Rail travel in the United States Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
overview of rail transport in the United States of America
About Rail travel in the United States
Amtrak, the quasi-government-owned passenger rail company, is the only operator of regularly scheduled long distance passenger trains in the contiguous United States. With the exception of the Amtrak-owned-and-maintained Northeast Corridor (betweenBoston, New York City,Philadelphia,Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.), as well as some services inPennsylvania,California, and aroundChicago, Amtrak services are substantially slower, less reliable, and less frequent than those of virtually every other developed nation in the world. With no true high-speed lines (and a general speed limit of79mph (127km/h)), trains in the U.S. often take longer than cars or planes, and are often more expensive than flying when travelling between major cities (though minor towns can be vastly cheaper to reach on Amt
Rail travel in the United States Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 13 sections including: