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Amtrak's Cardinal
Chicago - Indianapolis - Cincinnati - Charleston - Washington - New York
Schedule effective April 24, 2006.Reservations required. See your travel agent, call 1-800-USA-RAIL, or visit tickets.amtrak.com for reservations and fare information.
Additional Washington-Chicago service available on the Capitol Limited
For additional service between New York and Chicago see the Lake Shore Limited schedule.
Indianapolis-Chicago service is available on this schedule on the Hoosier State on days the Cardinal does not operate.
- Scenic highlights along the route.
- Connecting services.
- Services on the Cardinal.
R51 R51 Train number R50
Dp NYP Dp NYP Ar NYP
Su WeFr Days of Operation WeFrSu
Read down miles Read up
8:55a 9:25a 0 Dp New York, NY-Penn Sta. (ET) Ar 11:10p
P 9:11a P 9:41a 10 Newark, NJ D10:49p
P 9:43a P10:13a 58 Trenton, NJ D10:17p
P10:15a P10:43a 90 Philadelphia, PA-30th St. Sta. D 9:47p
P10:36a P11:04a 116 Wilmington, DE D 9:24p
P11:20p P 1:48a 185 Baltimore, MD-Penn Sta. D 8:40p
12:01p 12:25p 225 Ar Washington, DC Dp
1:05p 1:05p Dp Ar D 7:45p
1:24p 1:24p 233 Alexandria, VA D 7:09p
1:57p 1:57p 257 Manassas, VA 6:25p
2:30p 2:30p 292 Culpeper, VA 5:50p
3:50p 3:50p 339 Charlottesville, VA (Richmond) 4:37p
4:52p 4:52p 379 Staunton, VA 3:21p
6:00p 6:00p 437 Ar Clifton Forge, WV Dp 2:09p
6:03p 6:03p Dp Ar 2:04p
6:55p 6:55p 471 White Sulphur Springs, WV 1:15p
(Greenbrier)
F 7:26p F 7:26p 496 Alderson, WV F12:43p
7:56p 7:56p 516 Hinton, WV 12:13p
8:26p 8:26p 539 Prince, WV (Beckley) 11:43a
F 8:42p F 8:42p 550 Thurmond, WV F11:26a
9:33p 9:33p 552 Montgomery, WV 10:35a
10:05p 10:05p 618 Charleston, WV 10:06a
11:30p 11:30p 667 Huntington, WV 8:59a
11:53p 11:53p 682 Ashland, KY (Kenova, WV) 8:04a
12:36a 12:36a 712 So. Portsmouth-So. Shore, KY 7:19a
1:31a 1:31a 765 Maysville, KY 6:26a
2:58a 2:58a 827 Ar Cincinnati, OH-Union Term. Dp 5:04a
3:05a 3:05a Dp Ar 4:52a
5:00a 5:00a 893 Connersville, IN (EST) 3:01a
6:39a 6:39a 950 Ar Indianapolis, IN Dp 1:45a
6:50a 6:50a Dp Ar 1:35a
F 7:48a F 7:48a 997 Crawfordsvile, IN F12:15p
8:22a 8:22a 1024 Lafayette, IN (EST) 11:43p
8:20a 8:20a 1071 Rensselaer, IN (CT) 9:41p
9:03a 9:03a 1117 Dyer, IN 8:57p
10:40a 10:40a 1146 Ar Chicago, IL-Union Sta. (CT) Dp 7:45p
Ar CHI Dp CHI
Mo ThSa Days of Operation TuThSa
D -- Stops to discharge passenger only
F -- Stops only on signal, or advance notice to conductor.
P -- Stops only to pick up passengers.
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Thruway Motorcoach Connections
- Chicago - Green Bay, WI - Marquette, MI
- Chicago - Madison, WI
- Cincinnati - Chicago
- Chicago - Indianapolis - Louisville
- Richmond - Charlottesville
- Davenport, IA - Galesburg, IL - Bloomington - Champaign - Indianapolis, IN
Richmond - Charlottesville
4051 Thruway Bus Number 4050
SuWeFr Days of Operation WeFrSu
R51 Connecting Train R50
miles .
2:00p 0 Dp Richmond, VA, Staples Mill Ar 6:15p
3:30p 69 Ar Charlottesville, VA (Union Sta) Dp 4:45p
Operated by James River Bus Lines.
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Services on the Cardinal
- Coaches -- Reservations required.
- Sleeping cars:
- First Class Viewliner® Service.
- Reservations required.
- Fare includes meal service.
- Amtrak's Metropolitan Lounge®/Club Acela® available in Chicago and Washington, D.C. for First Class Service passengers.
- Dinette -- Complete meals Washington - Chicago, sandwiches, snacks and beverages.
- Dinner not served on train 50, departing Chicago.
- Sandwiches, snacks, and beverages.
- Entertainment -- Guides provide scenic commentary between Charleston, WV and White Sulpher Springs, WV eastbound on Train 50.
- Smoking -- Smoking is prohibited entirely on this train. Passengers may smoke on station platforms as announced by train crews, and must remain next to the train, ready to board immediately upon hearing the sound of the locomotive horn and verbal "All Aboard" calls.
- Baggage -- No checked baggage
- Sleeping cars:
Scenic Highlights
- Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains
- Shenandoah Valley
- World famous Greenbrier mountain resort
- "Wild and Wonderful" West Virginia vistas
- Scenic Ohio River and Indiana farmlands
Click here for service and travel information from Amtrak's WWW page. Links above also take you to Amtrak's page.
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Credits:
- Updated to April 24 schedules April 18, 2006.
- These schedules authorized by Amtrak, and provided by volunteers from the railroad newsgroup.
- Click here for complete credits and more information.
Notice:
- Subject to change without notice.
- Neither Amtrak nor the authors accept responsibility for errors or omissions.
- Please confirm departure and arrival times when making reservations.
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