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Cardinal-Hoosier State-New York-Chicago-April062015 CARDINAL® APRIL 6, 2015 and HOOSIER STATE® Effective ® NEW YORK – and – CHICAGO Enjoy the journey. 1-800-USA-RAIL 1-800-USA-RAIL Call NEW YORK - WASHINGTON, DC CHARLOTTESVILLE - WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS CHARLESTON - CINCINNATI INDIANAPOLIS - CHICAGO and intermediate stations AMTRAK.COM AMTRAK.COM Visit NRPC Form P50–125M–4/6/15 Stock #02-3730 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. CARDINAL and HOOSIER STATE Hoosier Hoosier CARDINAL and HOOSIER STATE Cardinal Train Name Cardinal State State ROUTE MAP and SYMBOLS Cardinal 851 51 Train Number 50 850 Hoosier State® Dp NYC Ar NYC ville, VA SuTuWeFr Normal Days of Operation SuMoWeFr , IN e, WV ork, NY SuWeFr WeFrSu Dyer Lafayette,Indianapolis, IN Cincinnati, IN South OH Portsmouth/SouthHuntington,Montgomery, WV PrincShore, WV KYAlderson,Clifton WV Forge,Charlottes VA Manassas,Washington, VA Wilmington, DC Trenton, DE NJNew Y R s R s A PA R R Chicago, IL rdsville, IN Ashland, KY Hinton, WV Staunton,Culpeper, VA V Newark, NJ On Board Service Rensselaer,fo IN Connersville,Maysville, IN KY Charleston,Thurmond, WV WV Alexandria,Baltimore, VA Philadelphia, MD r l r l Craw White Sulphur Springs, WV Read Down Mile Symbol Read Up $™l6 45A 0DpNEW YORK, NY (ET) ∑w- Ar l9 58P –Penn Station CHICCHICAGOCAGOO $™lR7 05A 10 Newark, NJ ∑w- lD9 38P NEWN W YYORKO K $™R7 42A 58 Trenton, NJ ∑w- D9 02P INDIANAPOLISNDIANDIANAPOANAPPOOL S $™lR8 15A 91 Philadelphia, PA–30th Street Sta. ∑w- lD8 26P $™lR8 44A 116 Wilmington, DE ∑v- lD8 05P $™lR9 30A 185 Baltimore, MD–Penn Station ∑w- lD7 16P Cardinal ® l ∑w- l Hoosier State® R11 05A 225 WASHINGTON, DC D6 19P Other Amtrak Train Routes lR11 24A 233 Alexandria, VA ∑v- lD5 59P 11 57A 258 Manassas, VA > 5 10P A Time Symbol for A.M. - Quik-Trak self-serve 12 30P 293 Culpeper, VA >v 4 35P N Time Symbol for Noon. ticketing kiosk l1 48P 340 Ar CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA ∑w- Dp l3 19P P Time Symbol for P.M. > Unstaffed station l1 57P Dpp b Richmond—see back Ar l3 10P D Stops only to discharge ∑ Staffed ticket offi ce; may 2 59P 379 Staunton, VA > 2 03P passengers; train may or may not be open for 4 18P 437 Clifton Forge, VA (Homestead) > 12 44P leave before time all train departures w 5 10P 472 White Sulphur Springs, WV > 11 39A shown. Station wheelchair (Greenbrier) R Stops only to receive accessible; no barriers f5 41P 496 Alderson, WV > f11 02A passengers. between station and 6 11P 517 Hinton, WV > 10 34A CT Central time train v l6 48P 540 Prince, WV (Beckley) ∑v l10 02A ET Eastern time Station wheelchair b f7 04P 551 Thurmond, WV > f9 41A Bus stop accessible; not all f 7 55P 592 Montgomery, WV > 8 50A Flag stop station facilities l8 34P 619 Charleston, WV ∑w l8 21A accessible l9 49P 668 Ar Huntington, WV ∑w Dp l7 16A l l 9 56P Dpp Ar 7 09A ® 10 19P 683 Ashland, KY (Kenova, WV) w> 6 35A Service on the Cardinal 11 02P 712 So. Portsmouth-So. Shore, KY w> 5 45A R Coaches: Reservations required. 11 57P 766 Maysville, KY >v 4 52A s Sleeping cars: Viewliner sleeping accommodations. l1 36A 828 Ar CINCINNATI, OH ∑w Dp l3 27A - Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge/ClubAcela available l1 46A Dp –Union Terminal Ar l3 17A in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and 3 41A 893 Dp Connersville, IN > Dp 1 21A Chicago, for Sleeping car passengers. l5 20A 951 Ar INDIANAPOLIS, IN ∑v- Dp l11 59P r Dining: Combined Diner/Lounge provides food and 6 00A l6 00A Dp b Louisville, Nashville, Ar l11 50P 11 50P beverage service. Davenport, Galesburg, l Checked baggage at select stations. Champaign—see below, back $™ On Sundays, Train 51 operates up to ten minutes later f6 58A f6 58A 998 Crawfordsville, IN >v f10 31P f10 31P at this station. 7 36A 7 36A 1025 Lafayette, IN (ET) >v- 9 57P 9 57P 7 40A 7 40A 1072 Rensselaer, IN (CT) > 7 46P 7 46P All Amtrak services and stations are non-smoking. 8 29A 8 29A 1118 Dyer, IN > 6 55P 6 55P 10 05A l10 05A 1147 Ar CHICAGO, IL (CT) ∑w- Dp l5 45P 5 45P The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society (CPH) –Union Station narrators provide historical and sightseeing commentary b Madison—see back on select Cardinal trips eastbound from Charleston, West Ar CHI Ar CHI Dp CHI Dp CHI Virginia to Clifton Forge, Virginia. SuTuWeFr MoThSa TuThSa SuMoWeFr Service on the Hoosier State Daily Service between Cardinal Scenic Highlights R Coaches: Reservations required. No checked baggage. Chicago and Indianapolis • New River Gorge • “Wild and Wonderful” West • Blue Ridge and Allegheny Virginia vistas All Amtrak services and stations are non-smoking. Trains 50/850 and 51/851 Mountains • Scenic Ohio River and offer service every day • Shenandoah Valley Indiana farmland The Hoosier State is fi nanced primarily through • World famous Greenbrier between Chicago and funds made available by the Indiana Department of mountain resort Indianapolis. Transportation and communities along the route. Thruway Bus Connections Shading Key Daytime train Nashville • Louisville • Cincinnati • Indianapolis • Chicago (Greyhound Lines) Overnight train 8255 8857 8251 8317 Thruway Number 8850 8852 8250 8856 Thruway and connecting Daily Daily Daily Daily Mile Days of Operation Symbol Daily Daily Daily Daily services 3 00A 0 Dpp Nashville, TN–Greyhound Station (CT) > Ar 8 45P 2 30A 11 00A R8 00A 7 00P 11 50P 174 Louisville, KY–Greyhound Station (ET) > D6 00P D11 30P D8 00A 12 05P 178 Cincinnati, OH–Greyhound Station > 10 25P 11 00A 2 30P 9 10P 2 00A 289 Indianapolis, IN–Amtrak Station ∑v- 3 20P 7 05P 8 50P 4 25A R3 45P 353 Lafayette, IN–Amtrak Station (ET) >v- D5 30P D7 35P 445 Gary, IN–Metro Center Station (CT) > D11 35A D2 55P 2 00P 5 45P 476 Ar Chicago, IL–Union Station (CT) ∑w- Dp 9 45A 1 00P 3 25P 11 05P Thruway Bus Connections Richmond • Charlottesville (James River Bus Lines) 4051 Thruway Number 4050 SuWeFr Mile Days of Operation Symbol WeFrSu 11 30A 0 Dp Richmond, VA–Main Street Station (ET) >w- Ar 5 10P l12 00N 8DpRichmond, VA–Staples Mill Road ∑v- Ar l4 40P l1 30P 72 Ar Charlottesville, VA–Amtrak Station (ET) ∑w- Dp l3 10P Chicago • Rockford • Madison (Van Galder–en route transfers may be necessary) 8963 Mile Thruway Number Symbol 8968 12 35P 0DpChicago, IL–Union Station (CT) ∑ Ar 3 30P 2 10P 75 Ar Rockford, IL > Dp 1 20P 2 30P 92 South Beloit, IL > 12 55P 2 55P 105 Janesville, WI > 12 30P Madison, WI (CT) 3 50P 134 –Dutchmill Park & Ride > 11 45A 4 05P 140 Ar –Univ. of Wisconsin/Chazen Museum > Dp 11 30A Additional Thruway connecting schedules between Chicago and Madison are available. Check with Amtrak. Davenport • Galesburg • Peoria • Bloomington • Champaign • Indianapolis (Burlington Trailways) 8890 8892 Thruway Number 8893 8895 Daily Daily Mile Days of Operation Symbol Daily Daily 4 00P 0Dpp Davenport, IA (CT) > Ar 6 40P 4 10P 2 Rock Island, IL Ar 6 35P –Augustana College 4 20P 9 Moline, IL > Ar 6 30P 1 25P 5 10P 45 Galesburg, IL–Amtrak Sta. ∑v- Ar 11 45A 5 30P 2 25P 6 15P 94 Peoria, IL >v 10 55A 4 40P 3 15P 7 15P 133 Bloomington-Normal, IL ∑ 10 00A 3 40P 4 25P 8 20P 187 Champaign-Urbana, IL ∑ 8 45A 2 35P 5 10P 221 Danville, IL (CT) > 7 50A 1 25P 7 35P 11 25P 314 Ar Indianapolis, IN (ET) ∑v- Dp 7 30A 12 50P Shading Key Thruway and connecting services See other side for Route Map and Symbols. Airport Connections Chicago Airports Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) rapid transit trains provide frequent service to O’Hare and Midway Airports. Blue Line trains to O’Hare leave from the subway station at the corner of Clinton and Congress Streets, two blocks south of Union Station. Orange Line trains to Midway leave from the elevated station at 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. BEHIND THIS SKYLINE LIES ChooseChicago.com.
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