Confirmation of Amtrak Frequency Increases

Some good news from the USA with Amtrak saying it will restore daily service on 12 long-distance routes across the country.

Four routes concentrated in the Midwest and West Coast have already resumed daily service:

• California Zephyr (Chicago – Omaha – Denver – Salt Lake City – San Francisco)
• Coast Starlight (Seattle – Portland – Sacramento – Oakland – Los Angeles)
• Empire Builder (Chicago – St. Paul-Minneapolis – Spokane – Portland/Seattle)
• Texas Eagle (Chicago – St. Louis – Dallas – San Antonio – Los Angeles)

Additional routes will resume daily service in the coming weeks, including:

May 31

• Capitol Limited (Washington DC – Pittsburgh – Cleveland – Chicago)
• City of New Orleans (Chicago – Memphis – Jackson – New Orleans)
• Lake Shore Limited (New York/Boston – Albany – Buffalo – Chicago)
• Southwest Chief (Chicago – Kansas City – Albuquerque – Los Angeles)

June 7

• Crescent (New York – Washington DC – Atlanta – New Orleans)
• Palmetto (New York – Washington DC – Charleston – Savannah)
• Silver Meteor (New York – Savannah – Jacksonville – Orlando – Miami)
• Silver Star (New York – Raleigh – Jacksonville – Orlando – Tampa – Miami)

The service restoration will also bring back 1,200 furloughed employees.