Train Data:

Route

New York, NY - Chicago, IL
Boston, MA - Chicago, IL

Distance

959 miles (New York - Chicago)
1017 miles (Boston - Chicago)

Operation

Daily

Time

19h 0m (New York - Chicago)
22h 50m (Boston - Chicago)

Train Set

Amfleet II, Viewliner, Heritage

Cars

Sleeper, Coach, Diner, Lounge, Baggage

Station Information:

Elevation

Notes

Boston - South

MA

ET

0.0 km

 m

MBTA 

Boston - Back Bay

MA

ET

1.6 km

 m

MBTA

Framingham

MA

ET

33.6 km

 m

MBTA

Worcester

MA

ET

70.4 km

 m

MBTA

Springfield

MA

ET

156.8 km

 m

Pittsfield

MA

ET

240.0 km

 m

Albany - Rensselaer

NY

ET

318.4 km

9 m

New York

NY

ET

0.0 km

12 m

Metro North, LIRR

(Yonkers)

NY

ET

22.4 km

3 m

Non Stop, Metro North

Croton - Harmon

NY

ET

51.2 km

2 m

Metro North

(Poughkeepsie)

NY

ET

116.8 km

17 m

Non Stop, Metro North

(Rhinecliff)

NY

ET

140.8 km

12 m

Non Stop

(Hudson)

NY

ET

182.4 km

3 m

Non Stop

Albany - Rensselaer

NY

ET

225.6 km

9 m

Schenectady

NY

ET

254.4 km

75 m

(Amsterdam)

NY

ET

283.2 km

82 m

Non Stop

Utica

NY

ET

379.2 km

126 m

(Rome)

NY

ET

400.0 km

133 m

Non Stop

Syracuse

NY

ET

465.6 km

113 m

Rochester

NY

ET

592.0 km

158 m

Buffalo - Depew

NY

ET

689.6 km

205 m

Erie

PA

ET

838.4 km

182 m

Cleveland

OH

ET

988.8 km

180 m

Light Rail

Elyria

OH

ET

1028.8 km

221 m

Sandusky

OH

ET

1084.8 km

183 m

Toledo

OH

ET

1160.0 km

183 m

Bryan

OH

ET

1246.4 km

236 m

Waterloo

IN

ET

1286.4 km

277 m

Elkhart

IN

ET

1371.2 km

231 m

South Bend

IN

ET

1400.0 km

216 m

(Hammond-Whiting)

IN

CT

1508.8 km

180 m

Non Stop

Chicago

IL

CT

1534.4 km

182 m

METRA

Note: Lake Shore Limited does not stop at the stations in parentheses (  ). 

Only Amtrak stations are listed.  Commuter Train Stations are not shown.

Train #449 at Boston South Station (2009)

Train #449 near Springfield, MA (2009)

Train #449 - Horizon Fleet Dinette (2009)

Train #449 - Horizon Fleet Dinette (2009)

Train #449 meets CSX Freight Train (2009)

Train #449 meets Train #49 at Albany (2009)

Train #49/#449 at Buffalo Depew Station (2009)

Train #49/#449 near Bryan, OH (2009)

Train #49/#449 at Waterloo, IN (2009)

Michigan Lake near Hammond, IN (2009)

Train #49/#449 approaching Chicago (2009)

Train #49/#449 has arrived at Chicago (2009)

Train Gif: Alex Stroshane of Amtrak Prototype & Model

~ Actual Train Consists - Lake Shore Limited Car Numbers ~