I found this list on another site. Can't vouch for the accuracy, but interesting.
Thats only ones without internal rail, not ones without rail service by Amtrak.I found this list on another site. Can't vouch for the accuracy, but interesting.
I agree. That list seems to have a double-standard.Interesting that Milwaukee gets a yes with 7 Amtrak trains per day, but Hartford which sees 6 Amtrak trains per day doesn't get a yes. I'm not sure how one less train per day doesn't qualify as frequent Amtrak service.
I would buy that arguement but for the fact that Milwaukee does not have internal city transportation, at least of the rail type. Therefore if it gets a mention, and specifically an Amtrak mention, then at the very least so should Hartford which only has one less RT per day than MKE.Aloha
I was about to make the same comments that most of you said because I knew Hartford had rail service, but GML correctly pointed out the list referred to internal city transportation.
Mahalo
Eric
Take away the unreserved coach, and that description fits mosts of the runs on the Inland Route that serves Hartford.The Hiawatha service looks like a commuter rail operation to me. Unreserved coach, fairly frequent departures at ideal work hours, and no snack car.
No, state sponsorship can't be the criteria, because Kansas City and Oklahoma City are listed as rail-less but both are served by state-sponsored Amtrak trains.I think the list is locally funded rail service. The Hiawatha service is state funded and counts as a local initiative. The Springfield shuttle through Hartford is Amtrak funded and is not a local initiative. Ditto for the Amtrak service through Richmond VA.
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