Capitol Limited

Capitol Limited

The Capitol Limited near Point of Rocks in 2019
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Temporary merged into the Floridian
Locale	Eastern United States
Predecessor	Shenandoah
First service	October 1, 1981
Last service	November 9, 2024
Former operator(s)	Amtrak
Annual ridership	163,136 (FY 24)  29.2%[a][1]
Route
Termini	Washington, D.C. Chicago, Illinois
Stops	14
Distance travelled	780 miles (1,260 km)
Average journey time	17 hours, 30 minutes[2]
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	29, 30
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach Class Sleeper Service
Disabled access	Train lower level, all stations
Sleeping arrangements	Roomette (2 beds) Bedroom (2 beds) Bedroom Suite (4 beds) Accessible Bedroom (2 beds) Family Bedroom (4 beds)
Catering facilities	Dining car, Café
Observation facilities	Sightseer lounge car
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Rolling stock	GE Genesis Siemens ALC-42 Superliner
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	45 mph (72 km/h) (avg.) 79 mph (127 km/h) (top)
Track owner(s)	CSX, NS
Route map Show interactive map Legend Empire Builder, Borealis & Hiawatha to Milwaukee, St. Paul, Portland & Seattle 780 mi 1255 km Chicago IL IN 764 mi 1230 km Hammond–Whiting Bypassed 2005 Pre-1990 route Gary Bypassed 1985 Valparaiso Michigan Services to Pontiac, Grand Rapids, & Port Huron Central Time Eastern Time 696 mi 1120 km South Bend 679 mi 1093 km Elkhart Warsaw Fort Wayne 624 mi 1004 km Waterloo IN OH Lake Cities to Detroit 1990–1995 546 mi 879 km Toledo Maumee River Sandusky Bay 499 mi 803 km Sandusky Lima Crestline 464 mi 747 km Elyria 439 mi 707 km Cleveland Lake Shore Limited to Boston & New York Canton–Akron 383 mi 616 km Alliance OH PA 299 mi 481 km Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian to New York McKeesport 1982–1991 239 mi 385 km Connellsville PA MD 146 mi 235 km Cumberland MD   WV Potomac River MD   WV 74 mi 119 km Martinsburg 55 mi 89 km Harpers Ferry WV MD Potomac River 16 mi 26 km Rockville MD DC Northeast Corridor to Baltimore 0 mi Washington, D.C. To Newport News, Norfolk, Roanoke, New Orleans, & Miami This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram map

The Capitol Limited is a temporarily discontinued daily Amtrak train between Washington, D.C., and Chicago, running 764 miles (1,230 km) via Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Service began in 1981. On November 10, 2024, Amtrak temporarily combined the Capitol Limited and Silver Star, producing a Chicago-Washington–Miami route, the Floridian.

The train was named for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Capitol Limited, which ended in 1971 upon the formation of Amtrak. It carried the Amtrak train numbers 29 and 30, which were previously assigned to the discontinued National Limited.

During fiscal year 2023, the Capitol Limited carried 167,713 passengers, down 24.7% from FY2022.^[3]

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