List of Amtrak routes
Amtrak operates the following intercity and long-distance passenger train routes.
Current routes
Name | Route | Origin | Numbers | Frequency | FY2009 Passengers[1] | FY2015 Passengers[2] | Route miles | FY 2015 Ridership per mile |
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Acela Express | Boston – Washington, D.C. | PC | 2100–2290 | 15 trips per weekday, 4 trips per Saturday, 8 trips per Sunday | 3,019,627 | 3,473,644 | 456 | 7,470 |
Adirondack | Montreal – New York City via Albany | D&H | 68–69 | daily | 104,681 | 132,345 | 381 | 481 |
Amtrak Cascades | Vancouver, BC – Eugene, Oregon via Portland and Seattle | NP, GN, and UP | 500–517 | 5 trips daily (2 Seattle-Eugene, 1 Seattle-Portland, 1 Vancouver-Portland, 1 Vancouver-Seattle) | 740,154 | 751,148 | 467 | 1,608 |
Auto Train | Lorton, Virginia – Sanford, Florida | ATC | 52–53 | daily | 232,955 | 271,622 | 855 | 318 |
Blue Water | Chicago – Port Huron, Michigan | GTW | 364–365 | daily | 132,851 | 180,617 | 319 | 566 |
California Zephyr | Chicago – Emeryville, California (Oakland/San Francisco) | CB&Q, D&RGW, WP | 5–6 | daily | 345,558 | 375,342 | 2,438 | 154 |
Capitol Corridor | Auburn, California – Sacramento – San Jose via Oakland | SP | 518–553, 720–751 | 16 trips per weekday (8 Oakland-Sacramento, 7 San Jose-Sacramento, 1 Oakland-Auburn), 11 trips per Saturday/Sunday (6 San Jose-Sacramento, 4 Oakland-Sacramento, 1 San Jose-Auburn) | 1,599,625 | 1,474,873 | 172 | 8,575 |
Capitol Limited | Chicago – Washington, D.C. via Cleveland and Pittsburgh | B&O | 29–30 | daily | 215,371 | 226,240 | 764 | 296 |
Cardinal | Chicago – New York City via Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C. | PC, C&O | 50–51 | 3 trips per week | 108,614 | 103,633 | 1,147 | 90 |
Carl Sandburg | Chicago – Quincy, Illinois | CB&Q | 381–382 | daily | 202,558 | 208,961 including the Illinois Zephyr | 258 | 810 |
Carolinian | New York City – Charlotte, North Carolina | SOU | 79–80 | daily | 277,740 | 298,973 | 704 | 425 |
City of New Orleans | Chicago – New Orleans | IC | 58–59 | daily | 196,659 | 255,458 | 926 | 276 |
Coast Starlight | Seattle – Los Angeles via Sacramento and Oakland | SP | 11, 14 | daily | 432,565 | 455,845 | 1,377 | 331 |
Crescent | New York City – New Orleans via Atlanta | SOU | 19–20 | daily | 286,576 | 281,777 | 1,377 | 205 |
Downeaster | Brunswick, Maine – Boston | PAR | 680–699 | 5 trips daily (3 Portland-Boston, 2 Brunswick-Boston) | 460,474 | 420,752 | 116 | 3,627 |
Empire Builder | Chicago – Portland, Oregon/Seattle via Minneapolis–St. Paul | GN | 7–8, 27–28 | daily | 515,444 | 438,376 | 2,257 miles (Chicago–Portland)
2,206 miles (Chicago–Seattle) |
194 (Chicago-Portland), 199 (Chicago-Seattle) |
Empire Service | New York City – Niagara Falls, New York via Albany | PC | 230–288 | 9 trips per weekday, (7 Albany-New York, 2 Niagara Falls-New York), 4 trips per Saturday (2 Albany-New York, 2 Niagara Falls-New York), 5 trips per Sunday (3 Albany-New York, 2 Niagara Falls-New York) | 925,746 | 1,152,536 | 460 | 2,506 |
Ethan Allen Express | New York City – Rutland, Vermont via Albany | D&H | 290–296 | daily | 46,748 | 52,553 | 241 | 218 |
Heartland Flyer | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Fort Worth, Texas | ATSF | 821–822 | daily | 73,564 | 69,006 | 206 | 335 |
Hiawatha Service | Chicago – Milwaukee | MILW | 329–342 | 7 trips daily | 738,231 | 799,271 | 86 | 9,294 |
Hoosier State | Chicago – Indianapolis | PC | 850, 851 | 4 trips per week | 31,384 | 29,703 | 196 | 151 |
Illini | Chicago – Carbondale, Illinois | IC | 392–393 | daily | 259,630 | 292,187 including Saluki | 310 | 943 |
Illinois Zephyr | Chicago – Quincy, Illinois | CB&Q | 380,383 | daily | 202,558 | 208,961 combined with Carl Sandburg | 258 | 810 |
Keystone Service | New York City – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania via Philadelphia | PC | 600–672 | 13 trips per weekday (9 Harrisburg-New York, 4 Harrisburg-Philadelphia), 7 trips per Saturday/Sunday (6 Harrisburg-New York, 1 Harrisburg-Philadelphia) | 1,215,785 | 1,359,615 | 195 | 6,972 |
Lake Shore Limited | New York City – Chicago via Albany with connection from Boston | PC | 48, 49, 448, 449 | daily | 334,456 | 356,898 | 1,018 (Chicago – Boston)
959 (Chicago – New York) |
351 (Chicago – Boston), 372 (Chicago – New York) |
Lincoln Service | Chicago – St. Louis | GM&O | 300–307 | 4 trips daily | 506,235 | 576,705 | 284 | 2,031 |
Maple Leaf* | New York City – Toronto via Albany | PC | 63–64 | daily | 354,492 (2008) | 406,973 (2013) | 544 | 748 (2013) |
Missouri River Runner | St. Louis – Kansas City | MP | 311, 313, 314, 316 | 2 trips daily | 190,628 | 178,915 | 283 | 632 |
Northeast Regional | Boston/Springfield, Massachusetts – New York City – Philadelphia – Baltimore – Washington, D.C. – Norfolk, Virginia/Newport News, Virginia | PC | 66, 67, 78, 82–88, 93–95, 99, 110, 111, 121, 125, 127, 129–131, 133–143, 145–148, 150–199 | 20 per weekday (13 Boston-Washington, 2 Boston-Richmond, 2 Boston-Newport News, 1 Boston-Norfolk, 1 Boston-Lynchburg, 1 Springfield-Washington), 17 per Saturday/Sunday (9 Boston-Washington, 2 Boston-Richmond, 2 Boston-Newport News, 2 Springfield-Washington, 1Boston-Norfolk, 1 Boston-Lynchburg) | 6,920,610 | 8,215,523
186,125 to Lynchburg (2013) 578,368 to Newport News (2013) 127,937 to Norfolk (2013) |
664 | 12,373 |
Pacific Surfliner | San Luis Obispo, California – San Diego via Los Angeles | ATSF | 562–597, 763–799 | 12 per weekday, (7 Los Angeles-San Diego, 3 Goleta-San Diego, 1 San Luis Obispo-San Diego, 1 San Luis Obispo-Los Angeles), 13 per weekday, (8 Los Angeles-San Diego, 3 Goleta-San Diego, 1 San Luis Obispo-Los Angeles, 1 San Luis Obispo-San Diego) | 2,592,996 | 2,827,134 | 350 | 8,078 |
Palmetto | New York City – Savannah, Georgia | SCL | 89–90 | daily | 171,316 | 208,645 | 829 | 252 |
Pennsylvanian | New York City – Pittsburgh via Philadelphia | PC | 42–44 | daily | 199,484 | 231,720 | 444 | 521 |
Pere Marquette | Chicago – Grand Rapids, Michigan | C&O | 370–371 | daily | 103,246 | 95,807 | 176 | 544 |
Piedmont | Raleigh, North Carolina – Charlotte, North Carolina | SOU | 73–76 | 2 trips daily | 68,427 | 161,487 | 173 | 933 |
Saluki | Chicago – Carbondale, Illinois | IC | 390–391 | daily | 259,630 | 292,187 including Illini | 310 | 943 |
San Joaquins | Oakland/Sacramento – Bakersfield, California | SP | 701–718 | 6 trips daily (4 Oakland-Bakersfield, 2 Sacramento-Bakersfield) | 929,172 | 1,177,073 | 318 (Bakersfield–Oakland)
280 (Bakersfield–Sacramento) |
3,701 (Bakersfield–Oakland), 4,204 (Bakersfield–Sacramento) |
Shuttle | Springfield, Massachusetts – New Haven, Connecticut | PC | 401, 405, 450, 460, 463, 464, 466, 467, 470, 475, 476, 479, 488, 490, 493–495, 497 | 4 per weekday, 5 per Saturday/Sunday | 325,518 | 351,307 | 63 | 5,576 |
Silver Meteor | New York City – Miami | SCL | 97–98 | daily | 330,734 | 346,097 | 1,389 | 249 |
Silver Star | New York City – Miami | SCL | 91–92 | daily | 371,235 | 383,347 | 1,522 | 252 |
Southwest Chief | Chicago – Los Angeles via Kansas City, Missouri and Albuquerque, New Mexico | ATSF | 3–4 | daily | 318,025 | 367,267 | 2,256 | 163 |
Sunset Limited | Orlando, Florida – Los Angeles via New Orleans and Houston | SP | 1–2 | 3 trips per week. New Orleans-Orlando segment suspended since Hurricane Katrina. | 78,775 | 100,713 | 1,995 | 50 |
Texas Eagle | Chicago – San Antonio via St. Louis, Little Rock, and Dallas | MP | 21–22 | daily | 260,467 | 317,282 | 1,306 (Chicago – San Antonio, 2013)
2,728 (Chicago – Los Angeles, 2013) |
243 (Chicago – San Antonio, 2013), 116 (Chicago – Los Angeles, 2013) |
Vermonter | St. Albans, Vermont – Washington, D.C. | CV NECR | 54–57 | daily | 74,016 | 92,699 | 611 | 152 |
Wolverine | Chicago – Pontiac via Detroit | PC | 350–355 | 3 trips daily | 444,127 | 465,627 | 304 | 1,532 |
*Maple Leaf is serviced by Via Rail while in Canadian territory
Full listing
This list included current and discontinued routes.
Note that intercity trains were operated after 1971 by the Alaska Railroad, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Georgia Railroad, Reading Company, and Southern Railway. The Southern Railway and D&RGW routes were taken over by Amtrak in 1979 and 1983 respectively. In addition, the Canadian Pacific Railway's Atlantic, taken over by Via Rail in 1978, crossed northern Maine.
Northeast Corridor
Most Northeast Corridor trains were renamed NortheastDirect in the late 1990s, then Acela Regional and later just Regional. Currently most of the below named trains are called Northeast Regional. Some of these train names were changed prior to the late 1990s.
Name | Route | Dates operated | Notes | |
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Afternoon Congressional | Washington, D.C. – New York City | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
Bankers | Springfield – Washington, D.C. | October 26, 1975 | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect |
Bay State | New York City – Boston | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 14, 1971 | |
Washington, D.C. – Boston | November 14, 1971 | October 29, 1972 | ||
Philadelphia – Boston | October 29, 1972 | April 29, 1973 | ||
New Haven – Boston | April 29, 1973 | March 1, 1975 | ||
Beacon Hill | Boston – New Haven | April 30, 1978 | October 24, 1981 | Replaced Clamdigger |
Benjamin Franklin | Philadelphia – Boston | February 15, 1977 | Replaced Bicentennial | |
Bicentennial | Philadelphia – Boston | February 15, 1976 | February 14, 1977 | Replaced Bunker Hill; replaced by Benjamin Franklin |
Betsy Ross | Washington, D.C. – New York City | February 15, 1976 | ||
Big Apple | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker; also the name of a Keystone Service train |
Bostonian | New York City – Boston | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
May 19, 1974 | April 29, 1978 | |||
Bowery | Washington, D.C. – New York City | |||
Bunker Hill | Philadelphia – Boston | November 14, 1971 | February 15, 1976 | Replaced by Bicentennial |
Capitol | Washington, D.C. – New York City | April 26, 1981 | ||
Capitol Hill | Washington, D.C. – New York City | |||
Capitol Hill Express | ||||
Capitol Sunrise | Philadelphia – Washington, D.C. | |||
Central Park | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | April 26, 1980 | |
Charter Oak | New York City – Springfield | November 14, 1971 | October 28, 1972 | |
October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |||
Chesapeake | Washington, D.C. – New York City | April 29, 1973 | June 11, 1977 | |
Philadelphia – Washington | April 30, 1978 | October 29, 1983 | Maryland/Pennsylvania-funded commuter service | |
New York City – Richmond | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | ||
Clamdigger | New Haven - New London | May 1, 1971 (PC) | January 28, 1972 | |
New Haven – Providence | September 9, 1976 | October 28, 1977 | ||
January 8, 1978 | April 30, 1978 | Replaced by Beacon Hill | ||
Clockers | Philadelphia – New York City | October 25, 1981 | October 28, 2005 | Unnamed 1971–1979; carried individual names 1979–1981 |
Colonial | Washington, D.C. – Boston | May 1, 1971 (PC) | April 28, 1973 | |
February 15, 1976 | June 15, 1976 | |||
Newport News – Boston | June 15, 1976 | October 26, 1992 | Replaced by Old Dominion | |
Concord | Washington, D.C. – Boston: | |||
Congressional | Washington, D.C. – New York City | November 14, 1971 | December 16, 1971 | |
April 30, 1978 | ||||
Boston – Washington, D.C. | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | ||
Connecticut Connector | Springfield – New Haven | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |
Connecticut Valley Service | Springfield – New Haven | October 25, 1981 | Previously unnamed | |
Connecticut Yankee | Washington, D.C. – Springfield | November 14, 1971 | October 29, 1972 | |
Washington, D.C. – New Haven | October 29, 1972 | April 29, 1973 | ||
Philadelphia – Springfield | April 29, 1973 | June 11, 1977 | ||
Washington, D.C. – Springfield | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | ||
East Wind | New York City – Boston | November 14, 1971 | October 28, 1973 | |
Washington, D.C. – Boston | October 28, 1973 | February 14, 1976 | ||
Edison | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker |
Embassy | Washington, D.C. – New York City | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
October 31, 1976 | April 25, 1981 | |||
Evening Executive | Washington, D.C. – New Haven | November 14, 1971 | June 10, 1972 | |
Evening Liberty Express | Philadelphia – Boston | April 30, 1978 | October 27, 1979 | |
Evening Metropolitan | Washington, D.C. – New York City | |||
Philadelphia – New York City | ||||
Executive Sleeper | Washington, D.C. – New York City | April 27, 1986 | August 19, 1994 | Washington-New York section of the Night Owl; renamed from Washington Executive |
Fairfield | ||||
Fast Mail | Washington, D.C. – Boston/Springfield | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |
Federal | Washington, D.C. – Boston | |||
First State | ||||
Flying Yankee | New York City – Boston | May 19, 1974 | April 29, 1978 | Replaced Shoreliner |
Foggy Bottom | Washington, D.C. – New York City | |||
Free State | Washington – New York City | November 14, 1971 | October 28, 1973 | |
Garden State | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker |
Garden State Special | ||||
Georgetown | Washington, D.C. – New York City | |||
Gotham | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker |
Gotham Express | Boston/Springfield – New York City | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |
Gotham Limited | Newport News – New York City | |||
Herald Square | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker |
Washington, D.C. – New York City | October 25, 1981 | Replaced Times Square | ||
Independence | New York City – Washington, D.C. | October 25, 1981 | ||
Washington, D.C. – Springfield | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | ||
James River | Newport News – Washington, D.C. | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |
Jeffersonian | New York City – Washington, D.C. | October 25, 1981 | ||
John Adams | Philadelphia – Boston | June 12, 1977 | April 29, 1978 | |
Keystone | Philadelphia – New York City | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker; also the name of a Keystone Service train | |
Knickerbocker | New York City – Boston | May 19, 1974 | June 11, 1977 | |
Legislator | Washington, D.C. – New York City | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
Liberty Bell | Philadelphia – New York City | |||
Liberty Express | Philadelphia – Boston | October 28, 1979 | ||
Mail Express | ||||
Manhattan | New York City – Boston | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
August 15, 1973 | October 28, 1973 | Replaced Manhattan Turbo | ||
Manhattan Express | Richmond – New York City | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |
Manhattan Limited | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker |
Washington, D.C. – New York City | October 25, 1981 | |||
Manhattan Turbo | New York City – Boston | October 29, 1972 | August 15, 1973 | Replaced by Manhattan |
Mayflower | Washington, D.C. – Boston | May 19, 1974 | September 12, 1975 | |
October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |||
Merchants | Washington, D.C. – Boston | November 20, 1977 | April 30, 1978 | Renamed from and to Merchants Limited |
Merchants Limited | New York City – Boston | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 14, 1971 | |
Washington, D.C. – Boston | November 14, 1971 | October 28, 1995 | Named Merchants (November 20, 1977 – April 30, 1978); replaced by NortheastDirect | |
Metroliner | Washington, D.C. – New York City | May 1, 1971 (PC) | October 27, 2006 | |
Morning Executive | Washington, D.C. – New Haven | November 14, 1971 | June 10, 1972 | |
Metropolitan | Washington, D.C. – New York City | April 26, 1981 | ||
Midday Congressional | Washington, D.C. – New York City | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
Minute Man | Philadelphia – Boston | June 12, 1972 | April 29, 1973 | |
Washington, D.C. – Boston | April 29, 1973 | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |
Morning Liberty Express | Philadelphia – Boston | April 30, 1978 | October 27, 1979 | |
Mount Vernon | Washington, D.C. – New York City | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
February 15, 1976 | June 14, 1976 | |||
April 27, 1980 | ||||
Murray Hill | New York City – Boston | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
Washington – New York City | October 28, 1973 | October 28, 1978 | ||
Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker | |
Narragansett | New York City – Boston | November 14, 1971 | October 27, 1973 | |
Philadelphia – Boston | February 15, 1976 | June 11, 1976 | ||
New England Express | Richmond – Boston | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |
New England Zip | ||||
New Englander | Philadelphia – Boston | May 19, 1974 | October 25, 1975 | |
New Jerseyan | ||||
New York Executive | ||||
New Yorker | New York City – Boston | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
Washington, D.C. – New York City | April 29, 1973 | October 31, 1976 | ||
Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker | |
Washington, D.C. – New York City | October 25, 1981 | |||
Nightcap | Washington, D.C. – New York City | November 14, 1971 | June 10, 1972 | |
October 28, 1973 | February 14, 1976 | |||
Night Owl | Washington, D.C. – Boston | June 12, 1972 | July 10, 1997 | Replaced by Twilight Shoreliner |
Nutmeg State | Washington, D.C. – Springfield | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |
Old Dominion | Newport News – Boston | Replaced Colonial | ||
Springfield – Richmond | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | ||
Patriot | Washington, D.C. – Boston | May 1, 1971 (PC) | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect |
Philadelphian | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Previously unnamed; renamed Clocker |
Pilgrim | Philadelphia – Boston | October 28, 1973 | February 15, 1976 | |
New York City – Boston | February 15, 1976 | April 29, 1978 | ||
Potomac | Washington, D.C. – Boston | October 25, 1981 | ||
Newport News – New York City | ||||
President | Washington, D.C. – New York City | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
Quaker | Philadelphia – Boston | October 28, 1973 | May 18, 1974 | |
Quaker City | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker |
October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |||
Representative | Washington, D.C. – New York City | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
Rittenhouse | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker |
Schuylkill | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | April 26, 1980 | |
Senator | Washington, D.C. – Boston | May 1, 1971 (PC) | October 24, 1981 | |
October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |||
Shoreliner | New York City – Boston | January 6, 1974 | May 19, 1974 | Replaced by Flying Yankee |
October 28, 1979 | ||||
Statesman | Washington, D.C. – Boston | October 28, 1973 | February 14, 1977 | |
Sundown | Washington, D.C. – Boston | October 28, 1973 | February 14, 1976 | |
New York City – Boston | February 15, 1976 | April 26, 1978 | ||
Tidewater | Newport News – New York City | July 30, 1978 | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect |
Tidewater Express | Boston – Newport News | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |
Times Square | Washington, D.C. – New York City | April 26, 1981 | October 24, 1981 | Replaced by Herald Square |
Turbo | Providence – Boston | October 29, 1972 | April 28, 1973 | |
Turboservice | New York City – Boston | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
Turbo Yankee Clipper | New York City – Boston | November 14, 1971 | October 29, 1972 | Renamed Yankee Clipper Turbo |
Turbo York Clipper | New York City – Boston | November 14, 1971 | January 16, 1972 | Renamed Turbo Yankee Clipper |
Twilight Shoreliner | Newport News – Boston | |||
Valley Forge | Philadelphia – Boston | November 14, 1971 | June 12, 1972 | |
Washington, D.C. – Boston | June 12, 1972 | April 29, 1973 | ||
Philadelphia – New Haven | April 29, 1973 | October 29, 1973 | ||
Harrisburg – New York City | October 29, 1973 | |||
Verrazano | Washington, D.C. – New York City | October 25, 1981 | ||
Virginian | Newport News/Richmond – New York City | |||
Wall Street | Washington, D.C. – New York City | |||
Washington Executive | Washington, D.C. – New York City | October 28, 1984 | April 26, 1986 | Washington-New York section of the Night Owl; renamed Executive Sleeper |
Washington Express | Washington, D.C.–New York City | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |
Weekend Metroliner | Washington, D.C. – New York City | |||
William Penn | Philadelphia – New York City | October 28, 1979 | October 24, 1981 | Renamed Clocker |
Yankee Clipper | New York City – Boston | May 1, 1971 (PC) | November 13, 1971 | |
August 15, 1973 | February 15, 1976 | |||
New York City – Providence | February 15, 1976 | September 9, 1976 | ||
Washington, D.C. – Boston | October 28, 1979 | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by NortheastDirect | |
Yankee Clipper Turbo | New York City – Boston | October 29, 1972 | August 14, 1973 | Renamed from Turbo Yankee Clipper |
Empire Corridor
Trains operating over the Empire Corridor (the former New York Central Railroad Water Level Route) are now collectively known as the Empire Service. Individual names first appeared on the May 19, 1974, timetable.
Name | Route | Dates operated | Notes | |
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Unnamed #483/#484 | Albany – Schenectady | February 1, 1981 | ||
Bear Mountain | New York City – Albany | February 15, 1977 | April 29, 1978 | |
August 3, 1980 | October 25, 1980 | |||
April 26, 1981 | Renamed from Henry Hudson | |||
Capital City Express | ||||
Catskill | New York City – Albany | |||
Cayuga | New York City – Buffalo | |||
Central Park | Albany – New York City | |||
DeWitt Clinton | New York City – Albany | May 19, 1974 | April 25, 1981 | Renamed from Empire Service; replaced by Rip Van Winkle |
Electric City Express | New York City – Schenectady | April 26, 1981 | Replaced Salt City Express | |
Empire State Express | New York City – Buffalo | May 19, 1974 | October 30, 1974 | Renamed from Empire Service |
New York City – Buffalo – Detroit | October 31, 1974 | April 24, 1976 | Renamed Niagara Rainbow | |
New York City – Buffalo | January 8, 1978 | October 28, 1978 | Renamed from Water Level Express | |
New York City – Niagara Falls | October 29, 1978 | |||
Half Moon | New York City – Albany | |||
Hendrick Hudson | Albany – New York City | |||
Henry Hudson | New York City – Albany | May 19, 1974 | April 25, 1981 | Renamed from Empire Service; renamed Bear Mountain |
Hudson Highlander | New York City – Albany | April 26, 1981 | Replaced Washington Irving | |
Hudson River Express[3] | New York City – Albany | |||
Hudson Valley Express | New York City – Schenectady | |||
Hudson Valley Service | New York City – Albany | |||
Knickerbocker | Albany – New York City | |||
Mohawk | New York City – New York | April 26, 1981 | ||
New York City – Syracuse | ||||
Niagara Rainbow | New York City – Buffalo – Detroit | April 25, 1976 | January 30, 1979 | Renamed from Empire State Express |
New York City – Niagara Falls | January 31, 1979 | |||
Nieuw Amsterdam | Albany – New York City | |||
Oneida | New York City – Syracuse | |||
Palisades | New York City – Albany | |||
Patroon | New York City – Albany | |||
Rip Van Winkle[3] | New York City – Albany | April 26, 1981 | Replaced Rip Van Winkle | |
Salt City Express | New York City – Syracuse | May 19, 1974 | April 25, 1981 | Renamed from Empire Service; replaced by Electric City Express |
Saratogian[4] | New York City – Saratoga Springs | |||
Sleepy Hollow | New York City – Albany | |||
Spa Express | New York City – Saratoga Springs | |||
Spuyten Duyvil | New York City – Albany | |||
Storm King | Albany – New York City | April 26, 1981 | ||
Schenectady – New York City | ||||
Washington Irving | New York City – Albany | November 15, 1974 | January 31, 1981 | |
New York City – Schenectady | February 1, 1981 | April 25, 1981 | Replaced by Hudson Highlander | |
Water Level Express | New York City – Buffalo | May 19, 1974 | January 7, 1978 | Renamed from Empire Service; renamed Empire State Express |
Niagara Falls – New York City |
Keystone Corridor
Trains operating over the Keystone Corridor (the former Pennsylvania Railroad main line) to Harrisburg are now collectively known as the Keystone Service.
Name | Route | Dates operated | Notes | |
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Big Apple | New York City – Harrisburg | April 27, 1980 | April 30, 1994 | Renamed Keystone Service |
Harrisburg Express | New York City – Harrisburg | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by Keystone Service | |
Keystone | New York City – Harrisburg | April 27, 1980 | October 24, 1981 | Replaced by Susquehanna |
Keystone Executive | ||||
Keystone State Express | New York City – Harrisburg | April 1, 1990 | Mid-1990s | Replaced Valley Forge; replaced by Keystone Service |
New York Express | New York City – Harrisburg | October 28, 1995 | Replaced by Keystone Service | |
Silverliner Service | Philadelphia – Harrisburg | April 29, 1973 | November 29, 1975 | |
New York City – Harrisburg | November 30, 1975 | October 24, 1981 | Re-branded Keystone Service | |
Susquehanna | New York City – Harrisburg | October 25, 1981 | October 29, 1994 | Replaced Keystone; replaced by Keystone Service |
Valley Forge | New York City – Harrisburg | October 28, 1973 | March 30, 1990 | Replaced by Keystone State Express |
Northeast
Name | Route | Dates operated | Notes | |
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Adirondack | Montreal–New York City | August 6, 1974 | present | Joint operation with Empire State Express/DeWitt Clinton until April 1975[5] |
Atlantic City Express | Washington, D.C.–Atlantic City | May 21, 1989 | April 1, 1995 | Replaced by the New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line[6] |
New York City–Atlantic City | ||||
Cape Codder | New York City–Hyannis | May 3, 1986 | September 29, 1996 | Seasonal service.[7][8] |
Downeaster | Boston–Portland | December 15, 2001 | November 1, 2012 | Extended to Brunswick[9] |
Boston–Brunswick | November 1, 2012 | present | [10] | |
Ethan Allen Express | New York City–Rutland | December 2, 1996 | present | [11] |
Fort Pitt | Pittsburgh – Altoona | April 26, 1981 | January 30, 1983 | |
Keystone | New York City – Pittsburgh | May 1, 1971 PC Duquesne |
April 30, 1972 | named the Duquesne until November 14, 1971[12] |
Maple Leaf | New York City – Albany – Buffalo – Toronto | April 26, 1981 | present | |
Montrealer | Washington, D.C. – New York City – Hartford – Springfield – Montreal | September 29, 1972 | April 6, 1987 | renamed the Vermonter when service to Montreal was cut |
July 18, 1989 | April 1, 1995 | |||
Pennsylvanian | New York City – Pittsburgh | April 27, 1980 | November 6, 1998 | |
Philadelphia – Chicago | November 7, 1998 | January 26, 2003 | ||
New York City – Pittsburgh | January 27, 2003 | November 1, 2004 | Merged with Three Rivers | |
March 8, 2005 | present | renamed from the Three Rivers | ||
Vermonter | Washington, D.C. – New York City – Hartford – Springfield – St. Albans | April 2, 1995 | present | renamed from the Montrealer |
Washingtonian | Washington, D.C. – New York City – Hartford – Springfield – Montreal | September 29, 1972 | May 19, 1974 | name given to southbound Montrealer[13] |
South
Name | Route | Dates operated | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Auto Train | Lorton–Sanford | 30 October 1983 | present | |
Carolina Coast | New York City–Savannah | 11 June 1972 | 10 September 1972 | [14] |
Carolina Special | New York City–Jacksonville | 15 June 1973 | 3 September 1973 | [14] |
Carolinian | New York City–Charlotte | 28 October 1984 | 1 September 1985 | |
12 May 1990 | present | |||
Champion | New York City–St. Petersburg | 1 May 1971 | 1 October 1979 | Inherited from the PC/RF&P/SCL Champion. Consolidated with the Silver Meteor.[15] |
Crescent | New York City–New Orleans | 1 February 1979 | present | Conveyed from the Southern Railway's Southern Crescent. |
Florida Special | New York City–Miami | 17 December 1971 | 14 April 1972 | Replaced by the Vacationer for the 1972–1973 season.[16] |
Floridian | Chicago–St. Petersburg | 1 May 1971 | 7 October 1979 | Inherited from the PC/L&N/SCL South Wind; named the South Wind until November 14, 1971.[17] |
Gulf Breeze | New York City–Mobile | 27 October 1989 | 1 April 1995 | Through operation with the Crescent.[18][19] |
Gulf Coast Limited | New Orleans–Mobile | 29 April 1984 | 6 January 1985 | [20][21] |
28 June 1996 | 31 March 1997 | [22][23] | ||
Meteor | Boston–Miami/St. Petersburg | 11 June 1972 | 10 September 1972 | Joint operation of Silver Meteor and Champion.[24] |
Miamian | New York City–Miami | 15 December 1974 | 10 January 1975 | Replaced the Vacationer.[16] |
Palmetto | New York City–Savannah | 15 June 1976 | December 1988 | [25][26] |
New York City–Jacksonville | December 1988 | October 1994 | ||
New York City–Tampa | October 1994 | 1 February 1995 | Replaced the Silver Meteor's Tampa section.[27][28] | |
New York City–Miami | 1 May 2002 | 1 November 2004 | Renamed from the Silver Palm. | |
New York City–Savannah | 1 November 2004 | present | ||
Piedmont | Raleigh–Charlotte | 25 May 1995 | present | [29] |
Silver Meteor | New York City–Miami | 1 May 1971 | 11 June 1972 | Inherited from the PC/RF&P/SCL Silver Meteor. Renamed Meteor.[24] |
10 September 1972 | present | Renamed from the Meteor.[24] | ||
Silver Palm | Miami–Tampa | 21 November 1982 | 30 April 1985 | [30][31] |
New York City–Miami | 10 November 1996 | 1 May 2002 | Renamed the Palmetto. | |
Silver Star | New York City–Miami | 1 May 1971 | present | Inherited from the PC/RF&P/SCL Silver Star. |
Vacationer | New York City–Miami | 15 December 1972 | 27 April 1974 | Seasonal operation; replaced the Florida Special. Replaced by the Miamian for the 1974–1975 season.[16] |
Northeast–Midwest
Name | Route | Dates operated | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Ridge | Washington, D.C.–Martinsburg | 7 May 1973 | 1986 | Renamed from the Potomac Special; transferred to MARC[32][33] |
Broadway Limited | New York City–Chicago | 1 May 1971 | 10 September 1995 | Inherited from the PC Broadway Limited; renamed the Three Rivers[34] |
Capitol Limited | Washington, D.C.–Chicago | 1 October 1981 | present | [35] |
Cardinal | Washington, D.C.–Chicago | 30 October 1977 | 25 April 1981 | Renamed from the James Whitcomb Riley.[36] |
New York City–Chicago | 26 April 1981 | 30 September 1981 | [36] | |
8 January 1982 | present | [37] | ||
Empire State Express | New York City–Detroit | 31 October 1974 | 25 April 1976 | Previously an Empire Corridor service; renamed the Niagara Rainbow.[38] |
George Washington | Washington, D.C./Newport News–Chicago | 1 May 1971 | 19 May 1974 | Inherited from C&O George Washington; name given to eastbound James Whitcomb Riley.[39] |
Hilltopper | Washington, D.C.–Catlettsburg | 31 May 1977 | 8 January 1978 | Replaced the Mountaineer.[36] |
Boston–Catlettsburg | 8 January 1978 | 1 October 1979 | [36] | |
James Whitcomb Riley | Washington, D.C./Newport News–Chicago | 1 May 1971 | 30 October 1977 | Inherited from the PC James Whitcomb Riley; renamed the Cardinal.[40] |
Lake Shore | New York City–Chicago | 10 May 1971 | 6 January 1972 | Unnamed until November 14, 1971.[41] |
Lake Shore Limited | New York City/Boston–Chicago | 31 October 1975 | present | [42] |
Mountaineer | Norfolk–Chicago | 25 March 1975 | 31 May 1977 | Replaced by the Hilltopper.[43] |
National Limited | New York City/Washington, D.C.–Kansas City | 1 May 1971 | 1 October 1979 | Inherited from the PC/MP Spirit of St. Louis.[44] |
Niagara Rainbow | New York City–Detroit | 25 April 1976 | 30 January 1979 | Renamed from the Empire State Express; Empire Corridor train post-1979.[45] |
Potomac Special | Washington–Parkersburg | 14 May 1972 | 6 May 1973 | Renamed from the Potomac Turbo; renamed the Blue Ridge.[32] |
Potomac Turbo | Washington–Parkersburg | 7 February 1972 | 14 May 1972 | Renamed from the West Virginian; renamed the Potomac Special.[32] |
Shenandoah | Washington, D.C.–Cincinnati | 31 October 1976 | 30 September 1981 | [46] |
Skyline Connection | Philadelphia–Chicago | Never implemented but was listed in the Spring 2000 national timetable.[47] | ||
Three Rivers | New York City–Pittsburgh | 11 September 1995 | 9 November 1996 | Renamed from the Broadway Limited.[48] |
New York City–Chicago | 10 November 1996 | 7 March 2005 | [49] | |
West Virginian | Washington, D.C.–Parkersburg | 8 September 1971 | 7 February 1972 | Renamed the Potomac Turbo.[32] |
Midwest
Name | Route | Dates operated | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abraham Lincoln | Chicago–St. Louis | 1 May 1971 | 14 November 1971 | Inherited from GM&O Abraham Lincoln.[50] |
Milwaukee–St. Louis | 14 November 1971 | 30 September 1973 | Replaced by Turboliner.[51] | |
Chicago–St. Louis | 26 October 1975 | 8 January 1978 | Replaced by the Ann Rutledge.[51] | |
Ann Rutledge | Chicago–St. Louis | 15 February 1976 | 30 October 1976 | Replaced Turboliner.[51] |
Chicago–Kansas City | 8 January 1978 | 28 January 2009 | Replaced Abraham Lincoln; renamed the Missouri River Runner.[51][52] | |
Arrowhead | Minneapolis–Superior | 16 April 1975 | 15 February 1977 | [51] |
Minneapolis–Duluth | 15 February 1977 | 30 April 1978 | Replaced by the North Star.15 February 1977 | |
Badger | Chicago–Milwaukee | 28 October 1984 | 29 October 1989 | Renamed Hiawatha Service.[53] |
Black Hawk | Chicago–Dubuque | 14 February 1974 | 30 September 1981 | [54] |
Blue Water | Chicago–Port Huron | 15 September 1974 | 26 October 1975 | Renamed the Blue Water Limited.[55] |
25 April 2004 | present | Replaced the International Limited.[56] | ||
Blue Water Limited | Chicago–Port Huron | 26 October 1975 | 15 June 1976 | Replaced the Blue Water; replaced by Turboliner.[57] |
31 October 1976 | 31 October 1982 | Replaced Turboliner; replaced by the International Limited.[55][57] | ||
Calumet | Chicago–Valparaiso | 29 October 1979 | 3 May 1991 | Inherited from Conrail commuter service; unnamed until August 3, 1980.[58] |
Campus | Chicago–Champaign | 14 November 1971 | 5 March 1972 | [59] |
Carl Sandburg | Chicago–Quincy | 30 October 2006 | present | [60] |
City of New Orleans | Chicago–New Orleans | 1 May 1971 | 14 November 1971 | Inherited from the IC City of New Orleans; replaced by the Panama Limited.[61] |
1 February 1981 | present | Renamed from the Panama Limited.[62] | ||
Eagle | Chicago–San Antonio | 2 October 1981 | 14 November 1988 | Replaced the Inter-American; renamed the Texas Eagle.[63] |
Chicago–St. Louis | 15 November 1988 | 20 January 1990 | [63] | |
Encore | Chicago–Milwaukee | 28 October 1984 | 28 April 1985 | [53] |
Heartland Flyer | Oklahoma City–Fort Worth | 15 June 1999 | present | [64] |
Hiawatha | Chicago–Minneapolis | 14 November 1971 | 16 January 1972 | Renamed the Twin Cities Hiawatha.[65] |
29 October 1972 | 19 May 1974 | Replaced by the North Coast Hiawatha.[65] | ||
Hiawatha Service | Chicago–Milwaukee | 1 May 1971 | 15 June 1976 | Inherited from MILW Milwaukee Express; unnamed until October 29, 1972. Replaced by Turboliner.[53][63] |
29 October 1989 | present | Renamed from the Badger, LaSalle, Nicollet and Radisson.[53] | ||
Hoosier State | Chicago–Indianapolis | 1 October 1980 | 8 September 1995 | [66][67] |
19 July 1998 | 17 December 1999 | Replaced by the Kentucky Cardinal.[67] | ||
6 July 2003 | present | Replaced the Kentucky Cardinal.[68] | ||
Illini | Chicago–Champaign | 14 November 1971 | 3 March 1972 | [59] |
19 December 1973 | 11 January 1986 | [69] | ||
Chicago–Carbondale | 12 January 1986 | present | Replaced the Shawnee.[70] | |
Illinois Zephyr | Chicago–Quincy | 14 November 1971 | present | [71] |
Indiana Connection | Chicago–Valparaíso | 29 October 1979 | 10 January 1986 | Inherited from Conrail commuter service; unnamed until August 3, 1980.[58] |
Inter-American | Chicago – St. Louis – Little Rock – Dallas – San Antonio – Laredo | January 28, 1973 | October 2, 1981 | renamed the Eagle[72][73] |
International | Chicago – Port Huron – Toronto | June 13, 1983 | April 25, 2004 | renamed from the International Limited renamed the Blue Water |
International Limited | Chicago – Port Huron – Toronto | October 31, 1982 | June 13, 1983 | renamed from the Blue Water Limited renamed the International |
Kansas City Mule | St. Louis – Kansas City | October 26, 1980 | April 1, 1995 | |
July 1, 1995 | January 27, 2009 | Replaced by Missouri River Runner | ||
Kentucky Cardinal | Chicago–Louisville | 17 December 1999 | 5 July 2003 | Replaced Hoosier State; replaced by Hoosier State.[68] |
Lake Cities | Chicago – Detroit – Toledo | August 3, 1980 | April 1, 1995 | renamed from St. Clair[74] |
Chicago – Pontiac | April 2, 1995 | April 25, 2004 | renamed the Wolverine | |
Lake Country Limited | Chicago – Janesville | June 15, 2000 | September 2001 | [75] |
LaSalle | Chicago – Milwaukee | October 26, 1980 | October 29, 1989 | Replaced Turboliner; replaced by Hiawatha Service |
Lincoln Service | Chicago – St. Louis, Missouri | October 30, 2006 | present | renamed from the State House |
Lone Star | Chicago – Kansas City – Oklahoma City – Dallas – Houston | May 19, 1974 | October 8, 1979 | renamed from the Texas Chief[76] |
Loop | Chicago – Springfield | April 27, 1986 | June 30, 1996 | [77] |
Marquette | Chicago – Milwaukee | October 26, 1980 | October 28, 1984 | Replaced Turboliner |
Michigan Executive | Detroit – Jackson | January 20, 1975 PC commuter service |
January 13, 1984 | [78] |
Missouri River Runner | St. Louis – Kansas City | January 28, 2009 | present | Renamed from the Ann Rutledge, Kansas City Mule and St. Louis Mule |
Nicollet | Chicago – Milwaukee | October 26, 1980 | October 29, 1989 | Replaced Turboliner; replaced by Hiawatha Service |
North Star | Chicago – Minneapolis – Duluth | April 30, 1978 | April 7, 1985 | renamed from the Arrowhead[79] |
Panama Limited | Chicago – Memphis – New Orleans | May 1, 1971 IC City of New Orleans |
February 1, 1981 | named the City of New Orleans until November 14, 1971; renamed the City of New Orleans |
Pere Marquette | Chicago – Grand Rapids | August 4, 1984 | present | |
Prairie Marksman | Chicago – Peoria | August 10, 1980 | October 4, 1981 | [80][81] |
Prairie State | Milwaukee – Chicago – Springfield, Illinois – St. Louis | May 1, 1971 GM&O Limited |
October 1, 1973 | named the Limited until November 14, 1971;[82] replaced by Turboliner |
Radisson | Chicago – Milwaukee | October 26, 1980 | October 29, 1989 | Replaced Turboliner; replaced by Hiawatha Service |
River Cities | Kansas City – St. Louis – Carbondale – Memphis – New Orleans | April 29, 1984 | November 4, 1993 | [83] |
Saluki | Chicago – Champaign – Carbondale | October 30, 2006 | present | New train running on same route as Illini train. |
St. Clair | Chicago – Detroit | May 1, 1971 PC Twilight Limited/Michigan |
May 10, 1975 | Replaced by Turboliner |
June 15, 1976 | August 2, 1980 | Renamed the Lake Cities | ||
St. Louis Mule | St. Louis – Kansas City | October 26, 1980 | April 1, 1995 | |
July 1, 1995 | January 27, 2009 | Renamed the Missouri River Runner | ||
Shawnee | Chicago – Carbondale | May 1, 1971 IC Shawnee |
January 11, 1986 | Replaced by Illini |
State House | Chicago – St. Louis | October 1, 1973 | October 30, 2006 | Renamed Lincoln Service |
Texas Chief | Chicago – Kansas City – Oklahoma City – Dallas – Houston | May 1, 1971 ATSF Texas Chief |
May 18, 1974 | renamed the Lone Star[84] |
Texas Eagle | Chicago – St. Louis – Little Rock – Dallas – San Antonio – Los Angeles | November 15, 1988 | present | renamed from the Eagle |
Turboliner | Chicago – St. Louis | October 1, 1973 | February 15, 1976 | Replaced Abraham Lincoln and Prairie State; replaced by Ann Rutledge |
Chicago – Detroit | May 10, 1975 | October 31, 1976 | Replaced Wolverine and St. Clair | |
Chicago – Milwaukee | October 26, 1975 | October 26, 1980 | Replaced Hiawatha Service; replaced by LaSalle, Marquette, Nicollet and Radisson | |
Milwaukee – Chicago – Detroit | October 26, 1975 | June 15, 1976 | ||
Chicago – Port Huron | June 15, 1976 | October 31, 1976 | Replaced and replaced by Blue Water Limited | |
Twilight Limited | Chicago – Detroit | October 31, 1976 | April 26, 2004 | renamed the Wolverine |
Twin Cities Hiawatha | Chicago – Milwaukee – Minneapolis | January 16, 1972 | June 12, 1972 | Replaced Hiawatha; replaced by North Coast Hiawatha |
September 8, 1977 | April 30, 1978 | Replaced by North Star | ||
Wolverine | Chicago – Detroit – Pontiac | May 1, 1971 PC Wolverine |
May 10, 1975 | unnamed until November 14, 1971; replaced by Turboliner |
June 15, 1976 | present | |||
Weekender | Chicago – St. Louis | October 1, 1973 | May 19, 1974 | Replaced by Turboliner |
Midwest–West
Name | Route | Dates operated | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
California Zephyr | Chicago – Omaha – Denver – Salt Lake City – Sacramento – Oakland | July 16, 1983 | present | renamed from the San Francisco Zephyr |
Chief | Chicago – Los Angeles | June 11, 1972 | September 10, 1972 | |
City of San Francisco | Chicago – Denver – Cheyenne – Ogden – Oakland | November 14, 1971 | June 10, 1972 | renamed from a section of the Denver Zephyr renamed the San Francisco Zephyr[85] |
Denver Zephyr | Chicago – Denver | May 1, 1971 BN Denver Zephyr |
extended to Oakland until November 14, 1971, when that section was renamed the City of San Francisco[86] | |
Desert Wind | Los Angeles – Las Vegas – Salt Lake City – Denver – Omaha – Chicago | October 28, 1979 | May 10, 1997 | [87][88] |
Empire Builder | Chicago – Minneapolis – Spokane – Portland/Seattle | May 1, 1971 BN Empire Builder |
present | |
National Chief | Washington, D.C. – Pittsburgh – Cleveland – Chicago – Kansas City – Albuquerque – Los Angeles | never implemented; announced in the 1996 timetable as a through train without the need to transfer, combining the Southwest Chief and the Capitol Limited[89] | ||
North Coast Hiawatha | Chicago – Minneapolis – Bismarck – Butte – Spokane – Seattle | June 5, 1971 BN North Coast Limited |
October 7, 1979 | unnamed until November 14, 1971[90] |
San Francisco Zephyr | Chicago – Omaha – Denver – Cheyenne – Ogden – Sacramento – Oakland | June 11, 1972 | July 15, 1983 | renamed from the City of San Francisco renamed the California Zephyr[91] |
Southwest Chief | Chicago – Kansas City – Albuquerque – Los Angeles | October 28, 1984 | present | renamed from the Southwest Limited |
Southwest Limited | Chicago – Kansas City – Albuquerque – Los Angeles | May 19, 1974 | October 28, 1984 | renamed from the Super Chief renamed the Southwest Chief[92] |
Sunset Limited | Orlando – Jacksonville – New Orleans – Houston – San Antonio – Los Angeles | May 1, 1971 SP Sunset Limited |
present | |
Super Chief | Chicago – Kansas City – Albuquerque – Los Angeles | May 1, 1971 ATSF Super Chief/El Capitan |
May 19, 1974 | Named the Super Chief/El Capitan until May 1973 renamed the Southwest Limited[93][94] |
West
Name | Route | Dates operated | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amtrak Cascades | Vancouver – Seattle – Portland – Eugene | May 17, 1998 | present | |
Capitol Corridor | Auburn – Sacramento – Oakland – San Jose | December 11, 1991 | present | |
Cascadia | Seattle – Portland – Eugene | 1995 | May 16, 1998 | renamed from the Mount Rainier renamed Amtrak Cascades[95] |
Coast Daylight | Los Angeles – Oakland | May 1, 1971 SP Coast Daylight |
May 19, 1974 | unnamed until November 14, 1971 joint operation with the Coast Starlight as Coast Starlight/Daylight[96] |
Coast Starlight | Seattle – Portland – Oakland – Los Angeles | May 1, 1971 SP/BN Cascade; SP Coast Daylight; ATSF San Diegan |
present | unnamed until November 14, 1971; terminated at San Diego 1971–1972[97] |
Expo '74 | Seattle – Spokane | May 19, 1974 | September 14, 1974 | |
Las Vegas Limited | Los Angeles – Las Vegas | May 21, 1976 | August 8, 1976 | |
Mount Adams | Seattle – Portland | October 30, 1994 | May 16, 1998 | replaced the Northwest Talgo; renamed the Amtrak Cascades[98] |
Mount Baker International | Seattle – Vancouver | May 26, 1995 | 1998 | renamed the Amtrak Cascades[99] |
Mount Rainier | Seattle – Portland | May 1, 1971 BN unnamed |
1995 | unnamed until November 14, 1971 renamed Cascadia[100] |
Northwest Talgo | Seattle – Portland | April 1, 1994 | October 30, 1994 | replaced by the Mount Adams |
Orange County Commuter | Los Angeles – San Juan Capistrano | 1990 | 1994 | replaced by Metrolink Orange County Line[101] |
Pacific International | Seattle – Vancouver | July 17, 1972[102] BN International |
September 30, 1981[103] | [104] |
Pacific Surfliner | San Diego – Los Angeles – Santa Barbara – San Luis Obispo | June 1, 2000 | present | renamed from the San Diegan |
Pioneer | Denver – Cheyenne – Ogden – Boise – Portland – Seattle | June 7, 1977 | May 10, 1997 | [105][106] |
Puget Sound | Seattle – Portland, Oregon | May 1, 1971 BN unnamed |
June 7, 1977 | unnamed until November 14, 1971;[107] replaced by Pioneer |
San Diegan | Los Angeles – San Diego | May 1, 1971 ATSF San Diegan |
June 25, 1988 | unnamed until November 14, 1971 |
Los Angeles or Santa Barbara – San Diego | June 26, 1988 | April 1996 | only one train daily went as far as Santa Barbara, the rest stopped in Los Angeles | |
Los Angeles or San Luis Obispo – San Diego | April 1996 | May 31, 2000 | only one train daily went as far as San Luis Obispo, the rest stopped in Los Angeles; renamed the Pacific Surfliner[108] | |
San Joaquin | Oakland/Sacramento – Bakersfield | March 5, 1974 | present | [109] |
Spirit of California | Los Angeles – Santa Barbara – Oakland – Sacramento | October 25, 1981 | September 30, 1983 | [110][111] |
Willamette Valley | Portland – Eugene | August 3, 1980 | December 31, 1981 | [112][113] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Amtrak posts second-best ridership in history". Amtrak. October 12, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ↑ "FY 2015 Ridership and Revenue" (PDF) (Press release). Amtrak. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
- 1 2 Pollak, Michael (2005-09-25). "Names With a Past". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
- ↑ Wade, Betsy (1997-05-11). "Amtrak Gets Late Start On Summer Schedule". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
- ↑ Goldberg 1981, p. 169
- ↑ Waltzer, Jim. "Waltz Through Time: An Express Derailed". Atlantic City Weekly. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ↑ Wren, Patricia (July 5, 1986). "TIES RENEWED ON N.Y.-CAPE TRAIN RIDE". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "Amtrak cancels NYC-Cape Cod train". The Standard-Times. New Bedford. Associated Press. May 11, 1997. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ↑ "Amtrak's Downeaster rolls out". Daily Herald. December 16, 2001. p. 2. Retrieved September 3, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Downeaster Service to Freeport & Brunswick Begins November 1, 2012" (Press release). NNEPRA. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "In Amtrak History" (PDF). Amtrak Ink. 18 (11). December 2013.
- ↑ Goldberg 1981, p. 116
- ↑ Goldberg 1981, p. 168
- 1 2 Goldberg 1981, p. 155
- ↑ Goldberg 1981, pp. 140–141
- 1 2 3 Goldberg 1981, p. 154
- ↑ Goldberg 1981, p. 94
- ↑ "Gulf Breeze button". Amtrak.com. November 14, 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ "AMTRAK ELIMINATES GULF BREEZE TRAIN SERVICE; REPLACES WITH THRUWAY BUS SERVICE". PR Newswire. 3 Apr 1995.
- ↑ Stennis, Todd. "History". Southern High-Speed Rail Commission. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ↑ Herbert, H. Josef (February 18, 1985). "Amtrak tries to improve service while cutting costs". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 36. Retrieved October 5, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Russell, Kelly (October 7, 1996). "Amtrak's Gulf Coast Limited riding on borrowed time". Mississippi Business Journal – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "AMTRAK TO CUT SEATTLE-CHICAGO PIONEER RAIL SERVICE". Seattle Post-Intelligencer – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . March 21, 1997. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 Goldberg 1981, p. 140
- ↑ "Southern Amtrak passenger train scheduled". News-Tribune. April 11, 1976. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ↑ "Travel Advisory". New York Times. December 18, 1988. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ↑ "National Timetable". Amtrak. October 30, 1994. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ↑ Weaver, Jay (January 7, 1995). "Amtrak won't cut trips through Ocala". Star-Banner. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ↑ McDowell, Edwin (June 7, 1995). "Business Travel; There have been 10 billion passengers since that first commercial flight across Tampa Bay in 1914". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ↑ "Pardon me boy – Is that the Silver Palm for Tampa?". Miami News. October 16, 1982. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ Marmor, Jon (May 1, 1985). "Silver Palm Comes to End Of the Line". Palm Beach Post.
- 1 2 3 4 Goldberg 1981, p. 134
- ↑ West Virginia Department of Transportation, State Rail Authority (March 12, 2013). "West Virginia State Rail Plan: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Service". Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ Sanders 2006, p. 27
- ↑ Sanders 2006, p. 42
- 1 2 3 4 Goldberg 1981, p. 125
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- ↑ Sanders 2006, pp. 65–67
- ↑ Sanders 2006, pp. 68–70
- ↑ Sanders 2006, p. 77
- ↑ Sanders 2006, pp. 27–30
- ↑ "The final Three Rivers service rolls through Ohio, Indiana". Associated Press. 2005.
- ↑ Goldberg 1981, pp. 75–76
- 1 2 3 4 5 Goldberg 1981, p. 224
- ↑ "Missouri Amtrak trains get a new name". USA Today. January 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- 1 2 3 4 "Appendix 6-B: Chronology of Amtrak Service in Wisconsin" (PDF). Wisconsin Rail Plan 2030.
- ↑ Sanders 2006, pp. 248–251
- 1 2 Sanders 2006, p. 204
- ↑ Sanders 2006, p. 207
- 1 2 Goldberg 1981, p. 225
- 1 2 Sanders 2006, pp. 214–217
- 1 2 Sanders 2006, p. 100
- ↑ "Amtrak fact sheet: State Supported sector" (PDF). NARP. 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ Sanders 2006, p. 94
- ↑ Sanders 2006, p. 96
- 1 2 3 Sanders 2006, p. 114
- ↑ Sanders 2006, p. 118
- 1 2 Goldberg 1981, p. 231
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- 1 2 Sanders 2006, p. 220
- 1 2 Sanders 2006, p. 221
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- ↑ Knox, Paul (July 18, 1972). "Seattle-Vancouver train runs again". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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- ↑ Cook, Gale (March 10, 1974). "San Joaquin Valley Amtrak Route Draws Some Tart Comments". Modesto Bee.
- ↑ "New Train 'Spirit of California'". Ventura County Advisor. December 24, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Amtrak on the Property" (May 1986). Passenger Train Journal, p. 27. PTJ Publishing.
- ↑ "First run for train". The Bulletin. August 4, 1980.
- ↑ Wyant, Dan (December 29, 1981). "Slide closes rail line near Oakridge". The Register-Guard.
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