Lake Shore Limited

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Amtrak long-distance train passenger train service

The Lake Shore Limited is a long-distance Amtrak passenger train that runs overnight between Chicago and the East Coast, primarily serving New York City and Boston via the Great Lakes region.

Aliases (1)

Lake Shore Limited (Boston–Chicago via Albany branch) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Amtrak long-distance train → passenger train service →
class	business class (on some segments) → coach → sleeper →
country	United States of America →
distance	approximately 1018 miles Chicago–Boston → approximately 959 miles Chicago–New York →
electrification	diesel-hauled →
endPoint	Boston South Station → New York Penn Station →
inception	1975 →
journeyTime	approximately 19–20 hours Chicago–New York → approximately 21–22 hours Chicago–Boston →
onboardService	café car → checked baggage (on selected stations) → dining car →
operator	Amtrak →
ownerOfInfrastructureUsed	Amtrak-owned Northeast Corridor (New York segment) → CSX Transportation → Metro-North Railroad → Norfolk Southern Railway →
railGauge	standard gauge →
railwayLineUsed	Water Level Route →
replaces	New York Central Railroad Lake Shore Limited →
routeNumber	448 → 449 → 48 → 49 →
serviceFrequency	daily →
serviceType	intercity rail → overnight train →
startPoint	Chicago Union Station →
terminusSplitPoint	Albany–Rensselaer station →
trainNumberDirection	448 eastbound Chicago to Boston (via Albany split) → 449 westbound Boston to Chicago (via Albany join) → 48 eastbound Chicago to New York → 49 westbound New York to Chicago →
via	Albany–Rensselaer → Buffalo → Cleveland → Great Lakes region → Rochester, New York → Schenectady → Springfield, Massachusetts → Syracuse → Toledo → Utica → Worcester, Massachusetts →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amtrak Empire Corridor → Amtrak Empire Corridor ("Lake Shore Limited (Boston–Chicago via Albany branch)") →	usesService
Amtrak →	majorRoute
Amtrak Lake Shore Limited →	name
Albany–Rensselaer station →	servesTrain
Empire Corridor →	service
Viewliner sleeping cars →	usedOn
Amfleet II coach →	usedOnService