Biggest Cities With no Rail service

[Guest]

The it was stated it sounded like he meant "Some of these state capitals don't have service," obviously he meant, "Among these are some state capitals without service." By the way Guest, I would've fallen asleep in English not Geography. :unsure:

I'm wouldn't be suprised if you slept through every class.

 

[Anthony]

I'm wouldn't be suprised if you slept through every class.

Suprizing, indeed.

(Clever...) :lol:

 

[Amtrak Watcher]

Extra Credit

Question 1 - Which of the cities in my long list of unserved cities is a state capital?

Question 2 - What state capitals are currently served by Amtrak?

 

[Guest]

Extra Credit
Question 1 - Which of the cities in my long list of unserved cities is a state capital?

Question 2 - What state capitals are currently served by Amtrak?

I know the capital of Montana. It's "M".

 

[Guest]

I'm in Baton Rouge and I have to go to Lafayette to catch the train! :angry: The train goes from Hammond (east of Baton Rouge) to New Orleans (south of Baton Rouge) to Lafayette (west of Baton Rouge). It skips Baton Rouge on purpose to go down to New Orleans. I guess New Orleans is more important.

 

[PRR 60]

The following 28 state capitals have Amtrak train service:

Arkansas, Little Rock

California, Sacramento

Colorado, Denver

Connecticut, Hartford

Florida, Tallahassee

Georgia, Atlanta

Illinois, Springfield

Indiana, Indianapolis

Kansas, Topeka

Massachusetts, Boston

Michigan, Lansing

Minnesota, St. Paul

Mississippi, Jackson

Missouri, Jefferson City

Nebraska, Lincoln

New Jersey, Trenton

New York, Albany

North Carolina, Raleigh

Oklahoma, Oklahoma City

Oregon, Salem

Pennsylvania, Harrisburg

Rhode Island, Providence

South Carolina, Columbia

Texas, Austin

Utah, Salt Lake City

Virginia, Richmond

Washington, Olympia

West Virginia, Charleston

The following 9 state capitals do not have Amtrak train service, but have Amtrak Thruway bus service:

Alabama, Montgomery

Arizona, Phoenix

Idaho, Boise

Nevada, Carson City

New Hampshire, Concord

New Mexico, Santa Fe

Ohio, Columbus

Tennessee, Nashville

Wisconsin, Madison

The following 13 state capitals have no Amtrak service:

Alaska, Juneau

Delaware, Dover

Hawaii, Honolulu

Iowa, Des Moines

Kentucky, Frankfort

Louisiana, Baton Rouge

Maine, Augusta

Maryland, Annapolis

Montana, Helena

North Dakota, Bismarck

South Dakota, Pierre

Vermont, Montpelier

Wyoming, Cheyenne

 

[efin98]

Extra Credit
Question 1 - Which of the cities in my long list of unserved cities is a state capital?

Question 2 - What state capitals are currently served by Amtrak?

1.State capitals on the list:

Phoenix, AZ

Cheyenne, WY

Nashville, TN

Montgomery, AL

Columbus, OH

Des Moines, IA

Baton Rouge, LA

Carson City, NV

Madison, WI

Honolulu, HI

Anchorage, AK

2. State Capitals with service:

Boston, MA

Albany, NY

Providence, RI

Hartford, CT

Springfield, IL

Sacramento, CA

Austin, TX

Tallahassee, FL

Harrisburg, PA

Raleigh, NC

Richmond, VA

Lansing, MI

Omaha, NE

St. Paul, MN

Indianapolis, IN

Charleston, WV

Columbia, SC

Olympia, WA

Santa Fe, NM(via Thruway bus)

Montpelier, VT

Concord, NH(via Thruway bus)

Jefferson City, MO

Oklahoma City, OK

Topeka, KS

Trenton, NJ

Denver, CO

Boise, ID(via Thruway bus)

Atlanta, GA

Jackson, MS

Little Rock, AR

Nashville, TN(via Thruway bus)

Salt Lake City, UT

Dover, DE(via Thruway bus)

Phoenix, AZ(via Thruway bus)

Amtrak also has service to two Canadian Provincial capitals with Toronto and Vancouver being served

 

[Anthony]

I know the capital of Montana.  It's "M".

I too thought so, but a visit to Merriam-Webster shut me up.

Main Entry: 3capital
Function: noun
Etymology: French or Italian; French, from Italian capitale, from capitale, adjective, chief, principal, from Latin capitalis

...

3 [2capital] a : a city serving as a seat of government b : a city preeminent in some special activity <the fashion capital>

The numbers attached to "capital" are in fact superscript.

"capitol" seems to refer to the building itself?

Main Entry: cap·i·tol 
Pronunciation: 'ka-p&-t&l, 'kap-t&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Capitolium, temple of Jupiter at Rome on the Capitoline hill
1 a : a building in which a state legislative body meets b : a group of buildings in which the functions of state government are carried out
2 capitalized : the building in which the U.S. Congress meets at Washington

with no alternate definitions.

 

[gswager]

Anthony is right! Everyone didn't get the credits! :lol:

Thanks Anthony for telling us the different between capitol and capital.

 

[efin98]

must have been a freudian slip- yeah, that's the ticket

 

[Anthony]

What would we do without our usual, sarcastic "Guest"?

 

[capltd29]

They really need fast frequent reliable service along the 3 C route as STated in "AMTRAK 30"

 

[battalion51]

I'm wouldn't be suprised if you slept through every class.

Suprizing, indeed.

(Clever...) :lol:

Good call sir. :lol: I don't sleep throguh classes, I skip them. It's nice to be a walking hall pass. What school do you know that lets a Senior order $17,000 in equipment? Mine. Who's the Senior? Me.

 

[engine999]

I'm wouldn't be suprised if you slept through every class.

Suprizing, indeed.

(Clever...) :lol:

Good call sir. :lol: I don't sleep throguh classes, I skip them. It's nice to be a walking hall pass. What school do you know that lets a Senior order $17,000 in equipment? Mine. Who's the Senior? Me.

You would be suprised what you can get, if you know the right people in the school district. Plus with all these grants out there, you can get the equipment at no cost.

 

[steve_relei]

While Anchorage, AK, is not on Amtrak's system, it does have the Alaska Railroad that still offers daily passenger train service to Fairbanks (to the north)--with two round trips during the summer months--and to Whittier and Seward to the south. And the Alaska is still a private railroad running privately-run passenger trains!

 

[engine999]

While Anchorage, AK, is not on Amtrak's system, it does have the Alaska Railroad that still offers daily passenger train service to Fairbanks (to the north)--with two round trips during the summer months--and to Whittier and Seward to the south. And the Alaska is still a private railroad running privately-run passenger trains!

I thought the Alaska railraod was owned by the state.

 

[efin98]

While Anchorage, AK, is not on Amtrak's system, it does have the Alaska Railroad that still offers daily passenger train service to Fairbanks (to the north)--with two round trips during the summer months--and to Whittier and Seward to the south. And the Alaska is still a private railroad running privately-run passenger trains!

I thought the Alaska railraod was owned by the state.

You are indeed correct, it hass been owned by the State of Alaska since 1985 as per this webpage

The Alaska Railroad Corporation is a self-sustaining, full-service railroad serving ports and communities from the Gulf of Alaska to Fairbanks. Owned by the State of Alaska since 1985, the Railroad is overseen by a seven-member Board of Directors appointed by the Governor of Alaska.

Also the Alaska Railroad does not serve the state capital which is Juneau- it does serve the largest cities and biggest attractions though.