Amtrak travels to most major cities in the United States. Some of the busiest stations before the coronavirus pandemic were all in large cities, including:
- New York
- Washington D.C.
- Philadelphia
- Chicago (pictured above)
- Boston
- Los Angeles
- Sacramento
- Baltimore
- Seattle
- Portland (Oregon)
- San Diego
Other medium to large cities with stations include:
- San Jose
- Oakland
- Fresno
- Bakersfield
- Anaheim
- Orlando
- Tampa
- Miami
- Jacksonville
- Atlanta
- Birmingham
- Charlotte
- Raleigh
- Dallas
- Fort Worth
- Austin
- San Antonio
- Houston
- El Paso
- Tuscon
- Albuquerque
- New Orleans
- St. Louis
- Memphis
- Kansas City
- Oklahoma City
- Indianapolis
- Cleveland
- Cincinnati
- Detroit
- Pittsburgh
- Milwaukee
- Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Denver
- Omaha
- St. Lake City
The better questions is, what major cities do not have Amtrak rail service?
Here are the major cities that you can’t reach by passenger rail:
- Columbus, OH
- Green Bay, WI
- Louisville, KY
- Nashville, TN
- Knoxville, TN
- Chattanooga, TN
- Asheville, NC
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Tallahassee, FL
- Sarasota, FL
- Ft. Myers, FL
- Venice, FL
- Daytona Beach, FL
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Mobile, AL
- Montgomery, AL
- Tulsa, OK
- Wichita, KS
- Rapid City, SD
- Boise, ID
- Las Vegas, NV
- San Francisco (rail service terminates in Emeryville)
- Phoenix (closest station is Maricopa)
