Carolinian (train)

Carolinian

Northbound Carolinian pulling in to High Point in 2013
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Locale	Northeastern and Southern United States
First service	May 12, 1990
Current operator(s)	Amtrak in partnership with NCDOT
Annual ridership	315,781 (FY23) 16.9%[a][1]
Route
Termini	New York City Charlotte, North Carolina
Stops	24
Distance travelled	704 miles (1,133 km)
Average journey time	13 hours, 31 minutes (northbound) 13 hours, 50 minutes (southbound)[2]
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	79, 80
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach Class Business Class
Disabled access	All cars, most stations
Catering facilities	Café car
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	Amfleet cars
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 12 kV AC at 25 Hz (New York–Washington)
Operating speed	52 mph (84 km/h) (avg.) 125 mph (201 km/h) (top)
Track owner(s)	Amtrak, CSX, NS/NCRR
Route map Legend Northeast Corridor to Boston 0 mi New York City Empire Corridor NY NJ Hudson River North River Tunnels 10 mi 16 km Newark Penn 58 mi 93 km Trenton NJ PA Delaware River Keystone Service & Pennsylvanian 91 mi 146 km Philadelphia–30th Street PA DE 116 mi 187 km Wilmington DE MD 185 mi 298 km Baltimore MD DC Capitol Limited to Chicago 225 mi 362 km Washington, D.C. DC VA Potomac River 233 mi 375 km Alexandria Cardinal, Crescent, & Northeast Regional 260 mi 418 km Quantico 279 mi 449 km Fredericksburg 334 mi 538 km Richmond Staples Mill Road Northeast Regional to Newport News 362 mi 583 km Petersburg Northeast Regional to Norfolk VA NC 460 mi 740 km Rocky Mount 476 mi 766 km Wilson 502 mi 808 km Selma Silver Meteor & Palmetto 531 mi 855 km Raleigh North Carolina State Fair Seasonal 539 mi 867 km Cary Silver Star to Miami 557 mi 896 km Durham Hillsborough Planned 591 mi 951 km Burlington Crescent 612 mi 985 km Greensboro 622 mi 1001 km High Point Lexington Seasonal 662 mi 1065 km Salisbury 678 mi 1091 km Kannapolis 704 mi 1133 km Charlotte Charlotte Gateway Station Planned Crescent to New Orleans This diagram: view talk edit

The Carolinian is a daily Amtrak passenger train that runs between New York City and Charlotte, North Carolina, with major stops in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Greensboro. The 704-mile (1,133 km) service is the longest state-supported route in the Amtrak system. Northbound trains leave Charlotte at breakfast time and arrive in New York in the early evening, while southbound trains leave New York during the morning rush and arrive in Charlotte in the evening.

The Carolinian began operation in 1990 and is jointly funded and operated by Amtrak and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Additional corridor service between Charlotte and Raleigh is provided by the Piedmont. The two trains are marketed by NCDOT under the NC By Train brand.

The train operates over the Northeast Corridor between New York and Washington, D.C. The North Carolina portion of the route runs along the North Carolina Railroad, a state-owned railroad which is leased to Norfolk Southern.

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