RailRoutes.US
http://www.trainweb.com/routes/index.html

Guides, travelogues and suggestions for each train route. Photos of scenery, stations, trains and accommodations are also featured. The TrainWeb staff has traveled on most of the existing Amtrak routes, most of Canada's VIA Rail routes and some of the tourist railroads in North America. Click on a route name for more information.

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Guidebook to American Rail Travel!

AMTRAK MAP - Unofficial Amtrak Map Mashup by Google

Amtrak Schedules / Amtrak Stations
Amtrak Route Maps / Amtrak Cities
Amtrak Route Name/Number Cross-Reference
Retired Amtrak Train Routes and Route Names
Rail Travel Guide To New York State (Empire State Passenger Association)
Lee's Train Adventures - The Milepost: An Amtrak Route Guide
Amrak Route Information at RailPassengerUSA.com
Amtrak Cross-Reference Route Guide at RailPassengerUSA.com

Click below to see the routes each TrainWeb Correspondent has traveled:

Chris Guenzler	Carl Morrison	Richard Elgenson	Matt Melzer
Steve Grande	Ray Burns	Jack Turner	Lorraine Symons

Click on the links below for Route Guides of various Amtrak train routes:

• California Zephyr - Newer version with less details
• California Zephyr - Older version with more details
• California Zephyr - 1994 route guide complete with graphics
• California Zephyr - 1988 Guide To Onboard Services
• Capitol Limited
• Capitols
• Cardinal
• City of New Orleans
• Coast Starlight - Northbound
• Coast Starlight - Old route guide missing details
• Coast Starlight - Travel Planner Highlights
• Crescent
• Desert Wind
• Desert Wind - Older route guide with more details
• Empire Builder
• Empire Builder - Older route guide with more details
• Lake Shore Limited - Older route guide with more details
• Pioneer
• San Joaquins
• Southwest Chief - Newer less detailed version
• Southwest Chief - Older more detailed version
• Sunset Limited
• Sunset Limited - 1993 version
• Sunset Limited - 1977 version
• Texas Eagle
• Texas Eagle - 1994 version
• Texas Eagle - Your Customized Route Guide

Amtrak Routes that TrainWeb's Staff has traveled:

• Acela Express - Trains #2100s: Washington,DC-Boston,MA
• Acela Regional - Service on the Northeast Corridor (renamed to Regional)
• Adirondack - Train #68 & #69: Montreal,PQ,Canada to New York,NY
• Ann Rutledge - Train #303-304: Chicago,IL to Kansas City,MO
• California Zephyr - Train #5 & #6: Chicago,IL-Emeryville,CA
• Capitol Limited - Train #29 & #30: Washington,DC to Chicago,IL
• Capitols - Trains #700s: San Jose,CA-Colfax,CA
• Cardinal - Train #50 & #51: Chicago,IL to Washington,DC
• Cascades - Trains #700s: Eugene,OR to Vancouver,BC,Canada
• City Of New Orleans - Train #58 & #59: New Orleans,LA to Chicago,IL
• Coast Starlight - Train #11 & #14: Seattle,WA-Los Angeles,CA
• Crescent - Train #19 & #20: New York,NY to New Orleans,LA
• Desert Wind - Train #35 & #36: Chicago,IL to Los Angeles,CA (discontinued 1997)
• Downeaster - Train #680-686: Boston,MA to Portland,ME
• Ethan Allen Express - Trains #200s: Rutland,VT to Washington,DC
• Empire Builder - Train #7 & #8: Chicago,IL-Seattle,WA
• Empire Builder - Train #27 & #28: Chicago,IL-Portland,OR
• International - Train #364-367: Chicago,IL to Toronto,ON,Canada (discontinued 2004)
• Illinois Zephyr - Train #346-348: Quincy,IL to Chicago,IL
• Kentucky Cardinal - Train #850-851: Chicago,IL to Louisville,KY (discontinued 2003)
• Lake Cities - Train #352-353: Chicago,IL to Pontiac,MI (renamed to Wolverine)
• Lake Shore Limited - Train #48 & #49: Chicago,IL-New York,NY
• Lake Shore Limited - Train #448 & #449: Chicago,IL-Boston,MA
• Maple Leaf - Train #63 & #64: New York,NY to Toronto,ON,Canada
• Metroliner - Train #100-201: Washington,DC to New York,NY
• Mt Adams Talgo - Train #752 & #753: Seattle,WA to Portland,OR (renamed to Cascades)
• Mt Baker Intl - Train #760 & #761: Seattle,WA to Vancouver,BC,Canada (renamed to Cascades)
• National Chief - Train #15 & #16: Washington,DC to Los Angeles,CA (never implemented)
• NortheastDirect - Service On The Northeast Corridor (renamed to Acela Regional)
• Pacific Surfliner - Trains #500s & #700s: San Diego,CA-San Luis Obispo,CA
• Pere Marquette - Train #370 & #371: Chicago,IL to Grand Rapids,MI
• Pioneer - Train #25 & #26: Chicago,IL to Seattle,WA (discontinued 1997)
• San Diegans - Trains #500s & #700s: San Diego,CA-San Luis Obispo,CA (now Pacific Surfliner)
• San Joaquins - Trains #700s: Bakersfield,CA-Oakland,CA; Bakersfield,CA-Sacramento,CA
• Silver Meteor - Train #97 & #98: New York,NY to Miami,FL
• Silver Palm - Train #89 & #90: New York,NY to Miami,FL (replaced by Palmetto)
• Silver Star - Train #91 & #92: New York,NY to Miami,FL
• Southwest Chief - Train #3 & #4: Chicago,IL-Los Angeles,CA
• Sunset Limited - Train #1 & #2: Miami,FL-Los Angeles,CA
• Texas Eagle - Train #421 & #422: Chicago,IL to Los Angeles,CA
• Three Rivers - Train #40 & #41: Chicago,IL to New York,NY
• Twilight Shoreliner - Trains #66, 67, 76: Boston,MA to Newport News,VA (replaced by Federal)
• Vermonter - Train #55 & #56: Washington,DC to St.Albans,VT/Montreal,PQ,Canada
• Wolverine - Train #350-351: Chicago,IL to Pontiac,MI

Commuter Routes that TrainWeb's Staff has traveled:

• Altamont Commuter Express (ACE): Stockton,CA-San Jose,CA
• Caltrain: Gilroy,CA-San Francisco,CA
• Champlain Flyer: Charlotte,VT-Burlington,VT
• Coaster: Oceanside,CA-San Diego,CA
• GO Transit: Greater Toronto Area,ON,Canada
• Metra: Greater Chicago Area,IL
• Metrolink: Greater Los Angeles Area,CA

Canadian Routes that TrainWeb's Staff has traveled:

• Rocky Mountaineer Railtour
• VIA Rail Canada
• VIA Rail "Romance by Rail" (Ray Burns)
• VIA Rail "Romance by Rail" (Saylor & Anna Runyon)

Amtrak Routes the TrainWeb Staff has not yet traveled:
(Note: Most of the routes below are of trains that travel over part or all of the same route of one of the trains above. Thus, while the TrainWeb staff has not traveled on every Amtrak named train, we have traveled over almost every mile of track where Amtrak provides services.)

• Auto Train - Train #52-53: Sanford,FL to Lorton,VA
• Blue Water - Train #364-365: Chicago,IL to Port Huron,MI
• Carolinian - Train #79-80: New York,NY to Charlotte,NC
• Empire Service - Train #200s: New York,NY to Niagara Falls,NY
• Heartland Flyer - Train #821&822: Fort Worth,TX-Oklahoma City,OK
• Hiawatha - Train #330-341: Milwaukee,WI to Chicago,IL
• Hudson Valley Service - Train #242-293: Albany,NY to New York,NY
• Illini - Train #391-392: Chicago,IL to Carbondale,IL
• Kansas City Mule - Train #301: St.Louis,MO to Kansas City,MO
• Keystone - Train #601-653: New York,NY to Harrisburg,PA
• Mohawk - Train #281&284: New York,NY to Niagara Falls,NY
• Oneida - Train #289 - West - New York,NY to Syracuse,NY
• Palmetto - Train #89 & #90: New York,NY to Miami,FL
• Pennsylvanian - Train #43-44: New York,NY to Pittsburgh,PA
• Piedmont - Train #73-74: New York,NY to Charlotte,NC
• St Louis Mule - Train #306: Kansas City,MO to St.Louis,MO
• State House - Train #300&305: St.Louis,MO to Chicago,IL
• Water Level Express - Train #287-288: New York,NY to Niagara Falls,NY
• Weekend Metroliner - Train #204-227: Washington,DC to New York,NY

Other routes we have not yet traveled:

• AMT Montreal (Site in French)
• Long Island Rail Road
• MARC Maryland Commuter Rail
• MBTA Boston
• Metro-North Railroad
• Mexico's Copper Canyon
• New Jersey Transit
• SEPTA Regional Rail
• Shore Line East
• Sounder
• South Shore Line (NICTD)
• Syracuse OnTrack City Express
• Tri-Rail
• Trinity Railway Express
• Virginia Railway Express
• West Coast Express

DEPOT INN & SUITES / SILVER RAILS RESORT / LA PLATA, MISSOURI
More Photos: Exterior / Interior / Rooms / Train Watching / Amtrak Exhibition / Event Center

THINGS TO SEE IN & NEAR LA PLATA, MISSOURI:

• Depot Inn & Suites
• Train Watching Lookout Point
• Exhibition of Amtrak History
• Silver Rails Event Center
• Silver Rails Opry Band (MySpace)
• La Plata Santa Fe Depot History
• La Plata Amtrak Station Info & History
• TrainWeb.com / TrainParty.com Facility
• Walt Disney Hometown Museum
• Photos From Disney's Hometown and Main Street USA
• The Amish in Missouri / Photos

SILVER RAILS RESORT CONCEPTUAL PLAN:

• Website & Video
• PowerPoint Slide Show Show
• Raymond York's Report

OTHER RELATED LINKS:

• Getting to La Plata by Train or Plane
• Take Amtrak to La Plata, Missouri!
• Amtrak Rail Travelogues to La Plata, Missouri
• Grand Openings: Exhibition of Amtrak History & Silver Rails Event Center (Feb 23, 2008)
• Grand Opening: TrainWeb/TrainParty La Plata Building (Dec 9, 2006)
• Chris Guenzler Millionth Mile Celebration - April 27, 2007
• Chris Guenzler Millionth Amtrak Mile - April 7, 2008
• Media Coverage of La Plata Events
• City of La Plata: Official City Website / City History / In Wikipedia / Merchants
• Lester Dent, creator of the "Doc Savage" character
• Amtrak Historical Society
• Passenger Train Historical Society (PTHS)
• Effort To Establish An Amtrak Exhibition
• Traveling With Amtrak
• Amtrak Reservations
• Amtrak Southwest Chief Crew Ten Historic Website
• TrainWeb.com / TrainParty.com
• A Brief History of TrainWeb.com
• Show-n-off Photography & DJ Service
• Purchase La Plata Post Cards

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