Amtrak Adding 18 Trains, Releases Schedule for Thanksgiving Travel Between Chicago and Michigan

Planning to travel to Chicago over Thanksgiving week? Amtrak is ready for bigger crowds than ever before.

In anticipation of its busiest travel week of the year, Amtrak is adding 18 more trains to its schedule to operate between Chicago and Michigan destinations during the Thanksgiving holiday season.

To accommodate the expected surge of holiday riders nationally, Amtrak will operate every available passenger rail car in its fleet and is scheduling extra trains and adding capacity on several routes.

When is the best time to travel?

The busiest travel days are the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after the holiday. Other than Thanksgiving Day, morning trains typically have more available seats than those in the afternoon and evening.

The schedule below provides information on the extra trains in addition to the Amtrak Wolverine Service, Blue Water and Pere Marquette trains sponsored by the Michigan Department of Transportation. Michigan passengers will find new stations in Grand Rapids and Troy.