Passenger Trains | US

Amtrak trains trace the Pacific Coast, climb the Rockies, cross the Great Plains and head up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Among signature services, high-speed Acela trains ply the Boston-Washington Corridor, Auto Trains transport winter-weary northerners to sunny Florida and West Coast passengers make connections along the Coast Starlight's LA-San Francisco-Portland-Seattle line. Long-distance trains, with first-class Sleeper service, criss-cross the country. Frequent (multiple daily trip) regional services are largely concentrated on the West Coast... between Chicago and Midwest cities... and in the Northeast. The vast national passenger rail network connects some 450 destinations across 46 states.

ARR's range of services are geared to answer the needs of several traveler demographics. Year-round passenger service between Anchorage and Fairbanks runs daily in summer, weekly from September to May. A "whistle-stop" branch loop runs selected days in summer; weekly at other times. Also: Coastal Classic (Seward) and Glacier Discovery excursions from May to September.

Northeast regional services to Providence, New Haven, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. including Acela high-speed line. Lakeshore Limited to Chicago via Albany and Buffalo/Niagara Falls.

Massachusetts Bay Tranportation Authority trains serve destinations south and west of the city includng Worcester, Plymouth and Providence, Rhode Island.

Downeaster service to Portland Maine.

Massachusetts Bay Tranportation Authority trains serve destinations north of the city includng Concord, Lexington, Salem and Cape Ann.

Regional services including Hiawatha trains to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Separate services to Naperville, Missouri, Indiana and Michigan. Also through service to Boston, New York, Washington D.C., New Orleans, Texas, California and Pacific Northwest.

Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation trains serve Antioch, Fox Lake, Elgin, Aurora, Joliet and Manhattan.

Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation trains serve Geneva, Harvard/McHenry and Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation trains to Joliet and intermediate points.

Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation trains to University Park and intermediate stations.

Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District trains to Northern Indiana destinations including South Bend.

West Coast regional services include Coast Starlight to Portland and Seattle. Separate services to San Diego, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Also through service to Chicago, Texas, New Orleans and intermediate points.

Southern California Regional Rail Authority trains serve 50 stations across greater Los Angeles including Burbank, Anaheim and San Bernardino.

Northeast regional services to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. include Acela high-speed line. Separate services to Albany, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Vermont and Montreal, Canada. Also through service to Chicago and the Midwest; Florida and points south.

Metropolitan Transit Authority LIRR trains serve over 120 stations along the length of Long Island, including destinations in the Hamptons.

Trains serve destinations across Northern New Jersey including Newark (transfer for Atlantic City Express) and Newark International Airport, Princeton and Trenton.

Metropolitan Transit Authority Metro North trains serve New York's Hudson Valley suburbs as well as Connecticut destinations including Stamford, Danbury and New Haven.

Northeast regional services to Boston, New York City, Baltimore and Washington D.C. including Acela high-speed line. Separate services to Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Vermont. Also through service to Chicago and the Midwest; Florida and points south.

Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority trains serve Eastern Pennsylvania, including Bucks County, as well as Trenton and Newark, New Jersey and Wilmington, Delaware.

New Jersey Transit service to the coastal resort city.

Northeast regional services to Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport include Acela high-speed line. Separate services to Virginia and Vermont. Also through service to Chicago and the Midwest; Florida and points south.

Trains serve Virginia suburbs, including Crystal City and Alexandria, along separate Manassas and Fredericksburg lines.

Maryland Area Rail Commuter trains serve destinations including Silver Spring, Rockville and Gaithersburg, Maryland and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.