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Amtrak Virginia is the collective name for Virginia's state-supported Amtrak train service, all of which falls under the Northeast Regional brand. Amtrak Virginia trains run between Washington, D.C., and one of four southern termini: Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk, or Roanoke.
It is Amtrak's busiest route, carrying 9,163,082 passengers in fiscal year (FY) 2023. [5] The Northeast Regional service received more than $787.7 million in gross ticket revenue in FY 2023. [6] The Northeast Regional offers daily all-reserved service, usually at least every hour.
The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak, it runs from Boston in the north to Washington, D.C., in the south, with major stops in Providence, New Haven, Stamford, New York City, Newark, Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore.
This listing includes current and discontinued routes operated by Amtrak since May 1, 1971. Some intercity trains were also 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.
V20 sold to Royal Gorge Route Railroad and renumbered 728. V21 sold to the US Army. [29] V22–V24 [29] EMD GP40H-2: V22 and V24 sold to US Army. V23 sold to other another operator. V30–V36 [29] EMD F40PH-2 All were former Amtrak units. V30 owned by Amtrak(AMTK 403). When lease was up, it was returned to Amtrak and received its original number.
Map of the areas and stations served by Acela in 2006. The Acela (/ ə ˈ s ɛ l ə / ə-SEL-ə; originally the Acela Express until September 2019) is Amtrak's flagship passenger train service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeastern United States between Washington, D.C. and Boston via 13 intermediate stops, including Baltimore, New York City and Philadelphia.
There are fourteen such routes as of 2024, serving over 300 stations in 39 states. [3] Amtrak's long-distance routes form the backbone of the US national rail network, providing an alternative to intercity drives or flights. They are also noted for their scenery, and are popular as vacations and experiential travel. [4]
In 2009, Amtrak extended its Northeast Regional service south to Lynchburg, bringing more trains to Manassas and Burke Centre. [ 5 ] In 2017, VRE began a $2.8 million study of expansion to the Broad Run station and layover facility that would allow additional Manassas Line service.