Amtrak corridor services

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Amtrak corridor services are short- to medium-distance intercity passenger rail routes that connect major cities and regions across the United States with frequent, higher-speed train service.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Amtrak corridor routes 2
Amtrak corridor services canonical 2
Amtrak corridor trains 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf passenger rail service category
short-distance rail service
connects major cities in the United States
regions in the United States
contrastedWith Amtrak long-distance services
country United States
fundingModel federally supported and state-supported routes
goal provide frequent higher-speed rail between major population centers
includesServiceBrand Acela
Amtrak Cascades
Empire Service
Keystone Service
Northeast Regional
Pacific Surfliner
infrastructureOwner varies by corridor
introduced 1970s
notableCorridor Blue Water
Capitol Corridor
Carolinian
Cascades
Downeaster
Empire Service
Heartland Flyer
Hiawatha Service
Illini and Saluki
linked to: Salukis

Keystone Service
Lincoln Service
Missouri River Runner
Northeast Corridor
Pacific Northwest corridor
Pacific Surfliner
Pere Marquette
Piedmont
linked to: Piedmont region

San Joaquins
Wolverine
operator Amtrak
partOf Amtrak national network
linked to: Amtrak routes
passengerOnly true
primaryMarket business travelers
commuters
regional leisure travelers
primaryMode rail
serviceType medium-distance intercity passenger rail
short-distance intercity passenger rail
typicalDistanceRange short to medium distance
typicalServicePattern frequent service
higher-speed service
typicalTopSpeed up to 125 mph on some routes
usesRollingStockType diesel locomotives with passenger coaches
electric locomotives with passenger coaches
electric multiple units on some corridors

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GE P42DC usedOn Amtrak corridor services
Amtrak Piedmont category Amtrak routes
linked to: Amtrak corridor services
P42DC usedOn Amtrak corridor routes
linked to: Amtrak corridor services
Horizon Fleet usedOn Amtrak corridor routes
linked to: Amtrak corridor services
GE P40DC usedOnService Amtrak corridor services
subject linked to: GE P40DC locomotives
GE Genesis usedOnService Amtrak corridor trains
subject linked to: Genesis
linked to: Amtrak corridor services