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  2. Capitol Limited - Wikipedia

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    Capitol Limited. The Capitol Limited is a daily Amtrak train between Washington, D.C., and Chicago, running 764 miles (1,230 km) via Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Service began in 1981 and was named after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 's Capitol Limited which ended in 1971 upon the formation of Amtrak.

  3. Pointing and calling - Wikipedia

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    Chinese train engineers do pointing and calling. (video) different train operators and factory workers using Pointing and Calling. Pointing and calling is a method in occupational safety for avoiding mistakes by pointing at important indicators and verbally calling out their status. It is particularly common on Japanese railways, where it is ...

  4. Northeast Regional - Wikipedia

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    Northeast Regional. The Northeast Regional is an intercity rail service operated by Amtrak in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. In the past it has been known as the NortheastDirect, Acela Regional, or Regional. It is Amtrak's busiest route, carrying 9,163,082 passengers in fiscal year (FY) 2023. [5]

  5. Amtrak Cascades - Wikipedia

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    The Amtrak Cascades is a passenger train corridor in the Pacific Northwest, operated by Amtrak in partnership with the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. It is named after the Cascade mountain range that the route parallels. The 467-mile (752 km) corridor runs from Vancouver, British Columbia, through Seattle, Washington, and Portland ...

  6. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    A train, usually a passenger service, that runs back and forth, usually over a relatively short distance, such as between a junction station and a branch-line terminus. Side tank A tank locomotive with water tanks mounted each side of the boiler Siding A section of track off the main line. Sidings are often used for storing rolling stock or ...

  7. Reservation against Cancellation - Wikipedia

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    A Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) is a type of ticket that can be sold for travel on the Indian Railways. Although it ensures certainty of travel, it does not guarantee a berth. A berth will be allocated to the ticket who reserves an RAC ticket if passengers who already have a confirmed ticket do not board before the train departure or ...

  8. N (New York City Subway service) - Wikipedia

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    On November 7, 2016, the MTA restored the BMT Broadway Line services to their 2004–2010 service pattern in preparation for the rerouting of the Q train to the Second Avenue Subway. As a result, the N train once again became a weekday express between 34th Street–Herald Square and Canal Street, with local service replaced by the restored W train.

  9. Passenger name record - Wikipedia

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    Passenger name record. A passenger name record ( PNR) is a record in the database of a computer reservation system (CRS) that contains the itinerary for a passenger or a group of passengers travelling together. The concept of a PNR was first introduced by airlines that needed to exchange reservation information in case passengers required ...