ðə tɹˈeɪn wʌz fɹˈiːkwəntᵻd baɪ nˈɔːɹθbaʊnd tɹˈævəlɚz tə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ nˈɔːɹðɚn mˈɪʃɪɡən ɹᵻzˈɔːɹt dˌɛstɪnˈeɪʃənz nˈɔːɹθ ʌv ɡɹˈænd ɹˈæpɪdz, mˈɪʃɪɡən, sˈʌtʃ ɐz pˈɛɾɑːski, bˈeɪ vjˈuː ˈoʊnli nˈɔːɹθbaʊnd tɹˈeɪnz stˈɑːpt ðˈɛɹ; ɪt wʌzðə stˈɑːp ˈæftɚ pˈɛɾɑːski, mˈækɪnˌɔː sˈɪɾi ænd mˈækɪnˌæk ˈaɪlənd.
The train was frequented by northbound travelers to popular Northern Michigan resort destinations north of Grand Rapids, Michigan, such as Petoskey, Bay View (only northbound trains stopped there; it was the stop after Petoskey), Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island.