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Amtrak® (officially "National Railroad Passenger Corporation") operates a nationwide rail network of intercity passenger trains in the contiguous United States, serving over 500 destinations in 46 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian provinces on over 21,400 route miles: most of the USA's passenger=regional (medium-distance: intrastate or interstate) trains and all passenger=national (long distance, interstate), overnight, highspeed=* and passenger=international trains. Many states (California, Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Illinois, Utah, New Mexico, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida...) and regional transportation authorities (e.g. Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District) sponsor their own state/regional commuter and intrastate route=trains, some affiliate with Amtrak (California), some do not (Maryland). Try an OpenPublicTransportMap rendering, which displays route=train relations as train-numbered lines, including the union of Amtrak routes with state- and regional-sponsored routes: most are on Class 4 track (maximum speed 80 MPH). While Acela, on Class 5, 6, 7 or 8 track (90, 110, 125, 160 MPH, respectively) is the only high-speed route which may reach 150 MPH (241 km/h), nearly half of Amtrak trains operate at top speeds of 100 MPH (161 km/h) or greater. In the Passenger column, bold type indicates "higher-speed" service, which include Class 5 (90 MPH) or Class 6 (110 MPH) track.

In North America, "bottom level" (infrastructure) route=tracks relations are omitted, instead skipping to "middle level" (infrastructure) route=railway relations. "Higher level" passenger rail routes like the Amtrak route relations linked here are properly a collection of rail segments, stations/stops and platforms. More complete tagging on underlying infrastructure (track) segments (making up a "named Subdivision") includes accurate, contiguous railway=* elements, with identical name=* and usage=* tags. These are collected into middle level route=railway relations, not bottom level route=tracks relations as OpenRailwayMap suggests. You can improve one or more of the higher level route=train relations below without the following suggestion, but please endeavor to create/review/correct/complete underlying middle level route=railway relations (infrastructure which should contain contiguous, identically named track segments) as you do so.

For example, the Hiawatha Service route=train relation contains all track segments that make up that route, so it is correct to mark here as Complete. But examining this relation's members shows that while some tracks are correctly named "C&M Subdivision," others are missing such name=* (and usage=*) tags. Furthermore, track segments which make up the C&M Subdivision are not (yet) collected into a middle level route=railway + name=C&M Subdivision relation. Please endeavor to identify contiguous rail segments with identical name=* and usage=* tags and collect them into a middle level route=railway "named Subdivision" relation. The higher level route=train relations listed below are important to complete, but so are their underlying middle level infrastructure route=railway relations, too!

Try OpenPublicTransportMap (OPTM): it displays passenger rail in route=train relations. At closer zooms, OPTM also displays route=light_rail, route=subway, route=tram, route=monorail, route=funicular, route=bus, route=trolleybus, route=aerialway and route=ferry with colors similar to OpenRailwayMap (ORM). Please compare and contrast ORM (rail infrastructure) and OPTM (passenger routes) with OSM's Transport layer which rather simply displays "any and all rail" (railway=*), though not disused or abandoned rail, and at closer zooms, route=bus. (Another rail renderer displayed rail-based passenger routes with their colour=* or color=* tag, but is no longer functional).

Amtrak route=train routes are complete to public_transport:version=2 as of 2021-01-16. A convention of right-hand main is assumed, and actual track and platform assignments may differ from what is mapped. Map Your Train Ride! Do you ride a train regularly or work at a train station? If you're sure that a train consistently serves a platform different from what is mapped, feel free to reroute the route=train relation and add the matching public_transport=stop_positions and public_transport=platforms. Alternatively, leave a note on the map or on this page, and someone will help you out.

Even-numbered Amtrak trains generally travel north and east, odd-numbered south and west. Among the exceptions are Pacific Surfliner trains, which use the opposite numbering system inherited from Santa Fe Railway, and some Downeaster and Empire Service trains. All routes are network=Amtrak, except in cases where service is provided jointly by Amtrak and another operator, such as the Maple Leaf train (operated by Canada's VIA Rail west of Niagara Falls), and the Hartford Line (along which Amtrak and ConnDOT coordinate service).

ref=* passenger=* Origin→Destination, trip_ref=* as Train #, type=route Status and Notes
Acela

relation 9796393

regional
highspeed

WAS→BOS:
2248;2250;2252;2254;2256 relation 9796293
2152;2164;2172 relation 11961673
2160;2168 relation 14569820
2154 relation 11961674
2170 relation 11961672
WAS→NYP:
2218;2222;2224 relation 11961666
2106 relation 14569821
2122 relation 14569822
2126 relation 11961667
NYP→BOS:
2150 relation 14569824
2190 relation 11961675
BOS→WAS:
2249;2251;2253;2255;2257;2259 relation 9796352
2151;2159;2163;2169 relation 11961671
2153;2167 relation 14569819
2155;2173 relation 11961670
NYP→WAS:
2203;2205;2213 relation 11961668
2103 relation 11961669
2121 relation 14569823
BOS→NYP:
2193 relation 11961676

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 457 miles (735 km). Amtrak's premier high-speed service between Boston, New York City and Washington, with speeds up to 150 MPH (241 km/h) in parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Tagged both passenger=regional and highspeed=yes.
Adirondack

relation 10322765

international

MTR→NYP:
68 relation 11922066
NYP→MTR:
69 relation 4073816

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 381 miles (613 km), a "higher-speed" corridor and service, contrasted with Acela, Amtrak's highest speed service. No overnight service.
Auto Train

relation 10322764

national
car

SFA→LOR:
52 relation 12009935
LOR→SFA:
53 relation 3517701

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 855 miles (1,376 km). Tagged both passenger=national and service=car.
Berkshire Flyer

relation 14335680

regional

PIT→ALB:
1234 relation 14554697
PIT→NYP:
1244 relation 14335679
NYP→PIT:
1235 relation 14554596
ALB→PIT:
1245 relation 14554698

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2.
Blue Water

relation 10322763

regional

CHI→PTH:
364 relation 1687374
PTH→CHI:
365 relation 11879713

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 319 miles (513 km). Underlying infrastructure (route=railway) relations need fixing (there is a "track split" on Flint Subdivision east of Battle Creek). Part of "Michigan Services."
California Zephyr

relation 905830

national

EMY→CHI:
6 relation 8440301
CHI→EMY:
5 relation 8440320

EMY-CHI Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
CHI-EMY Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Mostly complete; public_transport v2. 2438 miles (Chicago - Emeryville, California). Underlying infrastructure route=railway relations are mostly but not quite completely correct (e.g. Creston Subdivision "track splits"), relation is very large. Platforms, amenities around them need improvement.
Capitol Corridor

relation 2845553

regional

SJC→SAC:
524;528;532;542;546;724;728;732;742;744;748 relation 9601565
OKJ→SAC:
522;534;536;540;548;720;746 relation 9601564
SJC→ARN:
538;736 relation 8472909
SAC→SJC:
521;523;531;541;547;723;727;737;741;743;747 relation 9601566
SAC→OKJ:
525;543;545;549;551;745;751 relation 9601562
ARN→SJC:
527;729 relation 8472908

EB Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
WB Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 168 miles (275 km) (San Jose - Oakland - Sacramento - Auburn). A Phase 1 extension from San José (Diridon) south to Gilroy (+49 km) and Salinas (+60 km) is expected in the 2020s for a new length of 238 miles (384 km). Infill stations at Pajaro/Watsonville Junction (to serve Santa Cruz) and Castroville (to serve Monterey) are Phase 2, with no revenue service date specified, as Monterey Branch is disused / abandoned and Santa Cruz Branch is Class 1 (or 2?) speed, limiting freight and occasional tourism trains to 25 MPH/40 km/h as it rehabilitates. The Capitol Corridor is the third busiest Amtrak route in the USA, moving 1.4 million passengers annually between San Jose and Auburn. Platform assignments need surveying at Martinez and Sacramento: Map Your Train Ride! Part of "Amtrak California:" partially funded by Caltrans' Division of Rail, this branding is less prominent with "more local" CCJPA joint powers authority.
Capitol Limited

relation 10563425

national

CHI→WAS:
30 relation 12022605
WAS→CHI:
29 relation 2794554

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 780 miles (1260 km). Underlying infrastructure (route=railway) relations need fixing.
Cardinal

relation 10322762

national

CHI→NYP:
50 relation 2807121
NYP→CHI:
51 relation 12037189

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 1146 miles (1844 km).
Carl Sandburg/Illinois Zephyr

relation 10322761

regional

QCY→CHI:
380;382 relation 11891956
CHI→QCY:
381;383 relation 4744150

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 258 miles (415 km). Part of "Illinois Service."
Carolinian

relation 10322760

national

CLT→NYP:
80 relation 11996020
NYP→CLT:
79 relation 1900976

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. (Needs minor "track split" fixes). 704 miles (1133 km). No overnight service.
Cascades

relation 10322759

international
regional

PDX→VAC:
518 (suspended) relation 10571796
SEA→VAC:
516 relation 10945392
EUG→SEA:
500;508 relation 10945393
506 (suspended) relation 11845490
PDX→SEA:
504 relation 10945389
502 (suspended) relation 11845489
VAC→PDX:
517 (suspended) relation 71428
VAC→SEA:
519 relation 10945391
SEA→EUG:
503;505 relation 10945394
SEA→PDX:
507 relation 11845488
501 (suspended) relation 10945390
PDX→EUG:
511;513 (suspended) relation 10945388

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; rough public_transport v2. 467 miles (752 km), though no single train covers this entire distance; there is no single route=train going all the way from Eugene to Vancouver. Only trains serving Canada are tagged as passenger=international; the rest are passenger=regional. No overnight service. Underlying infrastructure (route=railway) relations need fixing.
City of New Orleans

relation 1532755

national

NOL→CHI:
58 relation 8436201
CHI→NOL:
59 relation 8436202

CHI-NOL Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
NOL-CHI Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 934 miles (1503 km).
Coast Starlight

relation 10322757

national

LAX→SEA:
14 relation 12074397
SEA→LAX:
11 relation 2812900

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 1377 miles (2216 km). Los Angeles - San José - Oakland - Sacramento - Portland - Seattle.
Crescent

relation 10322758

national

NOL→NYP:
20 relation 1809808
NYP→NOL:
19 relation 12041225

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 1377 miles (2216 km). Underlying infrastructure (route=railway) relations need fixing.
Downeaster

relation 10322756

regional

BRK→BON:
682;684;686;688;692;694;696;698 relation 11889370
680;690 relation 11889368
BON→BRK:
681;683;685;687;689;691;693;695;697;699;1689 relation 4743492

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. Underlying infrastructure (route=railway) relations need fixing, for example, double-tracking on line ends suddenly at Massachusetts-New Hampshire boundary. 145 miles (233 km).
Empire Builder

relation 10322755

national

SEA→CHI:
8 relation 10946021
PDX→CHI:
28 relation 10946020
CHI→SEA:
7 relation 1809794
CHI→PDX:
27 relation 12089100

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. (Chicago - Portland), (Chicago - Seattle) 2206 miles (3550 km). At Spokane, trains 7 and 27 decouple westbound and trains 8 and 28 couple eastbound.
Empire Service

relation 4452798

regional

ALB→NYP:
236;238;250;256;260 relation 4452779
232;234;244 relation 10322903
230 relation 10322902
NFL→NYP:
280 relation 10322904
284 relation 9155838
NYP→ALB:
233;241;243;253;259 relation 4234377
237;239;261 relation 10322899
NYP→NFL:
281 relation 10322900
283 relation 9155839

NYP-ALB Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
ALB-NYP Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) 142 miles (229 km) New York City - Albany
NYP-NFL Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
NFL-NYP Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 460 miles (740 km) New York City - Buffalo, a "higher-speed" corridor and service, contrasted with Acela, Amtrak's highest speed service.
Ethan Allen Express

relation 4445810

regional

BTN→NYP:
290 relation 4445771
NYP→BTN:
291 relation 4234911

SB Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
NB Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 241 miles (388 km).
Hartford Line

relation 10530881

regional

NHV→SPG:
412;416;432;450;460;464;470;474;476;490;4400;4404;4406;4414;4466;6400;6402;6410;6454 relation 9704911
NHV→HFD:
4450;4452;4458;4462;6456;6458 relation 11921113
SPG→NHV:
405;409;417;451;463;465;467;473;475;479;497;4403;4405;4407;4415;6401;6403;6411;6455 relation 11921114
HFD→NHV:
4451;4453;4461;4463;4467;6457;6459 relation 11921112

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. About 62 miles (100 km) serving New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut to Springfield, Massachusetts. ConnDOT's CTrail-branded trains are included here, as Amtrak and ConnDOT coordinate service, run trains with identical stopping patterns and honor each other's tickets. Three-digit trip_refs represent Amtrak trains, and four-digit trip_refs represent CTrail trains.
Heartland Flyer

relation 4743154

regional

FTW→OKC:
822 relation 9161444
OKC→FTW:
821 relation 9161443

OKC-FTW Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
FTW-OKC Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 206 miles (332 km).
Hiawatha Service

relation 9161615

regional

MKE→CHI:
330;332;334;336;338;340;342 relation 9161614
CHI→MKE:
329;331;333;335;337;339;341;343 relation 1638760

MKE-CHI Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
CHI-MKE Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 86 miles (138 km).
Illini/Saluki

relation 1902680

regional

CDL→CHI:
390 relation 8438427
CHI→CDL:
393 relation 8438428

CHI-CDL Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
CDL-CHI Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 310 miles (499 km). Part of "Illinois Service."
Keystone Service

relation 10322752

regional

HAR→PHL:
610;612;662;674 relation 11914036
620;622 relation 11914031
618 relation 11914033
HAR→NYP:
654;656;662;666;670;672 relation 11914039
600;642;664 relation 11914032
644;648 relation 11914029
640 relation 4748609
650 relation 11914034
652 relation 11914037
658 relation 14569293
660 relation 11914038
PHL→HAR:
601;605;611;619;661 relation 11914028
615 relation 11914026
NYP→HAR:
651;661;665;667;669;671 relation 11960996
643;645 relation 11914027
609 relation 14569296
641 relation 11914040
647 relation 11914025
649 relation 14569294
653 relation 11914041
657 relation 14569295
663 relation 11960995

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 195 miles (314 km), a "higher-speed" corridor and service, contrasted with Acela, Amtrak's highest speed service.
Lake Shore Limited

relation 10322753

national

CHI→NYP:
48 relation 1358974
CHI→BOS:
448 relation 12015551
NYP→CHI:
49 relation 10946018
BOS→CHI:
449 relation 10946019

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 959 miles (1543 km). At Albany-Rensselaer, trains 48 and 448 decouple eastbound and trains 49 and 449 couple westbound. Underlying infrastructure (route=railway) relations need fixing.
Lincoln Service

relation 10322748

regional

STL→CHI:
300 relation 14560955
302 relation 4744138
306 relation 14560956
KCY→CHI:
318 relation 14560953
CHI→STL:
301 relation 12192445
305 relation 11893734
307 relation 14560954
CHI→KCY:
319 relation 14560952

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 284 miles (457 km), a "higher-speed" corridor and service, contrasted with Acela, Amtrak's highest speed service. Tracks near St. Louis estimated. Part of "Illinois Service." Trains 318 and 319 are a combination of the Lincoln Service and Missouri River Runner.
Maple Leaf

relation 4467191

international

TWO→NFS:
97 (VIA Rail) relation 11980837
NFS→NYP:
64 relation 4467190
NYP→NFS:
63 relation 4467189
NFS→TWO:
98 (VIA Rail) relation 11980838

TWO-NYP Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
NYP-TWO Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 544 miles (875 km). No overnight service.
Missouri River Runner

relation 10322748

regional

KCY→STL:
316 relation 11896405
STL→KCY:
311 relation 4743862

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 283 miles (455 km). Underlying infrastructure (route=railway) relations need fixing. Trains 318 and 319 (listed under Lincoln Service) are a combination of the Lincoln Service and Missouri River Runner.
Northeast Regional

relation 10322749

regional

NFK→BOS:
82 relation 14573807
88 relation 11977194
94 relation 11977193
NFK→NYP:
84 relation 11977192
138 relation 11977962
158 relation 14573808
NPN→BOS:
96;194 relation 11977190
174 relation 11977191
NPN→NYP:
124 relation 14573806
186 relation 14573805
RNK→BOS:
66 relation 11977189
176 relation 11977188
RNK→NYP:
156 relation 11977187
RVM→BOS:
86 relation 11977838
164 relation 11977836
WAS→BOS:
132 relation 14573802
152 relation 14573800
154 relation 14573801
162 relation 11977837
166 relation 11977835
168 relation 11977834
172 relation 11977832
178 relation 11977831
184 relation 11977833
WAS→SPG:
140 relation 11976781
148 relation 11976779
WAS→NYP:
126;146;182 relation 11977959
192;196 relation 11977961
122 relation 11976780
134 relation 11977958
180 relation 11977960
NYP→BOS:
150;190 relation 11977946
160 relation 11977947
BOS→NFK:
87 relation 11977200
93 relation 11977201
95 relation 4799100
BOS→NPN:
65;67 relation 11977198
99 relation 11977199
BOS→RNK:
171 relation 11977196
BOS→RVM:
85 relation 14573804
195 relation 11977839
BOS→WAS:
149;163 relation 14573803
135 relation 11977847
137 relation 11977846
139 relation 11977845
161 relation 11977844
165 relation 11977843
169 relation 11977948
173 relation 11977841
175 relation 11977840
BOS→NYP:
167 relation 11977842
179 relation 11977949
SPG→NFK:
157 relation 11976782
SPG→RNK:
147 relation 4799101
SPG→WAS:
141 relation 11976783
NYP→NFK:
153;185 relation 14573809
NYP→NPN:
125 relation 11977197
NYP→RNK:
145 relation 11977195
151 relation 14573810
NYP→WAS:
143;159;189 relation 11977956
155;183 relation 11977955
121 relation 11977957
129 relation 11977954
193 relation 11977953

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. Amtrak's busiest routes. 457 miles (735 km), a "higher-speed" corridor and service, contrasted with Acela, Amtrak's highest speed service. Underlying infrastructure (route=railway) relations need fixing.
Pacific Surfliner

relation 10322750

regional

SLO→SAN:
774 relation 11897311
SLO→LAX:
794 relation 14558460
GTA→SAN:
770 relation 11897309
784 relation 11897307
LAX→SAN:
562;564;580;586;588;594 relation 11897306
572 relation 14558459
SAN→SLO:
761;777 relation 2812898
SAN→GTA:
765 relation 11897308
785 relation 11897310
SAN→LAX:
567;573;581;591;595 relation 11897305
583 relation 14558458

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 350 miles (565 km); (San Diego - Los Angeles - Santa Barbara - San Luis Obispo). While there are some 90 MPH segments (MCBC Pendleton), the underlying LOSSAN corridor is not "higher-speed" (black text regional). Pacific Surfliner is the second busiest Amtrak route in the country, moving 2.6 million passengers annually between San Diego and San Luis Obispo. Part of "Amtrak California:" partially funded by Caltrans' Division of Rail, this branding is less prominent with the "more local" LOSSAN joint powers authority.
Palmetto

relation 10322751

national

SAV→NYP:
90 relation 12006219
NYP→SAV:
89 relation 2648181

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 829 miles (1344 km). No overnight service.
Pennsylvanian

relation 10322745

regional

PGH→NYP:
42 relation 4044002
NYP→PGH:
43 relation 11913832

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 444 miles (715 km). Underlying infrastructure (route=railway) relations need fixing.
Pere Marquette

relation 10322746

regional

CHI→GRR:
370 relation 2744526
GRR→CHI:
371 relation 11851451

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 176 miles (283 km). Underlying infrastructure (route=railway) relations need review. Part of "Michigan Services."
Piedmont

relation 10322747

regional

CLT→RGH:
74;76;78 relation 11904123
RGH→CLT:
73;75;77 relation 1901007

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 173 miles (278 km).
San Joaquins

relation 4668744

regional

OKJ→BFD:
710;712;714;716;718 relation 4668743
SAC→BFD:
702 relation 4713797
BFD→OKJ:
711;713;715;717;719 relation 4668742
BFD→SAC:
703 relation 2856113

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 315 miles (507 km); (Bakersfield - Stockton - Oakland), 282 miles (454 km); (Bakersfield - Stockton - Sacramento). The San Joaquins is the fifth busiest Amtrak route in the country, moving 1.1 million passengers annually. With connecting buses at Bakersfield, the San Joaquin service is the spine of Amtrak California: linking Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Platform assignments need surveying at Bakersfield, Martinez and Sacramento: Map Your Train Ride! Part of "Amtrak California:" partially funded by Caltrans' Division of Rail, this branding is less prominent with the "more local" SJJPA joint powers authority. Planned improvements / extensions as part of the Valley Rail Project include two new daily round-trips to better connect San Joaquin Valley travelers with the Sacramento Area and extends Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) service between Sacramento and Merced. New stations would include Lodi, Elk Grove, City College, Midtown, Old North Sacramento and Natomas/Airport (in the Sacramento Extension; both San Joaquins and ACE) north of Stockton, Oakley Station west of Stockton on the way to Oakland and Modesto, Turlock/Denair, Merced, a relocation of the Madera station and Fresno south of Stockton. The first Valley Rail trains are anticipated to operate by 2024-25, with completion expected by the end of 2027. As this dovetails with the launch of High Speed Rail service between Merced and Bakersfield (revenue service anticipated circa 2030), the San Joaquins will end service between those stations, effectively "ending at Merced" (and no further south).
Silver Meteor

relation 10322741

national

MIA→NYP:
98 relation 12009839
NYP→MIA:
97 relation 1590286

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 1522 miles (2449 km). Part of "Silver Service®."
Silver Star

relation 10322742

national

MIA→NYP:
92 relation 12011066
NYP→MIA:
91 relation 1897938

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 1377 miles (2216 km). Part of "Silver Service®."
Southwest Chief

relation 4720714

national

LAX→CHI:
4 relation 904839
CHI→LAX:
3 relation 4720713

CHI-LAX Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
LAX-CHI Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 2265 miles (Chicago - Los Angeles).
Sunset Limited

relation 10322739

national

LAX→NOL:
2 relation 10946017
NOL→LAX:
1 relation 297142

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 1995 miles (New Orleans - San Antonio - Los Angeles). At San Antonio, train 1 couples with train 421 westbound and train 2 decouples from train 422 eastbound.
Texas Eagle

relation 10322739

national

SAS→CHI:
22 relation 12180535
LAX→CHI:
422 relation 12180533
CHI→SAS:
21 relation 2795760
CHI→LAX:
421 relation 12180534

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 2728 miles (Chicago - San Antonio - Los Angeles). At San Antonio, train 421 decouples from train 21 to couple with train 1 westbound and train 422 decouples from train 2 to couple with train 22 eastbound. Tracks around Saint Louis are estimated.
Valley Flyer

relation 10322743

regional

NHV→GFD:
478;488;494 relation 4797181
SPG→GFD:
400 relation 11961041
GFD→NHV:
461;471;495 relation 11921097
GFD→SPG:
499 relation 11961042

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2.
Vermonter

relation 10322744

regional

WAS→SAB:
54 relation 11961030
56 relation 1359387
SAB→WAS:
55 relation 11921087
57 relation 11961031

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 611 miles (983 km).
Winter Park Express

relation 13938483

regional

DEN→WPR:
1105 relation 13938482
WPR→DEN:
1106 relation 13938481

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2.
Wolverine

relation 10322740

regional

CHI→PNT:
350 relation 1665342
352 relation 12044090
354 relation 12044091
PNT→CHI:
351 relation 11879712
353 relation 12044088
355 relation 12044089

Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4) Complete; public_transport v2. 304 miles (489 km), a "higher-speed" corridor and service, contrasted with Acela, Amtrak's highest speed service. Underlying infrastructure (route=railway) relations need fixing. Part of "Michigan Services."

About the (branding, livery) colors in the passenger=* column

Mapzen made a rail renderer, transit-colours, that displayed passenger route=trains with their colour=* (or color=*) tag value (and at closer zooms, route=subway, route=light_rail, route=tram). Although Amtrak does not assign colors to routes, routes above display colors in a rough schema: passenger=international = a purple or green, passenger=national (interstate, long distance) = blue, highspeed=yes = red, passenger=regional = a brown or orange and service=car = yellow. Try clicking the passenger=* column's sort arrow to see:

  • International routes include Cascades green (as below) and purples: Adirondack as DarkViolet (dark, as it is on a "higher-speed" corridor; see below), Maple Leaf as MediumOrchid.
  • National routes are blue, most are overnight routes (all Amtrak night routes are passenger=national). Overnight routes are darker shades of blue, such as DarkBlue on California Zephyr and MidnightBlue on Coast Starlight. The longest national routes are darkest blue.
  • National routes without overnight service are lighter shades of blue: SkyBlue on Carolinian and DeepSkyBlue on Palmetto. Because of this and their "medium distance" length, an argument can be made that these two routes are more regional, rather than national. No current regional routes have overnight service.
  • Regional routes are assigned web safe colors in brown and orange palettes (smearing a bit into beige/yellowish/mustard/khaki). Exceptionally, one major regional route is a medium shade of blue: Pacific Surfliner as OceanBlue.
  • Regional routes lighter in color (neither dark nor deeply saturated) are regular-speed routes so that regional routes on "higher-speed" corridors are colored darker (DarkOrange, SaddleBrown...). Bold white text indicates higher-speed corridors, regular black text on (lighter colored) regional routes indicates regular-speed.
  • Lighter-shade browns are all "regular speed, shorter-length regional routes" (desaturation=shorter).

This scheme has minor flaws, for example, Vermonter is a darker brown (Sienna), yet it is not higher-speed, however it is lengthier, so darker-shade regional now has a double-meaning of higher-speed or lengthier. Have fun.

Assigning web safe brown or orange colors to each Amtrak regional route underscores the difficulty of this task and may explain why Amtrak does not assign colors, but OSM can make good choices here. For example: on Amtrak Cascades service in Washington state, OSM's Amtrak wiki and Mapzen both display(ed) a closely matching shade of green, which in turn (by intention) better matches livery of rolling stock found only on those tracks by that line and class of service; also, Amtrak and California/Railroads/Passenger show that passenger=regional Capitol Corridor route = poppy orange, color of California state flower. However, overloading/exceptions do happen with brown/orange on passenger=regional routes: Pacific Surfliner is a non-brown/orange regional route tagged with a medium shade of blue. A goal is better visual color consistency (given the above schema, which attempts to bend without breaking) across all passenger=* services. Color harmony, in motion.

About the colors and symbols in the Status and Notes column

Color and symbol legend: status of each route is indicated by a symbol, which describes the type of feature, and a color, which indicates the completeness of that feature in OSM. For more details, see Wiki Help. Meaning of symbols:

Symbol Meaning
Routing Route status
Stops Stops status
Base Code NA 0 1 2 3 4 X
{{State Route|r=...|h=}} Routing - implies status unknown Routing (0/4) - no part of route added Routing (1/4) - route partly added (as relation) Routing (2/4) - route mainly added, needs completing Routing (3/4) - route relation complete (in view of 1 editor). Should be verified. Routing (4/4) - route complete & verified by second editor. Please date. Routing (X/4) - route does not exist in real world.
{{State Route|r=|h=...}} Stops - implies status unknown Stops (0/4) - no stops added to relation Stops (1/4) - some stops added Stops (2/4) - most stops added, needs completing Stops (3/4) - all stops added to relation (in view of 1 editor). Should be verified. Stops (4/4) - route complete & verified by second editor. Please date. Stops (X/4) - no stops in real world. Unlikely to be used without r=X as well.

The codes 0-4 are a logical progression, but they do not all have to be used in sequence. It is perfectly acceptable to go from 0 (nothing on map) to 3 (everything done in opinion of one editor). However, there should never be a jump to level 4. r=4 should only appear after r=3, and the same with h=3 & h=4, as this implies the relation has been checked by both the editor who completed it (level 3), and a second editor (level 4). Given these are different people, a jump up to level 4 from anything other than 3 is not possible.

PTNA Config

Amtrak/Amtrak PTNA Configuration