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  2. List of Amtrak routes - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Long-distance Amtrak routes - Wikipedia

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    The Superliner Sightseer Lounge aboard the Southwest Chief. Amtrak operates two types of long-distance trains: single-level and bi-level. Due to height restrictions on the Northeast Corridor, all six routes that terminate at New York Penn Station operate as single-level trains with Amfleet coaches and Viewliner sleeping cars.

  4. Proposed high-speed rail by country - Wikipedia

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    The Southern HSR to Hua Hin would be 211 km, with an estimated cost of ฿152 billion, and an extension to the Malaysian border was discussed in September 2021. [206] Malaysia and Thailand agreed in 2022 to set up a joint committee to coordinate a Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail project, beginning a feasibility study in February. [207]

  5. Why can’t America have high speed rail? Because our ... - AOL

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    Across the world, high-speed trains zip from city to city, sometimes topping 250 miles per hour before dropping off hundreds of passengers right in a city’s downtown. However, in the U.S., that ...

  6. A new Amtrak route may go straight through Des Moines - AOL

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    Amtrak currently operates 15 long-distance trains, ranging from approximately 760 to 2,500 miles. The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in 2021 tasked the FRA with reviewing Amtrak's routes ...

  7. Narrow-gauge railways in South America - Wikipedia

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    However, all the track is preserved. The Southern Fuegian Railway (End of the World Train) on a 500 mm (19 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) track is considered the southernmost operating railway in the world, also solely as a tourist operation. The Ferrocarril Económico Correntino is a former 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) railway in the Northern Corrientes Province.

  8. List of Amtrak stations - Wikipedia

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    30th Street Station in Philadelphia Omaha station in Omaha, Nebraska, designed as part of the Amtrak Standard Stations Program This is a list of train stations and Amtrak Thruway stops used by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in the United States). This list is in alphabetical order by station or stop name, which mostly corresponds to the city in which it is located. If an ...

  9. I went aboard Amtrak's new long-distance trains transforming ...

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