Which Amtrak routes have you taken?
Jul 28, 2014, 4:51 pm
#106
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Acela
California Zephyr (Terminus to Terminus)
Capitol Corridor
Cardinal
Carolinian
City of New Orleans (Terminus to Terminus)
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: 21
California Zephyr (Terminus to Terminus)
Capitol Corridor
Cardinal
Carolinian
City of New Orleans (Terminus to Terminus)
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: 21
Jul 28, 2014, 11:06 pm
#107
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Acela (Terminus to Terminus, in F on a reward ticket 
)
Lake Shore Limited (BOS-ALB)
Maple Leaf (Oddly enough only on the TWO-NFS portion operated by ViaRail)
Northeast Regional (BOS to as far as PHI, just two days ago actually)
And now I'm sad and jealous!
)Lake Shore Limited (BOS-ALB)
Maple Leaf (Oddly enough only on the TWO-NFS portion operated by ViaRail)
Northeast Regional (BOS to as far as PHI, just two days ago actually)
And now I'm sad and jealous!
Last edited by Triley; Aug 3, 2014 at 8:23 am
Aug 2, 2014, 8:58 pm
#108
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Northeast Regional BOS-WAS (and other destinations in between)
Carolinian WAS-RMT
Lake Shore Limited ALB-BOS
Autumn Express PHL-PHL (This was a special train)
Pacific Surfliner LAX-FUL (and back)
And this one shouldn't really be included, but I'll mention it anyway
Acela Express BBY-BOS (I was waiting for an inbound commuter train. Dispatcher made the commuter train wait for the delayed Acela, which is normal as Amtrak has priority on the NEC, and the Acela has priority over everything else. The conductor told us to get on and enjoy the Acela. Before anyone asks, the ride from BBY-BOS is free on the commuter train anyway, so the MBTA didn't lose any revenue.)
Carolinian WAS-RMT
Lake Shore Limited ALB-BOS
Autumn Express PHL-PHL (This was a special train)
Pacific Surfliner LAX-FUL (and back)
And this one shouldn't really be included, but I'll mention it anyway
Acela Express BBY-BOS (I was waiting for an inbound commuter train. Dispatcher made the commuter train wait for the delayed Acela, which is normal as Amtrak has priority on the NEC, and the Acela has priority over everything else. The conductor told us to get on and enjoy the Acela. Before anyone asks, the ride from BBY-BOS is free on the commuter train anyway, so the MBTA didn't lose any revenue.)
Aug 5, 2014, 1:56 pm
#109
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Empire Builder Chi-SEA 2007
Empire Builder CHI - PDX 2011
Empire Builder SEA - CHI 2011
Coastal Starlight SEA - LAX 2013
Southwest Chief LAX - CHI 2013
Cardinal CHI - PHL 2013
Acela First Class PHL - BOS 2013
All of the long distance trains were in bedroom accommodation with the en suite bathroom. The long distance trains in 2013 took 6 nights from SEA - PHL as we had to spend a night in LAX due to the connections. So glad we got to do it!
Empire Builder CHI - PDX 2011
Empire Builder SEA - CHI 2011
Coastal Starlight SEA - LAX 2013
Southwest Chief LAX - CHI 2013
Cardinal CHI - PHL 2013
Acela First Class PHL - BOS 2013
All of the long distance trains were in bedroom accommodation with the en suite bathroom. The long distance trains in 2013 took 6 nights from SEA - PHL as we had to spend a night in LAX due to the connections. So glad we got to do it!
Last edited by Tanya934; Aug 5, 2014 at 2:01 pm Reason: Did not complete the post.
Sep 7, 2014, 10:32 am
#112
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Acela
California Zephyr (Terminus to Terminus)
Capitol Corridor
Capitol Limited
Cardinal
Carolinian
City of New Orleans (Terminus to Terminus)
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: 22
California Zephyr (Terminus to Terminus)
Capitol Corridor
Capitol Limited
Cardinal
Carolinian
City of New Orleans (Terminus to Terminus)
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: 22
Sep 13, 2014, 9:47 am
#113
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Acela Express
Adirondack
Amtrak Cascades
California Zephyr
Capitol Limited
Cardinal
Carolinian
City of New Orleans
Coast Starlight
Crescent
Downeaster
Empire Service
Ethan Allen Express
Hiawatha
Keystone Corridor
Lake Shore Limited
Northeast Regional
Maple Leaf
Missouri River Runner
Pacific Surfliner
Pennsylvanian
Southwest Chief
Springfield Shuttles
Texas Eagle
Vermonter
Adirondack
Amtrak Cascades
California Zephyr
Capitol Limited
Cardinal
Carolinian
City of New Orleans
Coast Starlight
Crescent
Downeaster
Empire Service
Ethan Allen Express
Hiawatha
Keystone Corridor
Lake Shore Limited
Northeast Regional
Maple Leaf
Missouri River Runner
Pacific Surfliner
Pennsylvanian
Southwest Chief
Springfield Shuttles
Texas Eagle
Vermonter
Oct 7, 2014, 3:48 pm
#114
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Coast Starlight
Northeast Regional
Acela
And 3/4 runs for status a few years ago: WAS to ALX (Alexandria, VA - 1 stop). The conductors had no idea what a TR (Train Run?) was or why I had a ticket for one stop. I got off in ALX and hopped on the DC to get home.
Northeast Regional
Acela
And 3/4 runs for status a few years ago: WAS to ALX (Alexandria, VA - 1 stop). The conductors had no idea what a TR (Train Run?) was or why I had a ticket for one stop. I got off in ALX and hopped on the DC to get home.
Oct 26, 2014, 9:22 pm
#115
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Since my first ride on Amtrak in 1975, I've ridden more than 200000 miles over the Amtrak system. It's easier for me to list the routes I haven't ridden. Many of the routes I rode in the seventies and eighties are no longer available, such as the Pioneer (Salt Lake City to Seattle) or the Desert Wind (Salt Lake City to Los Angeles) As such, I've ridden over every Amtrak route except:
Galesburg, IL to Quincy, IL
Richmond, VA to Newport News, VA
Portland, ME to Brunswick, ME
Galesburg, IL to Quincy, IL
Richmond, VA to Newport News, VA
Portland, ME to Brunswick, ME
Oct 27, 2014, 6:51 pm
#116
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Since my first ride on Amtrak in 1975, I've ridden more than 200000 miles over the Amtrak system. It's easier for me to list the routes I haven't ridden. Many of the routes I rode in the seventies and eighties are no longer available, such as the Pioneer (Salt Lake City to Seattle) or the Desert Wind (Salt Lake City to Los Angeles) As such, I've ridden over every Amtrak route except:
Galesburg, IL to Quincy, IL
Richmond, VA to Newport News, VA
Portland, ME to Brunswick, ME
Galesburg, IL to Quincy, IL
Richmond, VA to Newport News, VA
Portland, ME to Brunswick, ME
Oct 27, 2014, 11:45 pm
#118
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My Amtrak Routes
Amtrak Cascades
California Zephyr
Capitol Corridor
Cardinal
City of New Orleans
Coast Starlight
Crescent
Downeaster
Empire Builder
Keystone
Lakeshore Limited
Northeast Regional
Pacific Surfliner
Pennsylvanian
San Joaquin
Silver Service
Southwest Chief
Sunset Limited
Texas Eagle
Total: 19
Prior to Amtrak I have traveled on the following railroads:
Santa Fe - LAX - CHI
Great Northern - SEA - CHI
Northern Pacific - SEA - CHI
Union Pacific - SEA - CHI
Milwaukee - SEA - CHI
Pennsylvania - CHI - LNC
Amtrak Cascades
California Zephyr
Capitol Corridor
Cardinal
City of New Orleans
Coast Starlight
Crescent
Downeaster
Empire Builder
Keystone
Lakeshore Limited
Northeast Regional
Pacific Surfliner
Pennsylvanian
San Joaquin
Silver Service
Southwest Chief
Sunset Limited
Texas Eagle
Total: 19
Prior to Amtrak I have traveled on the following railroads:
Santa Fe - LAX - CHI
Great Northern - SEA - CHI
Northern Pacific - SEA - CHI
Union Pacific - SEA - CHI
Milwaukee - SEA - CHI
Pennsylvania - CHI - LNC
Oct 29, 2014, 4:54 pm
#119
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I don't remember all of the specific trains, but I've been on:
Northeast Corridor - Boston to Washington and multiple trips within the corridor
Acela - Newark to Philadelphia
Vermonter - several times
Carolinian
Multiple New York State services, NYC to Utica, Utica to Buffalo
Illinois service Chicago to Bloomington/Normal
Sacramento to Oakland
Empire Builder - St Paul to Seattle
To sum up, nowhere nearly enough!!
Cheers,
Pogopossum
Northeast Corridor - Boston to Washington and multiple trips within the corridor
Acela - Newark to Philadelphia
Vermonter - several times
Carolinian
Multiple New York State services, NYC to Utica, Utica to Buffalo
Illinois service Chicago to Bloomington/Normal
Sacramento to Oakland
Empire Builder - St Paul to Seattle
To sum up, nowhere nearly enough!!
Cheers,
Pogopossum
Nov 3, 2014, 3:16 pm
#120
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All kinds of Northeast Regional and similarly routed trains up the same tracks from BAL to WAS, PHL and as far up as New York. Toyed with the idea of taking it to Boston a while back, and I'm thinking about heading into Norfolk or something by train. Would be a fun adventure. I know, I'm a rookie.