Mountaineer (train)

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	26 mi
	42 km
	84 mi
	135 km
	132 mi
	212 km
	153 mi
	246 km
	205 mi
	330 km
	226 mi
	364 km
	254 mi
	409 km
	287 mi
	462 km
	326 mi
	525 km
	VA
	WV
	355 mi
	571 km
	388 mi
	624 km
	454 mi
	731 km
	WV
	KY
	533 mi
	858 km
	569 mi
	916 km
	KY
	OH
	684 mi
	1101 km
	OH
	IN
	750 mi
	1207 km
	790 mi
	1271 km
	819 mi
	1318 km
	847 mi
	1363 km
	IN
	IL
	969 mi
	1559 km
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*Mountaineer*
	The Mountaineer at Welch, West Virginia in March 1975
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	West Virginia
Predecessor	Pocahontas
First service	March 24, 1975
Last service	May 31, 1977
Successor	Hilltopper
Former operator(s)	Amtrak
Ridership	53,400 (1977)
Route
Termini	Norfolk, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois
Stops	18
Distance travelled	968 miles (1,558 km)
Average journey time	24 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	54,55
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach; Sleeper;
Sleeping arrangements	Roomettes and bedrooms
Catering facilities	Grill diner
Observation facilities	Dome coach
Baggage facilities	Checked
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)	Norfolk and Western Railway
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	26 mi
	42 km
	84 mi
	135 km
	132 mi
	212 km
	153 mi
	246 km
	205 mi
	330 km
	226 mi
	364 km
	254 mi
	409 km
	287 mi
	462 km
	326 mi
	525 km
	VA
	WV
	355 mi
	571 km
	388 mi
	624 km
	454 mi
	731 km
	WV
	KY
	533 mi
	858 km
	569 mi
	916 km
	KY
	OH
	684 mi
	1101 km
	OH
	IN
	750 mi
	1207 km
	790 mi
	1271 km
	819 mi
	1318 km
	847 mi
	1363 km
	IN
	IL
	969 mi
	1559 km
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The Mountaineer was a passenger train operated by Amtrak between Norfolk, Virginia, and Chicago, Illinois, via Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the first train to use the Norfolk and Western Railway's tracks since the creation of Amtrak in 1971^[1]^: 248 and followed the route of the Pocahontas, the N&W's last passenger train. Service began in 1975 and ended in 1977. A new train, the Hilltopper, operated over much of the Mountaineer's route but was itself discontinued in 1979.^[2]^: 72–74

^ Cox, Jim (2011). Rails Across Dixie: A History of Passenger Trains in the American South. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 9780786445288. OCLC 609716000.
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[cox-1] Cox, Jim (2011). Rails Across Dixie: A History of Passenger Trains in the American South. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 9780786445288. OCLC 609716000.

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