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Travelogues of specific Amtrak routes:

• Travelogues for Multiple Routes
• 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 #680-689: 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 toPortland,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

Travelogues of other Amtrak rail journeys:

• Amtrak Summer 2002 Travel by Scott Sutton
• Nancy Taylor Travelogue #1
• Nancy Taylor Travelogue #2
• Kids On The Train
• Natividad's First American Train Ride
• Matt's Amtrak Travel in November 1995
• Travelogues for Multiple Routes
• Travelogues for Amtrak Special Trains
• Travelogues for unidentified East Coast Routes

Travelogues of commuter rail routes:

• Caltrain: Gilroy,CA-San Francisco,CA
• Champlain Flyer: Charlotte,VT-Burlington,VT
• Coaster: Oceanside,CA-San Diego,CA
• Metra: Greater Chicago Area,IL
• Metrolink: Greater Los Angeles Area,CA

Other Rail Travelogues:

• Travelogues for the American Orient Express
• Travelogues for VIA Rail Canada
• Travelogues for Mexico's Copper Canyon Route
• Travelogues for International Train Trips
• Agawa Canyon Train Trip, Ontario, Canada. ---- By Steve Albin
• Royal Canadian Pacific Delivers Near-Perfect Tour -- By Eleanor Hardy
• Ben's Train Travel Web Page
• Travelogues of When Things Go Wrong!

Other Passenger Rail Links:

• American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation
• Southwest Rail Passenger Association
• SouthwestChief.com
• SunsetLimited.com
• TexasEagle.com
• North Flyer Organization
• Rail Passenger Association of California
• Train Riders Association of California
• Passenger Rail Kansas
• Passenger Rail Oklahoma
• Passenger Rail Texas
• National Association of Rail Passengers
• United Rail Passenger Alliance
• Association of Independent Passenger Rail Operators

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