U.S. intercity passenger rail network

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The U.S. intercity passenger rail network is a nationwide system of medium- and long-distance train routes, primarily operated by Amtrak, that connects major cities and regions across the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf passenger rail network
transportation infrastructure system
connects U.S. regions
major U.S. cities
country United States
distinguishedFrom U.S. commuter rail systems
U.S. freight rail network
U.S. urban rapid transit systems
fundingSources U.S. state governments
federal government of the United States
governanceModel federally supported
state-supported routes
includesHighSpeedSegment Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C.
linked to: Northeast Corridor
includesServiceBrand Amtrak Acela
Amtrak Adirondack
Amtrak Auto Train
Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr

Amtrak Capitol Corridor
Amtrak Capitol Limited
Amtrak Cardinal
Amtrak Carolinian
Amtrak Cascades
Amtrak City of New Orleans
Amtrak Coast Starlight
Amtrak Crescent
Amtrak Crescent long-distance route
linked to: Amtrak Crescent

Amtrak Downeaster
Amtrak Empire Builder
Amtrak Heartland Flyer
Amtrak Hiawatha Service
Amtrak Keystone Service
Amtrak Lake Shore Limited
Amtrak Maple Leaf
Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Amtrak Northeast Regional
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
linked to: Amtrak California

Amtrak Palmetto
Amtrak Pennsylvanian
Amtrak Piedmont
Amtrak San Joaquins
linked to: Amtrak California

Amtrak Silver Service
Amtrak Southwest Chief
linked to: Southwest Chief

Amtrak Sunset Limited
Amtrak Texas Eagle
Amtrak Vermonter
Amtrak Wolverine
Amtrak long-distance routes
Amtrak state-supported corridors
mainNationalOperator National Railroad Passenger Corporation
linked to: Amtrak
primaryMode rail transport
primaryOperator Amtrak
primaryPurpose passenger transportation between cities
serviceType intercity passenger rail
long-distance passenger rail
medium-distance passenger rail
trackOwnershipPattern mostly privately owned freight rail tracks
some publicly owned passenger rail corridors
typicalMaximumSpeedCategory conventional rail
typicalRollingStock diesel-powered passenger trains
electric-powered passenger trains
usesInfrastructureOf freight railroads

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New York–Philadelphia–Pittsburgh–Chicago partOf U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Los Angeles via Sunset Limited partOf Amtrak long-distance network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
GE P42DC operatedOn Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
First Transcontinental Railroad partOf United States railroad network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Cardinal (train) railNetwork Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Palmetto (train) partOfNetwork Amtrak long-distance network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Carolinian (New York segment) integratedInTimetableWith Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Pennsylvanian (New York segment) publicTransportSystem Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Silver Star (New York segment) railNetwork Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
EWR connectedTo Amtrak rail network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Palmetto (New York segment) network Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Galesburg station railNetwork Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Monterey–San Jose Thruway Motorcoach integratedWith Amtrak rail network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
La Junta station zone Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Virginia terminals (Norfolk, Newport News, Roanoke, Richmond) railNetwork Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Amtrak Texas Eagle railNetwork Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Chicago (via Lake Shore Limited) partOfNetwork Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
San Antonio station zone Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Los Angeles–New Orleans rail corridor partOf U.S. transcontinental rail network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
NOL railNetwork Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach connectsTo Amtrak passenger rail network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Amtrak Providence Station partOfNetwork Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network
Amtrak service via nearby Sturtevant station integratedWith Amtrak national network
linked to: U.S. intercity passenger rail network