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Amtrak began service to Roanoke on October 31, 2017. [12] In December 2017 the DRPT started the Virginia Breeze, a state bus service operated by Megabus for areas not served by rail. As of May 2023 there are four daily routes that terminate at Washington Union Station, with stops at a few other Amtrak Virginia stations. [13] [14]
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.
An HHP-8 locomotive and Amfleet I cars in Acela Regional branding at South Station in Boston, in March 2002 The NortheastDirect branding was used for most Northeast Regional services between 1995 and 2003.
Amtrak's share of the air or rail passenger traffic between New York City and Boston has grown from 20 percent to 54 percent since 2001, and 75 percent between New York City and Washington, D.C. [94] These Amtrak trains serve NEC stations and run at least partially on the corridor: Acela: high-speed rail Boston–Washington, D.C.
The city of Norfolk had long been served by passenger railroads, including Norfolk & Western at Norfolk Terminal Station (demolished 1963), and then by N&W and Amtrak at Lambert's Point station. But passenger service to the city dwindled in the mid-20th century and stopped altogether in 1977, when Amtrak ended its Mountaineer train.
Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C., the northern terminus for most VRE trains, is owned and operated by Amtrak, including the station tracks. VRE's trains were initially run by Amtrak. On November 5, 2009, VRE awarded a five-year, $85 million operating and maintenance contract to Keolis. [11] [12] The change in operations took place ...
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]
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 ...