I was told that I could get on a train in Indiana and ride it to to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.?

Question

I am from Michigan. I looking for details on where to board this train and what stop to get off at in Chicago. Thanks in advance for any help.

Answer 1

You can catch the South Shore at Gary, Michigan City, South Bend.  Just get there and get off at the Roosevelt Rd. stop; unless there is a specific stop for the aquarium.  The Rosie rd. stop is at the Field Museum of Natural history, and that's right across the street from the aquarium.

Answer 2

It's called the South Shore Line, and it goes from South Bend, Indiana to Chicago, Illinois.   Google it for the exact locations.

Answer 3

need specific city to know for sure.

as others wrote, the south shore (a commuter railroad) serves some stations NEAR michigan, such as michigan city, south bend, and some others.  so if you live near these, you can drive to one of them and then take south shore.

get off at 12st/roosevelt road station.  that is the one station for the field museum, aquarium, and planetarium, you just walk to them from the train station.

if you live elsewhere in michigan, amtrak has service on 3 different routes, so amtrak might be better, depending on where you live.  if you use amtrak,you have to go to union station.

at union station, you can use cta buses (#10 Grants Treasures is best choice, but there are others), or in summer there are water taxi from union station to aquarium, or you can use some free trolleys from sears tower (1 block from union station).

all the amtrak trains from michigan require reservations, so call 1.800.usa.rail or www.amtrak.com.

if you tell what city in michigan, we can help you out a bit more.