Lake Cities (Amtrak train)

Route map
	Legend
	IL
	IN
	16 mi
	26 km
	IN
	MI
	89 mi
	143 km
	138 mi
	222 km
	160 mi
	257 km
	184 mi
	296 km
	205 mi
	330 km
	243 mi
	391 km
	273 mi
	439 km
	279 mi
	449 km
	291 mi
	468 km
	296 mi
	476 km
	302 mi
	486 km
	MI
	OH
	335 mi
	539 km
	Lake Shore Limited
	to Boston & New York,
	Capitol Limited to Washington
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*Lake Cities*
	The first westbound Lake Cities, left, arrives at Detroit
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Michigan
Predecessor	St. Clair
First service	August 3, 1980
Last service	April 26, 2004
Successor	Wolverine
Route
Termini	Chicago, Illinois; Toledo, Ohio
Distance travelled	335 miles (539 km)
Average journey time	7 hours 30 minutes
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	IL
	IN
	16 mi
	26 km
	IN
	MI
	89 mi
	143 km
	138 mi
	222 km
	160 mi
	257 km
	184 mi
	296 km
	205 mi
	330 km
	243 mi
	391 km
	273 mi
	439 km
	279 mi
	449 km
	291 mi
	468 km
	296 mi
	476 km
	302 mi
	486 km
	MI
	OH
	335 mi
	539 km
	Lake Shore Limited
	to Boston & New York,
	Capitol Limited to Washington
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;

The Lake Cities was a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago, Illinois and Toledo, Ohio via Detroit, Michigan. It operated from 1980 until 2004, when it was folded into the Wolverine. It replaced the St. Clair, a Chicago–Detroit train which operated in tandem with the Wolverine. The extension to Toledo gave travelers in Michigan the opportunity to connect with eastbound trains such as the Lake Shore Limited without backtracking to Chicago. Amtrak re-routed the train from Toledo to Pontiac, Michigan in 1995.