Acela or Silver Meteor

The two routes share 5 stations, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Newark, Philadelphia among them. The table lists what each shows and how long each takes; the route pages carry the full stretch tables.

Side by side

AcelaSilver Meteor
EndpointsBoston to Washington Union StationNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station to Miami
Duration, end to end6 h 59 m28 h 29 m
Frequency5 days a weekDaily
Trains2151 westbound, 2152 eastbound97 southbound, 98 northbound
Named stretches with a cited source45
ShowsBig rivers, Big citiesBig rivers, Big cities
Headline stretchSusquehanna RiverSusquehanna River
Headline stretch in daylightwestbound: daylight, 10:51 a.m.; eastbound: daylight Feb to Dec; dawn Jan, 7:48 a.m.southbound: daylight Feb to Oct; dusk Nov to Jan, 5:08 p.m.; northbound: daylight, 8:35 a.m.

Duration, frequency, and daylight are computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (fetched 2026-10-15) for the representative trip in each direction; daylight is the phrase for the headline stretch, the highlighted row of each route page. Named stretches are counted from the cited route guides. How these are computed.

Stations both routes serve

New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Newark, Philadelphia, Baltimore Penn Station, Washington Union Station

In the order the Acela reaches them. Transfer times are not checked.

Route pages