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Many major cities and regional population centers in the United States lack any form of inter-city passenger rail service, which would typically be provided by Amtrak. Six metropolitan statistical areas of more than one million residents do not have inter-city train service, nor do the states of South Dakota or Wyoming. There are no international passenger trains between the United States and Mexico, nor to Canada outside of Ontario, Montreal, and Vancouver.

Cities lacking inter-city rail service

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For purposes of this list, a city is considered served if it is within 35 miles (56 km) of an Amtrak or other inter-city passenger rail station. However, some of these cities may be served directly by Amtrak Thruway services. Unless otherwise noted, the provider of the last passenger service is noted in each of the following cities was Amtrak. A partial list of the cities with a greater metropolitan population of over 100,000 that are not served by some form of inter-city rail service is as follows (in order by decreasing population):[1][2]

City Metropolitan area population (2019 est.)[3] Last active station Notes
Las Vegas, Nevada 2,266,715 Las Vegas station Last service was the Desert Wind in 1997. Planned high-speed rail service by Brightline West to Enterprise, Nevada expected in 2028. Amtrak service is also proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Columbus, Ohio 2,122,271 Columbus Union Station[5] Last service was the National Limited in 1979. Largest city in the United States without rail transport of any kind. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Nashville, Tennessee 2,012,476 Nashville Union Station Last inter-city service was the Floridian in 1979. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan while a Nashville route has been in early talks since January 2020.[4][6] Early funding has been provided for Nashville–Atlanta passenger rail. The WeGo Star provides limited commuter rail service, but does not connect to the inter-city rail network.
Louisville, Kentucky 1,395,855 Louisville Union Station Last service was the Kentucky Cardinal in 2003. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Tulsa, Oklahoma 1,023,988 Tulsa Union Depot Last service was the Santa Fe's The Tulsan in 1971. Several plans for rail service have been proposed, but all of them have fallen through.[7]
Honolulu, Hawaii 1,016,508 Last service was by the Oahu Railway and Land Company in the late 1930s or early 1940s. New Skyline rapid transit line opened on June 30, 2023.
Knoxville, Tennessee 879,773 Southern Terminal Last service was the Southern Railway's Pelican in 1970.
McAllen, Texas 870,781 McAllen Central Station Last service was the Southern Pacific's McAllen-Brownsville shuttle in 1952.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 854,884 Baton Rouge station Last service was the Kansas City Southern's Southern Belle in 1969. New service from New Orleans has been studied and has support.[8] Amtrak service is also proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Allentown – Bethlehem – Easton, Pennsylvania 844,046 Allentown station (LV) Last service was regional service in 1981, carried by SEPTA. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Bethlehem Union Station
North Port – Sarasota – Bradenton, Florida – Venice, Florida 836,995 Bradenton Atlantic Coast Line Depot
Sarasota Atlantic Coast Line Depot 		Last service was the Seaboard Coast Line's Champion in 1971.[9]
Dayton, Ohio - Springfield, Ohio 807,611 Dayton Union Station Last service was the National Limited in 1979. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Boise, Idaho 764,718 Boise Union Pacific Depot Last service was the Pioneer in 1997.
Cape Coral, Florida - Fort Myers, Florida 760,822 Last service was the Seaboard Coast Line's Champion in 1971.[10]
Colorado Springs, Colorado 755,105 Colorado Springs Santa Fe Depot Last service was Burlington Route's Texas Zephyr in 1967. New service planned as a new section of the Southwest Chief to Colorado Springs under study.[11] Amtrak service is also proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Des Moines, Iowa 699,292 Des Moines Rock Island Depot Last service was a Rock Island unnamed successor (ending in 1970) to the Des Moines Rocket and Corn Belt Rocket, both ending in 1967. There were plans for a new service from Chicago to Des Moines and Omaha but Iowa refused to provide funds for operations.[12]
Augusta, Georgia 608,980 Augusta Union Station Last traditional passenger service was by the Georgia Railroad in 1969, although the Georgia provided a little-used mixed train service until 1983.[citation needed]
Space Coast area (Cocoa Beach – Melbourne – Palm Bay – Titusville, Florida) 601,942 Cocoa-Rockledge station
Melbourne station 		Last had passenger service in 1968, when the Florida East Coast Railroad ended its operations. The last interstate trains were in 1963 when the East Coast Champion and City of Miami routes were moved inland from the Atlantic Coast. The Havana Special ended entirely that year. However, a private regional rail line, Brightline, is now open Miami-Orlando via the Space Coast, using the FEC right-of-way, and a newly built segment Cocoa Beach-Orlando. An infill station is planned for the Space Coast in Cocoa Beach, where Brightline has already bought land for a station.[13]
Chattanooga, Tennessee 565,194 Terminal Station Last service was the Louisville and Nashville's The Georgian in 1971. New service possible via proposed Nashville route and the American Jobs Plan mentioned above.[6][4]
Scranton – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 553,885 Scranton station (DL&W) Last service was the Erie Lackawanna's Lake Cities in 1970. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan as part of the Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project.[4]
Youngstown, Ohio 536,081 Youngstown station (B&O) Last service was the Three Rivers in 2005.
Fayetteville, Arkansas 534,901 Fayetteville Frisco Depot Last service was a section of the Frisco's Meteor in 1965.
Tri-Cities area (Kingsport/Johnson City/Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol, Virginia) 530,385 Bristol station Last service was the Norfolk and Western and Southern Railway's unnamed successor train to their Birmingham Special in 1971. Virginia officials are working on bringing Amtrak service to Bristol.[14][15]
Lexington, Kentucky 517,056 Last service was the Southern Railway's Royal Palm in 1970 and the Chesapeake and Ohio's George Washington in 1971.
Pensacola, Florida 502,629 Pensacola station Service suspended August 2005, on Sunset Limited east of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It is proposed to return service to the line.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 496,901 Myrtle Beach Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station Last service was a mixed train operated by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1955.[16]
Treasure Coast area (Fort Pierce - Port St. Lucie – Sebastian – Vero Beach, Florida) 489,297 Vero Beach station
Fort Pierce station
Stuart station 		Last had passenger service in 1968, when the Florida East Coast Railroad ended its operations. The last interstate trains were in 1963 when the East Coast Champion and City of Miami routes were moved inland from the Atlantic Coast. The Havana Special ended entirely that year. However, a private regional rail service, Brightline, is now open Miami-Orlando via the Treasure Coast, using the FEC right-of-way, and a newly built segment Cocoa Beach-Orlando. An infill station is planned for Stuart and could begin as early as 2026.[17]
Huntsville, Alabama 471,824 Huntsville Depot Last service was the Southern Railway's Tennessean in 1968.
Springfield, Missouri 470,300 Springfield station Last service was the Frisco's Meteor and Will Rogers in 1967.
Asheville, North Carolina 462,680 Asheville Southern Railway Passenger Depot Last service was the Southern Railway's Asheville Special in 1975. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Mobile, Alabama 429,536 Mobile station Service suspended August 2005, on Sunset Limited east of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. As stated with the Mississippi part of the route, service could come back as early as 2024.[18]
Corpus Christi, Texas 429,024 Corpus Christi station Last service was the Texas Mexican Railway's Tex-Mex Express in 1989.
Brownsville, Texas 423,163 Brownsville station Last service was the Missouri Pacific Railroad's Pioneer in 1964.
Gulfport – Biloxi – Pascagoula, Mississippi 417,665 Gulfport station Service suspended August 2005, on Sunset Limited east of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Amtrak has announced Gulf Coast Service between New Orleans and Mobile would start as early as 2024.[18]
Biloxi station
Pascagoula station
Manchester – Nashua, New Hampshire 417,025 Manchester Union Station Last service was unnamed successor train to the Boston and Maine's Alouette in 1965. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[19] Extension of MBTA's Lowell Line is also proposed.
Salisbury – Ocean City, Maryland 415,726 Salisbury Union Station Last service was the Pennsylvania Railroad's Del-Mar-Va Express in 1958.
Appleton – Oshkosh – Neenah, Wisconsin 409,881 Last service was an unnamed Chicago and North Western train in 1971, having been previously served by the CNW's Peninsula 400. At least part of the area could see proposed Amtrak service under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Peoria, Illinois 400,561 Peoria station Last service was the Prairie Marksman in 1981. However, Amtrak continued to stop at Chillicothe, 20 miles (32 km) north, until 1996. New service to Peoria was studied by Illinois DOT.[20]
Shreveport – Bossier City, Louisiana 394,706 Shreveport Union Station Last service was the Kansas City Southern's Southern Belle in 1969. Planned Amtrak service from Birmingham to Dallas/Fort Worth via Shreveport never materialized, service from the city to Dallas being studied by DOT.[21]
Tallahassee, Florida 387,227 Tallahassee station Service suspended August 2005, on Sunset Limited east of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It is proposed to return service to the line.
Naples, Florida 384,902 Last service was an Atlantic Coast Line connector service to the West Coast Champion in 1960, between Ft. Myers and Naples.
Clermont, Florida - Leesburg, Florida 383,956 Last service was Seaboard Coast Line local Jacksonville - St. Petersburg service in 1971.
Quad Cities area (Davenport/Bettendorf, Iowa, Rock Island/Moline, Illinois) 379,172 Rock Island station Last service was the Rock Island's Quad Cities Rocket in 1979. A proposed line that would use the same name would bring service back to Moline and is supported by local officials and the American Jobs Plan.[22][4]
Moline station
Montgomery, Alabama 373,290 Montgomery Union Station Last service was the Gulf Breeze in 1995. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, North Carolina 369,711 Last service was the North Carolina branch of the Southern Railway's Carolina Special in 1968. At least part of the area could see proposed Amtrak service under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Fort Collins, Colorado 356,899 Fort Collins station Last service was the Burlington Route's Shoshone in 1967. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Midland – Odessa, Texas 348,826 Last service was the Missouri Pacific's West Texas Eagle in 1969.
Ocala, Florida 343,254 Ocala Union Station Last service was the Palmetto in 2004, when Amtrak truncated the run to Savannah, Georgia.
Rockford, Illinois 336,116 Last service was the Black Hawk in 1981. New service via a restoration of the train route, was planned by 2015 was suspended by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, but was restarted in 2019 by Governor J.B. Pritzker.[23][24] As of 2023, Metra is planned to operate the service.[25] Restoration of the Black Hawk is also proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Gainesville, Florida 329,128 Last service was a Seaboard Coast Line train connecting to the Champion
Greeley, Colorado 324,492 Greeley station Last service was the Pioneer in 1997.
Green Bay, Wisconsin 322,906 Green Bay station (CNW) Last service were unnamed Chicago and North Western trains in 1971, having been previously served by the CNW's Flambeau 400 and Peninsula 400. At least part of the area could see proposed Amtrak service under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Lubbock, Texas 322,257 Lubbock station Last service was the Santa Fe's unnamed service between Temple and Clovis, New Mexico, ending between 1968 and 1970.
Columbus, Georgia 321,048 Last service was the Illinois Central's City of Miami in 1971. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Evansville, Indiana 315,086 Evansville Station (Louisville and Nashville) Last service was the Louisville and Nashville's The Georgian in 1971.
Clarksville, Tennessee 307,820 Clarksville station Last service was a Memphis section of the L&N's Pan-American in 1965.
Wilmington, North Carolina 297,533 Wilmington Union Station Last service was the Seaboard Coast Line's Palmetto in 1968. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Twin Ports area (Duluth, Minnesota, Superior, Wisconsin) 288,732 Duluth Depot Last service was the North Star in 1985. There are plans to restore passenger service from St. Paul with a new train called the Northern Lights Express, although the owner of the train is currently unknown.[26][27] Amtrak service is also supported under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Superior Union Station
Crestview – Fort Walton Beach – Destin, Florida 286,973 Crestview station Service suspended August 2005, on Sunset Limited east of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It is proposed to return service to the line.
Laredo, Texas 276,652 Laredo station Last service was the Texas Mexican Railway's Tex-Mex Express in 1989. Last Amtrak service was the Inter-American in 1981.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 276,520[28] Cedar Rapids Union Station Last service was the Rock Island's Zephyr Rocket on April 8, 1967, with the Milwaukee Road ending service on the combined "City of Everywhere" on May 30, 1971, at nearby Marion.[29][30] Amtrak service is proposed in Iowa City, Iowa 20 miles (32 km) to the south under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 268,232 Sioux Falls station (Rock Island) Last service was a Sioux Falls section of the Milwaukee Road's Arrow in September 1965.
Amarillo, Texas 265,053 Amarillo station Last service was the Santa Fe's San Francisco Chief in 1971.
College Station – Bryan, Texas 264,728 Last service was the Dallas-Houston section of the Texas Eagle in 1995. Texas Central Railway service is projected to operate in the vicinity in 2026. Amtrak service is also proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Bloomsburg–Berwick–Sunbury, Pennsylvania 259,332 Last service was a Penn Central remnant of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Buffalo Day Express in 1971.[31][citation needed]
Yakima, Washington 250,873 Last service was in 1981 when the Empire Builder was rerouted through Everett, Washington.
Fort Smith, Arkansas 250,368 Last service was a section of the Frisco's Meteor in 1965.
Binghamton, New York 238,691 Binghamton station Last service was the Erie Lackawanna's Lake Cities in 1970.
Macon, Georgia 229,996 Macon Terminal Station Last service was the Central of Georgia's Nancy Hanks II in 1971. Amtrak service between Atlanta and Savannah with a stop in Macon is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Bay Minette – Daphne – Fairhope – Foley, Alabama 223,234 Last service was the Gulf Breeze in 1995. Amtrak's Sunset Limited made stops in nearby Atmore, Alabama, Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida until service was suspended in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina.
Rochester, Minnesota 221,921 Last service was the Chicago and North Western Railroad's Rochester 400 in 1963.
Medford, Oregon 220,944 Medford Southern Pacific Depot Last service was the Southern Pacific's River Rogue in the 1950s.
Las Cruces, New Mexico 218,195 Last service was the Santa Fe's El Pasoan in 1968.
Lima–Van Wert–Celina, Ohio 217,454[32] Last service was in 1991, when the Broadway Limited and the Capitol Limited were rerouted.
Athens, Georgia 213,750 Last service was the Seaboard Coast Line's Silver Comet in 1969.
Jacksonville, North Carolina 204,576 Last service was local connector service by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, ca. 1939.
Monroe, Louisiana 200,261 Last service was a Little Rock-Alexandria section of the Missouri Pacific's Texas Eagle in 1967; and the Southwestern Limited also in 1967.
Bend, Oregon 197,692 Last service was a regional mixed train run by the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1971.[33]
Spring Hill - Brooksville, Florida 194,515 Brooksville station Last service was local Jacksonville - St. Petersburg service in 1955 or 1956, run by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Nearby Dade City had Amtrak service with the Palmetto until that train was truncated to Savannah in 2004.
Warner Robins, Georgia 191,614 Warner Robins Depot Last service was the Southern Railway's Royal Palm in 1967.
Saginaw, Michigan 190,539 East Saginaw station Last service was the New York Central's local service to the area in 1964.[34][citation needed]
Punta Gorda – Port Charlotte – Boca Grande, Florida 188,910 Punta Gorda Atlantic Coast Line Depot Last service was a section of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad's pre-Amtrak Champion in 1971.
Terre Haute, Indiana 186,367 Terre Haute station Last service was the National Limited in 1979.
Billings, Montana 184,167 Billings station Last service was the North Coast Hiawatha in 1979.
Dover, Delaware 180,786 Last service was the Pennsylvania Railroad's Blue Diamond in 1965.
St. George, Utah 180,279 Although no line (nor any railroad tracks) runs through, the city has Amtrak Thruway services.
Joplin, Missouri 179,564 Joplin Union Depot Last service was the Kansas City Southern's Southern Belle in 1969.
Bowling Green, Kentucky 179,240 Bowling Green station (Louisville and Nashville) Last service was the Floridian in 1979.
Elmira – Corning, New York 178,832[35] Last service was the Erie Lackawanna's Lake Cities in 1970.
Jackson, Tennessee 178,644 Last service the Illinois Central's City of Miami train in 1971.
Panama City, Florida 174,705 Last service was Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railroad passenger service in 1957.
Muskegon, Michigan 173,566 Muskegon station Last service was the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's passenger service in 1971.
Iowa City, Iowa 173,105 Last service was a Rock Island unnamed successor (ending in c. 1970) to the Des Moines Rocket and Corn Belt Rocket, both ending in 1967. New service was possible around 2016, but did not work out.[36] Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Abilene, Texas 172,060 Last service was the Missouri Pacific's West Texas Eagle in 1969.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 170,271 East Stroudsburg station Last service was the Erie Lackawanna's Lake Cities in 1970. Amtrak service is proposed as part of the Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project.
Greenville - Winterville, North Carolina 170,243 Last service was on the first Norfolk Southern's Norfolk-Raleigh main line, ca. late 1940s.
Eau Claire – Menomonie, Wisconsin 169,304 Eau Claire station Last service was the Chicago and North Western Railroad's Twin Cities 400 in 1963. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Bloomington, Indiana 169,230 Last service was the Floridian in 1979.
Waterloo – Cedar Falls, Iowa 168,522 Last service was the Illinois Central's Hawkeye in 1971.
Pueblo, Colorado 168,424 Pueblo Union Depot Last service was a Denver-La Junta connecting train operated by the Santa Fe Railway in 1971. New service planned as a new section of the Southwest Chief to Colorado Springs under study.[37] Amtrak service is also proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Blacksburg – Christiansburg, Virginia 167,531 Christiansburg station Last service was the Hilltopper in 1979. New service being studied by VDOT.[38] Amtrak service is also proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Tupelo, Mississippi 166,379[39] Tupelo station Last service was the Frisco's Southland in 1967.
Auburn – Opelika, Alabama 164,542 Last service was the Illinois Central Railroad's City of Miami serving Opelika, part of the Auburn MSA, which had its last run in 1971. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Janesville, Wisconsin 163,354 Janesville station Last service was the Lake Country Limited in 2001.
Wausau – Marshfield, Wisconsin 163,285 Wausau station Last service was the Soo Line's Laker in 1965
Chambersburg – Waynesboro, Pennsylvania 155,027 Last service was the Pennsylvania Railroad's Nos. 638-645 (part of unnamed New York-Roanoke route via the Norfolk & Western's Shenandoah Route) in 1962.
Idaho Falls, Idaho metropolitan area 154,855 The last long-distance train was the Union Pacific's Butte Special in 1971.
Elizabethtown, Kentucky 153,928 Last service was the L&N's Pan-American in 1971.
Concord, New Hampshire 153,808 Last service was unnamed successor train to the Boston and Maine's Alouette in 1965. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[40]
Decatur, Alabama 152,603 Last service was the Floridian in 1979.
Bangor, Maine 152,148 Bangor Union Station Last service was the Boston and Maine's State of Maine Express and Bar Harbor Express in 1960. Extension of Downeaster service studied.
Alexandria, Louisiana 152,037 Last service was the Kansas City Southern's Southern Belle in 1969.
Wichita Falls, Texas 151,254 Last service was the Burlington Route's Texas Zephyr in 1967. Although still in the planning phase, local officials are currently working to potentially bring an Amtrak stop to the city.[41]
Traverse City, Michigan 150,475[42] Last service was an unnamed successor C&O/B&O Railroad train to the Resort Special in 1967. New service under study.
Homosassa Springs, Florida 149,657 Last service was Atlantic Coast Line Railroad passenger service in 1957.
Vineland – Millville – Bridgeton, New Jersey 149,527 Last service was Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines commuter rail service in 1971.
Parkersburg – Vienna, West Virginia – Marietta, Ohio 149,469[43] Last service was the Shenandoah in 1981.
Ithaca – Cortland, New York 149,381[44] Ithaca station (LV) Last service was the Lehigh Valley's Maple Leaf in 1961.
Dothan, Alabama 149,358 Dothan station Last service was the Floridian in 1979.
Valdosta, Georgia 148,126 Valdosta station Last service was the Floridian in 1979.
Florence – Muscle Shoals, Alabama 147,970 Last service was the Southern Railway's Tennessean in 1968.
Albany, Georgia 146,726 Albany station Last service was the Illinois Central's City of Miami in 1971.
Dalton, Georgia 144,724 Dalton station Last service was the Louisville and Nashville's The Georgian in 1971. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Sioux City, Iowa 144,701 Sioux City station Last service was the Illinois Central's Hawkeye in 1971.
Rapid City, South Dakota 142,107 Rapid City station Last service was the Milwaukee Road's Sioux in 1951, when the run was truncated to Canton, South Dakota.
Sumter, South Carolina 140,466 Last service was a Florence, SC -- Augusta, GA section of the Seaboard Coast Line's Champion in 1970.
Morgantown, West Virginia 139,044 Morgantown station Last service was an unnamed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train in 1953.
Wheeling, West Virginia 138,948 Wheeling station Last service was the Baltimore and Ohio's Chicago-West Virginia Night Express in 1961.
Morristown, Tennessee 137,612 Last service was the Southern Railway's Birmingham Special in 1970.
Eureka, California 135,839[45] Last service was a local Northwestern Pacific Railroad train in 1971.
Jonesboro, Arkansas 134,196 Last service was the Frisco Railway's Southland in 1967.
The Villages, Florida 132,420 Last service was the Palmetto in 2004, when Amtrak truncated the run to Savannah, Georgia.
Manhattan, Kansas 130,285 Last service was the Union Pacific's City of Kansas City in 1971.
Bismarck, North Dakota 128,949 Last service was the North Coast Hiawatha in 1979.
Jamestown – Dunkirk – Fredonia, New York 126,636[46] Last service was the Erie Lackawanna's Lake Cities in 1970. Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited passes through Dunkirk, but does not stop.
Lawton, Oklahoma 126,415 Last service was the Frisco's Meteor in 1967.
New Bern, North Carolina 124,284 Last service was the Atlantic and East Carolina Railway's regional service in 1950 or 1951.
Augusta – Waterville, Maine 122,241[47] Last service was the Boston and Maine's State of Maine Express and Bar Harbor Express in 1960.
St. Joseph, Missouri 121,467 Last service was the Burlington Northern's unnamed service between Kansas City and Omaha in 1971.
Mansfield, Ohio 121,154 Last service was the Penn Central's Manhattan Limited and Pennsylvania Limited, both in 1971.
Missoula, Montana 119,600 Missoula station (NP) Last service was the North Coast Hiawatha in 1979.
Owensboro, Kentucky 119,440 Last service was an unnamed L&N train in 1958.
Bozeman, Montana 118,960 Bozeman station Last service was the North Coast Hiawatha in 1979.
Brunswick, Georgia 118,779 Last service was the Southern Railway's Kansas City-Florida Special in 1964.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin 118,034 Last service was an unnamed Chicago and North Western train in 1971, having been previously served by the Peninsula 400.
Watertown – Fort Drum, New York 116,721 Last service was the New York Central Railroad's regional service in 1964.
Temecula, California 114,761[48] None Never had train service.
Muncie, Indiana 114,135 Muncie Depot (C,R&M) Last service was the Cardinal in 1986, when Amtrak rerouted the train west.
Cleveland, Tennessee 113,358 Last service was the Southern Railway's Birmingham Special in 1970.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania 113,299 Last service was a Penn Central remnant of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Buffalo Day Express in 1971.
Lewiston – Auburn, Maine 111,139 Lewiston station Last direct service was the Boston and Maine Railroad's and Maine Central Railroad's The Gull in 1960. Grand Trunk Western summer service to nearby Danville Junction ended in 1967.
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan - Alma, Michigan 110,583 Last service was the Ann Arbor Railroad's Toledo - Frankfort service in 1950.
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 104,154 Fond du Lac station Last service was an unnamed Chicago and North Western train in 1971, having been previously served by the CNW's Peninsula 400. At least part of the area could see proposed Amtrak service under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Decatur, Illinois 103,998 Decatur station Last service was the Illini in 1983, when the run was truncated to Champaign, Illinois.
Bay City, Michigan 103,856 Last service was the New York Central Railroad's regional service in 1964.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 103,852 Gettysburg station Last service was Western Maryland Railway passenger service in 1942.
Mankato, Minnesota 103,612 Mankato Union Depot Last service was the Chicago and North Western Railway's Minnesota 400 in 1963.
Cheyenne, Wyoming 100,512 Cheyenne Depot Last service was the Pioneer in 1997. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Dubuque, Iowa 100,388[49] Dubuque station Last service was the Black Hawk in 1981. New service proposed as an extension of the proposed Rockford service mentioned above.[50]

Cities with nearby services

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In addition, the following cities are not directly served by inter-city rail service, but have a rail station within 35 miles (56 km) of the city.

City Metropolitan area population (2019 est.)[51] Last active station Notes
Phoenix, and Mesa, Arizona 4,948,203 Phoenix Union Station Direct service ended in June 1996 when Amtrak rerouted the Sunset Limited 30 miles (48 km) south to Maricopa, Arizona, after Southern Pacific (now part of the Union Pacific) threatened to abandon the line from Yuma.

Phoenix remains connected via Amtrak Thruway motorcoach service to the Southwest Chief at Flagstaff and to the Sunset Limited at Maricopa. Restored Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]

Albany, New York 880,381 Albany Union Station Lost direct service in 1981 when intercity service was shifted to adjacent Rensselaer, New York.
Akron, Ohio 703,479 Akron station (Amtrak) Direct service gained in 1990 with the rerouting of the Broadway Limited, then lost in 2005 with the discontinuance of the Three Rivers. Service on the Capitol Limited 24 miles (39 km) to the southeast at Alliance, Ohio. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Ogden, Utah 683,864 Ogden Union Station Last direct inter-city service was the Pioneer in 1997. Currently directly served by the Utah Transit Authority's FrontRunner commuter rail. Amtrak service 30 miles (48 km) to the south in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Winston–Salem, North Carolina 676,008 Last service was by Southern Railway in 1970. Service 16 miles (26 km) to the Southeast in High Point, North Carolina.
Daytona Beach, Florida 668,365 Last had passenger service in 1968, when the Florida East Coast Railroad ended its operations. The last interstate trains were in 1963 when the East Coast Champion and City of Miami routes were moved inland from the Atlantic Coast. The Havana Special ended entirely that year. Amtrak trains stop at DeLand Station, 28 miles (45 km) to the west.
Madison, Wisconsin 664,865 Madison station (Milwaukee Road) Last direct service was the Milwaukee Road's Varsity and Sioux in 1971. Service 28 miles (45 km) to the northeast in Columbus, Wisconsin. New direct service between Madison and Chicago via Milwaukee was planned but Wisconsin governor Scott Walker rejected federal funding for the project.[52][53] Amtrak service is now proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Wichita, Kansas 640,218 Wichita Union Station Last direct service was the Lone Star in 1979. Service 25 miles (40 km) to the north at Newton, Kansas. New direct service being studied with extension of Heartland Flyer to Kansas City or Newton.[54] The service is also supported under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Virginia Beach, Virginia 457,672 Service 5 miles (8.0 km) to the west at Norfolk station. Expansion of The Tide light rail into Virginia Beach is proposed, which would provide a local rail connection to Norfolk station.
York, Pennsylvania 449,058 Service 24 miles (39 km) to the east at Lancaster station.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 413,263 Fort Wayne station Last direct service was in 1990, when the Broadway Limited rerouted through Nappanee, Indiana. Service 25 miles (40 km) to the north at Waterloo, Indiana.
Reading, Pennsylvania 421,164 Franklin Street station Last direct service was regional service in 1981, carried by SEPTA. Service 27 miles (43 km) to the southwest at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, without a transit connection. Last interstate train was the Reading's Queen of the Valley in 1967. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Canton, Ohio 397,520 Canton station Last direct service was in 1990, when the Broadway Limited rerouted through Nappanee, Indiana. Service 23 miles (37 km) to the northeast in Alliance, Ohio.
Boulder, Colorado 326,196 Boulder station Last direct service was the Burlington Route's Shoshone in 1967. Service 25 miles (40 km) to the southeast at Denver, Colorado. Service is proposed for the RTD B Line. Amtrak service is proposed under the American Jobs Plan.[4]
Deptford – Glassboro – Mantua – Woodbury, New Jersey 291,636 Last inter-city service was regional ex-Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines service run by the Penn Central in 1971. NJ Transit has proposed the Glassboro–Camden Line to Glassboro. Regional NJ Transit and PATCO service is available at Lindenwold, New Jersey 11 miles (18 km) to the east.
Hagerstown, Maryland 288,104 Hagerstown station Service 23 miles (37 km) southwest in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Chula Vista, California 274,942[55] Service 9 miles (14 km) to the northwest at San Diego, California.
Waco, Texas 273,920 Service 16 miles (26 km) to the southwest at McGregor, Texas.
St. Petersburg, Florida 258,308 St. Petersburg station Trains stop across Tampa Bay in Tampa. Trains had previously crossed the bay into St. Petersburg. The city lost direct service across the bay when CSX lacked adequate funds to maintain the bridge across the bay. There is Amtrak Thruway bus service at 110th Avenue north of City Limits off US19 to Tampa Union Station (PSTA local bus route 34 passes near this location). Otherwise the only other method of transportation is taxi. The TECO Line Streetcar and HART buses both do not connect with the two areas, although express bus service exists between PSTA and HART.
Tyler, Texas 232,751 Last direct inter-city service was the St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt Route) service in 1956. Service 26 miles (42 km) away at Mineola, Texas.
Fontana, California 214,547[56] Service 8 miles (13 km) away at San Bernardino.
Columbia, Missouri 208,173 Service 31 miles (50 km) south at Jefferson City, Missouri.
Huntington Beach, California 199,223[57] Service 15 miles (24 km) away at Santa Ana, California.
Elk Grove, California 174,775[58] Elk Grove station Service 16 miles (26 km) northwest at Sacramento, California.
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 168,215 Last service was Penn Central's Manhattan Limited and the Pennsylvania Limited in 1971; 31 miles (50 km) to the southeast, has Amtrak service in Pittsburgh.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 165,697 Last service was by Great Northern Railway. However, Spokane, Washington, 34 miles (55 km) to the west, has Amtrak service in the Empire Builder.
State College, Pennsylvania 162,835 Service 30 miles (48 km) to the southeast in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Trains last went to proximate Lemont in the late 1940s.
Kansas City, Kansas 156,607 Last direct service was a section of the Rock Island's Rocky Mountain Rocket in 1966. Amtrak's Southwest Chief and Missouri River Runner continue to stop at Kansas City, Missouri's Union Station.
Ottawa, Illinois 151,503[59] Last direct service was the Rock Island's Quad City Rocket and Peoria Rocket, both ending in 1978. Service 16 miles (26 km) to the north at Mendota, Illinois.
Bellevue, Washington 148,164 Service 10 miles (16 km) to the west at Seattle, Washington
Torrance, California 143,592 Service 20 miles (32 km) north in Los Angeles.
Lebanon, Pennsylvania 141,793 Service 25 miles (40 km) to the south at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Napa, California 138,019 Service 21 miles (34 km) to the east at Suisun, California.
Brandon-Mango-Seffner, Florida 135,687 Bypassed by Amtrak; service 12 miles (19 km) to the west in Tampa, Florida.
Kent, Washington 132,319 Service 17 miles (27 km) to the southwest at Tacoma, Washington.
Visalia, California 129,529 Passenger service to the city ended in the 1950s or 1960s. However Amtrak's San Joaquin trains stop by at Hanford 21 miles (34 km) to the west.
Goldsboro, North Carolina 123,131 Last service 21 miles (34 km) to the west in Selma, North Carolina.
Vallejo, California 121,692 Service 13 miles (21 km) to the southeast at Martinez, California.
Santa Maria, California 107,263 Service 8 miles (13 km) to the west at Guadalupe, California.
Sparks, Nevada 105,006 Sparks station Bypassed by Amtrak in 2009. Service 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east at Reno, Nevada.
Concord, North Carolina 105,240 Bypassed by Amtrak; Piedmont service 7 miles (11 km) to the north in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Gadsden, Alabama 102,371 Service 29 miles (47 km) to the south in Anniston, Alabama.

Cities with regional rail connections

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The following cities are not directly served by inter-city rail service, but have regional or commuter rail service that connects to the inter-city rail network.

City Population (2019 est.)[60] Regional rail station Regional rail system Inter-city connection Notes
San Francisco, California 808,437 4th and King Street station Caltrain Santa Clara Transit Center The closest inter-city rail connections by road or ferry are across San Francisco Bay at Oakland–Jack London Square, Emeryville, and Berkeley.

Direct inter-city passenger service to the San Francisco Peninsula ended with the formation of Amtrak in 1971, when the Del Monte was discontinued and the Coast Daylight was rerouted to Oakland. Since the late 1990s, Amtrak has worked on plans to restore the Coast Daylight from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and is supported by the American Jobs Plan.[61] California High-Speed Rail is also planned for this route. Additionally, proposals to add a San Francisco stop to the San Jose-Sacramento Capitol Corridor are being considered.[62]

Embarcadero station BART Richmond station
Antelope Valley (Lancaster – Palmdale, California)[63] 541,726 Lancaster station Metrolink Glendale Transportation Center Last service was the Southern Pacific's San Joaquin Daylight and Sacramento Daylight in 1971. California High-Speed Rail planned for 2033.
Santa Rosa, California 494,336 Santa Rosa Downtown station Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Richmond station SMART does not directly connect to the inter-city rail system. There is a Golden Gate Transit bus connection between San Rafael Transit Center and Richmond station. From Larkspur Landing, near Larkspur station, the Golden Gate Ferry operates to the San Francisco Ferry Building adjacent to the Embarcadero BART station.
Long Beach, California 462,628[64] Downtown Long Beach station Los Angeles Metro Rail Los Angeles Union Station Los Angeles Union Station is 23 miles (37 km) to the north. The light rail A line serves as a direct route between Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 429,954 Target Field station Metro Saint Paul Union Depot Lost direct service in 1978 when Amtrak shifted intercity service to St. Paul, Minnesota. Gained commuter service in 2009. New direct service is proposed through an extension of the Borealis, which will initially provide service between Chicago and St. Paul.
Tri-Valley, California 361,000 Pleasanton station Altamont Corridor Express Fremont station Additional connection by road at Hayward station.
Jersey City, New Jersey 292,449 Journal Square Transportation Center PATH Newark Penn Station
Waterbury, Connecticut 287,768 Waterbury station Metro-North Railroad's Waterbury Branch Bridgeport station Last inter-city service was an unnamed New Haven service in 1958. Closest inter-city station by road is Meriden Transit Center, 18 miles (29 km) to the east.
Atlantic City, New Jersey 263,670 Atlantic City Rail Terminal NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line 30th Street Station Last inter-city service was the Atlantic City Express in 1995.
Moreno Valley, California 213,055[65] Moreno Valley/March Field station Metrolink Riverside–Downtown station
Paterson, New Jersey 159,732 Paterson station NJ Transit's Main Line Newark Penn Station or New York Penn Station Transfer at Secaucus Junction is required to reach an inter-city station.
Escondido, California 151,625 Escondido Transit Center SPRINTER Oceanside Transit Center Oceanside is 21 miles (34 km) to the west.
Santa Fe, New Mexico 150,358 Santa Fe Depot New Mexico Rail Runner Express Alvarado Transportation Center Closest inter-city station by road is 14 miles (23 km) to the southeast at Lamy station.
Concord, California 129,295 Concord station BART Richmond station BART connection requires one transfer. The closest inter-city station by road is 9 miles (14 km) to the northwest at Martinez station.
Lowell, Massachusetts 110,997[66] Lowell station MBTA Commuter Rail Woburn–Anderson station Last inter-city service was the Boston and Maine's State of Maine in 1960.
San Mateo, California 105,661 San Mateo station Caltrain Santa Clara Transit Center Closest inter-city station by road is Hayward station to the northeast.
Daly City, California 104,901 Daly City station BART Richmond station Bypassed after completion of the Bayshore Cutoff in 1907. BART tracks were eventually laid in the former rail right of way, but the city has never been reconnected to the national network.
Norwalk, California 103,949 Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station Metrolink Fullerton Transportation Center Fullerton is 12 miles (19 km) to the east.

Other gaps

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Amtrak provides no service to Mexico. From 1973 to 1981 Amtrak operated the Inter-American, which allowed for transfers between Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas for connecting service with the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México. The closest Amtrak service to Mexico may be found at stations along the western portion of the Sunset Limited and southwestern portion of the Texas Eagle in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California; as well as the Pacific Surfliner service to Union Station in San Diego.

Amtrak has studied rail lines formerly canceled that could renew service to some cities. Cities involved include Boise, Mobile, Tallahassee, the Quad Cities (four adjoining cities in northwest Illinois and southeastern Iowa),[36][67] Billings, and Wichita.[68] Proposals for high-speed rail could also restore service for several cities. Other services Amtrak could restore include the Pioneer (serving Chicago-Denver-Seattle via the California Zephyr), the Black Hawk (Chicago-Dubuque, eastern Iowa), the North Coast Hiawatha (serving Chicago-Fargo-Seattle via the Montana Rail Link), the Montrealer (Extension of the Vermonter from St. Albans, VT to Montreal, QC), the Coast Daylight (supplementing the Coast Starlight between Los Angeles and the Bay Area), and the New Orleans-Orlando segment of the Sunset Limited.

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