1.Pittsburg- Yes only two trains a day at the penn station stop but its there…
2.Cleveland-RTA Shaker Rapid Connection up till 12;30 but the late night Amtrak trains dont connect…
3.Philidelphia–Needs some work here as the subway does not go inside 30th Street Station
South Bend?- Not sure on this one for Metra…
Baltimore— Like the new light rail connection but would not want to miss the last MARC train waiting on it…
Newark, NJ: cross platform from Amtrak to PATH, or go to basement of station to board light rail vehicles.
Washington, DC – Metro in the basement.
New York Penn Station - Transfer to any number of subway lines (A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 7)
Baltimore BWI - Amtrak to MTA
Boston Back Bay (orange line to Amtrak)
Boston South Station (Red Line)
Boston North Station (Green/Blue? Line(s))
Los Angeles, CA Union Station – Red Line and Blue Line
Toronto Ont. Subway, Commuter Rail, Via Rail, Amtrak
Montreal Que. Subway, Commuter Rail, Via Rail, Amtrak
Vancouver BC Transit, Via Rail Commuter Rail Amtrak
“Leave it to the Canadians!” he said admiringly.
San Diego - Trolley connects at Santa Fe station
Oceanside - Amtrak, Coaster, Metrolink and Sprinter all use Oceanside transit center
Sacramento - Light rail extension recently opened to the Amtrak Station
Denver - Light rail extension to the station
Stretching the definition a little: Mountain View - CalTrain (ex-SP commute) and light rail
Tamien [San Jose] - same as above
Close…actually it’s the Red Line and Gold Line. One needs to ride the Red Line a few stops to connect to the Blue Line. Trivia - You might have cited an earlier reference…the Gold Line was originally called the Pasadena Blue Line, but the color was subsequently changed because it was physically separate from the original Blue Line that ran south to Long Beach.
DC suburban stations too: Rockville, MD (Capitol Ltd) and Red Line; New Carrollton, MD (NEC) and Orange Line; Alexandria, VA (Florida trains, Cardinal, Crescent) and [I think] Yellow/Blue lines
Stockton CA has Amtrak and ACE trains operating from the former SP Station and RTD buses connect the rest of the city from their.
Metra doesn’t go to South Bend, NICTD operates the South Shore Line and it currently terminates at South Bend Regional Airport. The South Shore hasn’t operated in downtown South Bend since the 1970’s.
I agree the connection at Philly’s 30th St. Station to the Market Street rapaid transit line and the trolley subway is not the most ideal, but it is there and is used. And there are fine connections to the fairly vast suburban train network including the line to the Philly Airport.
South Bend. The South Shore has a fine connection to the airlines at South Bend airport, but one would do better at Gary if one wanted an Amtrak train, if any Amtrak trains still stop at Gary.
Chicago’s conection to the CTA is not much better than Philly’s but again it is used, and their are lots of bus lines and commuter rail.
New Haven, Stamford, Poughkeepsie, Croton-Harmon have fine Metro North Amtrak connections, often on the same platform, ditto for New Jersey Transit at Trenton and Newark.
Wilmington for SEPTA! Providence for Boston’s “T” commuter trains!
The “list” nature of this post, welcome though it is, can hide the fact that the nature of Amtrak/commuter train/lightrail/metro connections is really important for any plans for an extended passenger service in the US. Having a way to get from city centre station to generally suburban home without having to drive is going to be key. Why save an hour travelling when it takes an hour to get to the station.
And coming very soon: St. Louis!
Years ago the idea of a light-rail “Central Connector” got to the talking and estimated budget phase in Chicago. It would have looped at Union Station and the Ogilvie Center, then gone thru the Loop (business ctr.) and up through Streeterville, the residential section north of the Chicago River and east of Michigan Ave. Some studies had it going as far north as Fullerton Ave. More than once I’ve heard that that area is the greatest concentration of residents without access to LR or some kind of rapid transit (the Red Line L is quite a piece to the west).
Mayor Daley finally killed it about his third administration IIRC. - a.s.
When will the St. Louie connection be built?
In New Orleans its like only 300 yards from the St Charles Street Car line to Union Station…
The right of way and some track is there so some work would have to be done to put in the last 1/4 mile.
Texas Eagle passengers can make an across the platform transfer at Dallas Union Station to Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) red or blue light rail lines and vice versa. They can also transfer from or to the Trinity Railway Express (TRE), which is a commuter rail link. It is, however, heavy rail.
Passengers to or from the Texas Eagle, as well as the Heartland Flyer, can make an across the platform transfer at Fort Worth Intermodal Transit Center (ITC) to or from the TRE. They can also jump on a city bus or catch a Greyhound to locations not served by Amtrak.
Trenton NJ (South Jersey Light Rail)
Lindenwold NJ (sort of) NJT AC trains and PATCO (can thru ticket from Amtrak)
Newark NJ (PATH) (or did someone get this one already…?)
Cricket is so right. Far too many urban planners fail to recognize that the city itself, despite all of its attractions, is not considered an suitable enviroment by most people with families. They will abandon it as soon as it becomes economically feasible and return only after the nest is empty. Amtrak is not relevant to them unless a means exists to get from the surburb to the central station.