Carolinian (train)
{{Short description|Amtrak service between New York, NY and Charlotte, NC}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Carolinian
| image = Carolinian High Point.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = Northbound Carolinian pulling in to {{amtk|High Point}} in 2013
| type = Inter-city rail
| status =
| locale = Northeastern and Southern United States
| first = May 12, 1990
| operator = Amtrak in partnership with NCDOT
| ridership2 = {{Amtrak route ridership|Carolinian}}
| start = New York City
| stops = 24
| end = Charlotte, North Carolina
| distance = {{convert|704|mi|km}}
| journeytime = {{Indented plainlist|
- 13 hours, 31 minutes (northbound)
- 13 hours, 50 minutes (southbound){{cite web |title=Amtrak Timetable Results |url=https://www.amtrak.com/tickets/schedule-results.html |website=www.amtrak.com |access-date=December 20, 2021}}
}}
| frequency = Daily
| trainnumber = 79, 80
| class = Coach Class
Business Class
| access = All cars, most stations
| catering = Café car
| baggage = Overhead racks
| stock = Amfleet cars
| gauge = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| electrification = Overhead line, 12 kV AC at 25 Hz {{Nowrap|(New York–Washington)}}
| speed = {{Convert|52|mph|abbr=on}} ({{Tooltip|avg.|average speed (including stops)}})
{{Convert|125|mph|abbr=on}} ({{Tooltip|top|top speed}})
| owners = Amtrak, CSX, NS/NCRR
| map = {{Amtrak Carolinian}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The Carolinian is a daily Amtrak passenger train that runs between New York City and Charlotte, North Carolina, with major stops in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Greensboro. The {{convert|704|mi|adj=on}} service is the longest state-supported route in the Amtrak system. Northbound trains leave Charlotte at breakfast time and arrive in New York in the early evening, while southbound trains leave New York during the morning rush and arrive in Charlotte in the evening.
The Carolinian began operation in 1990 and is jointly funded and operated by Amtrak and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Additional corridor service between Charlotte and Raleigh is provided by the Piedmont. The two trains are marketed by NCDOT under the NC By Train brand.
The train operates over the Northeast Corridor between New York and Washington, D.C. The North Carolina portion of the route runs along the North Carolina Railroad, a state-owned railroad which is leased to Norfolk Southern.
History
File:Amtrak Carolinian departing Raleigh, March 2014.jpg
For most of Amtrak's first two decades, service in North Carolina was limited to long-distance trains, which were not well-suited to regional travel. The Piedmont from Greensboro to Charlotte continued to be served by Southern Railway for much of the 1970s; Southern had been one of the few large railroads to opt out of Amtrak in 1971. However, Southern drastically reduced its remaining service in 1976, including its remaining medium-haul trains going through the state, before handing its remaining service to Amtrak in 1979.
=First iteration=
Amtrak first introduced the Carolinian on October 28, 1984, in partnership with the state of North Carolina. It was originally a section of the {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, which ran between New York and Savannah, Georgia. It ran from Charlotte to Raleigh, where it stopped at the old Seaboard Air Line Railroad station. From there, it ran to Henderson to Collier Yard south of Petersburg, Virginia. At Richmond, Virginia, the Carolinian joined the Palmetto for the journey to New York along the Northeast Corridor. The southbound train operated in the reverse direction, splitting from the Palmetto in Richmond while the Palmetto continued to Savannah. North Carolina supported the Carolinian with a $436,000 yearly subsidy from Charlotte to the Virginia line.{{cite news | title='Carolinian' makes trial run | first=Tom Jr. | last=Foreman | newspaper=Times-News | date=October 27, 1984 | access-date=July 4, 2011 | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O5IbAAAAIBAJ&pg=6696,8820447}}{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EDxVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6734,5161093 | title=Raleigh-Charlotte run shouldn't businessmen | newspaper=The Robesonian | date=October 9, 1984 | access-date=July 4, 2011}} It was the first direct Raleigh—Charlotte service in 30 years and the first North Carolina-specific service in 20 years. An early alternative name for the service was the Piedmont Palmetto.
Amtrak intended the Carolinian to be a one-year pilot project, and was very open to making the route permanent. However, while ridership exceeded expectations, revenues did not: most passengers traveled within North Carolina and did not continue to the Northeast. Amtrak was also hampered by the proliferation of cheap airfares from Charlotte and Raleigh to the Northeast. Amid losses of $800,000, Amtrak discontinued the Carolinian on September 3, 1985, after North Carolina declined to increase its subsidy. Supporters of the Carolinian blamed Amtrak and the state for not marketing the train properly; many passengers were unaware that the train went all the way to New York.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oe0bAAAAIBAJ&pg=2879,7877215&dq=amtrak+carolinian&hl=en | title=The 'Carolinian' Makes Its Last Run | first=Martha | last=Waggoner | newspaper=The Dispatch | date=September 3, 1985 | access-date=April 4, 2010}}{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pi8aAAAAIBAJ&pg=6602,7465373&dq=amtrak+carolinian&hl=en | newspaper=Times-News | title=Amtrak talks about scrapping Charlotte-to-Raleigh service | first=John | last=Flesher | date=August 13, 1985 | access-date=April 4, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=Second iteration=
Amtrak and North Carolina re-launched the Carolinian on May 12, 1990. Like the original, it was originally a section of the Palmetto, only this time the split occurred in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19900512&id=9d9OAAAAIBAJ&pg=5200,4940906 | title=Charlotte-Rocky Mount train back on track | newspaper=Morning Star | date=May 12, 1990 | access-date=April 4, 2010}} This incarnation proved successful enough that in April 1991, Amtrak made the Carolinian a full-fledged day train running from Charlotte to New York.{{cite news | url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F2445631B1C0447&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | title=Change to cut Carolinian's run by 40 minutes | newspaper=The Charlotte Observer | date=March 15, 1991 | access-date=April 4, 2010}} While the Palmetto runs through from Richmond to Alexandria, Virginia; the Carolinian stops at Fredericksburg and Quantico (shared with Northeast Regional trains going to Newport News or Norfolk) before continuing on to Alexandria.
In 1995, the Carolinian was joined with a sister regional train, the Piedmont, which runs along the I-85 Corridor between Raleigh and Charlotte–the southern leg of the Carolinian. The Piedmont was originally due to enter service in 1993, but was delayed when Norfolk Southern insisted that Amtrak build a new wye in Charlotte to turn the Carolinian and Piedmont around. Previously, the southbound Carolinian had to make a time-consuming 10-mile deadhead trip to the nearest wye in Pineville, North Carolina.{{cite news | title=More delays put second Tar Heel passenger train service off track | publisher=Times-News | date=March 11, 1993 | access-date=April 4, 2010 | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EToaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6947,2110593&dq=amtrak+carolinian&hl=en}}{{cite news | title=New train won't start on schedule | newspaper=Morning Star | date=November 28, 1994 | access-date=April 4, 2010 | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I7ksAAAAIBAJ&pg=3271,5272817&dq=amtrak+carolinian&hl=en}}
In 2004, the Carolinian began bypassing BWI Rail Station.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
On March 9, 2015, a northbound Carolinian collided with a tractor-trailer that was stuck on the tracks in Halifax County, North Carolina. The locomotive landed on its side, while all of the cars remained upright. There were no fatalities, but 55 people were injured.{{cite news |first=Diane |last=Cho |url=http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/03/amtrak-train-en-route-to-d-c-slams-into-truck-in-north-carolina-112112.html |title=Amtrak train en route to D.C. slams into truck in North Carolina; 40 hurt |work=WJLA-TV ABC7 |publisher=Sinclair Broadcast Group |agency=Associated Press |date=March 9, 2015 |access-date=September 18, 2015 |archive-date=July 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709193439/http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/03/amtrak-train-en-route-to-d-c-slams-into-truck-in-north-carolina-112112.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/amtrak-train-truck-collide-north-carolina-hurt-29506129 |title=Dozens of Amtrak passengers injured as train smashes into truck that had stalled on North Carolina tracks and flips over |work=Daily Mail |agency=Associated Press |date=March 9, 2015 |access-date=September 18, 2015}}
In April 2020, NCDOT and Amtrak suspended the Carolinian as part of a larger round of service reductions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite press release |author= |date=April 3, 2020 |title=Service Adjustments Due to Coronavirus|url=https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2020/2020-04-03-carolinian-service.aspx |publisher=North Carolina Department of Transportation|access-date=April 22, 2020}} The Carolinian returned on May 18 as a truncated service between Charlotte and Raleigh.{{cite press release|url=https://www.amtrak.com/alert/palmetto-carolinian-silver-star-schedule-changes.html|title=Palmetto, Carolinian and Silver Star Schedule Changes|publisher=Amtrak|access-date=May 6, 2020}} Full service to New York was restored on June 1, 2020.{{cite tweet |user=NC_By_Train |number=1266420871633276928 |date=May 29, 2020 |title=Greetings, passengers. Starting Monday, June 1, Carolinian trains 79 and 80 will resume service between Charlotte and New York.}}
=Proposed expansion=
In 2017, NCDOT and the Connecticut Department of Transportation were in talks to extend the Carolinian from New York to {{amtk|New Haven}}, with additional stops at {{amtk|New Rochelle}}, {{amtk|Stamford}}, and {{amtk|Bridgeport}}. The resultant route would be {{convert|779|mi}} long. By increasing the length of the route to over {{convert|750|mi}}, the Carolinian would become a long-distance network route rather than state-supported, as defined by the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008. In effect, this would allow the train to be fully subsidized by the federal government and thus free North Carolina of its state funding obligations.{{cite news |title=Carolinian's New Start |url=http://www.captrail.org/Newsletter_Mar_2017.pdf |access-date=March 30, 2023 |work=All Aboard in the Carolinas |publisher=Carolinas Association of Passenger Trains |date=March–April 2017}}
Long-term plans call for restoring a portion of the former Seaboard main line between Raleigh and Richmond, known as the "S-Line," as part of construction of the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor between Charlotte and Washington. The S-Line had been abandoned in 1985, forcing Amtrak to route its trains linking Raleigh and the Northeast through Selma along the NCRR. It is estimated that restoring the S-Line will cut an hour off the Carolinian's running time by enabling a more direct route over the Virginia border.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncbytrain.org/_resources/download/DraftStateRailPlanFullReport.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 11, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402171540/http://www.ncbytrain.org/_resources/download/DraftStateRailPlanFullReport.pdf |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}
Operation
= Equipment =
Most Carolinian trains consist of six cars hauled by a locomotive.{{Cite web |title=Amtrak – Carolinian |url=http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/carolinian.htm |access-date=April 8, 2018 |website=TrainWeb}}
The passenger cars are the Amfleet I series passenger cars built by the Budd Company in the mid-to-late 1970s. Most trains include a Business Class car, a Café car (food service/lounge), and four Coach Class cars. Maximum seating in such a configuration is 346, split between business class and reserved coach.{{cite web | title=National Railroad Passenger Corporation and the State of North Carolina: Agreement for the Provision of Carolinian and Piedmont Rail Passenger Services | date=October 1, 2008 | access-date=July 7, 2013 | url=http://www.bytrain.org/fra/general/amtrak_contract_08_09.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014131510/http://bytrain.org/fra/general/amtrak_contract_08_09.pdf | archive-date=October 14, 2011 | url-status=dead }}
Between Charlotte and Washington, trains are pulled by a GE Genesis diesel locomotive at speeds up to {{convert|110|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}. Between New York and Washington, the service operates over the Northeast Corridor which has overhead electric wires and trains are pulled by Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotives at speeds up to {{convert|125|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
In the coming years all equipment will be replaced with Amtrak Airo trainsets, the railroad's branding of its combination of Siemens Venture passenger cars and a Siemens Charger diesel-electric locomotive.{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2022 |title=Introducing Our New Trains: Amtrak Airo |url=https://www.amtrak.com/amtrak-airo |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Amtrak |language=en}} The trainsets for the Carolinian will have six passenger cars, which will include a food service area and a mix of 2x2 Coach Class and 2x1 Business Class seating. The consist will be to Amtrak's B-1 Configuration, which will also be used on The Downeaster, Keystone Service, The Palmetto, The Pennsylvanian and The Vermonter.{{Cite web |title=Amtrak FY 2022–2027 Asset Line Plan |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/businessplanning/Amtrak-Service-Asset-Line-Plans-FY22-27.pdf |access-date=April 11, 2022 |website=Amtrak |page=132}} The car closest to the locomotive will be a specialized "Auxiliary Power Vehicle" which will include a pantograph to collect power from overhead lines and will feed it to four traction motors in the car, and via a DC link cable, to the four traction motors in the locomotive.{{Cite news |last=Worrell |first=Carolina |date=December 19, 2022 |title=First Look: Amtrak Airo |language=en-US |work=Railway Age |url=https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/first-look-amtrak-airo/ |access-date=December 21, 2022}} The car at the opposite end of the train will be a control car/coach car that can operate the train in pusher mode, preventing the need to switch engines or use a wye/loop to reverse the direction of the train. The arrangement will offer a near seamless transition between power sources at Washington, a process that currently requires a time-consuming locomotive change.
= Classes of service =
All classes of service include complimentary WiFi, an electric outlet (120 V, 60 Hz AC) at each seat, reading lamps, fold-out tray tables. Reservations are required on all trains, tickets may be purchased online, from an agent at some stations, a ticketing machine at most stations, or, at a higher cost, from the conductor on the train.{{Cite web |title=Travel Guide to Train Fares |url=https://www.amtrak.com/planning-booking/tickets-reservations/guide-to-fares.html |access-date=April 8, 2018 |website=Amtrak}}
- Coach Class: 2x2 seating. Passengers self-select seats on a first-come, first-served basis.{{Cite web |title=Reserved Coach Class Seat |url=https://www.amtrak.com/onboard/onboard-accommodations-for-all-your-needs/seating-accommodations/reserved-coach.html |access-date=April 8, 2018 |website=Amtrak}}
- Business Class: 2x2 seating with more legroom than coach. Passengers receive complimentary soft drinks. Seats assigned in advance.{{Cite web |title=Seat Selection |url=https://www.amtrak.com/reserved-seating |access-date=December 26, 2022 |website=Amtrak |language=en}}
= Route =
The Carolinian operates over Amtrak, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and North Carolina Railroad trackage. Since 1871, Norfolk Southern and its predecessors have leased the NCRR from the state.
- Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New York to Washington
- CSX RF&P Subdivision, Richmond Terminal Subdivision, North End Subdivision, and South End Subdivision, Washington to Selma
- NS Raleigh District, Selma to Greensboro (leased from NCRR)
- NS Danville District, Greensboro to Linwood (leased from NCRR)
- NS Charlotte District, Linwood to Charlotte (leased from NCRR)
Two Amtrak Thruway bus routes connect large swaths of eastern North Carolina to the Wilson station.{{cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=Eddie |date=October 2, 2012 |title=Amtrak shuttle service debuts in the East |newspaper=New Bern Sun Journal |url=http://www.newbernsj.com/news/business/amtrak-shuttle-service-debuts-in-the-east-1.21551 |access-date=November 27, 2012}} One route serves Greenville, New Bern, Havelock, and Morehead City; another serves Goldsboro, Kinston, Jacksonville, and Wilmington. A third Thruway route connects Winston-Salem to the High Point station.
= Funding =
The North Carolina Department of Transportation provides funding to operate the Carolinian from Charlotte to the Virginia border.{{cite web |first1=Paul |last1=Worley |date=March 22, 2017 |title=Rail Division |url=http://www.ncleg.net/documentsites/committees/JointAppropriationsTransportation/2017_Session/3.22.17_RailDivision_NCRR/3.Worley_NCDOTRail_Division.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110014022/https://www.ncleg.gov/documentsites/committees/JointAppropriationsTransportation/2017_Session/3.22.17_RailDivision_NCRR/3.Worley_NCDOTRail_Division.pdf |archive-date=January 10, 2019 |access-date=January 10, 2019 |website=ncleg.gov |publisher=North Carolina Department of Transportation |page=9}} NCDOT offers free transit passes which allow detraining Carolinian passengers in North Carolina to get one free bus ride and one transfer on the same day of travel. Passes are honored by 13 participating transit systems along its route.
= Ridership and revenue =
Ridership in 2013 was over 317,550 passengers.{{cite press release |url=http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/730/658/FY13-Record-Ridership-ATK-13-122.pdf |title=Amtrak Sets Ridership Record And Moves The Nation's Economy Forward - America's Railroad helps communities grow and prosper |publisher=Amtrak |date=October 14, 2013 |access-date=September 3, 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.railpassengers.org/site/assets/files/3456/66.pdf|title=Amtrak fact sheet: Carolinian service|website=Rail Passengers Association|access-date=September 1, 2019}} It was then followed by a period of steadily decreasing passengers through the COVID-19 pandemic, where it saw 150,365 riders in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/reports/Amtrak-General-Legislative-Annual-Report-FY2020-Grant-Request.pdf|title=Amtrak General and Legislative Annual Report & FY2020 Grant Request|date=March 19, 2019|website=Amtrak|access-date=September 1, 2019}} In fiscal year 2022 the Carolinian saw a 38.7% increase from 2021, surpassing 2018 and 2019 levels with 270,050 passengers.{{Cite web |last=Garnett |first=Amber |date=December 6, 2021 |title=FY22 Ridership |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2022/11/fy22-ridership/ |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=Amtrak Media |language=en-US}} The Carolinian's ridership increased by 16.9% in fiscal year 2023, to 315,781, nearly matching its previous ridership record of 317,550 in 2013.{{Cite web|title=Amtrak FY23 Ridership |url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Amtrak-Fiscal-Year-2023-Ridership.pdf |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=Amtrak Media |language=en-US}} In fiscal year 2024 the Carolinian saw record ridership with 347,360 passengers boarding. {{Cite web|title=Amtrak FY24 Ridership |url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FY24-Year-End-Ridership-Fact-Sheet.pdf |access-date=December 3, 2024 |website=Amtrak Media |language=en-US}} Additionally in FY 2024, the Carolinian had operating revenue of $21.7 million {{Cite web|title=Amtrak FY 24 Performance |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/monthlyperformancereports/2024/Amtrak-Monthly-Performance-Report-September-2024.pdf |access-date=December 3, 2024 |website=Amtrak Media |language=en-US}}
= Station stops =
The train has two seasonal stops in October. A station in Lexington is used during the Lexington Barbecue Festival, while an additional station in Raleigh is used for the North Carolina State Fair.
Before 2019, the northbound Carolinian followed the practice of most medium- and long-distance trains operating in the Northeast and did not allow passengers to travel only between stations on the Northeast Corridor. It only stopped to discharge passengers from Washington northward in order to keep seats available for passengers making longer trips. Starting in 2019, the northbound Carolinian began allowing local travel on the Northeast Corridor on Sundays, Thursdays and Fridays. The southbound Carolinian allows local travel in the Northeast at all times from Trenton southward.
| class="wikitable" | |||
| State
!Town/City !Station !Connections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | New York City | New York Penn Station | {{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak (long-distance): {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, Lake Shore Limited, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, Silver Meteor {{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak (intercity): {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Adirondack}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Berkshire Flyer}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Empire Service}}, Ethan Allen Express, Keystone Service, {{lnl|Amtrak|Maple Leaf}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}} {{rint|newyork|lirr}} LIRR: {{rcb|LIRR|City Terminal Zone|inline=square}}, {{rcb|LIRR|Port Washington|inline=square}} {{rint|njt}} NJ Transit: {{rcb|NJ Transit|North Jersey Coast|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Gladstone|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Montclair-Boonton|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Morristown|inline=square}} {{rint|newyork|subway}} NYC Subway: {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh|time=bullets}}{{NYCS Eighth south|time=bullets}} {{rint|path}} PATH: {{rcb|PATH|HOB-33|inline=route}} {{rcb|PATH|JSQ-33|inline=route}} {{rcb|PATH|JSQ-33 (via HOB)|inline=route}} {{rint|bus|1}} NYC Transit Bus |
| rowspan=2|New Jersey | Newark | Newark Penn Station | {{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Keystone Service}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}} {{rint|njt}} NJ Transit: {{rcb|NJ Transit|North Jersey Coast|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Raritan Valley|inline=square}} {{rint|path}} PATH: {{rcb|PATH|NWK-WTC|inline=route}} {{rint|newark}} Newark Light Rail {{rint|bus|1}} NJ Transit Bus |
| Trenton | {{amtk|Trenton}} | {{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Keystone Service}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}} {{rint|njt}} NJ Transit: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|River|inline=square}} {{rint|philadelphia|septa}} SEPTA Regional Rail: {{rcb|SEPTA|Trenton|inline=square}} {{rint|bus|1}} NJ Transit Bus, SEPTA Suburban Bus | |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 30th Street Station | {{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Keystone Service}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}} {{rint|septa}} SEPTA Regional Rail: all routes {{rint|njt}} NJ Transit: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Atlantic City|inline=square}} {{ric|SEPTA Metro|name=y}}: {{ric|SEPTA Metro|L}} {{ric|SEPTA Metro|T}} {{rint|bus|1}} SEPTA City Bus, SEPTA Suburban Bus |
| Delaware | Wilmington | {{amtk|Wilmington}} | {{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}} {{rint|philadelphia|septa}} SEPTA Regional Rail: {{rcb|SEPTA|Wilmington/Newark|inline=square}} {{rint|bus|1}} DART First State {{rint|us|greyhound}} Greyhound Lines |
| Maryland | Baltimore | {{amtk|Baltimore}} | {{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}} {{rint|baltimore|marc}} MARC: {{rcb|MARC|Penn|inline=square}} {{rint|baltimore|raillink}} Light RailLink {{rint|bus|1}} MTA Maryland, Charm City Circulator |
| District of Columbia | Washington | Washington Union Station | {{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}} {{rint|baltimore|marc}} MARC: {{rcb|MARC|Brunswick|inline=square}}, {{rcb|MARC|Camden|inline=square}}, {{rcb|MARC|Penn|inline=square}} {{rint|vre}} VRE: {{rcb|VRE|Manassas|inline=square}}, {{rcb|VRE|Fredericksburg|inline=square}} {{rint|washington|metro}} Washington Metro: {{rint|washington|red}} Red Line {{rint|washington|streetcar}} DC Streetcar: H Street/Benning Road Line {{rint|bus|1}} Metrobus, MTA Maryland, Loudoun County Transit, OmniRide {{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} Greyhound, {{rint|us|megabus}} Megabus, BoltBus, BestBus, Peter Pan, OurBus |
| rowspan=5|Virginia | Alexandria | {{amtk|Alexandria}} | {{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}} {{rint|vre}} VRE: {{rcb|VRE|Fredericksburg|inline=square}}, {{rcb|VRE|Manassas|inline=square}} {{rint|washington|metro}} Metro: {{rint|washington|blue}} Blue Line, {{rint|washington|yellow}} Yellow Line {{rint|bus|1}} Metrobus, DASH |
| Quantico | {{amtk|Quantico}} | {{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}} {{rint|vre}}VRE: {{rcb|VRE|Fredericksburg|inline=square}} {{bus icon}} PRTC | |
| Fredericksburg | {{amtk|Fredericksburg}} | {{rint|us|amtrak}}Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}} {{rint|vre}} VRE: {{rcb|VRE|Fredericksburg|inline=square}} {{bus icon}} FRED | |
| Richmond | {{amtk|Richmond Staples Mill Road}} | {{rint|us|Amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, Amtrak Thruway to Charlottesville {{bus icon}} GRTC | |
| Ettrick | {{amtk|Petersburg}} | Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}} | |
| rowspan=14|North Carolina
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}} | |||
| Wilson
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, Amtrak Thruway to Greenville, New Bern, Havelock, Morehead City, Goldsboro, Kinston, Jacksonville, and Wilmington, North Carolina | |||
| Selma
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}} | |||
| rowspan="2"|Raleigh
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}} | |||
| {{amtk|North Carolina State Fair}}
|Only served during North Carolina State Fair | |||
| Cary
|Cary |{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}} | |||
| Durham
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}} | |||
| Burlington
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}} | |||
| Greensboro
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}} | |||
| High Point
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}}, Amtrak Thruway.{{efn-lr|name=PART-5|group=Conn_notes|Amtrak contracts with PART to provide Thruway service to Winston-Salem. Passage is available via through-ticketing or as a separate fare. Both methods are co-branded as NC Amtrak Connector.}} | |||
| Lexington
|{{amtk|Lexington}} |Only served during Lexington Barbecue Festival; full-time station planned. | |||
| Salisbury
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}} | |||
| Kannapolis
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}} | |||
| Charlotte
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}} | |||
| colspan=4|{{notelist-lr|group=Conn_notes}} |
References
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{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-09-01-special-train-stops-for-events.aspx
|title = NCDOT Announces Special Train Stops for Fall Events
|date = September 5, 2023
|publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation
|access-date = September 11, 2023
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230911214805/https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-09-01-special-train-stops-for-events.aspx
|archive-date = September 11, 2023
}}
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncstatefair.org/2023/Visitor/GetToFair.htm
|title = Get to the Fair
|publisher = North Carolina State Fair
|access-date = September 11, 2023
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230912031240/https://www.ncstatefair.org/2023/Visitor/GetToFair.htm
|archive-date = September 12, 2023
}}
{{cite web
|url = https://www.thebarbecuefestival.com/p/travel/amtrakspecialbarbecuefestivalstop
|title = NC BY TRAIN- SPECIAL BARBECUE FESTIVAL STOP
|date = 2023
|publisher = The Barbecue Festival
|access-date = September 11, 2023
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230912034150/https://www.thebarbecuefestival.com/p/travel/amtrakspecialbarbecuefestivalstop
|archive-date = September 12, 2023
}}
}}
Notes
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External links
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