(AREA) — Amtrak and the Michigan Department of Transportation will suspend scheduled track improvement work for this summer’s two big holiday weekends, Independence Day and Labor Day. Customers can now book travel with three complete Wolverine Service round-trips this weekend, July 2-4, and again on Sept. 3-5. Three Pontiac-Chicago Wolverine round-trips are also maintained on the modified schedule every Sunday. Two round-trips are offered the balance of the days, Monday-Saturday through the completion of the projects and restoration of full service after September 23. Work continues to improve state-owned railroad infrastructure between Battle Creek and Jackson as part of Michigan’s Accelerated Rail Program. The Port Huron-East Lansing-Chicago Blue Water also serves Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. Both the Blue Water and Grand Rapids-Chicago Pere Marquette schedules are largely unaffected by the temporary schedules.
