Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study

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.{{Cite web |title=Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study |url=https://railroads.dot.gov/rail-network-development/planning/systems-planning/amtrak-daily-long-distance-service-study |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223075509/https://railroads.dot.gov/rail-network-development/planning/systems-planning/amtrak-daily-long-distance-service-study |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=February 23, 2024 |website=Federal Railroad Administration}}{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Bob |date=November 1, 2022 |title=FRA launches passenger long-distance study site |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/fra-launches-passenger-long-distance-study-site/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114122826/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/fra-launches-passenger-long-distance-study-site/ |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=Trains |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Worrell |first=Carolina |date=November 2, 2022 |title=FRA Kicks Off Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study |url=https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/fra-kicks-off-amtrak-daily-long-distance-service-study/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928181008/https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/fra-kicks-off-amtrak-daily-long-distance-service-study/ |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=Railway Age}}

History

In November 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Section 22214 of the law orders the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to study the restoration of all long-distance Amtrak routes that had been discontinued, daily service on non-daily trains (the {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}} and {{lnl|Amtrak|Sunset Limited}}), and the possibility of new long-distance routes—particularly those that were discontinued upon the formation of Amtrak.{{Cite web |last=Alan |first=David |date=November 15, 2021 |title=What's in the Infrastructure Package for Passenger Rail? (Updated) |url=https://www.railwayage.com/news/whats-in-the-infrastructure-bill-for-passenger-rail/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123004950/https://www.railwayage.com/news/whats-in-the-infrastructure-bill-for-passenger-rail/ |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |website=Railway Age}} The criteria for new routes under consideration is that they "link and serve large and small communities as part of a regional rail network", "advance the economic and social well-being of rural areas of the United States", "provide enhanced connectivity for the national long-distance passenger rail system", and "reflect public engagement and local and regional support for restored passenger rail service".

Work on the Long-Distance Service Study began in September 2022.

In April 2023, the FRA released information that they had successfully held a series of six working group meetings during the previous February where they met with stakeholders and worked to review the study's requirements and to evaluate discontinued services.{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2024 |title=FRA Holds Stakeholder Meetings to Study the Restoration and Expansion of Amtrak Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services |url=https://railroads.dot.gov/about-fra/communications/newsroom/press-releases/fra-holds-stakeholder-meetings-study-restoration-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428233512/https://railroads.dot.gov/about-fra/communications/newsroom/press-releases/fra-holds-stakeholder-meetings-study-restoration-0 |archive-date=April 28, 2023 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |website=Federal Railroad Administration}} Included in the regional reports was information about current LD routes trip origin-destination pairs, as well as similar information for proposed routes.{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Bob |date=April 2, 2023 |title=FRA look at Amtrak long-distance service yields wealth of data |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/fra-look-at-amtrak-long-distance-service-yields-wealth-of-data/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225234031/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/fra-look-at-amtrak-long-distance-service-yields-wealth-of-data/ |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=Trains |language=en-US}} Materials from the meetings indicated that the FRA was studying 18 discontinued long-distance Amtrak routes,{{Harvard citation no brackets|Regional Working Group Meeting 1|2023|p=68}} as well as four that were discontinued on Amtrak's creation in 1971: the City of Miami, George Washington, Pan-American, and San Francisco Chief.{{Harvnb|Regional Working Group Meeting 1|2023|p=67}}

In August 2023, the FRA released their second round of meeting materials.{{Cite web |last=Vantuono |first=William |date=August 14, 2023 |title=Welcome to Amtrak Study Hall (UPDATED Aug. 14 with Additional Commentary) |url=https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/welcome-to-amtrak-study-hall/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816194308/https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/welcome-to-amtrak-study-hall/ |archive-date=August 16, 2023 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |website=Railway Age}}

In November 2023, the FRA released their interim report to congress describing their current progress in the study.{{Cite web |date=November 2023 |title=Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study Interim Report to Congress |url=https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2024-01/FRA%20Interim%20Report%20to%20Congress%201.16.24.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302020106/https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2024-01/FRA%20Interim%20Report%20to%20Congress%201.16.24.pdf |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |website=Federal Railroad Administration}}

In February 2024, the FRA released its third round of meeting materials which included a preferred draft network of fifteen new long-distance routes.{{Cite web |last=Alan |first=David |date=February 21, 2024 |title=FRA L-D Study Suggests Restored Routes |url=https://www.railwayage.com/freight/fra-l-d-study-suggests-restored-routes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225234032/https://www.railwayage.com/freight/fra-l-d-study-suggests-restored-routes/ |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |website=Railway Age}}{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Bob |date=February 27, 2024 |title=FRA releases long-distance study interim report, invites comments |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/fra-releases-long-distance-study-interim-report-invites-comments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229024119/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/fra-releases-long-distance-study-interim-report-invites-comments/ |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=Trains |language=en-US}} The plan would increase the coverage of the long-distance Amtrak network by 23,200 route miles,{{Harvard citation no brackets|Regional Working Group Meeting 3|2024|p=101}} reaching an additional 45 million population,{{Harvard citation no brackets|Regional Working Group Meeting 3|2024|p=97}} 61 metropolitan statistical areas, 24 congressional districts,{{Harvard citation no brackets|Regional Working Group Meeting 3|2024|p=100}} twelve National Park Service sites,{{Harvard citation no brackets|Regional Working Group Meeting 3|2024|p=110}} and two states (Wyoming and South Dakota). Another round of public input took place before the final set of actions are recommended to Congress in January 2025.{{Harvard citation no brackets|Regional Working Group Meeting 3|2024|p=162}}{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2025 |title=Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study Report to Congress January 2025 |url=https://fralongdistancerailstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Amtrak-Daily-Long-Distance-Service-Study-%E2%80%93-Final-Report-2025.pdf |access-date=January 20, 2025 |website=fralongdistancerailstudy.org/ |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration}}

class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%;" ! colspan="5" \|Long-Distance Service Study draft preferred routes
Designation !Route{{refn\|group=note\|Not all stops are listed. Italics indicate cities lacking rail service at the time of the study.}} !Miles (km) !Duration !Historic analog
Chicago–Miami \| Chicago – Indianapolis – Louisville – Nashville – Chattanooga – Atlanta – Macon – Jacksonville – Orlando – Miami \|data-sort-value="1529"\| {{cvt\|1529\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 36 hr \| Floridian
Dallas/Fort Worth–Miami \| Dallas–Fort Worth – Shreveport – Baton Rouge – New Orleans – Mobile – Pensacola – Tallahassee – Jacksonville – Miami \|data-sort-value="1498"\| {{cvt\|1498\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 36 hr \|
Denver–Houston \| Denver – Colorado Springs – Trinidad – Amarillo – Dallas–Fort Worth – Bryan – Houston \|data-sort-value="1096"\| {{cvt\|1096\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 26 hr \| Texas Zephyr
Los Angeles–Denver{{Cite web \|last=Nielsen \|first=Rob \|date=February 24, 2024 \|title=New details of ongoing study add to hopes for restored Amtrak service in Ogden \|url=https://www.standard.net/news/local/2024/feb/24/new-details-of-ongoing-study-add-to-hopes-for-restored-amtrak-service-in-ogden/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226022100/https://www.standard.net/news/local/2024/feb/24/new-details-of-ongoing-study-add-to-hopes-for-restored-amtrak-service-in-ogden/ \|archive-date=February 26, 2024 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=Standard-Examiner \|language=en-US}} \| Los Angeles – Barstow – Las Vegas – Salt Lake City – Cheyenne – Denver \|data-sort-value="1440"\| {{cvt\|1440\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 33 hr \| Desert Wind
Phoenix–Minneapolis/St. Paul{{Cite web \|last=Mayer \|first=Eric \|date=February 19, 2024 \|title=South Dakota makes updated proposed passenger rail map \|url=https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/south-dakota-makes-updated-proposed-passenger-rail-map/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220041320/https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/south-dakota-makes-updated-proposed-passenger-rail-map/ \|archive-date=February 20, 2024 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=KELO \|language=en-US}}{{Cite web \|last=Branson \|first=Carina \|date=February 24, 2024 \|title=FRA study: More Amtrak routes could be passing through Kansas \|url=https://www.ksn.com/news/fra-study-more-amtrak-routes-could-be-passing-through-kansas/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225025622/https://www.ksn.com/news/fra-study-more-amtrak-routes-could-be-passing-through-kansas/ \|archive-date=February 25, 2024 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=KSN-TV \|language=en-US}}{{Cite web \|last=Seamer \|first=Cooper \|date=February 22, 2024 \|title=Advocates: Proposed Amtrak service a big first step for South Dakota \|url=https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2024/02/22/advocates-proposed-amtrak-service-big-first-step-south-dakota/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226105523/https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2024/02/22/advocates-proposed-amtrak-service-big-first-step-south-dakota/ \|archive-date=February 26, 2024 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=Dakota News Now \|language=en}} \| Phoenix – Flagstaff – Albuquerque – Amarillo – Wichita – Kansas City – Omaha – Sioux Falls – Minneapolis–Saint Paul \|data-sort-value="2186"\| {{cvt\|2186\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 48 hr \|
Dallas/Fort Worth–New York{{Cite web \|last=Lattimer \|first=Dustin \|date=February 27, 2024 \|title=Passenger rail study could bring Amtrak to the Four States \|url=https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/local-news/joplin-news/passenger-rail-study-could-bring-amtrak-to-the-four-states/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227033629/https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/local-news/joplin-news/passenger-rail-study-could-bring-amtrak-to-the-four-states/ \|archive-date=February 27, 2024 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=KSNF/KODE \|language=en-US}} \| Dallas–Fort Worth – Oklahoma City – Tulsa – Springfield – St. Louis – Indianapolis – Cincinnati – Columbus – Pittsburgh – Philadelphia – New York City \|data-sort-value="1854"\| {{cvt\|1854\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 45 hr \| National Limited
Houston–New York \| Houston – New Orleans – Mobile – Montgomery – Atlanta – Chattanooga – Lynchburg – Washington, D.C. – Philadelphia – New York City \|data-sort-value="1840"\| {{cvt\|1840\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 44 hr \| Southerner
Seattle–Denver {{Cite web \|last=Harris \|first=Shelbie \|date=November 12, 2022 \|title=Support growing to put Amtrak Pioneer Route back on track \|url=https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/support-growing-to-put-amtrak-pioneer-route-back-on-track/article_93ea0710-6232-11ed-bb4a-27e13a065a95.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112223622/https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/support-growing-to-put-amtrak-pioneer-route-back-on-track/article_93ea0710-6232-11ed-bb4a-27e13a065a95.html \|archive-date=November 12, 2022 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=Idaho State Journal \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|last=Kidston \|first=Martin \|date=April 7, 2023 \|title=Big Sky Passenger Rail hopeful as long-distance study advances \|url=https://missoulacurrent.com/passenger-rail-study-2/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607083512/https://missoulacurrent.com/passenger-rail-study-2/ \|archive-date=June 7, 2023 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=Missoula Current \|language=en}} \| Seattle – Portland – Boise – Pocatello – Salt Lake City – Grand Junction – Denver \|data-sort-value="1671"\| {{cvt\|1671\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 40 hr \| Pioneer
San Antonio–Minneapolis/St. Paull \| San Antonio – Dallas–Fort Worth – Tulsa – Kansas City – Des Moines – Minneapolis–Saint Paul \|data-sort-value="1572"\| {{cvt\|1572\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 32 hr \| Twin Star Rocket
San Francisco–Dallas/Fort Worth \| San Francisco – Bakersfield – Barstow – Phoenix – Tucson – El Paso – Midland – Dallas–Fort Worth \|data-sort-value="1911"\| {{cvt\|1911\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 43 hr \|
Detroit–New Orleans \| Detroit – Columbus – Cincinnati – Louisville – Nashville – Birmingham – Montgomery – Mobile – New Orleans \|data-sort-value="1246"\| {{cvt\|1246\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 29 hr \| Pan-American
Denver–Minneapolis/St. Paul{{Cite web \|last=Louder \|first=Tyler \|date=February 22, 2024 \|title=Railroad experts weigh in on South Dakotas inclusion on updated passenger rail map \|url=https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/railroad-experts-weight-in-on-south-dakotas-inclusion-on-updated-passenger-rail-map/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224114352/https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/railroad-experts-weight-in-on-south-dakotas-inclusion-on-updated-passenger-rail-map/ \|archive-date=February 24, 2024 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=KELO \|language=en-US}}{{Cite web \|last=Underwood \|first=Jack \|date=February 26, 2024 \|title=Amtrak line proposed in the Panhandle \|url=https://starherald.com/news/local/government-politics/potential-amtrak-line-panhandle/article_12c007c6-d4d6-11ee-a0c4-039897f31b34.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227033606/https://starherald.com/news/local/government-politics/potential-amtrak-line-panhandle/article_12c007c6-d4d6-11ee-a0c4-039897f31b34.html \|archive-date=February 27, 2024 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=Star-Herald \|language=en}} \| Denver – Cheyenne – Rapid City – Pierre – Sioux Falls – Minneapolis–Saint Paul \|data-sort-value="1136"\| {{cvt\|1136\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 26 hr \|
Seattle–Chicago{{Cite web \|last=Kidston \|first=Martin \|date=December 23, 2022 \|title=Federal Railroad Admin to Big Sky Passenger Rail: Stay engaged as study moves forward \|url=https://missoulacurrent.com/passenger-rail-study/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927181808/https://missoulacurrent.com/passenger-rail-study/ \|archive-date=September 27, 2023 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=Missoula Current \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|last=Eggert \|first=Amanda \|date=December 18, 2023 \|title=What's next in the push to restore southern Montana's passenger rail service \|url=http://montanafreepress.org/2023/12/18/whats-next-in-the-push-to-restore-southern-montanas-passenger-rail-service/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222195258/https://montanafreepress.org/2023/12/18/whats-next-in-the-push-to-restore-southern-montanas-passenger-rail-service/ \|archive-date=February 22, 2024 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=Montana Free Press \|language=en-US}}{{Cite web \|last=Eggert \|first=Amanda \|date=February 21, 2024 \|title=Long-distance rail route through southern Montana garners another nod from feds \|url=http://montanafreepress.org/2024/02/21/long-distance-rail-route-through-southern-montana-garners-another-nod-from-feds/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226011658/https://montanafreepress.org/2024/02/21/long-distance-rail-route-through-southern-montana-garners-another-nod-from-feds/ \|archive-date=February 26, 2024 \|access-date=February 27, 2024 \|website=Montana Free Press \|language=en-US}} \| Seattle – Yakima – Spokane – Sandpoint – Helena – Billings – Bismarck – Fargo – Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Milwaukee – Chicago \|data-sort-value="2096"\| {{cvt\|2096\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 50 hr \| North Coast Hiawatha
Dallas/Fort Worth–Atlanta \| Dallas–Fort Worth – Shreveport – Jackson – Meridian – Birmingham – Atlanta \|data-sort-value="870"\| {{cvt\|870\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 22 hr \|
El Paso–Billings \| El Paso – Las Cruces – Albuquerque – Trinidad – Colorado Springs – Denver – Cheyenne – Casper – Billings \|data-sort-value="1393"\| {{cvt\|1393\|mi\|abbr=values}} \| 31 hr \| Shoshone

class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%;"

! colspan="5" |Long-Distance Service Study draft preferred routes

Designation

!Route{{refn|group=note|Not all stops are listed. Italics indicate cities lacking rail service at the time of the study.}}

!Miles (km)

!Duration

!Historic analog

Chicago–Miami

| Chicago – Indianapolis – Louisville – Nashville – Chattanooga – Atlanta – Macon – Jacksonville – Orlando – Miami

|data-sort-value="1529"| {{cvt|1529|mi|abbr=values}}

| 36 hr

| Floridian

Dallas/Fort Worth–Miami

| Dallas–Fort Worth – Shreveport – Baton Rouge – New Orleans – Mobile – Pensacola – Tallahassee – Jacksonville – Miami

|data-sort-value="1498"| {{cvt|1498|mi|abbr=values}}

| 36 hr

Denver–Houston

| Denver – Colorado Springs – Trinidad – Amarillo – Dallas–Fort Worth – Bryan – Houston

|data-sort-value="1096"| {{cvt|1096|mi|abbr=values}}

| 26 hr

| Texas Zephyr

Los Angeles–Denver{{Cite web |last=Nielsen |first=Rob |date=February 24, 2024 |title=New details of ongoing study add to hopes for restored Amtrak service in Ogden |url=https://www.standard.net/news/local/2024/feb/24/new-details-of-ongoing-study-add-to-hopes-for-restored-amtrak-service-in-ogden/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226022100/https://www.standard.net/news/local/2024/feb/24/new-details-of-ongoing-study-add-to-hopes-for-restored-amtrak-service-in-ogden/ |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Standard-Examiner |language=en-US}}

| Los Angeles – Barstow – Las Vegas – Salt Lake City – Cheyenne – Denver

|data-sort-value="1440"| {{cvt|1440|mi|abbr=values}}

| 33 hr

| Desert Wind

Phoenix–Minneapolis/St. Paul{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Eric |date=February 19, 2024 |title=South Dakota makes updated proposed passenger rail map |url=https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/south-dakota-makes-updated-proposed-passenger-rail-map/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220041320/https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/south-dakota-makes-updated-proposed-passenger-rail-map/ |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=KELO |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Branson |first=Carina |date=February 24, 2024 |title=FRA study: More Amtrak routes could be passing through Kansas |url=https://www.ksn.com/news/fra-study-more-amtrak-routes-could-be-passing-through-kansas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225025622/https://www.ksn.com/news/fra-study-more-amtrak-routes-could-be-passing-through-kansas/ |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=KSN-TV |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Seamer |first=Cooper |date=February 22, 2024 |title=Advocates: Proposed Amtrak service a big first step for South Dakota |url=https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2024/02/22/advocates-proposed-amtrak-service-big-first-step-south-dakota/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226105523/https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2024/02/22/advocates-proposed-amtrak-service-big-first-step-south-dakota/ |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Dakota News Now |language=en}}

| Phoenix – Flagstaff – Albuquerque – Amarillo – Wichita – Kansas City – Omaha – Sioux Falls – Minneapolis–Saint Paul

|data-sort-value="2186"| {{cvt|2186|mi|abbr=values}}

| 48 hr

Dallas/Fort Worth–New York{{Cite web |last=Lattimer |first=Dustin |date=February 27, 2024 |title=Passenger rail study could bring Amtrak to the Four States |url=https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/local-news/joplin-news/passenger-rail-study-could-bring-amtrak-to-the-four-states/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227033629/https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/local-news/joplin-news/passenger-rail-study-could-bring-amtrak-to-the-four-states/ |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=KSNF/KODE |language=en-US}}

| Dallas–Fort Worth – Oklahoma City – Tulsa – Springfield – St. Louis – Indianapolis – Cincinnati – Columbus – Pittsburgh – Philadelphia – New York City

|data-sort-value="1854"| {{cvt|1854|mi|abbr=values}}

| 45 hr

| National Limited

Houston–New York

| Houston – New Orleans – Mobile – Montgomery – Atlanta – Chattanooga – Lynchburg – Washington, D.C. – Philadelphia – New York City

|data-sort-value="1840"| {{cvt|1840|mi|abbr=values}}

| 44 hr

| Southerner

Seattle–Denver {{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Shelbie |date=November 12, 2022 |title=Support growing to put Amtrak Pioneer Route back on track |url=https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/support-growing-to-put-amtrak-pioneer-route-back-on-track/article_93ea0710-6232-11ed-bb4a-27e13a065a95.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112223622/https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/support-growing-to-put-amtrak-pioneer-route-back-on-track/article_93ea0710-6232-11ed-bb4a-27e13a065a95.html |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Idaho State Journal |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Kidston |first=Martin |date=April 7, 2023 |title=Big Sky Passenger Rail hopeful as long-distance study advances |url=https://missoulacurrent.com/passenger-rail-study-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607083512/https://missoulacurrent.com/passenger-rail-study-2/ |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Missoula Current |language=en}}

| Seattle – Portland – Boise – Pocatello – Salt Lake City – Grand Junction – Denver

|data-sort-value="1671"| {{cvt|1671|mi|abbr=values}}

| 40 hr

| Pioneer

San Antonio–Minneapolis/St. Paull

| San Antonio – Dallas–Fort Worth – Tulsa – Kansas City – Des Moines – Minneapolis–Saint Paul

|data-sort-value="1572"| {{cvt|1572|mi|abbr=values}}

| 32 hr

| Twin Star Rocket

San Francisco–Dallas/Fort Worth

| San Francisco – Bakersfield – Barstow – Phoenix – Tucson – El Paso – Midland – Dallas–Fort Worth

|data-sort-value="1911"| {{cvt|1911|mi|abbr=values}}

| 43 hr

Detroit–New Orleans

| Detroit – Columbus – Cincinnati – Louisville – Nashville – Birmingham – Montgomery – Mobile – New Orleans

|data-sort-value="1246"| {{cvt|1246|mi|abbr=values}}

| 29 hr

| Pan-American

Denver–Minneapolis/St. Paul{{Cite web |last=Louder |first=Tyler |date=February 22, 2024 |title=Railroad experts weigh in on South Dakotas inclusion on updated passenger rail map |url=https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/railroad-experts-weight-in-on-south-dakotas-inclusion-on-updated-passenger-rail-map/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224114352/https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/railroad-experts-weight-in-on-south-dakotas-inclusion-on-updated-passenger-rail-map/ |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=KELO |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Underwood |first=Jack |date=February 26, 2024 |title=Amtrak line proposed in the Panhandle |url=https://starherald.com/news/local/government-politics/potential-amtrak-line-panhandle/article_12c007c6-d4d6-11ee-a0c4-039897f31b34.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227033606/https://starherald.com/news/local/government-politics/potential-amtrak-line-panhandle/article_12c007c6-d4d6-11ee-a0c4-039897f31b34.html |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Star-Herald |language=en}}

| Denver – Cheyenne – Rapid City – Pierre – Sioux Falls – Minneapolis–Saint Paul

|data-sort-value="1136"| {{cvt|1136|mi|abbr=values}}

| 26 hr

Seattle–Chicago{{Cite web |last=Kidston |first=Martin |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Federal Railroad Admin to Big Sky Passenger Rail: Stay engaged as study moves forward |url=https://missoulacurrent.com/passenger-rail-study/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927181808/https://missoulacurrent.com/passenger-rail-study/ |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Missoula Current |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Eggert |first=Amanda |date=December 18, 2023 |title=What's next in the push to restore southern Montana's passenger rail service |url=http://montanafreepress.org/2023/12/18/whats-next-in-the-push-to-restore-southern-montanas-passenger-rail-service/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222195258/https://montanafreepress.org/2023/12/18/whats-next-in-the-push-to-restore-southern-montanas-passenger-rail-service/ |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Montana Free Press |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Eggert |first=Amanda |date=February 21, 2024 |title=Long-distance rail route through southern Montana garners another nod from feds |url=http://montanafreepress.org/2024/02/21/long-distance-rail-route-through-southern-montana-garners-another-nod-from-feds/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226011658/https://montanafreepress.org/2024/02/21/long-distance-rail-route-through-southern-montana-garners-another-nod-from-feds/ |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Montana Free Press |language=en-US}}

| Seattle – Yakima – Spokane – Sandpoint – Helena – Billings – Bismarck – Fargo – Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Milwaukee – Chicago

|data-sort-value="2096"| {{cvt|2096|mi|abbr=values}}

| 50 hr

| North Coast Hiawatha

Dallas/Fort Worth–Atlanta

| Dallas–Fort Worth – Shreveport – Jackson – Meridian – Birmingham – Atlanta

|data-sort-value="870"| {{cvt|870|mi|abbr=values}}

| 22 hr

El Paso–Billings

| El Paso – Las Cruces – Albuquerque – Trinidad – Colorado Springs – Denver – Cheyenne – Casper – Billings

|data-sort-value="1393"| {{cvt|1393|mi|abbr=values}}

| 31 hr

| Shoshone

Notes

References

Sources

{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Regional Working Group Meeting 1 |url=https://fralongdistancerailstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Overview-Presentation.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225234051/https://fralongdistancerailstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Overview-Presentation.pdf |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration |ref={{harvid|Regional Working Group Meeting 1|2023}}}}
{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Regional Working Group Meeting 2 |url=https://fralongdistancerailstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FRA_LDSS_Core_Presentation_2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810084802/https://fralongdistancerailstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FRA_LDSS_Core_Presentation_2.pdf |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration |ref={{harvid|Regional Working Group Meeting 2|2023}}}}
{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Regional Working Group Meeting 3 |url=https://fralongdistancerailstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FRA_LDSS_Presentation_for_Web_Meeting3_Optimized.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220151032/https://fralongdistancerailstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FRA_LDSS_Presentation_for_Web_Meeting3_Optimized.pdf |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration |ref={{harvid|Regional Working Group Meeting 3|2024}}}}
{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Regional Working Group Meeting 4 |url=https://fralongdistancerailstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FRA_LDSS_REVISED_FINAL_Presentation_Round_4_Web.pdf |access-date=August 17, 2024 |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration |ref={{harvid|Regional Working Group Meeting 4|2024}}}}

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