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The Amtrak Hartford Line is a train service run by Amtrak primarily between Springfield, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, along Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line. Service on the line takes the form of shuttle trains, Valley Flyer trains or Northeast Regional through trains.
Amtrak also operates intercity rail trains on this corridor; Amtrak fares along the corridor are equal to their CTrail equivalents, and passengers can use CTrail tickets to ride Amtrak Hartford Line trains. [9] [10] (The only Amtrak train on the corridor that does not participate is the once-daily Vermonter). [11]
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.
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.
CT Rail Hartford Line tickets are also accepted on the Amtrak Hartford Line, however, the Vermonter inter-city service does not participate despite running along the same route. [8] The majority of the Hartford Line's route is along the New Haven–Springfield Line, with two stations in New Haven, Union Station and State Street , being on the ...
Connecticut Southern's main line is Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line, necessitating freight operations mostly at night with Amtrak-compliant cab-signal and PTC lead units. [14] As Amtrak is strictly a passenger railroad, Connecticut Southern provides freight service over the entirety of the line, on which it has trackage rights.
A Sounder train at Tacoma Dome Station, photographed in September 2003. Tacoma Dome Station is the intermodal connection between several transit modes, including intercity rail, commuter rail, light rail, and buses. [87] The T Line terminates at the station, running north to Downtown Tacoma at frequencies of 12 to 24 minutes. [88]
The 2003 agreement with Amtrak limited weekday traffic over the bridge to 2 SLE and 39 Amtrak trains until 2018, although it was revised in 2010 and 2013. [4] Since 2003, New London had been served by cross-honored Amtrak trains plus one or two dedicated SLE round trips. On February 16, 2010, an additional round trip was extended to New London ...