Guess what. More regional services of my TL, only this time with ideas I derived from
@TheMann added in, which are indicated with an asterisk. Also included is the new version of one of my older ideas.
Flying Yankee: Serving as the spiritual successor to the B&M train of the same name, this service initially ran from Boston north to Vanceboro, connecting with VIA Rail to Halifax via Portland, Augusta, and Bangor. However, the extension of the Northeast Corridor to Portland in 2016 meant the line would be contracted only to Portland. Said service uses electric locomotives from Portland to Bangor, and diesels handle it the rest of the way to the border with Canada.
Vermonter*: This service originally operated from New York to Montreal via its namesake state. Using electrics from New York to Springfield on the PRR's former New Haven, then diesel power the rest of the way to Montreal via Burlington and St. Albans. A later 1995 extension added a Boston section that split from the main train at Springfield, then continued eastward via the New York Central's former Boston & Albany line.
Ethan Allen*: Runs from New York to Burlington, VT via Albany and Rutland. This train is notable for not only accommodating for people going north to ski and bring bicycles, but also because of its equipment. Said train uses special versions of the JetTrain DMU that are designed to used a third-rail power pickup from Harmon to New York. Additionally, recent talk has proposed extending the train all the way to Washington DC, which would admittedly necessitate replacing the DMUs with straight-up locomotives.
Liberty Bell: These thrice daily services are meant to be a Philly extension for the
Pocono services. These trains runs from Scranton to Philadelphia via the Chessies former CNJ/Reading lines via Allentown. These trains not only are scheduled to connect with the Pocono services, but also with the various trains that run beyond Philly to the Southeast like the
Silver Star,
Crescent, and
Palmetto.
Keystone: Pennsylvania's primary regional service for the southern half of the state - as well as New Jersey's link to the main Amtrak system. This service operates up to eight trains a day in each direction over the PRR from Pittsburgh to Atlantic City via Altoona, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia. Trains are timed for passengers to be able to reach many of the NEC's long-distance trains, as well as the
Capital Limited and
National Limited out west at Pittsburgh.
Transdominion: Virginia's official passenger rail service, which runs several trains a day. The route's primary mainline is the PRR's former N&W from Bristol to Norfolk via Christiansburg, Roanoke, Lynchburg, Farmville, Petersburg, and Suffolk. However, branches also take trains to Washington DC via Charlottesville and Richmond via Farmville, both on Southern railroad trackage. Although the ex-N&W is entirely electrified, the Southern lines are not, necessitating the use of DMUs rather than the preferred EMUs.
Peachtree*: The State of Georgia's main passenger service, with high-frequency. This service runs from Chattanooga to Altanta, then Macon over the Southern Railway. At Macon, the trains split to either continue along the Southern at Jacksonville, or run over the Illinois Central's former Central of Georgia line to Savannah. Trains are most frequent on the Atlanta - Jacksonville section with 6 trains a day, the Atlanta - Savannah section having 4 trains a day, and the Chattanooga - Atlanta section seeing 2 trains a day. These services were initially operated behind the ACXT DMUs based on the Intercity 125, but JetTrain DMUs have since taken over.
Gulf Line: One of the several Florida regional services, this line originally ran from Jacksonville to Pensacola over the Seaboard Coast Line and Louisville and Nashville tracks via Tallahassee. Then in 2007, the line was again extended over the L&N mainline to Flomaton, AL so the Florida network would be linked to Alabama's
Yellowhammer system. In addition to the twice daily trains in each direction, this line also sees Amtrak's
Sunset Limited and
South Wind long-distance services.
Florida Keys: Despite being the third most significant of Florida's major feeder lines along with the
Everglades and
Gulf Line services, this was the first one built - shortly after the Miami line's original completion in 1992. This line operates behind the AXCT DMU sets from Miami to Key Largo via Homestead. At Key Largo, buses take passengers the rest of the way to Keys West. These trains also runs ten times a day in each direction - a record for Amtrak regional services, and are often scheduled to work with such trains as the
Floridian to Chicago,
Silver Star to Boston, and
Sunset Limited to Los Angeles.
Pere Marquette: A DMU-operated alternate Chicago - Detroit route that runs via the Chessie's former namesake route via Benten Harbor, Grand Rapids, and Lansing. Additionally, eastbound trains are timed so that passengers can connect with the
Blue Water service to Port Huron at Lansing.
Saginaw Limited: Runs behind DMUs from Detroit to Bay City via Flint and Saginaw City. These trains are specifically scheduled to allow passengers an easy transit to various Midwest HSR services as well as the Pan-American to San Antonio.
Peninsula 400: This DMU-run service is mainly a continuation of the CNW passenger train of the same name, running from Milwaukee to Impeshing over the Union Pacific's ex-CNW line via Fond Du Lac and Green Bay.
Little Rock Limited: Running using DMUs from Memphis to Tulsa via Little Rock and Ft. Smith. This line runs over Rock Island tracks from Memphis to Little Rock, then over newly-built tracks to Tulsa via Ft. Smith. This is one of the less significant lines, though it's still used by the state of Arkansas to link Little Rock and Ft. Smith together and on to the greater Amtrak system. However, this hasn't stopped them looking at the idea of extending the service on new tracks to Pine Bluff.
Frisco Chief: One of the longer regional services in the Amtrak System, this service connects St. Louis with Belen on a route that uses the ATSF's ex-Frisco from St. Louis to Oklahoma City via Springfield and Tulsa. At Oklahoma City, the trains then run over the Rock Island to Amarillo. At Amarillo, the train connects with the
Front Range and
Caprock regional services, then rejoins the ATSF, and runs over that line to Belen, NM via Clovis and Mountainair. In addition to the aeformentioned connections in Amarillo, the service also connects to Amtrak Midwest in St. Louis and the
Front Range,
Super Chief, and
City of San Diego services at Belen.
Las Aztecas: Runs over the Milwaukee Road's former MoPac from Laredo to either San Antonio or Corpus Christi behind the ACXT DMUs. In addition to the Texas TGV services, these trains also are meant to connect with the
Texas Eagle to Chicago,
Pan-American to Detroit, and the
Crescent to New York.
Brownsville Flyer: The other major Texas regional in the state's south. This train runs from Houston to its namesake city via Victoria. These trains are timed so they can connect with not just the Corpus Christi sections of the
Las Aztecas and other long-distance trains that stop in both San Antonio and Houston, but also with the
Lone Star Rocket that runs north to the Twin Cities.
Front Range*: Starting under the Reagan Administration in 1982, these services originally ran from Cheyenne to Denver over the Burlington Northern, then Denver to Pueblo via the Rio Grande. When the ATSF finally relinquished all passenger services other than the
Super Chief to Amtrak in 1985, the line received two branches from Pueblo. The first one continued over the Rio Grande to Trinidad, then ran down the ATSF to El Paso via Raton Pass, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Belen, and Las Cruces. A second branch was introduced in 1990, which ran to Amarillo via La Junta and Boise City, OK (which is of course detailed above).
Del Monte*: This DMU-run services runs from San Fransisco along the Southern Pacific Coast Division to the town of Salinas. At Salinas, the trains then run to the namesake town of Monterey. This service is loved by locals because in addition to providing connections to long-distance trains and CAHSR, it also links commuters to the San Francisco International Airport. This makes for a service that can see up to five trains a day in each direction.
Pacific Surfliner*: The diesel-hauled, vacationer and local oriented alternative to the CAHSR which runs from San Fransisco to San Diego along the coast (as my TL's CAHSR between LA and San Diego runs alongside a fictional SP line that runs via Temecula and Escondido). These trains run along first the Southern Pacific route from San Fransisco to Los Angeles, then the Santa Fe's famous Surf Line the rest of the way to San Diego. As there is a gap in motive power, the trains north of Oxnard are hauled by diesel locomotives, with electric locomotives finishing the route to San Diego.