Which Amtrak routes have you taken?
Feb 27, 2011, 8:33 am
#46
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Wash DC
Programs: AGR Select Plus, a few other points & miles here & there
Posts: 2
Routes I've taken
I live in DC and used to live in North Carolina. I'll start with the ones I take most frequently:
Northeast Regional
Crescent
Carolinian
Piedmont
Acela Express
Empire Service
Capitol Limited
Cardinal
Once I've only taken a handful of times:
Lake Shore Limited
Sunset Limited
Palmetto
Ones I've only taken once:
Pennsylvanian
Adirondack
Vermonter
Ethan Allen Express
City of New Orleans
Texas Eagle
Southwest Chief
Coast Starlight
Capitol Corridor
Silver Meteor
Silver Star
Plenty of transit & commuter trackage
Several excursion lines, including Great Smoky Mtns RR, Strasburg RR, Upper Hudson Valley Scenic, Essex CT, Potomac Eagle Scenic, and various museum trackage
Plus, some rare mileage on the American Orient Express in 2004: ABQ-Barstow-Vegas-Park City UT (on UPRR spur)-SLC-Idaho Falls, ID-SLC
Northeast Regional
Crescent
Carolinian
Piedmont
Acela Express
Empire Service
Capitol Limited
Cardinal
Once I've only taken a handful of times:
Lake Shore Limited
Sunset Limited
Palmetto
Ones I've only taken once:
Pennsylvanian
Adirondack
Vermonter
Ethan Allen Express
City of New Orleans
Texas Eagle
Southwest Chief
Coast Starlight
Capitol Corridor
Silver Meteor
Silver Star
Plenty of transit & commuter trackage
Several excursion lines, including Great Smoky Mtns RR, Strasburg RR, Upper Hudson Valley Scenic, Essex CT, Potomac Eagle Scenic, and various museum trackage
Plus, some rare mileage on the American Orient Express in 2004: ABQ-Barstow-Vegas-Park City UT (on UPRR spur)-SLC-Idaho Falls, ID-SLC
Last edited by trainrider85; Mar 10, 2011 at 6:15 pm Reason: Additions
Mar 4, 2011, 7:23 pm
#47
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 1
Amtrak routes
Because we have artificial joints and KNOW what they'd do to us at the airport, we just used AGR points and rode from Atlanta to LA for a cruise. Going out: Crescent, Cap. Limited, Empire Builder, and Coast Starlate. Coming back, it was Texas Eagle (Unplanned since the SWChief was blizzarded out) for 3 nights, then the Cap Limted back to DC and the Crescent home. 5 nights/5 days out, 6 nights/6 days back home. Grand total of 9005 miles. It was more than wonderful and we'd do it again next week if we had the points. But that day will come since we charge everything but laundromat change on our AGR Mastercard. It's like a game to us now, plus we get POINTS. Whee!^
Mar 5, 2011, 6:05 am
#49
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Because we have artificial joints and KNOW what they'd do to us at the airport, we just used AGR points and rode from Atlanta to LA for a cruise. Going out: Crescent, Cap. Limited, Empire Builder, and Coast Starlate. Coming back, it was Texas Eagle (Unplanned since the SWChief was blizzarded out) for 3 nights, then the Cap Limted back to DC and the Crescent home. 5 nights/5 days out, 6 nights/6 days back home. Grand total of 9005 miles. It was more than wonderful and we'd do it again next week if we had the points. But that day will come since we charge everything but laundromat change on our AGR Mastercard. It's like a game to us now, plus we get POINTS. Whee!^
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Mar 6, 2011, 5:23 pm
#50
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Brooklyn/Manhattan/Las Vegas
Programs: Mileage Plus, Amtrak (and various scattered miles)
Posts: 19
When I lived in Brattleboro I'd take the Vermonter every other week. Now I live in San Diego and ride the Surfliner every other week. So:
Vermonter
Pacific Surfliner
Adirondack
Southwest Chief
Northwest Regional
Acela Express
Lake Shore Limited
Vermonter
Pacific Surfliner
Adirondack
Southwest Chief
Northwest Regional
Acela Express
Lake Shore Limited
Mar 24, 2011, 3:33 pm
#52
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Cambridge, England
Programs: BA, VS, Le Club Accor Gold
Posts: 1,208
I've been on
Lake Shore Limited
Texas Eagle
Sunset Limited
Pacific Surfliner
Empire Builder
i don't think thats too bad considering i don't live in the US and i went on amtrak for the first time last year!
Love Amtrak btw, trains in the UK don't even start to compare
Lake Shore Limited
Texas Eagle
Sunset Limited
Pacific Surfliner
Empire Builder
i don't think thats too bad considering i don't live in the US and i went on amtrak for the first time last year!
Love Amtrak btw, trains in the UK don't even start to compare
Mar 26, 2011, 8:43 am
#53
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 5
I've traveled on these with Amtrak: City of New Orleans, Lincoln Service, Empire Builder, California Zephyr, Southwest Chief, Cascades, Crescent, Capitol Limited, Coast Starlight, and Texas Eagle/Sunset Limited. And hopefully many more to come!
And I've traveled on these routes, pre-Amtrak: Empire Builder (Great Northern), North Coast Limited (Northern Pacific), Abraham Lincoln (Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio), City of Hinkle (Union Pacific).
And I've traveled on these routes, pre-Amtrak: Empire Builder (Great Northern), North Coast Limited (Northern Pacific), Abraham Lincoln (Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio), City of Hinkle (Union Pacific).
Mar 28, 2011, 10:44 am
#54
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Yay I got another one!
Capitol Corridor
Carolinian
Coast Starlight
Empire Builder (Terminus to Terminus)
Hiawatha Service
Northeast Regional
Keystone
Pacific Surfliner
Piedmont
San Joaquin
Southwest Chief (Terminus to Terminus)
Sunset Limited
Wolverine
Capitol Corridor
Carolinian
Coast Starlight
Empire Builder (Terminus to Terminus)
Hiawatha Service
Northeast Regional
Keystone
Pacific Surfliner
Piedmont
San Joaquin
Southwest Chief (Terminus to Terminus)
Sunset Limited
Wolverine
Jun 4, 2012, 3:21 pm
#55
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Wow I haven't updated in over a year!
Capitol Corridor
Carolinian
Coast Starlight
Crescent
Empire Builder (Terminus to Terminus)
Empire Service
Hartford to Springfield Shuttle
Hiawatha Service
Northeast Regional
Keystone
Pacific Surfliner
Piedmont
San Joaquin
Silver Star
Southwest Chief (Terminus to Terminus)
Sunset Limited
Wolverine
Total: 17
Capitol Corridor
Carolinian
Coast Starlight
Crescent
Empire Builder (Terminus to Terminus)
Empire Service
Hartford to Springfield Shuttle
Hiawatha Service
Northeast Regional
Keystone
Pacific Surfliner
Piedmont
San Joaquin
Silver Star
Southwest Chief (Terminus to Terminus)
Sunset Limited
Wolverine
Total: 17
Jun 4, 2012, 4:05 pm
#56
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Cambridge, England
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Posts: 1,208
I can also update
2010
Lake Shore Limited
Texas Eagle
Sunset Limited
Pacific Surfliner
Empire Builder
2011
South West Chief
North-West Regional NYP-WAS
Capitol Limited
California Zephyr
2012
Acela BOS-NYP (rtn)
don't think i'm gonna get any long distance travel on Amtrak this year :/
2010
Lake Shore Limited
Texas Eagle
Sunset Limited
Pacific Surfliner
Empire Builder
2011
South West Chief
North-West Regional NYP-WAS
Capitol Limited
California Zephyr
2012
Acela BOS-NYP (rtn)
don't think i'm gonna get any long distance travel on Amtrak this year :/
Jun 4, 2012, 4:08 pm
#57
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: PDX
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Jun 5, 2012, 1:07 pm
#58
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 52
California Zephyr
Southwest Chief
Empire Builder
Wolverine
Blue Water
Capitol Limited
Lake Shore Limited
Acela Express
The Pennsylvanian
Empire Service
Coast Starlight
Sunset Limited
The Desert Wind
Cardinal
Hiawatha Service
Downeaster
Carl Sandburg
Southwest Chief
Empire Builder
Wolverine
Blue Water
Capitol Limited
Lake Shore Limited
Acela Express
The Pennsylvanian
Empire Service
Coast Starlight
Sunset Limited
The Desert Wind
Cardinal
Hiawatha Service
Downeaster
Carl Sandburg
Last edited by peteypablo; Dec 23, 2018 at 1:34 pm Reason: Additional routes.
Jun 13, 2012, 5:55 am
#59
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Downeaster
Northeast Regional
Lake Shore Limited
Adirondack
Pennsylvanian - the whole route several times
Vermonter
Coast Starlight
Cascades
Pacific Surfliner
Capital Corridor
Not many long distance runs, but hopefully will be able to add more sometime.
Northeast Regional
Lake Shore Limited
Adirondack
Pennsylvanian - the whole route several times
Vermonter
Coast Starlight
Cascades
Pacific Surfliner
Capital Corridor
Not many long distance runs, but hopefully will be able to add more sometime.
Last edited by bpe; Dec 11, 2013 at 5:03 pm Reason: Updated, adding Capital Corridor
Jul 19, 2012, 1:01 pm
#60
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It's easier for me to say which routes I haven't ridden:
Chicago to Quincy
Orlando to Tampa
Otherwise, I've ridden every route in the system.
Chicago to Quincy
Orlando to Tampa
Otherwise, I've ridden every route in the system.