Palmetto or Pennsylvanian

The two routes share 4 stations, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Newark, Trenton among them. The table lists what each shows and how long each takes; the route pages carry the full stretch tables.

Side by side

PalmettoPennsylvanian
EndpointsNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station to SavannahPittsburgh to New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
Duration, end to end18 h 19 m9 h 33 m
FrequencyDailyDaily
Trains89 southbound, 90 northbound42 eastbound, 43 westbound
Named stretches with a cited source56
ShowsBig rivers, Big citiesBig cities, Big rivers, Mountains
Headline stretchSusquehanna RiverAllegheny Mountains and the Horseshoe Curve
Headline stretch in daylightsouthbound: daylight, 8:17 a.m.; northbound: dark, 9:04 p.m.eastbound: daylight, 9:12 a.m.; westbound: daylight, 12:50 p.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, Trenton, Philadelphia

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

Route pages