Port Huron - Jackson - Chicago - Springfield - St. Louis and intermediate stations Detroit - Pontiac and intermediate stations MISSOURI RIVER RUNNER® PERE MARQUETTE® St. Louis - Jefferson City - Kansas City and intermediate stations Chicago - St. Joseph - Holland - Grand Rapids and intermediate stations ILLINOIS and WISCONSIN .....................................................9 ILLINOIS ..................................................................................5-6 HIAWATHA® SERVICE ILLINI,® SALUKI® and CITY OF NEW ORLEANS® Chicago - Glenview - Sturtvant - Milwaukee Airport - Milwaukee and Chicago - Champaign-Urbana - Centralia - Carbondale and intermediate intermediate stations stations ILLINOIS ZEPHYR® and CARL SANDBURG® Chicago - Galesburg - Quincy and intermediate stations Amtrak.com THANKSGIVING Travel and Safety Tips Amtrak® is pleased to take you to your Thanksgiving destination. Please be Consider Holiday “Extra” Trains assured we are doing everything we can to make your trip as pleasant as During the holiday week, Amtrak may use cars borrowed from commuter rail possible. agencies to run “Extra” trains. These trains are offered on Lincoln Service®, The Thanksgiving holiday is the busiest travel period of the year. Last year, Carl Sandburg® and Wolverine® routes. We recognize that some of the Amtrak served more than 777,000 customers during the holiday week. The borrowed cars might not be what you expect from our Amtrak fleet. “Extra” busiest day in our 46-year history was on the Sunday following Thanksgiving trains will have fewer restrooms and may not offer food service. 2017, with more than 160,000 customers. To meet your travel needs, we will operate every available car and schedule extra trains during this period. We Purchase Your Tickets in Advance will also add to our capacity by borrowing commuter train cars from other Avoid long lines at the station by making your reservation and purchasing railroads to operate extra trains. tickets before your date of departure. Amtrak tickets are sold by most travel Amtrak Midwest offers convenient and comfortable regional intercity agents or in advance at many Midwest stations either at the ticket counter service made possible through partnerships with Amtrak and including the or by using the Quik-Trak™ kiosk. To skip the ticket line all together, make Illinois Department of Transportation, Indiana Department of Transportation, your reservations online at Amtrak.com, then receive an email containing your eTicket. Michigan Department of Transportation, Missouri Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Trains in these When customers make a reservation this way, they’ll receive a printable states are primarily powered by new, low-emissions locomotives with a eTicket via e-mail. Customers using their smartphones or other mobile devices can present the eTicket to the conductor by simply opening the Midwest-made diesel engine. document from their e-mail or Amtrak app. A lost or misplaced eTicket can A 15-percent student discount specifically designed for Midwest travel has easily be reprinted. eTickets also can be printed at Amtrak ticket offices and been introduced, pets are now welcomed on a fourth Illinois corridor and Quik-Trak™ kiosks. Some customers, including those traveling on a group carry-on bicycle service has begun on a third Michigan corridor. ticket or customers purchasing multi-ride tickets, will need to continue to receive conventional paper value tickets. To make your Thanksgiving trip as smooth as possible, here are some holiday travel tips: Speed-up your return journey by purchasing round-trip tickets. Please be sure you have the correct ticket for your travel itinerary. Security Matters at Amtrak Customers are required to produce acceptable identification when While in the station or on board a train, please remember: purchasing tickets or when checking bags. Acceptable forms of photo • Be aware of your surroundings. identification include a valid driver’s license, passport, government agency • Keep your personal items secure and in close proximity. Laptop ID and other specific forms of identification. (Ask Amtrak for details.) computers, PDA devices, portable music players, wallets, digital cameras, Customers boarding at any station between Chicago, IL, and St. Louis/ etc., are easy targets for pickpockets. Quincy, IL/Pontiac, MI will be required to have a ticket before boarding the • Do not approach or pet police dogs. train; conductors will not sell tickets on board any train. • Report any suspicious activity or unattended luggage by notifying Amtrak Arrive at the Station Early Police at 1-800-331-0008 or call 911. During the holiday, we recommend that you plan to arrive at the station at SEE SOMETHING? SAY SOMETHING! least 30 minutes before your scheduled train departure, and add another 30 minutes if you need to purchase tickets. Check video monitors and train Safety On Board information boards to determine the departure gate of your train. Sleeping While on board any Amtrak train, please note the following for a safer and car and Business class customers are invited to relax and wait for their trains more enjoyable trip: in the Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge in Chicago. • Watch your step when boarding and leaving the train. Listen Carefully for Boarding Announcements • Watch your step moving from car to car while the train is in motion. • Be sure to step over the gap between the train and platform. Be sure that the train you are boarding will stop at your destination. Extra • Leave personal food items and baggage at your seat. trains added for the Thanksgiving holiday may not go to all stations. If you • Wear shoes at all times. are in doubt, check with the conductor before you step onto the train. • Never attempt to board or exit a moving train. Planning to Meet Someone? Safety at the Station Inform your party not only of your expected arrival time, but also the train While in any Amtrak station, please note the following for a safer more number (in this timetable). Set a meeting place away from the immediate enjoyable trip: gate area, as the gate areas will be congested with customers going to and from the platforms. • Arrive at least 30 minutes before your train is due to depart. • Check-in early to arrange for pre-boarding if you need extra time or assistance. Your Holiday Travel Planner • Watch your step on station stairs, escalators and train platforms. SM • Please stand back from the edge of the platform. Amtrak will add extra Amtrak Midwest trains for the • Help children when boarding and leaving the train. Thanksgiving season, shown in brown on the next few • Use only Amtrak Red Caps to help you with your baggage. pages, with our state partners in Illinois and Michigan. We will deploy all available railcars in those states and also in Plan to Avoid the Rush partnership with Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin. See map The busiest Thanksgiving travel periods are Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday on page 4. afternoons. If possible, avoid traveling on Wednesday and Sunday, as well as Reservations will be required on all Hiawatha® Service trains on Thursday morning. All services will be very crowded on those days. Other between Chicago and Milwaukee again this Thanksgiving than on Thanksgiving Day, morning trains will not be as busy as those in the season. Amtrak Monthly and Ten-Ride ticket-holders are afternoon and evening. exempt from reservation requirements, but seating is not Schedules subject to change without notice. guaranteed. Amtrak is a registered service mark of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Please check your boarding documents carefully. NRPC Form T5 (W21/W22/W23)–Internet Only–11/20/18 MICHIGAN: WOLVERINE® and BLUE WATERSM Chicago • Kalamazoo • Battle Creek • East Lansing • Port Huron • Jackson • Detroit • Pontiac TUESDAY - November 20 to SUNDAY - November 25, 2018 Amtrak will operate extra trains in Michigan in order to supplement regularly scheduled Wolverine and Blue Water trains for the 2018 Thanksgiving holiday period— these are in addition to regularly scheduled trains. These extra trains will operate between Chicago and Ann Arbor/Grand Rapids and serve stations as indicated. Please check your boarding documents carefully. 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