Amtrak, Then and Now
Fri, 05/06/2011 - 00:17 — Dave Morse
The National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) has produced this animation of AMTRAK service through the years. What's striking is how much better it once was. Louisville had 5 passenger rail links at one point?! Via Grist.
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Louisville Train Service
Amtrak May 1 1971 - October 8 1979 one Northbound Train to Chicago , One Southbound train to Miami
Amtrak 1996-1999 Thruway Bus service to Chicago
Amtrak December 18 1999 One train Chicago to Jefersonville IN extended to Louisville Union Station December 2001 ended 2003
We have not seen five trains a day since the 1960s when there were three trains to Nashville points south , and Cincinnati via L&N prior to 1966 reduced to two untill 1969 then one until 1971
Two Trains daily to Chicago via Pennsylvania reduced to one in 1968
One Train to Chicago via Monon discontinued 1965
One train to Lexington Ashland discontinued by Chessapeake and Ohio 1071
one every other day service to Miami 1970 combined with trains 99 and 98 1970 - 1971 continued by Amtrak