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Capitol Limited-Washington DC-Chicago-January112016 SM JANUARY 11, 2016 CAPITOL LIMITED Effective ® WASHINGTON, DC – and – CHICAGO Enjoy the journey. 1-800-USA-RAIL Call ® WASHINGTON, DC - HARPERS FERRY CUMBERLAND - PITTSBURGH CLEVELAND - TOLEDO SOUTH BEND - CHICAGO and intermediate stations AMTRAK.COM Visit NRPC Form P29–175M–1/11/16 Stock #02-3691 Schedules subject to change without notice. Amtrak is a registered service mark of the National Railroad Passenger Corp. National Railroad Passenger Corporation Washington Union Station, 60 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., Washington, DC 20002. CAPITOL LIMITED 29 Train Number 30 CAPITOL LIMITED ROUTE MAP and SYMBOLS Daily Normal Days of Operation Daily R s r R s r , WV On Board Service y lE y lE South Bend,Waterloo, IN Sandusky, IN Cleveland, OH Pittsburgh, OH Cumberland, PA Harpers MD Washington,Ferry DC Read Down Mile Symbol Read Up , OH ce, OH l ∑w- l Chicago, Elkhart,IL TINoledo Elyria, OH 4 05P 0Dp (ET) Ar 1 05P Allian Rockville, MD WASHINGTON, DC Connellsville,Martinsburg, PA WV 4 29P 16 Rockville, MD >v- 12 21P 5 16P 55 Harpers Ferry, WV (Frederick, MD) > 11 31A 5 45P 74 Martinsburg, WV >v- 11 01A (Hagerstown, MD) 7 17P 146 Ar Cumberland, MD > Dp 9 32A 7 24P Dp Ar 9 20A CHICAGO 9 47P 239 Dp Connellsville, PA > Dp 6 59A l11 48P 299 Ar PITTSBURGH, PA ∑w- Dp l5 20A WASHINGTON, DC l11 59P Dp b Columbus—see back Ar l5 05A 1 39A 383 Dp Alliance, OH (Canton) >v Dp 3 05A l2 53A 439 Ar CLEVELAND, OH ∑v Dp l1 54A l2 59A Dpp Ar l1 45A 3 29A 464 Elyria, OH (Lorain) >v 1 15A 4 02A 499 Sandusky, OH >v 12 40A Capitol LimitedSM Other Amtrak Train Routes l5 08A 546 Ar TOLEDO, OH b Detroit, ∑w- Dp l11 49P l l 5 22A Dpp E. Lansing—see back Ar 11 39P - 6 36A 624 Waterloo, IN (Ft. Wayne) >v 10 23P A Time Symbol for A.M. Quik-Trak self-serve ticketing kiosk >w P Time Symbol for P.M. > Unstaffed station 7 29A 679 Elkhart, IN 9 29P ∑ l7 51A 696 South Bend, IN (ET) ∑v l9 09P D Stops only to discharge passengers; Staffed ticket office; may or may l ∑w- l train may leave before time shown. not be open for all train departures 8 45A 780 Ar CHICAGO, IL (CT) Dp 6 40P R Stops only to receive passengers. w Station wheelchair accessible; no –Union Station b CT Central time barriers between station and train Madison—see back v R R ET Eastern time Station wheelchair accessible; not 95/195 Connecting Train at Washington, DC 148/168/132 b Bus stop all station facilities accessible 10 35A 0 Dp New York, NY–Penn Station (ET) ∑w- Ar 6 30P 12 02P 91 Philadelphia, PA–30th St. Station ∑w- Ar 4 57P 1 17P 185 Baltimore, MD–Penn Station ∑w- Ar 3 48P 2 00P 225 Ar Washington, DC (ET) ∑w- Dp 3 05P Service on the Capitol LimitedSM R R 98 Connecting Train at Washington, DC 91 R Coaches: Reservations required. l8 10A 0 Dpp Miami, FL (ET) ∑w Ar l5 58P s Sleeping cars: Superliner sleeping accommodations. lR9 47A 64 West Palm Beach, FL ∑w lD4 17P - Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge/ClubAcela available in Washington, DC and l1 35P 264 Orlando, FL (Walt Disney World®) ∑w l10 06A Chicago for Sleeping car passengers. l5 07P 411 Jacksonville, FL ∑w l6 39A r Dining: Full meal service. l7 31P 559 Savannah, GA ∑v Ar l4 13A y Lounge Service: Sandwiches, snacks and beverages. l7 07A 1163 Ar Washington, DC (ET) ∑w- Dp l3 05P Sightseer Lounge: available seasonally. R43 Connecting Train at Pittsburgh R42 E Bicycles: A limited number of spaces are available on the Capitol Limited 10 52A 0 Dpp New York, NY–Penn Station (ET) ∑w- Ar 4 50P to transport unboxed bicycles to/from all stations. Reservations are R11 09A 10 Newark, NJ ∑w- D4 30P required; passenger assists with loading, stowing and unloading; nominal 11 44A 58 Trenton, NJ ∑w- 3 54P charges apply. Bicycles in a bicycle box may also be checked between stations that offer checked baggage service; nominal fees also apply. 12 42P 91 Philadelphia, PA–30th St. Station ∑w- 2 55P 1 12P 110 Paoli, PA >- 2 22P All Amtrak services and stations are non-smoking. 1 52P 159 Lancaster, PA ∑w- 1 37P 2 36P 195 Harrisburg, PA ∑w- 12 55P Trails and Rails Program: In cooperation with the National Park Service, 5 06P 327 Altoona, PA ∑w 9 58A volunteer rangers provide on board narratives between May and September 6 00P 366 Johnstown, PA ∑w Ar 9 01A on selected days over parts of this route. Visit nps.gov/trailsandrails and 8 05P 444 Ar Pittsburgh, PA (ET) ∑w- Dp 7 30A amtraktoparks.com. Shading Key Overnight train Connecting train Thruway and connecting services Multiple trips. One ticket. Airport Connections Pittsburgh International Airport All from your phone. Port Authority of Allegheny County provides bus service every 30 minutes via Route 28X Airport Flyer from Liberty and Tito Way, 2 blocks from the Amtrak station; pay fare on board. Call (412) 442-2000 or visit www.portauthority.org for information and schedules, or pick one up in the station. Chicago Airports Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) rapid transit trains provide service to O’Hare and Midway Airports. Blue Line trains to O’Hare leave from Travel Smart with the Amtrak App. Clinton and Congress Streets, two blocks south of Union Station. Amtrak.com/mobile Orange Line trains to Midway leave from the corner of Quincy and Wells streets, three blocks east of Union Station. Pay fare in CTA station. (312) 836-7000 or www.transitchicago.com. Thruway Bus Connections Toledo • Detroit • East Lansing (Trinity Transportation) 29 Connecting Train Number 30 6049 Mile Thruway Number Symbol 6048 6 30A 0 Dp Toledo, OH–Amtrak Station (ET) ∑w- Ar 10 35P D7 35A 61 Ar Detroit, MI–Amtrak Station ∑v- R9 30P D7 50A 70 Dearborn, MI–Amtrak Station ∑v- R9 10P D8 40A 106 Ann Arbor, MI–Amtrak Station ∑w- R8 25P D9 25A 143 Jackson, MI–Amtrak Station ∑w- R7 40P 10 05A 182 Ar East Lansing, MI–Amtrak Sta. (ET) ∑v- Dp 7 00P Pittsburgh • Columbus • Indianapolis (Greyhound Lines) 29 Connecting Train Number 30 8029 Thruway Number 8030 Daily Mile Days of Operation Symbol Daily 3 40A 0 Dp Pittsburgh, PA–Amtrak Station (ET) ∑w- Ar 4 20A 7 55A 185 Ar Columbus, OH–Greyhound Station >w Dp 12 55A 9 45A 262 Ar Trotwood-Dayton, OH–Greater Dayton RTA > Dp 10 15P 11 30A 368 Ar Indianapolis, IN–Amtrak Station (ET) ∑v- Dp 8 05P Chicago • Rockford • Madison (Van Galder–en route transfers may be necessary) 29 Connecting Train Number 30 8961 Mile Thruway Number Symbol 8972 10 30A 0 Dp Chicago, IL –Union Station (CT) ∑ Ar 5 15P 12 10P 75 Ar Rockford, IL > Dp 2 50P 12 30P 92 South Beloit, IL > 2 25P 12 55P 105 Janesville, WI > 2 00P Madison, WI (CT) 1 50P 134 –Dutchmill Park & Ride > 1 15P 2 05P 140 Ar –Univ. of Wisconsin/Chazen Museum > Dp 1 00P Additional Thruway connecting schedules between Chicago and Madison are available. Check with Amtrak. See other side for Shading Key, Route Map and Symbols. Amtrak is proud to celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service. Visit findyourpark.com to see how you can join the celebration. ®.
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