Regional is Amtrak's service between Newport News, Virginia and Boston, Massachusetts. It has also been known as NortheastDirect and Acela Regional. Amtrak removed the Acela from the name due to mass confusion by passengers with the high speed Acela Express in early-2003. There is frequent daily all-reserved service, operating every hour of every day. Most have Business Class and a Café Car. Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... Most of the NEC (those sections shown in red, except Boston to the Rhode Island state line) is owned by Amtrak. ... Acela is a brand applied by Amtrak to its high-speed trains along the Northeast Corridor in the Northeast U.S., called Acela Express. ... 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Acela Express (often called simply Acela, leading to early confusion with the Acela Regional and Acela Commuter) is the name used by Amtrak for the high-speed tilting train service operating between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City and Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the...

Most trains operate between Boston and Washington, with some continuing to Newport News with a diesel engine. Some operate only between Boston and New York, Boston and Philadelphia, and New York and Washington.

One train, the Federal (Twilight Shoreliner until 2004), used to provide premium overnight sleeper service between Washington and Boston, giving the corridor 24 hour service; the Federal name (briefly resurrected in 2004) is no longer used as an indication of the absence of sleeper service, but a Regional runs in its place. Amtraks Virginia Service is a southern extension of the Northeast Corridor, carrying Regional trains south from Washington, DC via Richmond to Newport News, Virginia. ...

Trains are usually 6 to 10 cars long, with an electric locomotive pulling at the head end between Boston and Washington. The electric locomotives are AEM-7 class, built 1978-1987 with 7000 horsepower (5.2 MW), Rebuilt AEM-7's (AEM-7AC) with 8000 horsepower (6 MW), or an Bombardier/Alstom HHP-8 built 1999-2002, also with 8000 horsepower (6 MW). Diesel engines are used between Washington and Newport News. Only select trains operate between those cities; most terminate/originate at Washington. The cars are Amfleet I series passenger cars built by the Budd Company in the mid to late 1970s. The first car is Business Class (formerly the last car); the second car is the operational Café Car (formerly the second-to-last car). If a second Café Car is present, it is only used for passenger seating. Rarely, there will be no business class car, but instead limited business class seating at the front of the Café Car featuring wider seats than typical business class (3 across). Great Western Railway No. ... The AEM-7 is a B-B electric locomotive running on the Northeast Corridor of the United States between Washington DC and Boston. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The AEM-7 is a B-B electric locomotive running on the Northeast Corridor of the United States between Washington DC and Boston. ... An Amtrak-owned HHP-8 moving the since renamed Acela Regional out of Boston The double-ended HHP-8 electric locomotive is one of the latest editions from the Bombardier company which has re-entered the railroad equipment business. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Budd logo A rear view of Santa Fes El Capitan and its Budd-built observation car as it approaches the Raton Tunnel (Colorado side) on June 26, 1938. ... Template:A year The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

There is frequent service between Washington-New York and Washington-Boston throughout the day. There is some service to Springfield, Massachusetts, either through to Washington or via a connection at New Haven, Connecticut. Some trains go as far south as Richmond or Newport News, Virginia. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City  89. ... Nickname: City of Homes Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Hampden County Settled 1636 Incorporated 1636 Government type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Charles Ryan (D) Area    - City  33. ... Nickname: The Elm City Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA New Haven Region South Central Region Settled 1638 Incorporated (city) 1784 Consolidated 1895 Government Type Mayor-board of aldermen  - Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... Nickname: The River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (D) Area    - City 62. ... Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Incorporated 1896  - Mayor Joe Frank Area    - City  119. ...

Travel times are approximately four hours from Newport News to Washington, two hours from Washington to Philadelphia, one and a half hours from Philadelphia to New York, and four hours from New York to Boston.

Until around 1999, some service to Springfield continued east to Boston, for an alternate Inland Route between New York and Boston. One weekend train stayed along this route until the November 1, 2004 schedule. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Amtraks Inland Route was a variant of its Regional service (and its predecessors) in Connecticut and Massachusetts. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Beginning with the schedule effective April 25, 2005, Amtrak has abolished the previously common unreserved Regional trains. Now, any ticketed passenger is guaranteed a seat on their train. "Reservations" may be made at any time prior to the train's departure, easing the frequent practice of arriving at the station and purchasing a ticket for the next train. April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Naming

The services along the line, as inherited from Penn Central, once had their own names; typically a name applied to at most one train and its "twin" in the opposite direction. On October 28, 1995, Amtrak introduced the NortheastDirect brand for all trains on the Northeast Corridor (and its extension to Newport News, Virginia) except for the express Metroliner and hourly Clocker services.^[1] The November 10, 1996 timetable restored the old names in addition to the NortheastDirect brand.^[2] The names (except the Twilight Shoreliner) were permanently dropped with the May 16, 1999 schedule,^[3] and on January 31, 2000 the first rebranded Acela Regional electrified trains ran.^[4] Due to confusion with the Acela Express, the name was changed again on March 17, 2003 to Regional.^[5] Image File history File links NortheastDirect_logo. ... The Penn Central Transportation Company, normally called Penn Central, was an American railroad company, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and formed by the merger on February 1, 1968 of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad; the New Haven was added to the merger at the insistence of the... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing A brand is a collection of images and ideas representing an economic producer; more specifically, it refers to the concrete symbols such as a name, logo, slogan, and design scheme. ... Most of the NEC (those sections shown in red, except Boston to the Rhode Island state line) is owned by Amtrak. ... Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Incorporated 1896  - Mayor Joe Frank Area    - City  119. ... Metroliner is a premium express train service run by Amtrak between Washington, DC and New York City in the United States. ... Clocker was an Amtrak rail service operating between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York City on the Northeast Corridor. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Amtraks Virginia Service is a southern extension of the Northeast Corridor, carrying Regional trains south from Washington, DC via Richmond to Newport News, Virginia. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Acela is a brand applied by Amtrak to its high-speed trains along the Northeast Corridor in the Northeast U.S., called Acela Express. ... Overhead wire in Coventry, England A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives or multiple units. ... Acela Express (often called simply Acela, leading to early confusion with the Acela Regional and Acela Commuter) is the name used by Amtrak for the high-speed tilting train service operating between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City and Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Classes of service

• Coach class: This class has large, comfortable seats with reading lamps and folding tables and either 1 or 2 120V 3-Prong AC outlets per seat pair. Reservations are required.
• Business Class: Seating with extra legroom, and complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and snacks are available. Reservations are required.
• First Class was formerly offered on NortheastDirect trains but is no longer available on Regional trains. It is now exclusively on Acela Express trains.

Acela Express (often called simply Acela, leading to early confusion with the Acela Regional and Acela Commuter) is the name used by Amtrak for the high-speed tilting train service operating between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City and Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the...

Route details

The Regional operates over Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Amtrak, Metro-North Railroad, and CSX Transportation trackage: The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [1] formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA area. ... The Metro-North Railroad (officially the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, and usually abbreviated as Metro-North) is a suburban commuter railroad service between New York City to its northern suburbs in New York and Connecticut. ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting marks CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ...

• MBTA Providence Line, Boston to Massachusetts/Rhode Island state line (dispatched and maintained by Amtrak)
• Amtrak Northeast Corridor, state line to New Haven
• MNRR New Haven Line, New Haven to New Rochelle
• Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New Rochelle to Washington
• CSX Landover Subdivision, RF&P Subdivision, Richmond Terminal Subdivision, Bellwood Subdivision, and Peninsula Subdivision, Washington to Newport News

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Station stops

Regional trains make the following station stops; stations served by all trains running over the particular section are bolded.

Massachusetts

• Boston South Station
• Boston Back Bay
• Route 128

Rhode Island

• Providence
• Kingston (all but one Sunday-only northbound train as of November 2005)
• Westerly

Connecticut

• Mystic
• New London
• Old Saybrook
• New Haven Union Station
• Bridgeport
• Stamford

New York

• New Rochelle
• New York Penn Station

New Jersey

• Newark Penn Station
• Newark International Airport
• Metropark
• New Brunswick (very few trains)
• Princeton Junction
• Trenton

Pennsylvania

• Cornwells Heights (very few trains)
• North Philadelphia (very few trains)
• Philadelphia 30th Street Station

Delaware

• Wilmington
• Newark (very few trains)

Maryland

• Aberdeen
• Baltimore Penn Station
• BWI Airport (all but one daily northbound trip and one weekend southbound trip as of November 2005)
• New Carrollton (all but one daily northbound trip and one weekend southbound trip as of November 2005)

District of Columbia

• Washington Union Station

See Virginia Service for Regional service south of Washington and New Haven-Springfield Line for the branch from New Haven to Springfield, Massachusetts.

External links

• Amtrak - Regional

References

1. ^ Matthew Mitchell, Free rides, misc.transport.urban-transit October 27, 1995
2. ^ Scanner, Trains February 1997
3. ^ A step back in the Northeast, Trains August 1999 page 17
4. ^ Ron Newman, Acela Regional starts Jan 31, 2000, misc.transport.rail.americas January 27, 2000
5. ^ Rail Travel News - News Posting March 23, 2003