List of Amtrak routes#Current routes

|NEC

|Boston – New York – Washington

|2100–2290

|16 (weekday), 4 (Sat), 9 (Sun)

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Acela|ridership}}

|456

|State-supported

|Montreal – New York

|{{sort|68|68, 69}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Adirondack|ridership}}{{Amtrak route ridership|Adirondack|footnote}}

|381

|State-supported

|Vancouver – Seattle – Portland – Eugene

|500–519

|4

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Cascades|ridership}}

|467

|State-supported

|Springfield – New Haven

|405–432, 450–497

|6 (weekday), 4 (Sat), 5 (Sun)

|{{Amtrak route ridership|New Haven-Springfield|ridership}}{{efn|name=hartford|Valley Flyer ridership is included in Hartford Line ridership figure.}}

|63

|Long distance

|Lorton – Sanford

|{{sort|52|52, 53}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Auto Train|ridership}}

|855

|State-supported

|New York – Pittsfield

|{{sort|1235|1235, 1244}}

|{{sort|0.2|1 weekly round trip}} (seasonal)

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Berkshire Flyer|ridership}}{{Amtrak route ridership|Berkshire Flyer|footnote}}

|190

|State-supported

|Chicago – Port Huron

|{{sort|364|364, 365}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Blue Water|ridership}}

|319

|State-supported

|Saint Paul – Chicago

|1333, 1340

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Borealis|ridership}}{{Amtrak route ridership|Borealis|footnote}}

|417

|Long distance

|Chicago – Emeryville, California

|{{sort|5|5, 6}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|California Zephyr|ridership}}

|2,438

|State-supported

|Auburn – Sacramento – Oakland – San Jose

|520–553, 720–751

|9

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Capitol Corridor|ridership}}

|172

|Long distance

|Chicago – New York

|{{sort|50|50, 51}}

|{{sort|0.4|3 weekly round trips}}

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Cardinal|ridership}}

|1,147

|NEC; State-supported

|New York – Charlotte

|{{sort|79|79, 80}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Carolinian|ridership}}

|704

|Long distance

|Chicago – New Orleans

|{{sort|58|58, 59}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|City of New Orleans|ridership}}

|926

|Long distance

|Seattle – Los Angeles

|{{sort|11|11, 14}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Coast Starlight|ridership}}

|1,377

|Long distance

|New York City – New Orleans

|{{sort|19|19, 20}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Crescent|ridership}}

|1,377

|State-supported

|Brunswick – Portland – Boston

|680–699, 1689

|5

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Downeaster|ridership}}

|145

|Long distance

|Chicago – Spokane – Portland/Seattle

|{{sort|7|7, 8, 27, 28}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Empire Builder|ridership}}

|2,257 (Chicago–Portland)
2,206 (Chicago–Seattle)

|State-supported

|New York – Albany – Niagara Falls

|230–288

|7 (Sun–Fri), 6 (Sat)

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Empire Service|ridership}}{{efn|name=es|Maple Leaf ridership is included in Empire Service ridership figure.}}

|460

|State-supported

|New York – Burlington

|{{sort|290|290, 291}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Ethan Allen|ridership}}

|308

|Long distance

|Chicago – Miami

|40, 41

|1

|–{{efn|Floridian service began in November 2024.}}

|2076

|State-supported

|Oklahoma City – Fort Worth

|{{sort|821|821, 822}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Heartland Flyer|ridership}}

|206

|State-supported

|Chicago – Milwaukee

|329–343

|6 (Monday–Saturday), 5 (Sunday)

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Hiawatha|ridership}}

|86

|State-supported

|Chicago – Carbondale

|390–393

|2

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Illini/Saluki|ridership}}

|310

|State-supported

|Chicago – Quincy

|380–383

|2

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Illinois Zephyr/Carl Sandburg|ridership}}

|258

|State-supported

|New York – Philadelphia – Harrisburg

|600–674

|13 (weekday), 7 (weekend)

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Keystone|ridership}}

|195

|Long distance

|New York/Boston – Albany – Chicago

|{{sort|48|48, 49, 448, 449}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Lake Shore Limited|ridership}}

|1,018 (Chicago – Boston)
959 (Chicago – New York)

|State-supported

|Chicago – St. Louis

|300–302, 304–307, 318–319

|4

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Lincoln Service|ridership}}

|284

|State-supported

|New York – Toronto

|{{sort|63|63, 64}}

|1

|{{efn|name=es}}

|544

|State-supported

|St. Louis – Kansas City

|{{sort|311|311, 316, 318–319}}

|2

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Missouri River Runner|ridership}}

|283

|NEC; State-supported

|Boston/Springfield – New York – Washington –
Norfolk/Newport News/Roanoke

|65–67, 82–88, 93–96, 99, 111, 121–196

|18 (weekday), 15 (weekend)

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Northeast Regional|ridership}}

|644 (Boston – Newport News)
679 (Boston – Norfolk)
682 (Boston – Roanoke)

|State-supported

|San Luis Obispo – Goleta – Los Angeles – San Diego

|562–595, 761–794

|10

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Pacific Surfliner|ridership}}

|350

|Long distance

|New York City – Savannah

|{{sort|89|89, 90}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Palmetto|ridership}}

|829

|State-supported

|New York – Pittsburgh

|{{sort|42|42, 43}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Pennsylvanian|ridership}}

|444

|State-supported

|Chicago – Grand Rapids

|{{sort|370|370, 371}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Pere Marquette|ridership}}

|176

|State-supported

|Raleigh – Charlotte

|71–78

|4

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Piedmont|ridership}}

|173

|State-supported

|Oakland/Sacramento – Bakersfield

|701–719

|6

|{{Amtrak route ridership|San Joaquins|ridership}}

|318 (Bakersfield–Oakland)
280 (Bakersfield–Sacramento)

|Long distance

|New York – Miami

|{{sort|97|97, 98}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Silver Meteor|ridership}}

|1,389

|Long distance

|Chicago – Los Angeles

|{{sort|3|3, 4}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Southwest Chief|ridership}}

|2,256

|Long distance

|New Orleans – Los Angeles

|{{sort|1|1, 2}}

|{{sort|0.4|3 weekly round trips}}

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Sunset Limited|ridership}}

|1,995

|Long distance

|Chicago – San Antonio
(through cars to Los Angeles on the Sunset Limited)

|{{sort|21|21, 22, 421, 422}}

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Texas Eagle|ridership}}

|1,306 (Chicago – San Antonio)
2,728 (Chicago – Los Angeles)

|State-supported

|Greenfield – Springfield – New Haven

|{{sort|400|400, 461, 471, 478, 488, 494, 495, 499}}

|2

|{{efn|name=hartford}}

|102

|NEC; State-supported

|St. Albans – Washington

|54–57

|1

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Vermonter|ridership}}

|611

|State-supported

|Denver – Winter Park Resort

|1105, 1106

|{{sort|0.5|3–4 weekly round trips}} (seasonal)

|16,209{{cite web | url=https://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/winter-park-co-wpr/ | title=Winter Park, CO – Ski Resort Train Platform (WPR) |work=Great American Stations |publisher=Amtrak}}

|56

|State-supported

|Chicago – Pontiac

|350–355

|3

|{{Amtrak route ridership|Wolverine|ridership}}

|304

| Trains conveyed to Amtrak either on May 1, 1971, or afterward

| Trains that are currently operating

| Trains conveyed to Amtrak that are currently operating

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela Express}} †

| Washington, D.C. – New York City

| December 11, 2000

| present

|

| Newport News – Springfield/Boston

| January 31, 2000

| March 16, 2003

| Replaced NortheastDirect gradually from January 31, 2000, to September 30, 2001; replaced by Regional

|Afternoon Congressional ‡

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Amtrak Hartford Line}} †

| New Haven – Springfield

| October 28, 1995

| present

| Renamed from sections of connecting trains. Usually branded under NortheastDirect until September 30, 2001, timetable.

|Springfield – Washington, D.C.

|October 26, 1975

|October 28, 1995

|Replaced by NortheastDirect

|New York City – Boston

|May 17, 1971

|November 14, 1971

|rowspan=4|The Bay State traveled via the Inland Route in all iterations

|November 14, 1971

|October 29, 1972

|October 29, 1972

|April 29, 1973

|April 29, 1973

|March 1, 1975

|October 20, 1984

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|rowspan=2|Boston – New Haven

|April 30, 1978

|October 26, 1979

|Replaced Clamdigger

|October 1, 1981

|

|Philadelphia – Boston

|February 15, 1977

|

|Replaced Bicentennial

|rowspan="2"|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|February 15, 1976

|June 14, 1976

|Replaced by the Colonial

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|Philadelphia – Boston

|February 15, 1976

|February 14, 1977

|Replaced Bunker Hill; replaced by Benjamin Franklin

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|April 26, 1980

|Formerly an unnamed Clocker

|April 27, 1980

|April 30, 1994

|Only weekend trains ran from Harrisburg until October 24, 1981, when weekday service was cut. Merged into {{lnl|Amtrak|Keystone Service}}.

|rowspan=2|Bostonian ‡

|rowspan=2|New York City – Boston

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|May 19, 1974

|April 29, 1978

|

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|

|

|

|Philadelphia – Boston

|November 14, 1971

|February 15, 1976

|Replaced by Bicentennial

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|April 26, 1981

|October 29, 1983

|

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|

|October 28, 1995

|Replaced by NortheastDirect

|

|

|

|

|Philadelphia – Washington, D.C.

|

|

|

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|April 26, 1980

|

|rowspan=2|New York City – Springfield

|November 14, 1971

|October 28, 1972

|

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|November 10, 1996

|July 9, 1997

|rowspan="2"|Replaced unnamed NortheastDirect train; renamed Colonial

|July 10, 1997

|October 26, 1997

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|April 29, 1973

|June 11, 1977

|

|Philadelphia – Washington, D.C.

|April 30, 1978

|October 29, 1983

|Maryland/Pennsylvania-funded commuter service

|New York City – Richmond

|May 1, 1994

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|rowspan=3|{{lnl|Amtrak|Clamdigger}} ‡

|New Haven – New London

|May 1, 1971

|January 28, 1972

|

|rowspan=2|New Haven – Providence

|September 9, 1976

|October 28, 1977

|

|January 8, 1978

|April 30, 1978

|Replaced by Beacon Hill

| rowspan="2" | {{lnl|Amtrak|Clocker}} ‡

| rowspan="2" | Philadelphia – New York City

| May 1, 1971

| October 27, 1979

| Unnamed 1971–1979; carried individual names 1979–1981

| October 25, 1981

| October 28, 2005

|

|{{lnl|Amtrak|Colonial (PRR)}} ‡

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|May 1, 1971

|April 28, 1973

|

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|February 15, 1976

|June 15, 1976

|

|June 15, 1976

|February 15, 1977

|Replaced Betsy Ross and Mount Vernon. Saturday southbound service originated in Boston.

|February 15, 1977

|October 26, 1992

|Replaced by Old Dominion

|October 26, 1997

|May 15, 1999

|Replaced Charter Oak; merged into NortheastDirect

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|

|

|

|rowspan=2|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|November 14, 1971

|December 16, 1971

|

|

|

|

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Connecticut Valley Service}} ‡

| Springfield – New Haven

| May 1, 1971

| 1986

| Name did not appear in timetables until 1980. Renamed as sections of their connecting trains in 1986.

|Washington, D.C. – Springfield

|November 14, 1971

|October 29, 1972

|

|October 29, 1972

|April 29, 1973

|

|April 29, 1973

|June 11, 1977

|

|

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|New York City – Boston

|November 14, 1971

|October 28, 1973

|

|October 28, 1973

|February 14, 1976

|

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|October 24, 1981

|Formerly unnamed; renamed Clocker

|rowspan=2|Embassy ‡

|rowspan=2|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|October 31, 1976

|April 25, 1981

|

|Washington, D.C. – New Haven

|November 14, 1971

|June 10, 1972

|

|Philadelphia – Boston

|April 30, 1978

|October 27, 1979

|

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|

|

|

|

|

|

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|April 27, 1986

|August 19, 1994

|Washington–New York section of the Night Owl; renamed from Washington Executive

|

|

|

|

|Washington, D.C. – Boston/Springfield

|

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|April 28, 2003

|April 26, 2004

|Replaced the Twilight Shoreliner; merged into Regional

|

|

|

|

|New York City – Boston

|May 19, 1974

|April 29, 1978

|Replaced Shoreliner

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|

|

|

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|November 14, 1971

|October 28, 1973

|

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|October 24, 1981

|Formerly unnamed; renamed Clocker

|

|

|

|

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|

|

|

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|October 24, 1981

|Renamed Clocker

|Boston/Springfield – New York City

|

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|Newport News – New York City

|July 10, 1997

|May 16, 1999

|Renamed from Potomac; merged into NortheastDirect

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|October 24, 1981

|Renamed Clocker

|October 25, 1981

|

|Replaced Times Square

|New York City – Washington, D.C.

|October 25, 1981

|

|

|

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|rowspan="2"|Newport News – Washington, D.C.

|October 30, 1994

|October 28, 1995

|Renamed from one Tidewater round trip; merged into NortheastDirect

|May 16, 1999

|Replaced unnamed NortheastDirect train; merged back into NortheastDirect

|New York City – Washington, D.C.

|October 25, 1981

|

|

|Philadelphia – Boston

|June 12, 1977

|April 29, 1978

|

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|April 26, 1980

|Formerly an unnamed Clocker

|April 27, 1980

|October 24, 1981

|Only weekend trains ran from Harrisburg. Renamed Susquehanna

|New York City – Boston

|May 19, 1974

|June 11, 1977

|

|Legislator ‡

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|Washington – New York City

|

|October 28, 1995

|Replaced by NortheastDirect

|Philadelphia – Boston

|October 28, 1979

|

|

|

|

|

|

|rowspan=2|Manhattan ‡

|rowspan=2|New York City – Boston

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|August 15, 1973

|October 28, 1973

|Replaced Manhattan Turbo

|Richmond – New York City

|September 10, 1995

|October 28, 1995

|Replaced Old Dominion; merged into NortheastDirect

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|October 24, 1981

|Renamed Clocker

|October 25, 1981

|

|

|New York City – Boston

|October 29, 1972

|August 15, 1973

|Replaced by Manhattan

|rowspan=2|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|May 19, 1974

|September 12, 1975

|

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|November 20, 1977

|April 30, 1978

|Renamed from and to Merchants Limited

|rowspan=2|{{lnl|Amtrak|Merchants Limited}} ‡

|New York City – Boston

|May 1, 1971

|November 14, 1971

|

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|November 14, 1971

|October 28, 1995

|Named Merchants (November 20, 1977 – April 30, 1978); merged into NortheastDirect

|rowspan=6|{{lnl|Amtrak|Metroliner}} ‡

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|May 1, 1971

|October 27, 2006

|

|rowspan=3|Washington, D.C. – New Haven

|November 14, 1971

|October 30, 1977

|

|November 20, 1977

|February 22, 1978

|

|October 26, 1981

|

|

|Downingtown – Washington, D.C.

|October 29, 1989

|October 25, 1991

|One southbound trip only

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|May 2, 2005

|October 31, 2005

|Temporary replacement for Acela Express service, which was removed due to mechanical defects in the trainsets

|Washington, D.C. – New Haven

|November 14, 1971

|June 10, 1972

|

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|April 26, 1981

|

|

|Midday Congressional ‡

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|Philadelphia – Boston

|June 12, 1972

|April 29, 1973

|

|April 29, 1973

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|Philadelphia – Boston

|April 30, 1978

|October 27, 1979

|

|rowspan=3|Mount Vernon ‡

|rowspan=3|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|February 15, 1976

|June 14, 1976

|Replaced by the Colonial

|April 27, 1980

|

|

|rowspan=3|Murray Hill ‡

|New York City – Boston

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|October 28, 1973

|October 28, 1978

|

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|October 24, 1981

|Renamed Clocker

|New York City – Boston

|November 14, 1971

|October 27, 1973

|

|February 15, 1976

|June 11, 1976

|

|Richmond – Boston

|April 2, 1995

|October 28, 1995

|Replaced Old Dominion and Virginian; merged into NortheastDirect

|New York City – Boston

|October 31, 1982

|April 28, 1984

|

|

|

|

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|Philadelphia – Boston

|May 19, 1974

|October 25, 1975

|

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|

|

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|rowspan=4|New Yorker ‡

|New York City – Boston

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|April 29, 1973

|October 31, 1976

|

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|October 24, 1981

|Renamed Clocker

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|October 25, 1981

|

|

|rowspan=2|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|November 14, 1971

|June 10, 1972

|

|February 14, 1976

|

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|June 12, 1972

|July 10, 1997

|Replaced by Twilight Shoreliner

| Newport News – Springfield/Boston

| October 28, 1995

| September 29, 2001

| Replaced numerous trains; replaced by Acela Regional from 2000 to 2001.

| rowspan="4" | {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}} †

| Newport News – Springfield/Boston

| June 23, 2008

| September 30, 2009

| rowspan="4" | Renamed from Regional

| Lynchburg/Newport News – Springfield/Boston

| October 1, 2009

| December 11, 2012

| Lynchburg/Newport News/Norfolk – Springfield/Boston

| December 12, 2012

| October 30, 2017

| Newport News/Norfolk/Roanoke – Springfield/Boston

| October 31, 2017

| present

|Washington, D.C. – Springfield

|

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|Newport News – New York City

|October 25, 1992

|April 2, 1995

|Replaced Colonial; replaced by New England Express

|April 2, 1995

|September 2, 1995

|Replaced by Manhattan Express

|September 2, 1995

|October 28, 1995

|Replaced a New England Express frequency; merged into NortheastDirect

|November 10, 1996

|May 16, 1999

|Replaced an unnamed NortheastDirect train; merged back into NortheastDirect

|Patriot ‡

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|May 1, 1971

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|October 24, 1981

|Previously unnamed; renamed Clocker

|Philadelphia – Boston

|October 28, 1973

|February 15, 1976

|

|February 15, 1976

|April 29, 1978

|

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|October 25, 1981

|April 27, 1985

|

|April 28, 1985

|September 17, 1988

|

|September 18, 1988

|

|

|President ‡

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|Philadelphia – Boston

|October 28, 1973

|May 18, 1974

|

|rowspan=2|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|October 24, 1981

|Renamed Clocker

|Merged into NortheastDirect

| Newport News – Springfield/Boston

| March 17, 2003

| June 22, 2008

| Renamed from Acela Regional; renamed Northeast Regional

|Representative ‡

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|October 24, 1981

|Renamed Clocker

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|April 26, 1980

|

|rowspan=2|Senator ‡

|rowspan=2|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|May 1, 1971

|October 24, 1981

|From May 1, 1977, to July 30, 1978, Sunday service ran from Newport News to replace the Colonial

|

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|rowspan=2|New York City – Boston

|January 6, 1974

|May 19, 1974

|Replaced by Flying Yankee

|

|

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|October 28, 1973

|February 14, 1977

|

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|October 28, 1973

|February 14, 1976

|

|February 15, 1976

|April 26, 1978

|

|Newport News – New York City

|July 30, 1978

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|November 10, 1996

|May 10, 1999

|Replaced unnamed NortheastDirect train. A southbound trip ran to Newport News until 1997. Merged back into NortheastDirect.

|Boston – Newport News

|September 10, 1995

|October 28, 1995

|Replaced northbound New England Express; merged into NortheastDirect

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|April 26, 1981

|October 24, 1981

|Replaced by Herald Square

|Providence – Boston

|October 29, 1972

|April 28, 1973

|

|Turboservice ‡

|New York City – Boston

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|New York City – Boston

|November 14, 1971

|October 29, 1972

|Renamed Yankee Clipper Turbo

|New York City – Boston

|November 14, 1971

|January 16, 1972

|Renamed Turbo Yankee Clipper

|Newport News – Boston

|July 10, 1997

|April 28, 2003

|Replaced the Night Owl, replaced by the Federal

|Philadelphia – Boston

|November 14, 1971

|June 12, 1972

|

|June 12, 1972

|April 29, 1973

|

|April 29, 1973

|October 29, 1973

|

|October 29, 1973

|March 30, 1990

|Renamed Keystone State Express

|May 19, 1974

|October 25, 1975

|Additional weekend-only service

|{{lnl|Amtrak|Valley Flyer}} †

|New Haven - Greenfield

|August 30, 2019

|present

|

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|October 25, 1981

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|rowspan="2"|Richmond – New York City

|October 28, 1984

|April 2, 1995

|Renamed as Chesapeake southbound and New England Express northbound

|May 16, 1999

|Replaced unnamed NortheastDirect train; merged back into NortheastDirect. Friday southbound trip ran to Newport News.

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|

|

|

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|October 28, 1984

|April 26, 1986

|Washington–New York section of the Night Owl; renamed Executive Sleeper

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|Washington, D.C. – New York City

|

|

|

|Philadelphia – New York City

|October 28, 1979

|October 24, 1981

|Renamed Clocker

|rowspan=4|Yankee Clipper ‡

|rowspan=2|New York City – Boston

|May 1, 1971

|November 13, 1971

|

|August 15, 1973

|February 15, 1976

|

|New York City – Providence

|February 15, 1976

|September 9, 1976

|

|Washington, D.C. – Boston

|October 28, 1979

|October 28, 1995

|Merged into NortheastDirect

|New York City – Boston

|October 29, 1972

|August 14, 1973

|Renamed from Turbo Yankee Clipper

| rowspan="3" | {{lnl|Amtrak|Adirondack}} †

| New York City – Montreal

| {{start date|1974|08|06}}

| April 1, 1995

| Joint operation with Empire State Express/DeWitt Clinton until April 1975{{harvnb|Goldberg|1981|p=169}}

| Washington, D.C. – Montreal

| April 2, 1995

| April 13, 1996

| {{cite magazine |url=http://www.exporail.org/can_rail/Canadian%20Rail_no452_1996.pdf |magazine=Canadian Rail |date=May–June 1996 |issue=452 |first=Fred F. |last=Angus |title=Twenty-Five Years of Amtrak in Canada |pages=63–73 |access-date=November 22, 2018 |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622080923/http://exporail.org/can_rail/Canadian%20Rail_no452_1996.pdf |url-status=dead }}

| New York City – Montreal

| April 14, 1996

| present

|

|rowspan=3|New York City – Albany

|February 15, 1977

|April 29, 1978

|

|October 25, 1980

|

|

|Renamed from Henry Hudson

|

|

|

|

|New York City – Albany

|October 27, 1991

|October 30, 1993

|

|October 31, 1993

|May 4, 1994

|

|May 5, 1994

|October 29, 1994

|

|October 30, 1994

|April 1, 1995

|

|April 2, 1995

|October 27, 1995

|Merged into Empire Service

|New York City – Schenectady

|October 28, 1984

|April 4, 1987

|

|New York City – Albany

|April 2, 1995

|October 27, 1995

|Merged into Empire Service

|New York City – Albany

|May 19, 1974

|April 25, 1981

|Previously unnamed; replaced by Rip Van Winkle

|New York City – Schenectady

|April 26, 1981

|

|Replaced Salt City Express

| rowspan="2" | {{lnl|Amtrak|Empire Service}} †‡

| New York City – Buffalo

| May 1, 1971

| May 18, 1974

| Inherited from PC Empire Service; unnamed until June 11, 1972. Individual names applied on May 19, 1974.

| New York City – Niagara Falls

| October 28, 1995

| present

| Merged from various individual train names. Individual names restored under the Empire Service brand from November 1996 to May 1999.

|New York City – Buffalo

|May 19, 1974

|October 30, 1974

|Previously unnamed

|October 31, 1974

|April 24, 1976

|Renamed Niagara Rainbow

|January 8, 1978

|October 28, 1978

|Renamed from Water Level Express

|October 29, 1978

|

|

| rowspan="2" | {{lnl|Amtrak|Ethan Allen Express}} †

| New York City – Rutland

| {{start date|1996|12|02}}

| July 28, 2022

| {{cite journal | url=http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/591/660/Amtrak-Ink-Dec-2013,0.pdf | title=In Amtrak History | journal=Amtrak Ink |date=December 2013 | volume=18 | issue=11}}

| New York City – Burlington

| July 29, 2022

| present

|

|New York City – Albany

|May 1, 1994

|October 27, 1995

|

|New York City – Albany

|

|

|

|New York City – Albany

|May 19, 1974

|April 25, 1981

|Previously unnamed; renamed Bear Mountain

|New York City – Albany

|April 26, 1981

|October 27, 1995

|Replaced Washington Irving; merged into Empire Service

|New York City – Albany

|

|

|

|New York City – Schenectady

|

|

|

|New York City – Albany

|

|

|

|New York City – Albany

|April 7, 1991

|April 1, 1995

|

| New York City – Chicago

| {{start date|1971|05|10}}

| {{end date|1972|01|06}}

| Unnamed until November 14, 1971.{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=19}}

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Lake Shore Limited}} †

| New York City/Boston – Chicago

| {{start date|1975|10|31}}

| present

| {{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|pp=19–21}}

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Maple Leaf}} †

| New York City – Toronto

| April 26, 1981

| present

|

|New York City – Niagara Falls

|April 26, 1981

|April 28, 1984

|

|April 29, 1984

|October 27, 1984

|

|October 28, 1984

|

|

|New York City – Detroit

|April 25, 1976

|January 30, 1979

|Renamed from Empire State Express

|January 31, 1979

|

|

| June 1994

| September 10, 1995

| Once-weekly additional frequency of the Maple Leaf

|New York City – Albany

|

|

|

|New York City – Syracuse

|

|

|

|New York City – Albany

|

|

|

|New York City – Albany

|

|

|

|New York City – Syracuse

|May 19, 1974

|April 25, 1981

|Previously unnamed; replaced by Electric City Express

|New York City – Saratoga Springs

|

|

|

|New York City – Albany

|

|

|

|New York City – Saratoga Springs

|

|

|

|New York City – Albany

|

|

|

|New York City – Albany

|April 26, 1981

|

|

|

|

|

|New York City – Albany

|November 15, 1974

|January 31, 1981

|

|February 1, 1981

|April 25, 1981

|Replaced by Hudson Highlander

|New York City – Buffalo

|May 19, 1974

|January 7, 1978

|Previously unnamed; renamed Empire State Express

|

|

|

| Albany – Schenectady

| February 1, 1981

| April 25, 1981

| Equipment positioning moves for the Washington Irving

|Atlantic City – Harrisburg

|April 7, 1991

|April 1, 1995

|One of three branches of the service

|New York City – Harrisburg

|April 27, 1980

|April 30, 1994

|Weekend-only extension of a Clocker; merged into Keystone Service

|New York City – Harrisburg

|April 27, 1980

|October 24, 1981

|Weekend-only extension of a Clocker; renamed Susquehanna

|Philadelphia – Harrisburg

|April 24, 1983

|1986

|Replaced a Keystone Service train; discontinued during cuts to corridor service

|rowspan="2"|{{lnl|Amtrak|Keystone Service}} †

|Philadelphia – Harrisburg

|October 25, 1981

|October 29, 1994

|Renamed from Silverliner Service; some trains extended to New York beginning in 1994

|New York City – Harrisburg

|October 30, 1994

|present

|

|New York City – Harrisburg

|April 1, 1990

|Mid-1990s

|Replaced Valley Forge; merged into Keystone Service

|Downingtown – Washington, D.C.

|April 1, 1990

|October 26, 1991

|A single one-way trip, #201, was the only Metroliner service ever operated off the Northeast Corridor

|{{lnl|Amtrak|Silverliner Service}} ‡

|Philadelphia (Suburban) – Harrisburg

|October 29, 1972

|October 24, 1981

|Replaced unnamed Penn Central 600-series trains; renamed Keystone Service

|New York City – Harrisburg

|October 25, 1981

|October 29, 1994

|Replaced Keystone; merged into Keystone Service

|New York City – Harrisburg

|October 28, 1973

|March 30, 1990

|Renamed Keystone State Express

|May 19, 1974

|October 25, 1975

|Additional weekend-only service

|{{lnl|Amtrak|Broadway Limited}} ‡

|Chicago – New York City

|May 1, 1971

|September 9, 1995

|Inherited from PC Broadway Limited; replaced by the Three Rivers

|{{lnl|Amtrak|Duquesne}} ‡

|Pittsburgh – New York City

|May 1, 1971

|November 14, 1971

|Inherited from PC Duquesne; renamed Keystone

| Pittsburgh – Altoona

| April 26, 1981

| January 30, 1983

|

|Pittsburgh – New York City

|November 14, 1971

|April 29, 1972

|Renamed from Duquesne{{harvnb|Goldberg|1981|p=116}}

|Kansas City – New York City

|July 12, 1971

|October 1, 1979

|Renamed from Spirit of St. Louis

|rowspan="5"|{{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}} †

|Pittsburgh – Philadelphia

|April 27, 1980

|October 29, 1983

|

|Pittsburgh – New York City

|October 30, 1983

|November 6, 1998

|

|Chicago – New York City

|November 7, 1998

|January 26, 2003

|

|rowspan="2"|Pittsburgh – New York City

|January 27, 2003

|October 31, 2004

|Merged with Three Rivers

|March 8, 2005

|present

|Replaced Three Rivers

|{{lnl|Amtrak|Spirit of St. Louis}} ‡

|Kansas City – New York City

|May 1, 1971

|July 11, 1971

|Inherited from the PC//MP Spirit of St. Louis; renamed National Limited

|Chicago – New York City

|September 10, 1995

|March 7, 2005

|Replaced the Broadway Limited; replaced by Pennsylvanian

| Washington, D.C. – Atlantic City

| rowspan=2 | {{start date|1989|05|21}}

| rowspan=2 | {{end date|1995|04|01}}

| rowspan=2 | Replaced by the NJ Transit Atlantic City Line{{Cite web|last=Waltzer |first=Jim |title=Waltz Through Time: An Express Derailed |url=http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/news-and-views/50667032.html |work=Atlantic City Weekly |access-date=January 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183728/http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/news-and-views/50667032.html |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}

| New York City – Hyannis

| {{start date|1986|05|03}}

| {{end date|1996|09|29}}

| Seasonal service{{cite news | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/660409631.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+05%2C+1986&author=Patricia+Wen%2C+Contributing+Reporter&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=TIES+RENEWED+ON+N.Y.-CAPE+TRAIN+RIDE&pqatl=google | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629191451/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/660409631.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+05,+1986&author=Patricia+Wen,+Contributing+Reporter&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=TIES+RENEWED+ON+N.Y.-CAPE+TRAIN+RIDE&pqatl=google | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 29, 2013 | first=Patricia | last=Wren | date=July 5, 1986 | access-date=June 28, 2013 | title=Ties Renewed on N.Y.–Cape Train Ride | work=Boston Globe}}{{cite news |title=Amtrak cancels NYC-Cape Cod train |url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19970511/NEWS/305119962&cid=sitesearch/ |newspaper=The Standard-Times |location=New Bedford |agency=Associated Press |date=May 11, 1997 |access-date=July 3, 2012 |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419013859/http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19970511%2FNEWS%2F305119962&cid=sitesearch%2F |url-status=dead }}

| rowspan=2 | {{lnl|Amtrak|Downeaster}} †

| Boston – Portland

| {{start date|2001|12|15}}

| {{end date|2012|11|01}}

|

| Boston – Brunswick

| {{start date|2012|11|01}}

| present

| {{cite press release | title=Downeaster Service to Freeport & Brunswick Begins November 1, 2012 | publisher=NNEPRA | date=September 12, 2012 | url=http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com/press/downeaster-service-freeport-brunswick-begins-november-1st | access-date=September 14, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313054716/http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com/press/downeaster-service-freeport-brunswick-begins-november-1st | archive-date=March 13, 2014 | url-status=dead }}

| rowspan="2" | Washington, D.C. – Montreal

| September 29, 1972

| April 6, 1987

|

| April 1, 1995

| Replaced by the Vermonter

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}} †

| Washington, D.C. – St. Albans

| April 2, 1995

| present

| Replaced the Montrealer

| Washington, D.C. – Montreal

| September 29, 1972

| May 19, 1974

| Name given to southbound Montrealer{{harvnb|Goldberg|1981|p=168}}

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Auto Train}} †

| Lorton – Sanford

| {{start date|1983|10|30}}

| present

|

| New York City – Savannah

| {{start date|1972|06|11}}

| {{end date|1972|09|10}}

|{{harvnb|Goldberg|1981|p=155}}

| New York City – Jacksonville

| {{start date|1973|06|15}}

| {{end date|1973|09|03}}

|

|rowspan=2|{{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}} †

|rowspan=2|New York City – Charlotte

| {{start date|1984|10|28}}

| {{end date|1985|09|01}}

| Section of Palmetto, split in Richmond

| {{start date|1990|05|12}}

| present

| Section of Palmetto splitting in Rocky Mount until 1991

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Champion}} ‡

| New York City – St. Petersburg

| {{start date|1971|05|01}}

| {{end date|1979|10|01}}

| Inherited from the PC/RF&P/SCL Champion. Consolidated with the Silver Meteor.{{harvnb|Goldberg|1981|pp=140–141}}

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}} †‡

| New York City – New Orleans

| {{start date|1979|02|01}}

| present

| Conveyed from the Southern Railway's Southern Crescent.

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Florida Special}} ‡

| New York City – Miami

| {{start date|1971|12|17}}

| {{end date|1972|04|14}}

| Replaced by the Vacationer for the 1972–1973 season.{{harvnb|Goldberg|1981|p=154}}

| Chicago – Miami/St. Petersburg

| {{start date|1971|11|14}}

| {{end date|1979|10|07}}

| Replaced the South Wind

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}} †

| Chicago – Miami

| {{start date|2024|11|10}}

| present

| Temporarily replaces the {{lnl|Amtrak|Capitol Limited}} and {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Star}}.{{Cite press release |last=Woods |first=Kimberly |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2024/09/amtrak-launching-the-floridian-with-daily-service-between-chicago-and-miami/ |publisher=Amtrak}}{{Cite news |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Amtrak combines Capitol Limited, Silver Star to create the new Floridian |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-combines-capitol-limited-silver-star-to-create-the-new-floridian/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |work=Trains |language=en-US}}

| New York City – Mobile

| {{start date|1989|10|27}}

| {{end date|1995|04|01}}

| Through operation with the Crescent.{{cite web | url=http://history.amtrak.com/archives/gulf-breeze-button | title=Gulf Breeze button | work=Amtrak.com | date=November 14, 2012 | access-date=September 3, 2014}}{{cite news|title=Amtrak Eliminates Gulf Breeze Train Service; Replaces with Thruqay Bus Service |work=PR Newswire|date=April 3, 1995}}

| rowspan=2| New Orleans – Mobile

| {{start date|1984|04|29}}

| {{end date|1985|01|06}}

| {{cite web | url=http://www.southernhsr.org/History.htm | title=History | publisher=Southern High-Speed Rail Commission | first=Todd | last=Stennis | access-date=December 26, 2011 | archive-date=March 16, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316012535/http://www.southernhsr.org/History.htm | url-status=dead }}{{cite news|title=Amtrak tries to improve service while cutting costs | first=H. Josef | last=Herbert |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1112458/state_of_amtrak_1985/|newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel|date=February 18, 1985|page=36|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = October 5, 2014 }} {{Open access}}

| {{end date|1997|03|31}}

| {{cite web|title=Amtrak's Gulf Coast Limited riding on borrowed time|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-10409058.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125065459/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-10409058.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2013|work=Mississippi Business Journal|access-date=October 28, 2012|date=October 7, 1996 | first=Kelly | last=Russell}}{{cite web|title=Amtrak to Cut Seattle–Chicago Pioneer Rail Service | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64624134.html| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125100956/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64624134.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=January 25, 2013|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|access-date=October 28, 2012|date=March 21, 1997}}

| Boston – Miami/St. Petersburg

| {{start date|1972|06|11}}

| {{end date|1972|09|10}}

| Joint operation of Silver Meteor and Champion.

| New York City – Miami

| {{start date|1974|12|15}}

| {{end date|1975|01|10}}

| Replaced the Vacationer.

|rowspan=5| {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}} †

| New York City – Savannah

| {{start date|1976|06|15}}

| {{end date|1988|12

| Washington, D.C. – Cumberland

| {{start date|1973|05|07}}

| {{end date|1976|10|30}}

| rowspan=2 | Curtailed from the Potomac Special; merged into MARC Brunswick Line.{{Harvnb|Goldberg|1981|p=134}}{{cite web | title=West Virginia State Rail Plan: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Service | author=West Virginia Department of Transportation, State Rail Authority | date=March 12, 2013 | access-date=October 5, 2014 | url=http://www.westvirginiarailplan.com/Libraries/project_information/WV_SRP_-_Maryland_Area_Regional_Commuter_Service.sflb.ashx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007114256/http://www.westvirginiarailplan.com/Libraries/project_information/WV_SRP_-_Maryland_Area_Regional_Commuter_Service.sflb.ashx | archive-date=October 7, 2016 | url-status=usurped }}

| {{start date|1976|10|31}}

| {{end date|1986|

| rowspan=3 | {{lnl|Amtrak|Abraham Lincoln}} ‡

| Chicago – St. Louis

| {{start date|1971|05|01}}

| {{end date|1971|11|14}}

| Inherited from GM&O Abraham Lincoln{{Harvnb|Goldberg|1981|pp=75–76}}

| Milwaukee – St. Louis

| {{start date|1971|11|14}}

| {{end date|1973|09|30}}

|Replaced by Turboliner{{Harvnb|Goldberg|1981|p=224}}

| Chicago – St. Louis

| {{start date|1975|10|26}}

| {{end date|1978|01|08}}

| Replaced one Turboliner round trip; replaced by the Ann Rutledge.

| Chicago – St. Louis

| {{start date|1976|02|15}}

| {{end date|1976|10|30}}

| Replaced Turboliner; replaced by an extension of the Inter-American.

| {{start date|1978|01|08}}

| {{end date|2006|10|29}}

| Replaced Abraham Lincoln; St. Louis–Chicago portion replaced by Lincoln Service

| {{start date|2006|10|30}}

| {{end date|2009|01|28}}

| Renamed Missouri River Runner.{{cite news |title= Missouri Amtrak trains get a new name | work=USA Today | date=January 28, 2009 | access-date=December 10, 2009 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2009-01-28-missouri-amtrak_N.htm}}

| Minneapolis – Superior

| {{start date|1975|04|16}}

| {{end date|1977|02|15}}

|

| {{start date|1977|02|15}}

| {{end date|1978|04|30}}

| Replaced by the North Star

| Chicago – Milwaukee

| {{start date|1984|10|28}}

| {{end date|1989|10|29}}

| Renamed Hiawatha.{{cite web|title=Appendix 6-B: Chronology of Amtrak Service in Wisconsin |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/state/docs/railplan-appendix-6b.pdf |work=Wisconsin Rail Plan 2030 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031181033/http://dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/state/docs/railplan-appendix-6b.pdf |archive-date=October 31, 2014 }}

| Chicago – Dubuque

| {{start date|1974|02|14}}

| {{end date|1981|09|30}}

| {{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|pp=248–251}}

| rowspan=2 | {{lnl|Amtrak|Blue Water}} †

| rowspan=2 | Chicago – Port Huron

| {{start date|1974|09|15}}

| {{end date|1975|10|26}}

| Renamed Blue Water Limited.{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=204}}

| {{start date|2004|04|25}}

| present

| Replaced the International Limited.{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=207}}

| rowspan=2| Chicago – Port Huron

| {{start date|1975|10|26}}

| {{end date|1976|06|15}}

| Replaced the Blue Water; replaced by Turboliner.{{Harvnb|Goldberg|1981|p=225}}

| {{end date|1982|10|31}}

| Replaced Turboliner; replaced by the International Limited.

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Borealis}} †

| Chicago – St. Paul

| {{start date|2024|05|21}}

| present

|

| Calumet ‡

| Chicago – Valparaiso

| {{start date|1979|10|29}}

| {{end date|1991|05|03}}

| Inherited from Conrail commuter service; unnamed until August 3, 1980.{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|pp=214–217}}

| Chicago – Champaign

| {{start date|1971|11|14}}

| {{end date|1972|03|05}}

| {{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=100}}

| Carl Sandburg †

| Chicago – Quincy

| {{start date|2006|10|30}}

| present

| {{cite web|title=Amtrak fact sheet: State Supported sector |work=NARP |year=2013 |url=http://www.narprail.org/uploads/3/0/4/0/30401991/state_supported.pdf |access-date=October 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070621/http://www.narprail.org/uploads/3/0/4/0/30401991/state_supported.pdf |archive-date=October 6, 2014 }}

| rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|{{lnl|Amtrak|City of New Orleans}} †‡}}

| rowspan="2" | Chicago – New Orleans

| {{start date|1971|05|01}}

| {{end date|1971|11|14}}

| Inherited from the IC City of New Orleans; replaced by the Panama Limited.{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=94}}

| {{start date|1981|02|01}}

| present

| Renamed from the Panama Limited.{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=96}}

| Chicago – San Antonio

| {{start date|1981|10|02}}

| {{end date|1988|11|14}}

| Replaced the Inter-American; renamed Texas Eagle.{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=114}}

| {{start date|1988|11|15}}

| {{end date|1990|01|20}}

|

| Chicago – Milwaukee

| {{start date|1984|10|28}}

| {{end date|1985|04|28}}

|

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Heartland Flyer}} †

| Oklahoma City – Fort Worth

| {{start date|1999|06|15}}

| present

| {{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=118}}

| rowspan=2 | Chicago – Minneapolis

| {{start date|1971|11|14}}

| {{end date|1972|01|16}}

| Renamed Twin Cities Hiawatha.{{Harvnb|Goldberg|1981|p=231}}

| {{end date|1974|05|19}}

| Replaced by the North Coast Hiawatha.

| rowspan=2 | {{lnl|Amtrak|Hiawatha}} †‡

| rowspan=2 | Chicago – Milwaukee

| {{start date|1971|05|01}}

| {{end date|1976|06|15}}

| Inherited from MILW Milwaukee Express; unnamed until October 29, 1972. Replaced by Turboliner.

| {{start date|1989|10|29}}

| present

| Renamed from the Badger, LaSalle, Nicollet and Radisson.

| rowspan=3 | Chicago – Indianapolis

| {{start date|1980|10|01}}

| {{end date|1995|09|08}}

| {{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=212}}{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=220}}

| {{end date|1999|12|17}}

| Replaced by the Kentucky Cardinal.

| {{end date|2019|06|30}}

| Replaced the Kentucky Cardinal.{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=221}}

| rowspan=5 | Illini †

| rowspan=2| Chicago – Champaign

| {{start date|1971|11|14}}

| {{end date|1972|03|03}}

|

| {{start date|1973|12|19}}

| {{end date|1981|07|01}}

| rowspan="3" | {{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|pp=100–101}}

| Chicago – Decatur

| {{start date|1981|07|02}}

| {{end date|1983|07|09}}

| Chicago – Champaign

| {{start date|1983|07|10}}

| {{end date|1986|01|11}}

| Chicago – Carbondale

| {{start date|1986|01|12}}

| present

| Replaced the Shawnee.{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=101}}

| rowspan="2" |Illinois Zephyr

| Chicago – West Quincy

| {{start date|1971|11|14}}

| {{end date|1994|04|30}}

| rowspan="2" | {{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=243}}

| Chicago – Quincy

| {{start date|1994|05|01}}

| present

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Indiana Connection}} ‡

| Chicago – Valparaiso

| {{start date|1979|10|29}}

| {{end date|1986|01|10}}

| Inherited from Conrail commuter service; unnamed until August 3, 1980.

| Chicago – Laredo

| {{start date|1973|01|28}}

| {{end date|1981|10|02}}

| Renamed Eagle

| Chicago – Toronto

| {{start date|1983|06|13}}

| {{end date|2004|04|25}}

| Renamed from International Limited; replaced by the Blue Water

| Chicago – Toronto

| {{start date|1982|10|31}}

| {{end date|1983|06|13}}

| Replaced the Blue Water Limited; renamed International

| rowspan=2 | St. Louis – Kansas City

| {{start date|1980|10|26}}

| {{end date|1995|04|01}}

|

| {{end date|2009|01|27}}

| Replaced by Missouri River Runner

| Chicago – Louisville

| {{start date|1999|12|17}}

| {{end date|2003|07|05}}

| Replaced and replaced by the Hoosier State.

| Chicago – Toledo

| {{start date|1980|08|03}}

| {{end date|1995|04|01}}

| Renamed from St. Clair{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|pp=197–201}}

| {{start date|1995|04|02}}

| {{end date|2001|04|28}}

|

| {{start date|2001|04|29}}

| {{end date|2002|04|28}}

|

| {{start date|2002|04|29}}

| {{end date|2004|04|25}}

| Renamed Wolverine

| Chicago – Janesville

| {{start date|2000|06|15}}

| {{end date|2001|09|22}}

|

| Chicago – Milwaukee

| {{start date|1980|10|26}}

| {{end date|1989|10|29}}

| Replaced Turboliner; replaced by Hiawatha

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Limited}} ‡

| Chicago – St. Louis

| {{start date|1971|05|01}}

| {{end date|1971|11|14}}

| Inherited from the GM&O Limited; replaced by the Prairie State

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Lincoln Service}} †

| Chicago – St. Louis

| {{start date|2006|10|30}}

| present

| Replaced the State House and the St. Louis– portion of the Ann Rutledge

| Chicago – Houston

| {{start date|1974|05|19}}

| {{end date|1979|10|08}}

| Renamed from Texas Chief{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|pp=109–113}}

| Chicago – Springfield

| {{start date|1986|04|27}}

| {{end date|1996|06|30}}

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/1995/ii950616.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910144236/http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/1995/ii950616.html|url-status=dead |title=State officials meeting with Amtrak in an effort to minimize service cuts|archivedate=September 10, 2006|website=www.lib.niu.edu}}

| Chicago – Milwaukee

| {{start date|1980|10|26}}

| {{end date|1984|10|28}}

| Replaced Turboliner; renamed Nicolette and Radisson

| rowspan="2" |{{lnl|Amtrak|Michigan Executive}} ‡

| Detroit – Jackson

| {{start date|1975|01|20}}

| {{end date|1982|06|13}}

| rowspan="2"|Inherited from PC commuter service{{Cite web |url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/NamedTrains/NamedTrainsMenu.htm |title=michiganrailroads.com |access-date=August 13, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050829201024/http://michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/NamedTrains/NamedTrainsMenu.htm |archive-date=August 29, 2005 |url-status=dead }}

| Detroit – Ann Arbor

| {{start date|1982|06|14}}

| {{end date|1984|01|13}}

| {{nowrap|{{lnl|Amtrak|Missouri River Runner}} †}}

| St. Louis – Kansas City

| {{start date|2009|01|28}}

| present

| Renamed from the Ann Rutledge, Kansas City Mule, and St. Louis Mule

| Chicago – Milwaukee

| {{start date|1980|10|26}}

| {{end date|1989|10|29}}

| Replaced Turboliner; replaced by Hiawatha

| Chicago – Duluth

| {{start date|1978|04|30}}

| {{end date|1985|04|07}}

| Renamed from the Arrowhead

| Chicago – New Orleans

| {{start date|1971|11|14}}

| {{end date|1981|02|01}}

| Renamed from and renamed City of New Orleans

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Pere Marquette}} †

| Chicago – Grand Rapids

| {{start date|1984|08|04}}

| present

|

| Chicago – East Peoria

| {{start date|1980|08|10}}

| {{end date|1981|10|04}}

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagorailfan.com/amtkchgc.html|title=AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAINS|website=www.chicagorailfan.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=2937|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928052148/http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=2937|url-status=dead |title=Viewing Album: Prairie Marksman - Railroad Picture Archives.NET|archivedate=September 28, 2007|website=www.rrpicturearchives.net}}

| Milwaukee – St. Louis

| {{start date|1971|11|14}}

| {{end date|1973|10|01}}

| Replaced the Limited; replaced by Turboliner

| Chicago – Milwaukee

| {{start date|1980|10|26}}

| {{end date|1989|10|29}}

| Replaced Turboliner; replaced by Hiawatha

| Kansas City – New Orleans

| {{start date|1984|04|29}}

| {{end date|1993|11|04}}

|

| Saluki †

| Chicago – Carbondale

| {{start date|2006|10|30}}

| present

|

| rowspan=2 | {{lnl|Amtrak|St. Clair}} ‡

| rowspan=2 | Chicago – Detroit

| {{start date|1971|05|01}}

| {{end date|1975|05|10}}

| Inherited from PC Twilight Limited/Michigan; replaced by Turboliner

| {{start date|1976|06|15}}

| {{end date|1980|08|02}}

| Replaced Turboliner; replaced by Lake Cities

| rowspan=2 | St. Louis – Kansas City

| {{start date|1980|10|26}}

| {{end date|1995|04|01}}

|

| {{end date|2009|01|27}}

| Replaced by Missouri River Runner

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Shawnee}} ‡

| Chicago – Carbondale

| {{start date|1971|05|01}}

| {{end date|1986|01|11}}

| Replaced by Illini

| Chicago – St. Louis

| {{start date|1973|10|01}}

| {{end date|2006|10|30}}

| Renamed Lincoln Service

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Texas Chief}} ‡

| Chicago – Houston

| {{start date|1971|05|01}}

| {{end date|1974|05|18}}

| Inherited from ATSF Texas Chief; renamed Lone Star{{Harvnb|Sanders|2006|p=109}}

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Texas Eagle}} †

| Chicago – San Antonio

| {{start date|1988|11|15}}

| present

| Renamed from the Eagle

| Chicago – St. Louis

| {{start date|1973|10|01}}

| {{end date|1976|02|15}}

| Replaced Abraham Lincoln and Prairie State; replaced by Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledge

| {{start date|1975|05|10}}

| {{end date|1976|10|31}}

| Replaced and replaced by Wolverine and St. Clair

| {{start date|1975|10|26}}

| {{end date|1980|10|26}}

| Replaced Hiawatha; replaced by LaSalle, Marquette, Nicollet and Radisson

| {{start date|1975|10|26}}

| {{end date|1976|06|15}}

| {{start date|1976|06|15}}

| {{end date|1976|10|31}}

| Replaced and replaced by Blue Water Limited

| Chicago – Detroit

| {{start date|1976|10|31}}

| {{end date|1994|05|04}}

| Renamed from St. Clair

| {{start date|1994|05|05}}

| {{end date|2000|05|20}}

|

| {{start date|2000|05|21}}

| {{end date|2000|08|30}}

|

| {{start date|2000|08|31}}

| {{end date|2002|04|28}}

|

| {{start date|2002|04|29}}

| {{end date|2003|04|27}}

|

| {{start date|2003|04|28}}

| {{end date|2004|04|25}}

| Merged into Wolverine

| rowspan=2 | Chicago – Minneapolis

| {{start date|1972|01|16}}

| {{end date|1972|06|12}}

| Replaced Hiawatha; replaced by North Coast Hiawatha

| {{end date|1978|04|30}}

| Replaced by North Star

| rowspan=3 | {{lnl|Amtrak|Wolverine}} †‡

| rowspan=2 | Chicago – Detroit

| {{start date|1971|05|01}}

| {{end date|1975|05|10}}

| Inherited from PC Wolverine; unnamed until November 14, 1971. Replaced by Turboliner

| {{start date|1976|06|15}}

| {{end date|1994|05|04}}

| Replaced Turboliner

| Chicago – Pontiac

| {{start date|1994|05|05}}

| present

|

| Chicago – St. Louis

| {{start date|1973|10|01}}

| {{end date|1974|05|19}}

| Replaced Abraham Lincoln and Prairie State; replaced by Turboliner

| rowspan="2" | {{lnl|Amtrak|California Zephyr}} †

| Chicago – Oakland

| July 16, 1983

| October 26, 1997

| Replaced the San Francisco Zephyr. Temporarily cut to Emeryville from August 5, 1994, to May 12, 1995{{Vurek-Capitol Corridor|pages=42, 43}}

| Chicago – Emeryville

| October 26, 1997

| present

|

| Chicago – Los Angeles

| June 11, 1972

| September 10, 1972

|

| {{lnl|Amtrak|City of San Francisco}} ‡

| Chicago – Oakland

| May 1, 1971

| June 10, 1972

| Renamed San Francisco Zephyr

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Denver Zephyr}} ‡

| Chicago – Denver

| May 1, 1971

| June 10, 1973

| Inherited from BN Denver Zephyr. Replaced by increased service on the San Francisco Zephyr.

| rowspan="2" | {{lnl|Amtrak|Empire Builder}} †‡

| Chicago – Seattle

| May 1, 1971

| October 24, 1981

| Inherited from BN Empire Builder

| Chicago – Portland/Seattle

| October 25, 1981

| present

|

| {{nowrap|Washington, D.C. – Los Angeles}}

| —

| —

| Announced in 1996 as a through train combining the Southwest Chief and Capitol Limited, but never implemented

| Chicago – Seattle

| June 5, 1971

| October 7, 1979

| Inherited from BN North Coast Limited; unnamed until November 14, 1971

| Chicago – Oakland

| June 11, 1972

| July 15, 1983

| Renamed from City of San Francisco; replaced by the California Zephyr

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Southwest Chief}} †

| Chicago – Los Angeles

| October 28, 1984

| present

| Renamed from Southwest Limited

| Chicago – Los Angeles

| May 19, 1974

| October 28, 1984

| Renamed from Super Chief; renamed Southwest Chief

| rowspan="6" | {{lnl|Amtrak|Sunset Limited}} †‡

| New Orleans – Los Angeles

| May 1, 1971

| April 4, 1993

| Inherited from SP Sunset Limited, extended to Miami

| Miami – Los Angeles

| April 4, 1993

| November 10, 1996

| Truncated to Sanford

| Sanford - Los Angeles

| November 10, 1996

| October 26, 1997

| Extended to Orlando

| Orlando - Los Angeles

| October 26, 1997

| August 29, 2005

| Truncated to San Antonio due to Hurricane Katrina

| San Antonio - Los Angeles

| August 29, 2005

| October 26, 2005

| Extended to New Orleans

| New Orleans - Los Angeles

| October 26, 2005

| present

| Service east of New Orleans suspended after Hurricane Katrina

| Chicago – Los Angeles

| April 19, 1973

| May 19, 1974

| Renamed from Super Chief/El Capitan; renamed Southwest Limited

| {{nowrap|{{lnl|Amtrak|Super Chief/El Capitan}} ‡}}

| Chicago – Los Angeles

| May 1, 1971

| April 19, 1973

| Inherited from ATSF Super Chief/El Capitan; renamed Super Chief

| Roseville – San Jose

| December 11, 1991

| January 25, 1998

|

| January 26, 1998

| February 26, 2000

|

| February 27, 2000

| April 28, 2001

| Renamed Capitol Corridor

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Capitol Corridor}} †

| Auburn – San Jose

| April 29, 2001

| present

| Renamed from Capitols

| rowspan="3" | {{lnl|Amtrak|Coast Daylight}} ‡

| Oakland – Los Angeles

| May 1, 1971

| November 14, 1971

| rowspan="3" | Inherited from SP Coast Daylight; unnamed until 1971.
Joint operation with the Coast Starlight as Coast Starlight/Daylight.{{Harvnb|Goldberg|1981|pp=16–17}}

| Oakland – San Diego

| November 14, 1971

| April 1972

| Oakland – Los Angeles

| April 1972

| May 19, 1974

| rowspan="2" | {{lnl|Amtrak|Coast Starlight}} †‡

| Seattle – San Diego

| May 1, 1971

| April 1972

| rowspan="2" | Inherited from SP/BN Cascade, SP Coast Daylight, and ATSF San Diegan. Unnamed until 1971.
Joint operation with the Coast Daylight as Coast Starlight/Daylight until 1974.

| Seattle – Los Angeles

| April 1972

| present

| Ogden – Los Angeles

| October 28, 1979

| July 15, 1983

|

| July 15, 1983

| May 10, 1997

|

| Seattle – Spokane

| May 19, 1974

| September 14, 1974

|

| Las Vegas – Los Angeles

| May 21, 1976

| August 8, 1976

|

| Los Angeles – San Diego

| April 29, 1984

| April 28, 1985

|

| Los Angeles – San Juan Capistrano

| April 30, 1990

| March 28, 1994

| Replaced by Metrolink Orange County Line

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}} †

| San Luis Obispo – San Diego

| June 1, 2000

| present

| Renamed from the San Diegan

| Seattle – Salt Lake City

| June 7, 1977

| June 16, 1991

|

| June 17, 1991

| May 10, 1997

|

| rowspan=3 | {{lnl|Amtrak|San Diegan}} ‡

| Los Angeles – San Diego

| May 1, 1971

| June 25, 1988

| Inherited from ATSF San Diegan; unnamed until November 14, 1971

| Santa Barbara – San Diego

| June 26, 1988

| April 1996

|

| San Luis Obispo – San Diego

| April 1996

| May 31, 2000

| Renamed Pacific Surfliner

| rowspan="2" | {{lnl|Amtrak|San Joaquin}} †

| Oakland – Bakersfield

| March 5, 1974

| May 15, 1999

|

| Oakland/Sacramento – Bakersfield

| May 16, 1999

| present

|

| Sacramento – Los Angeles

| October 25, 1981

| September 30, 1983

|{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee/164088307/ |title='Spirit of California' derails 'Med Flyer' and a host of others |newspaper=The Modesto Bee |date=December 27, 1981 |page=B6 |via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{lnl|Amtrak|Winter Park Express}} †

|Denver – Winter Park Resort

|March 13, 2015

|present

|

| {{lnl|Amtrak|Amtrak Cascades}} †

| Vancouver – Eugene

| May 17, 1998

| present

| Replaced Cascadia, Mount Adams and Mount Baker International. Name did not appear until the 1998 timetable; service formally began in 1999.

| Seattle – Eugene

| October 29, 1995

| May 16, 1998

| Renamed from the Mount Rainier; merged into Amtrak Cascades

| Seattle – Portland

| October 1, 1994

| May 16, 1998

| Replaced the Northwest Talgo; merged into Amtrak Cascades

| Vancouver – Seattle

| May 26, 1995

| May 16, 1998

| Merged into Amtrak Cascades

| rowspan="2" | Mount Rainier ‡

| Seattle – Portland

| May 1, 1971

| October 29, 1994

| Inherited from an unnamed BN train; unnamed until 1971. Southbound ran to Eugene from 1980 to 1981 as the return from a Willamette Valley trip.

| Seattle – Eugene

| October 30, 1994

| October 29, 1995

| Renamed Cascadia.

| Seattle – Portland

| April 1, 1994

| September 30, 1994

| Replaced by the Mount Adams

| Vancouver – Seattle

| July 17, 1972

| September 30, 1981

| {{cite news |title=Seattle-Vancouver train runs again |date=July 18, 1972 |newspaper=Vancouver Sun |first=Paul |last=Knox |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VStmAAAAIBAJ&pg=1186,319367 |via=Google Newspapers}}{{cite news |title=Some of the changes |date=October 1, 1981 |newspaper=Telegraph Herald |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FMtFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4858,7704 |via=Google Newspapers}}

| Puget Sound ‡

| Seattle – Portland

| May 1, 1971

| June 7, 1977

| Inherited from an unnamed BN train; unnamed until November 14, 1971. Replaced by the Pioneer.

| Portland – Eugene

| August 3, 1980

| December 31, 1981

| {{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oregon-journal/164089567/ |title=Passenger rail service returns to Willamette Valley |first=Rolla J. |last=Crick |newspaper=Oregon Journal |date=August 4, 1980 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbian/164089494/ |agency=Associated Press |title=Willamette Valley's Amtrak run finally derailed |newspaper=The Columbian |date=December 31, 1981 |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com}}