Getting There
Train Service
Amtrak
825 Kemper Street
Lynchburg, VA 24501
434-847-8247
800-872-7245
www.amtrak.com
Amtrak Routes:
Crescent
From the Big Apple to the Big Easy, the Crescent offers convenient daily trips between New York City and New Orleans. Choose a wide, comfortable Reserved Coach seat, or make reservations for Sleeper Service accommodations on our comfortable Viewliner trains. Enjoy a hot dinner in the Dining Car, and mingle with your fellow travelers in the Lounge Car.
Northeast Regional
The Northeast Regional offers convenient and affordable downtown-to-downtown service up and down the Northeast Corridor, with multiple departures daily. Amtrak now offers daily roundtrip service to Lynchburg, VA, as well as hourly morning service from Richmond, VA. These two new services will make it easy to travel from central Virginia to anywhere in the Northeast Corridor. The expanded Richmond, VA service begins on December 15, 2009. Northeast Regional trains have been redesigned to make your onboard experience the best ever. You'll find comfortable seating with electrical outlets for your laptop computer and extra storage space for your luggage. Cafe Cars offer appetizing sandwiches, snacks and beverages. In Business class, you'll enjoy a complimentary beverage in the Cafe Car, and have access to conference tables and phones. For budget-minded travelers, Coach class service is also available. On Northeast Regional trains, you can relax in our popular Quiet Car, where cell phones are silent and conversation is kept to a minimum.
Amtrak Shuttle Trains provide additional service between New Haven, CT and Springfield, MA.
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