Amtrak 2069 (WIP) by ghastmaster2000
created at 2024-04-05T17:08:51.556Z
updated at 2024-05-15T18:27:52.558Z
Envisioning what a potential Amtrak network expanded for the bicentennial of the Transcontinental Railroad might look like.
A combination of ConnectUS, CorridorID, the Long Distance Passenger Study, and other studies underway, as well as my own personal thoughts about what should and might be built.
This does not include commuter rail, which is assumed to have taken over Amtrak stations the are bypassed (like along the Keystone Corridor)
I assume that long-distance and state-supported trains that follow high-speed rail corridors are able to use those high-speed tracks where they are available then transition to the slower tracks when necessary - even if it isn't 100% realistic it makes the most sense, maybe using dual-mode locomotives this would be possible. I also assumed track upgrades to 90, 110, and 125mph where possible (i.e. places that are very straight like the Midwest) to non-HSR routes.
Map type: long distance | Total track length: 24969 miles | Center coordinate: 40.60950668254527, -79.15343587391034 | * NER Portland-Harrisburg: (High speed rail, 36 stations) Portland ME, Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Wells, Dover, Durham - UNH, Exeter, Haverhill, Woburn, Boston North Station, Boston Union Station, Boston South Station, Route 128, Providence, Providence Int'l Airport, Kingston, Westerly, Groton-New London, Old Saybrook, New Haven, New Haven Union, Bridgeport, Stamford, New Rochelle, New York Penn, Newark NJ, Newark Int'l Airport, New Brunswick, Princeton Junction, Trenton, North Philadelphia, Paoli, Coatesville, Lancaster, Middletown - Harrisburg Int'l Airport, Harrisburg Union Station
* Empire: (High speed rail, 13 stations) New York City Int'l Airport, New York Penn, Croton-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, Hudson, Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester Int'l iarport, Buffalo Int'l Airport, Buffalo Central, Niagara Falls NY
* Acela: (High speed rail, 22 stations) Boston South Station, Providence Int'l Airport, Ronkonkoma, Jamaica, New York Penn, Newark NJ, Newark Int'l Airport, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport, Wilmington, Baltimore Central, Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport, Washington Union Station Lower, Washington National Airport, Richmond Union, Petersburg - Virginia State, Raleigh - NC State, Raleigh-Durham Int'l Airport, Charlotte Union Station, Charlotte Int'l Airport, Atlanta Central, Atlanta Int'l Airport
* Steamtown: (Regional rail, 11 stations) New York City Int'l Airport, New York Penn, Newark Broad, Summit, Morristown, Mount Arlington, Delaware Water Gap, East Stroudsburg, Mount Pocono, University of Scranton, Scranton - Steamtown National Historic Site
* Lehigh Valley: (Regional rail, 8 stations) New York City Int'l Airport, New York Penn, Newark NJ, High Bridge, Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Lehigh Valley Int'l Airport
* Keystone: (High speed rail, 10 stations) Pittsburgh Int'l Airport, Pittsburgh Union Station, Greensburg, Johnstown HSR, Altoona, State College, Harrisburg Union Station, Lancaster, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport
* NER Hartford-Norfolk: (High speed rail, 43 stations) Boston South Station, Framingham, Worcester, Wilbraham, Springfield Union Station, Windsor Locks - Bradley Int'l Airport, Hartford Union Station, Meriden, New Haven, New Haven Union, Bridgeport, Stamford, New Rochelle, New York Penn, Newark NJ, Newark Int'l Airport, New Brunswick, Princeton Junction, Trenton, North Philadelphia, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport, Wilmington, Newark DE, Aberdeen, Baltimore Central, Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport, New Carrolton, Washington Union Station Lower, L'Enfant, Washington National Airport, Alexandria Union, Lorton, Quantico, Fredericksburg, Kings Dominion (Seasonal), Ashland, Richmond Staples Mill, Richmond Union, Petersburg - Virginia State, Suffolk, Norfolk Union Station, Norfolk Int'l Airport
* NER JFK-Blacksburg: (High speed rail, 30 stations) New York City Int'l Airport, New York Penn, Newark NJ, Newark Int'l Airport, New Brunswick, Princeton Junction, Trenton, North Philadelphia, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport, Wilmington, Newark DE, Aberdeen, Baltimore Central, Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport, New Carrolton, Washington Union Station Lower, L'Enfant, Washington National Airport, Alexandria Union, Fairfax, Manassas, Manassas Int'l Airport, Culpeper, Gordonsville, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Bedford, Roanoke, Blacksburg - Virginia Tech
* Downeaster: (Regional rail, 19 stations) Boston North Station, Woburn, Haverhill, Exeter, Durham - UNH, Dover, Wells, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Portland ME, Freeport, Brunswick, Augusta State Airport, Augusta Civic Center, Waterville, Pittsfield, Bangor Int'l Airport, Bangor North, University of Maine
* Lake Shore Limited: (Regional rail, 24 stations) Boston South Station, Framingham, Worcester, Wilbraham, Springfield Union Station, Pittsfield, Albany-Rensselaer, University of Albany, Schenectady, Utica, Rome, Syracuse, Rochester Int'l iarport, Buffalo Int'l Airport, Dunkirk, Erie, Cleveland Union, Cleveland Int'l Airport, Elyria, Sandusky, Toledo, Toledo Int'l Airport, Waterloo, South Bend
* Granite State: (Regional rail, 8 stations) Boston North Station, Woburn, Lowell, Nashua, Manchester Int'l Airport, Manchester, SNHU, Concord
* Cardinal: (Regional rail, 47 stations) New York Penn, Newark NJ, Newark Int'l Airport, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport, Wilmington, Baltimore Central, Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport, Washington Union Station Lower, Washington National Airport, Manassas, Manassas Int'l Airport, Culpeper, Gordonsville, Charlottesville, Crozet, Waynesboro, Staunton DOwntown, Craigsville, Clifton Forge, Covington, White Sulphur Springs, Ronceverte, Alderson, Hinton, Prince, Thurmond - New River Gorge National Park, Fayetteville WV, Montgomery, Charleston WV, St. Albans - West Virginia State University, Hurricane, Barboursville, Huntington - Marshall University, Kenova, Ashland, South Shore/Portsmouth, Vanceburg, Maysville, Augusta, Cincinnati Union Terminal, Hamilton, Oxford - Miami University, Connersville, Indianapolis Union, Lafayette - Purdue University, Chicago Union Station
* Commonwealth: (High speed rail, 13 stations) Norfolk Union Station, Naval Station Norfolk, Newport News, Newport News/Williamsburg Int'l Airport, Williamsburg, Richmond Int'l Airport, Richmond Union, Richmond Short Pump, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Bedford, Roanoke, Blacksburg - Virginia Tech
* Piedmont: (High speed rail, 5 stations) Wilmington Int'l Airport, Raleigh - NC State, Raleigh-Durham Int'l Airport, Charlotte Union Station, Charlotte Int'l Airport
* First Stater: (High speed rail, 15 stations) Ocean City, Salisbury, Seaford, Harrington, Dover, Smyrna, Middletown, Delaware Int'l Airport, Wilmington, Philadelphia Int'l Airport, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Newark Int'l Airport, Newark NJ, New York Penn, New York City Int'l Airport
* Silver Service: (Regional rail, 13 stations) New York Penn, Newark NJ, Newark Int'l Airport, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport, Wilmington, Baltimore Central, Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport, Washington Union Station Lower, Washington National Airport, Richmond Union, Petersburg - Virginia State, Raleigh - NC State
* Palmetto: (Regional rail, 12 stations) New York Penn, Newark NJ, Newark Int'l Airport, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport, Wilmington, Baltimore Central, Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport, Washington Union Station Lower, Washington National Airport, Richmond Union, Petersburg - Virginia State
* Crescent: (Regional rail, 20 stations) New York Penn, Newark NJ, Newark Int'l Airport, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport, Wilmington, Baltimore Central, Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport, Washington Union Station Lower, Washington National Airport, Manassas, Manassas Int'l Airport, Culpeper, Gordonsville, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Altavista, Danville, Reidsville, Greensboro
* DC-Orlando: (Regional rail, 3 stations) Lorton, Richmond Union, Sanford
* Schuykill: (Regional rail, 6 stations) Reading, Pottstown, Valley Forge National Historical Park, Norristown, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport
* Electric City: (Regional rail, 12 stations) Scranton - Steamtown National Historic Site, University of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Int'l Airport, White Haven, Bowmanstown, Catasauqua, Allentown, Allentown South, Emmaus, Norristown, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport
* Shenandoah: (Regional rail, 30 stations) New York Penn, Newark NJ, High Bridge, Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown South, Topton, Fleetwood, Reading, Lebanon, Hershey - Hersheypark, Harrisburg Waterfront, Mechanicsburg South, Mount Holly Springs, Shippensburg, Chambersburg, Greencastle, Hagerstown, Shenandoah Crossing, Berryville, Front Royal, Luray, Shenandoah National Park, Elkton, Grottoes, Waynesboro, Lexington/Buena Vista - Washington and Lee University/Southern Virginia University, Buchanan, Cloverdale, Roanoke
* Queen of the Valley: (Regional rail, 17 stations) New York City Int'l Airport, New York Penn, Newark NJ, High Bridge, Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown South, Emmaus North, Topton, Fleetwood, Reading, Robesonia, Lebanon, Palmyra, Hershey - Hersheypark, Hummelstown, Harrisburg Union Station
* Atlantic City Express: (High speed rail, 5 stations) Atlantic City, Atlantic City Int'l Airport, Lindenwold, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport
* Blue Comet: (High speed rail, 7 stations) Atlantic City, Atlantic City Int'l Airport, Lindenwold, Newark Int'l Airport, Newark NJ, New York Penn, New York City Int'l Airport
* Capitol Limited: (Regional rail, 23 stations) South Bend, Waterloo, Toledo Int'l Airport, Toledo, Sandusky, Elyria, Cleveland Int'l Airport, Cleveland Union, Alliance, Salem, East Palestine, Pittsburgh Int'l Airport, Pittsburgh Union Station, West Newton, Connellsville, Confluence, Meyersdale, Cumberland, Martinsburg, Shenandoah Crossing, Harpers Ferry, Rockville, Washington Union Station
* Pennsylvanian: (Regional rail, 20 stations) Pittsburgh Int'l Airport, Pittsburgh Union Station, Jeannette, Greensburg, Latrobe, Derry, New Florence, Johnstown, Portage, Cresson, Altoona, Tyrone, Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, Port Royal, Harrisburg Union Station, Lancaster, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport
* Broadway Limited: (High speed rail, 22 stations) South Bend, Toledo Int'l Airport, Toledo, Sandusky, Elyria, Cleveland Int'l Airport, Cleveland Union, Ravenna, Youngstown, Pittsburgh Int'l Airport, Pittsburgh Union Station, Greensburg, Johnstown HSR, Altoona, State College, Harrisburg Union Station, Lancaster, North Philadelphia, Newark Int'l Airport, Newark NJ, New York Penn, New York City Int'l Airport
* National Limited: (Regional rail, 32 stations) Terre Haute - Indiana State, Indianapolis Union, Connersville, Oxford - Miami University, Dayton, Fairborn, Springfield OH, London, Columbus Union, Columbus Int'l Airport, Pataskala, Newark, Triniway, Coshocton, Newcomerstown, Uhrichsville, Bowerston, Jewett, Hopedale, Rockdale WV, Bridgeville, Pittsburgh Union Station, Greensburg, Johnstown HSR, Altoona, State College, Harrisburg Union Station, Lancaster, North Philadelphia, Newark Int'l Airport, Newark NJ, New York Penn
* Adirondack: (Regional rail, 19 stations) New York City Int'l Airport, New York Penn, Croton-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, Hudson, Albany-Rensselaer, University of Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, Northumberland, Fort Edward, Whitehall, Putnam, Ticonderoga, Port Henry, Port Kent, Plattsburgh, Rouses Point, Montreal Gare Central
* Ethan Allen Express: (Regional rail, 22 stations) New York City Int'l Airport, New York Penn, Croton-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, Hudson, Albany-Rensselaer, University of Albany, Schenectady, Mechanicville, North Bennington, Arlington, Manchester, Wallingford, Rutland, Brandon, Middlebury, Vergennes, Burlington, Essex Junction, Milton, Saint Albans, Montreal Gare Central
* Vermonter: (Regional rail, 41 stations) Montreal Gare Central, Saint Albans, Milton, Essex Junction, Waterbury, Montpelier, Norwich University, Randolph, White River Junction, Windsor, Claremont, Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke, Springfield, Windsor Locks - Bradley Int'l Airport, Hartford Union Station, Meriden, New Haven, New Haven Union, Bridgeport, Stamford, New Rochelle, New York Penn, Newark NJ, Newark Int'l Airport, New Brunswick, Princeton Junction, Trenton, North Philadelphia, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport, Wilmington, Newark DE, Aberdeen, Baltimore Central, Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport, New Carrolton, Washington Union Station
* 21st Century Limited: (High speed rail, 20 stations) New York City Int'l Airport, New York Penn, Croton-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, Hudson, Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester Int'l iarport, Buffalo Int'l Airport, Dunkirk, Erie, Cleveland Union, Cleveland Int'l Airport, Elyria, Sandusky, Toledo, Toledo Int'l Airport, South Bend
* Maple Leaf: (High speed rail, 18 stations) New York City Int'l Airport, New York Penn, Croton-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, Hudson, Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester Int'l iarport, Buffalo Int'l Airport, Buffalo Central, Niagara Falls NY, Niagara Falls ON, St. Catharines, Hamilton ON, Mississauga, Toronto Union
* Buckeye: (High speed rail, 6 stations) Cincinnati Int'l Airport, Cincinnati Union Terminal, Columbus Union, Delaware HSR, Cleveland Int'l Airport, Cleveland Union
* Mercury: (High speed rail, 13 stations) MBS Int'l Airport, Saginaw, Flint, Pontiac, Royal Oak, Detroit Union, Detroit Int'l Airport, West Toledo, Toledo, Sandusky, Elyria, Cleveland Int'l Airport, Cleveland Union
* Detroiter: (High speed rail, 6 stations) Port Huron, Detroit Union, Detroit Int'l Airport, West Toledo, Toledo Int'l Airport, South Bend
* Chicago-Orlando: (Regional rail, 2 stations) Sanford, Chicago Union Station
* Chicago-LA: (Regional rail, 2 stations) Los Angeles Union, Chicago Union Station
* LA-Orlando: (Regional rail, 3 stations) Sanford, Houston Central, Los Angeles Union
* LA-Seattle: (Regional rail, 2 stations) Seattle, Los Angeles Union
* Chicago-Seattle: (Regional rail, 2 stations) Chicago Union Station, Seattle
* Chicago-Houston: (Regional rail, 2 stations) Chicago Union Station, Houston Central
* Peninsular: (Regional rail, 18 stations) Port Huron, Detroit Union, Livonia, Plymouth, Brighton, Howell, East Lansing - Michigan State University, Lansing Downtown, Lansing Int'l Airport, Watertown Charter Township, Grand Ledge, Lake Odessa, Grand Rapids Int'l Airport, Grand Rapids, Nunica, Muskegon, Michigan's Adventure (Seasonal), Whitehall
* Blue Water: (Metro/rapid transit, 15 stations) Port Huron, Lapeer, Flint, Flint Int'l Airport, Durand, East Lansing - Michigan State University, Lansing South, Charlotte MI, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University, Dowagiac, Niles, New Buffalo, Michigan City Central
* Pere Marquette: (Regional rail, 8 stations) Michigan City Central, New Buffalo, Saint Joseph, Hartford, Bangor, Holland - Hope College, Hudsonville, Grand Rapids
* Traverser: (Regional rail, 19 stations) Pontiac, Royal Oak, Detroit Union, Dearborn, Ypsilanti - Eastern Michigan University, Ann Arbor - University of Michigan, Lakeland, Howell, Durand, Owosso, Ashley, Alma, Mount Pleasant - Central Michigan University, Clare, Lake George, Marion, Cadillac, Kingsley, Traverse City
* Mackinaw: (Regional rail, 22 stations) Pontiac, Royal Oak, Detroit Union, Detroit Union, Dearborn, Ypsilanti - Eastern Michigan University, Ann Arbor - University of Michigan, Lakeland, Howell, Durand, Owosso, Ashley, Alma, Mount Pleasant - Central Michigan University, Clare, Lake George, Marion, Cadillac, Kalkaska, Mancelona, Boyne Falls, Petoskey
* Wolverine: (Regional rail, 17 stations) Pontiac, Royal Oak, Detroit Union, Dearborn, Ypsilanti - Eastern Michigan University, Ann Arbor - University of Michigan, Chelsea, Jackson, Albion, Marshall, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University, Dowagiac, Niles, New Buffalo, Michigan City Central
* Detroit-New Orleans Long Distance Route TBN: (Regional rail, 25 stations) New Orleans Union, Mobile, Montgomery Union, Birmingham Union, Decatur/Huntsville, Nashville Union, Louisville Int'l Airport, University of Louisville, Cincinnati Int'l Airport, Cincinnati Union Terminal, Hamilton, Dayton, Fairborn, Springfield OH, London, Columbus Union, Delaware Downtown, Marion, Upper Sandusky, Fostoria, Toledo, West Toledo, Detroit Int'l Airport, Detroit Union, Port Huron
* Maumee: (Regional rail, 19 stations) Hammond Gateway, Valparaiso, Plymouth, Warsaw, Columbia City, Fort Wayne, Van Wert, Delphos, Lima, Quincy, Springfield OH, London, Columbus Union, Valley Crossing, Rickenbacker Int'l Airport, Circleville, Chillicothe, Waverly, South Shore/Portsmouth
* Bobcat: (Regional rail, 18 stations) Athens - Ohio University, Glouster, Corning, New Lexington, Bremen, Lancaster, Groveport, Valley Crossing, Columbus Union, Delaware Downtown, Marion, Upper Sandusky, Fostoria, Toledo, West Toledo, Detroit Int'l Airport, Detroit Union, Port Huron
* Appalachian & Gulf: (Regional rail, 26 stations) New York Penn, Newark NJ, Newark Int'l Airport, Philadelphia 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Int'l Airport, Wilmington, Baltimore Central, Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport, Washington Union Station Lower, Washington National Airport, Fairfax, Manassas, Manassas Int'l Airport, Culpeper, Gordonsville, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Bedford, Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga Union, Atlanta Central, Montgomery Union, Mobile, New Orleans Union, Houston Central
* City of Miami: (Regional rail, 9 stations) Chicago Union Station, Lafayette - Purdue University, Indianapolis Union, Louisville Downtown, Louisville Int'l Airport, Nashville Union, Chattanooga Union, Atlanta Central, MiamiCentral
* Southern Pacific: (Regional rail, 5 stations) San Francisco Transbay Transit Center, El Paso Union, Dallas Union, Birmingham Union, Atlanta Central
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