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The Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to be completed by the Federal Railroad Administration.Its purpose is to evaluate the restoration and addition of discontinued and new long-distance passenger services, as well as the upgrading of tri-weekly long-distance services to daily operation.
On May 1, 1971, there were 26 railroads in the United States that were eligible to participate in the formation of Amtrak. Twenty chose to join Amtrak in 1971, and one more eventually joined in 1979. Of the remaining five, four ultimately discontinued their services, while one was taken over by a state agency.
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.
The Berkshire Flyer is a seasonal Amtrak passenger train service between New York City and the Berkshire Mountains in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, via the Hudson Valley.The weekly train departs Penn Station on Friday and Sunday afternoons during the summer and returns on Sundays (Mondays on holiday weekends).
Amtrak is looking for creatives to join its social media residency program, giving the lucky winners the chance to embark on round-trip travel across Amtrak’s long-distance routes for free ...
Amtrak — 10% discount on most fares in the U.S. and cross-border rides in conjunction with VIA Rail Canada (ages 60+ for cross-border rides) Federal Transit Authority — 50% off peak fare on ...
Amtrak’s Berkshire Flyer returns this summer, featuring weekend trips between New York City and the Berkshires with stops in the lower Hudson Valley. The service, which debuted in 2022, runs ...
Capitols (Amtrak train) Cascadia (train) Champion (train) Charter Oak (train) Chesapeake (train, 1994–1995) Chesapeake (train) City of San Francisco (train) Clamdigger (train) Clocker (train) Coast Daylight; Colonial (Amtrak train) Connecticut Connector; Connecticut Valley Service; Connecticut Yankee (train)