Amtrak routes between Chicago and Pontiac and Chicago and Port Huron will be shut down from Sept. 15 to Sept. 19 as crews dismantle two defunct coaling towers along the routes.

The towers, near Michigan City, Ind. and Augusta, Mich., are above the tracks for passenger trains that take riders between Chicago and Port Huron and Chicago and Pontiac, according to Amtrak.

Charter buses will be providing alternate transportation for some routes, but the capacity is limited, Amtrak senior public relations manager Marc Magliari said. The maximum speed on these routes is 110 mph, and buses cannot go that fast, so the trip will take longer, he said.

Amtrak Wolverine and Blue Water schedules will be affected. The Blue Water trains between Chicago and Pontiac and Chicago and Port Huron will not b

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