Amtrak Schedule through Battle Creek:
Time arriving at the Battle Creek Transportation Center, in Military
Time. Schedules from Amtrak's Home
Page.
#351 09:43
#350
11:02
#353
13:09
#364 13:38
#365 16:53 (Mo-Sa)
#352 18:12
#355 19:12
#367 20:28 (Su)
#354 21:28
Conrail Schedule through Battle Creek:
Symbols courtesy of the Conrail
Technical Society. For more information, look under Conrail
Freight Train List.
JAEL 0000-0400 (Daily)
Jackson, MI - Elkhart, IN
ML441 0100-0400 (Daily)
Detroit North Yard, MI - Chicago, IL
IHDL 0300-0600
(Tu-Sa) Chicago IHB, IL - Detroit Livernois Yard, MI
WDJA-01 Traveling Switcher, Jackson-Niles
turn (Mo-Fr), 1600-2000.
YDBC-31 Yard Job called at Hobson Yard
(Mo-Fr), works around town 1800-0400.
ELJA 1900-2200
(Daily) Elkhart, IN - Jackson, MI
ELDL 2000-0000
(Daily) Elkhart, IN - Detroit Livernois Yard, MI
DREL 2200-0200
(Daily) Detroit River Rouge Yard, MI - Elkhart, IN
**Note: JAEL and ELJA were formerly LAEL and ELLA, change occured
9-28-98.
Note: IHDL replaced EJDL 2-24-99, EJDL replaced IHDL in
1997.
Note: ELDL replaced ELDR effective 2-27-99.
GTW train symbols through Battle Creek:
CN Trains run on a general schedule, but are not very predictable. Here is a list of trains you might see, what they are and where they go. Information from Brian Ellis' Train Page These schedules are current as of 3-29-98, operations have changed, but this give a good idea of what you will see. Not all trains operate every day. Seconds sections will run as B trains: 2nd section of #396 will be #B396. Relief crews identify themselves: a recrewed #465 will be Relief #465.
Intermodal:
#142 Chicago,
IL - Toronto BIT, ON (via Detroit)
#143 Toronto,
ON - Chicago,IL (via Detroit)
#144 Chicago,
IL - Montreal Turcot, PQ
#145 Montreal
Turcot, PQ - Chicago, IL
#148 Chicago,
IL - Montreal Turcot, PQ
#149 Montreal
Turcot, PQ - Chicago, IL
#170 Chicago/EJE Griffith from UP
- Woodhaven, MI (APL Double Stacks)
#171 Woodhaven, MI - Chicago/EJE
Griffith to UP (APL Double Stacks)
#189 Montreal, PQ - Chicago, IL
#199 Buffalo, NY - Chicago, IL
Automotive (Autoracks, Auto Parts, Auto Frames, etc.):
#216 Battle
Creek, MI - Toronto Mac Yd, ON
#250 Chicago/EJE
Griffith from UP - Pontiac, MI
#251 Pontiac,
MI - Chicago/IHB Blue Island
#252 Chicago/UP
Proviso - Pontiac, MI
#254 Chicago/BNSF
Cicero - Pontiac, MI
#258 Battle
Creek, MI - Cincinnati/CSXT Queensgate (via IORY), OH
#271 Toronto
Mac Yd, ON - Chicago/EJE Griffith to UP
#274 Chicago/BNSF
Cicero - Toronto Mac Yd, MI
#275 Montreal,
PQ - Chicago/BNSF Cicero
#276 Chicago/IHB
Blue Island - Toronto Mac Yd, ON
#277 Toronto
Mac Yd, ON - Chicago, IL
#279 Toronto
Mac Yd, IL - Chicago/EJE Griffith to UP
#281 Toronto
Mac Yd, ON - Chicago/IC Harvey to NS Calumet
Inter-Regional Freight Trains:
#390 Battle
Creek, MI - Montreal, PQ
#391
Joffre, PQ - Chicago/BRC
Clearing
#392 Chicago/BRC
Clearing - Toronto, ON
#393 Sarnia,
ON - Chicago/EJE Griffith to UP
#395 Montreal,
PQ - Chicago/BNSF Cicero
#396 Chicago/IHB
Blue Island / Battle Creek - Toronto
#397 Sarnia,
ON - Chicago/BRC Clearing
#398 Chicago/BRC
Clearing - Sarnia, ON
#399 Toronto,
ON - Battle Creek, MI
Intra-Regional Freight Trains:
#454 Chicago/UP
Yard Centre - Pontiac, MI
#455 Detroit
Flat Rock, MI - Battle Creek, MI
#456 Battle
Creek, MI - Detroit Flat Rock, MI
#460
Chicago/UP Proviso -
Battle Creek, MI
#462 Chicago/BNSF
Cicero - Battle Creek, MI
#464 Chicago/UP
Yard Centre - Battle Creek, MI
#465 Battle
Creek, MI - Chicago/IC Harvey (sometimes originate in Sarnia, ON)
#466 Chicago/IC
Harvey - Battle Creek, MI
#467 Battle
Creek, MI - Chicago/BRC Clearing
#468 Chicago/IHB
Blue Island - Battle Creek, MI
#469 Battle
Creek, MI - Chicago/IHB Blue Island
#472 Chicago/UP
- Oshawa, ON
#476 Chicago/UP
- Oshawa, ON
Local Road Switchers:
#500 Battle
Creek, MI - Flint/Port Huron, MI
#509 Battle
Creek, MI - South Bend, MI and return
#520 Kalamazoo,
MI - Pavilion, MI and return
#523 Battle
Creek, MI - Kalamazoo, MI and return
Coal Trains:
#707 Lansing,
MI - Chicago/UP Proviso (coal empties)
#708 Chicago/UP
Proviso - Lansing, MI (coal)
#750 Chicago/BRC
Clearing - Detroit (Ecorse) Great Lakes Steel Coal loads
#751 Detroit
(Ecorse) - Chicago/BRC Clearing Great Lakes Steel Coal etys
#752 Chicago/UP
Proviso - Detroit (Ecorse) Great Lakes Steel Coal loads
#753 Detroit
(Ecorse) - Chicago/UP Proviso Great Lakes Steel Coal etys
#754 Chicago/UP
Proviso - Detroit (Ecorse) Great Lakes Steel Coal loads
#755 Detroit
(Ecorse) - Chicago/UP Proviso Great Lakes Steel Coal etys
#760 Chicago/BNSF
Cicero - Monroe, MI Detroit Edison Coal loads
#761 Monroe,
MI - Chicago/BNSF Cicero Detroit Edison Coal etys
#762
Chicago/BNSF Cicero
- Monroe, MI Detroit Edison Coal loads
#763 Monroe,
MI - Chicago/BNSF Cicero Detroit Edison Coal etys
#764 Chicago/BNSF
Cicero - Durand, MI Consumers Power Essexville Coal loads
#765 Durand,
MI - Chicago/BNSF Cicero Consumers Power Essexville Coal etys
#766 Chicago/BNSF
Cicero - Whiting, MI Consumers Power Coal loads
#767 Whiting,
MI - Chicago/BNSF Cicero Consumers Power Coal etys
Grain Trains:
#874 Chicago/BRC Clearing - Quebec City
#875 Quebec City - Chicago/BRC Clearing
(etys)
#876 Chicago/BRC Clearing - Toledo
(Lang Yd)
#877 Toledo (Lang Yd) - Chicago/BRC
Clearing (etys)