Current Amtrak RoutesList of Amtrak RoutesList of Current Amtrak RoutesAmtrak service is divided into three categories of routes: Northeast Corridor routes, state-supported routes, and long distance routes. These types indicate how the service is funded. Northeast Corridor service is directly subsidized by federal appropriations. Federally-supported long distance services are subsidized by appropriations under a separate line item from the NEC in federal budgets. Additionally, Amtrak partners with 17 states to provide additional short- and medium-distance services desired by those states. They are subsidized by periodic payments to Amtrak from the state partners.Three routes – the Carolinian, Northeast Regional, and Vermonter – are state-subsidized only on the sections of their routes off the Northeast Corridor (north of New Haven, and south of Washington).The Northeast Regional and San Joaquin have branches served by different trips, while the Empire Builder and Lake Shore Limited split into two sections to serve branches. On the Capitol Corridor, Cascades, Empire Service, Keystone Service, Northeast Regional, and Pacific Surfliner, some or all trips do not run the full length of the route. | Name | Type | Route | Numbers | Daily Round
Trips | FY2021
Passengers | Route
Miles | | Acela | NEC | Boston - New York - Washington | 2100-2290 | 16 (weekday), 4 (Sat), 9 (Sun) | 897,600 | 456 | | Adirondack | State-supported | Montreal - New York | 68, 69 | Suspended | 117,490 (2019) | 381 | | Amtrak Cascades | State-supported | Vancouver - Seattle - Portland - Eugene | 500-519 | 4 | 181,500 | 467 | | Auto Train | Long distance | Lorton - Sanford | 52, 53 | 1 | 199,400 | 855 | | Berkshire Flyer | State-supported | New York - Pittsfield | 1235, 1244 | 1 weekly round trip | N/A | 190 | | Blue Water | State-supported | Chicago - Port Huron | 364, 365 | 1 | 98,700 | 319 | | California Zephyr | Long distance | Chicago - Emeryville, California | 5, 6 | 1 | 184,700 | 2,438 | | Capitol Corridor | State-supported | Auburn - Sacramento - Oakland - San Jose | 520-553, 720-751 | 9 | 354,400 | 172 | | Capitol Limited | Long distance | Chicago - Washington | 29, 30 | 1 | 96,900 | 764 | | Cardinal | Long distance | Chicago - New York | 50, 51 | 3 weekly round trips | 69,100 | 1,147 | | Carolinian | NEC-State-supported | New York - Charlotte | 79, 80 | 1 | 194,700 | 704 | | City of New Orleans | Long distance | Chicago - New Orleans | 58, 59 | 1 | 100,800 | 926 | | Coast Starlight | Long distance | Seattle - Los Angeles | 11, 14 | 1 | 189,600 | 1,377 | | Crescent | Long distance | New York City - New Orleans | 19, 20 | 1 | 114,300 | 1,377 | | Downeaster | State-supported | Brunswick - Portland - Boston | 680-699, 1689 | 5 | 205,700 | 145 | | Empire Builder | Long distance | Chicago - Spokane - Portland/Seattle | 7, 8, 27, 28 | 1 | 220,700 | 2,257 (Chicago-Portland)
2,206 (Chicago-Seattle) | | Empire Service | State-supported | New York - Albany - Niagara Falls | 230-288 | 7 (Sun-Fri), 6 (Sat) | 613,200 | 460 | | Ethan Allen Express | State-supported | New York - Burlington | 290, 291 | 1 | 12,500 | 308 | | Hartford Line | State-supported | Springfield - New Haven | 405-432, 450-497 | 6 (weekday), 4 (Sat), 5 (Sun) | 192,600 | 63 | | Heartland Flyer | State-supported | Oklahoma City - Fort Worth | 821, 822 | 1 | 42,300 | 206 | | Hiawatha Service | State-supported | Chicago - Milwaukee | 329-343 | 7 (Monday-Saturday), 6 (Sunday) | 241,600 | 86 | | Illini and Saluki | State-supported | Chicago - Carbondale | 390-393 | 2 | 150,100 | 310 | Illinois Zephyr
and Carl Sandburg | State-supported | Chicago - Quincy | 380-383 | 2 | 78,200 | 258 | | Keystone Service | State-supported | New York - Philadelphia - Harrisburg | 600-674 | 13 (weekday), 7 (weekend) | 394,300 | 195 | | Lake Shore Limited | Long distance | New York/Boston - Albany - Chicago | 48, 49, 448, 449 | 1 | 195,900 | 1,018 (Chicago - Boston)
959 (Chicago - New York) | | Lincoln Service | State-supported | Chicago - St. Louis | 300-302, 304-307, 318-319 | 4 | 261,200 | 284 | | Maple Leaf | State-supported | New York - Toronto | 63, 64 | 1 | 245,100 | 544 | | Missouri River Runner | State-supported | St. Louis - Kansas City | 311, 316, 318-319 | 2 | 77,200 | 283 | | Northeast Regional | 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) | 3,960,000 | 644 (Boston - Newport News)
679 (Boston - Norfolk)
682 (Boston - Roanoke) | | Pacific Surfliner | State-supported | San Luis Obispo - Goleta - Los Angeles - San Diego | 562-595, 761-794 | 10 | 841,000 | 350 | | Palmetto | Long distance | New York City - Savannah | 89, 90 | 1 | 147,700 | 829 | | Pennsylvanian | State-supported | New York - Pittsburgh | 42, 43 | 1 | 128,500 | 444 | | Pere Marquette | State-supported | Chicago - Grand Rapids | 370, 371 | 1 | 52,400 | 176 | | Piedmont | State-supported | Raleigh - Charlotte | 73-78 | 3 | 92,200 | 173 | | San Joaquins | State-supported | Oakland/Sacramento - Bakersfield | 701-719 | 6 | 434,100 | 318 (Bakersfield-Oakland)
280 (Bakersfield-Sacramento) | | Silver Meteor | Long distance | New York - Miami | 97, 98 | 1 | 187,000 | 1,389 | | Silver Star | Long distance | New York - Miami | 91, 92 | 1 | 187,200 | 1,522 | | Southwest Chief | Long distance | Chicago - Los Angeles | 3, 4 | 1 | 135,900 | 2,256 | | Sunset Limited | Long distance | New Orleans - Los Angeles | 1, 2 | 3 weekly round trips | 57,600 | 1,995 | | Texas Eagle | Long distance | Chicago - San Antonio
(through cars to Los Angeles on the Sunset Limited) | 21, 22, 421, 422 | 1 | 151,400 | 1,306 (Chicago - San Antonio)
2,728 (Chicago - Los Angeles) | | Valley Flyer | State-supported | Greenfield - Springfield - New Haven | 400, 461, 471, 478, 488, 494, 495, 499 | 2 | - | 98 | | Vermonter | NEC-State-supported | St. Albans - Washington | 54, 55, 56, 57 | 1 | 18,600 | 611 | | Wolverine | State-supported | Chicago - Pontiac | 350-355 | 3 | 153,900 | 304 | |
