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The Great Amtrak Train Adventure, [6] advertised as a special edition of the game, for $9.95. [5] [7] Travel agents were able to obtain coupons - by calling (800) TEL-TRAK - for their clients to purchase the game for $7.95 plus tax, which was $2 off the advertised price. [6] The special spring fares were valid for sites highlighted in the game. [6]
Amtrak restored the Empire Service brand with the June 11, 1972, timetable, and added individual train names on the May 19, 1974, timetable. [5] [6] As was done on the Northeast Corridor with NortheastDirect, individual train names for New York-Albany and New York-Niagara Falls service were dropped on October 28, 1995, and replaced with Empire. [7]
Higher-speed rail Inter-city rail Commuter rail: System: Amtrak Norfolk Southern Railway: Services: Keystone Service, Pennsylvanian, Paoli/Thorndale Line: Operator(s) Amtrak, SEPTA: Technical; Line length: 102.9 mi (165.6 km) Track length: 105.2 mi (169.3 km) Number of tracks: 2-4: Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge ...
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] A few routes provide direct service to National Parks, [note 1] with Amtrak Thruway buses reaching many more. [5]
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 ...
Amtrak owns the 98-mile (158 km) section between Porter, Indiana, to Kalamazoo, Michigan, the longest stretch of Amtrak-owned rail outside of the Northeastern U.S. The state of Michigan, through the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) owns the 135-mile (217 km) section between Kalamazoo and Dearborn, which it purchased from Norfolk ...
Chicago Union Station is named a union station, like many train stations across the United States that were shared by several railroad companies. [6] The station is the third union station to occupy the site between West Adams Street and West Jackson Boulevard. The station is known by the acronym CUS, as well as by its Amtrak station code CHI.
Under the most common international definition of high-speed rail (speeds above 155 mph (250 km/h) on newly built lines and speeds above 124 mph (200 km/h) on upgraded lines), Amtrak's Acela is the United States' only true high-speed rail service, reaching 150 mph (240 km/h) over 49.9 miles (80.3 km) of track along the Northeast Corridor. [2]