Running four daily round trips between Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina, the Piedmont—also known as the Piedmont Service—operated by Amtrak and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is a regional passenger train. Run from Charlotte to New York City, this sibling train of the Carolinian Mostly parallelling Interstate 85, the Piedmont route is coextensive … Read more
Amtrak runs the passenger train The Pere Marquette on the 176-mile (283km) route between Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois. Train 370 eastbound and Train 369 westbound; funding for it comes partly from the Michigan Department of Transportation. The eastbound train departs Chicago during the afternoon rush, while the westbound train leaves Grand Rapids after … Read more
The Pennsylvanian is a daily daytime Amtrak train from New York City to Pittsburgh via Philadelphia, covering 444 miles (715 kilometers). On their way to New York, the trains traverse the Appalachian Mountains, pass through Pennsylvania’s capital Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, suburban and downtown Philadelphia, and New Jersey. The full train travel lasts around … Read more
Amtrak operates the Palmetto, a passenger train that travels 829 miles (1,334 kilometers) between New York City and Savannah, Georgia, via the Northeast Corridor, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Virginia, Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina. The Palmetto is a shorter Silver Meteor variant extending south to Miami, Florida. From 1996 until 2002, this service was … Read more
The Pacific Surfliner is a 350-mile (560-kilometer) passenger train that runs along the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo. The Pacific Surfliner is Amtrak’s third-busiest route (surpassed in passengers only by the Northeast Regional and Acela), and the busiest outside of the Northeast Corridor. The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, like all … Read more
Amtrak operates the Northeast Regional, an intercity train service in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It had formerly been called the Northeast Direct, Acela Regional, or Regional. Amtrak’s busiest route will transport 9,163,082 passengers in fiscal year (FY) 2023. In fiscal year 2023, the Northeast Regional service generated more than $787.7 … Read more
Amtrak operates the City of New Orleans, a long-distance passenger train that runs between Chicago and New Orleans in the Central United States. The sleeper train covers 934 miles (1,503 km) with stops at Champaign-Urbana, Carbondale, Memphis, and Jackson, taking about 191⁄2 hours. The Illinois Central Railroad founded the City of New Orleans in 1947 … Read more
Amtrak operates the Missouri River Runner, a 283-mile (455-kilometer) passenger train service in Missouri between Gateway Transportation Center in St. Louis and Union Station in Kansas City. The eastern section of the route mostly follows the Missouri River’s right bank. The Missouri River Runner was first launched in 1980 as the Kansas City Mule and … Read more
Amtrak and Via Rail operate the Maple Leaf. This international passenger train service runs from New York Penn Station in New York City to Union Station in Toronto via the Empire Corridor. Daily service is provided in both ways; the 544-mile (875 km) journey takes roughly 12 hours, including two hours for U.S. or Canadian … Read more
The Lincoln Service is a 284-mile (457-kilometer) higher-speed train service provided by Amtrak between Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri. The train is part of the Illinois Service, which the Illinois Department of Transportation partly supports. The train travels along the same path as the long-distance Texas Eagle, which continues to San Antonio and Los … Read more
