Carolinian and Piedmont
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- This article is about a train. For the Austronesian language, see Carolinian language.
The Carolinian is a 704-mile (1133 km) daily passenger train operated by Amtrak between Charlotte, North Carolina and New York City. The train does not have a sleeping car because it does not operate in the overnight hours. The train leaves its origin station (Charlotte or New York) in the morning and arrives at its final destination in the evening. On-Board services include coach, business class, and dinette cars.
The Piedmont provides an additional trip over the 173-mile (278 km) section of the line between Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina. There is one train a day leaving Raleigh at 7:05am, arriving in Charlotte by 10:14am. It begins the return journey from Charlotte at 5:30pm and returns to Raleigh at 8:40pm.
The Carolinian and Piedmont are financed jointly by Amtrak and the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
[edit] Route details
The tracks used were originally part of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Southern Railway systems. The following lines are used:
- See Northeast Corridor for the PRR lines north of Washington, D.C.
- Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Washington to Richmond
- Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac and Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Connection (RF&P) in Richmond
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad main line, Richmond to Selma
- North Carolina Railroad (Southern), Selma to Charlotte
[edit] Station stops
The Carolinian runs as train 79 southbound and 80 northbound; the Piedmont is 73 southbound and 74 northbound. The following station stops are made:
- Rocky Mount
- Wilson
- Selma-Smithfield
- Raleigh
- Cary
- Durham
- Burlington
- Greensboro
- High Point
- Salisbury
- Kannapolis
- Charlotte
| Amtrak routes |
|---|
| Northeast
Acela Express - Adirondack - Auto Train - Capitol Limited - Cardinal - Carolinian - Crescent - Downeaster - Empire Service - Ethan Allen Express - Keystone Service - Lake Shore Limited - Maple Leaf - Metroliner - Palmetto - Pennsylvanian - Regional - Silver Meteor - Silver Star - Vermonter |
| South
Auto Train - Carolinian - City of New Orleans - Crescent - Palmetto - Piedmont - Heartland Flyer - Silver Meteor - Silver Star - Sunset Limited - Texas Eagle |
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