Trains - Amtrak
Long Distance Routes
15 routes.
West Coast
- Coast Starlight:
Seattle – Los Angeles
East Coast
- Palmetto:
New York – Savannah - Silver Service: between New York and Miami. 2 trains:
- Silver Meteor:
New York – Miami. Silver Meteor travels between New York City and Miami. It uses the same tracks as the Palmetto route but then continues into Florida. - Silver Star:
New York – Miami. The Silver Star stops at many of the same stations as the Silver Meteor, but also travels to additional cities including Raleigh (North Carolina), Columbia (South Carolina) and Tampa.
- Silver Meteor:
- Auto Train:
Lorton, Virginia – Sanford, Florida. Non-stop between Virginia (near D.C.) and Florida (near Orlando). The only motorail (passengers can take their cars along with them) service in the United States.
Cross Country
Routes that travel east and west across the country either terminate in Chicago or New Orleans.
- Empire Builder:
Chicago – Spokane – Portland/Seattle - California Zephyr:
Chicago – Emeryville, California(near San Francisco) - Southwest Chief:
Chicago – Los Angeles - Sunset Limited:
New Orleans – Los Angeles - Texas Eagle:
Chicago – San Antonio - Lake Shore Limited:
New York/Boston – Albany – Chicago - City of New Orleans:
Chicago – New Orleans - Crescent:
New York City – New Orleans - Capitol Limited:
Chicago – Washington - Cardinal:
Chicago – New York
Acela
Route: Washington D.C. - Baltimore - Philadelphia - New York City - Boston
New Trains: Avelia Liberty (starting from 2025)
Corridors: West Coast
- Amtrak Cascades:
Vancouver - Seattle - Portland - Eugene - Capitol Corridor:
San Jose to Sacramentohttps://www.capitolcorridor.org/ - San Joaquin:
Oakland to Bakersfieldhttps://amtraksanjoaquins.com/ - Pacific Surfliner
San Luis Obispo - Los Angeles - San Diego
Guest Rewards
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Points will expire if your account has been inactive for more than 24 months
Superliner vs Viewliner
- Superliner: bilevel
- Viewliner: single-level
Borealis
Borealis is a Latin word that means "northern" or "of the north." Its origin can be traced to Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind.
The term is most famously used in the phrase "Aurora Borealis," which is Latin for "northern dawn." This refers to the natural light display, also known as the northern lights, that occurs in the Earth's Northern Hemisphere. A similar phenomenon in the Southern Hemisphere is called the "Aurora Australis," using the Latin word australis which means "southern."