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The last passenger train to serve Nashville was the long-distance Floridian, discontinued in 1979. [2] Today, Nashville is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States lacking inter-city rail service, though it sees commuter rail in the form of the WeGo Star. Since 1975, Atlanta has been served only by the long-distance Crescent.
Riverfront station is a train station in Nashville, Tennessee, serving the WeGo Star commuter rail service. Located at 108 1st Avenue South in Downtown Nashville near the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge , it serves as the western terminus for the line.
Although currently a day train, the Palmetto is considered a long-distance train by Amtrak and previously provided overnight sleeper service to Florida. During fiscal year 2019, the Palmetto carried 345,342 passengers, a decrease of 11% from FY2018. [4] The train had a total revenue of $27,208,372 during FY2016, a 61.4% increase over FY2015. [5]
The Tennessean was a named passenger train jointly operated by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) and the Southern Railway (SOU). Inaugurated on May 17, 1941, its route ran from Washington, DC, to Lynchburg, Virginia, on the SOU, then on to Bristol, Tennessee, on the N&W, terminating at Memphis Union Station via the SOU.
In FY2022, Amtrak's long-distance trains averaged 48 mph (77 km/h) between stations. Dwell time at stations averaged four minutes each, while dwell time at stations with crew changes or enroute servicing averaged 20 minutes each. [2] Trains operating on the Northeast Corridor reach top speeds of 125 mph (201 km/h) in some stretches.
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