Northeast Regional
Roanoke to Boston. Eastbound train 66 and westbound train 151, daily. The table below lists the named stretches in eastbound order with the direction and season each is in daylight.
Duration
17 h 42 m
Eastbound end to end, scheduled
Frequency
Daily
A stop is 24 hours or a multiple
Trains
66 eastbound, 151 westbound
26 stations
What you see, in order
Eastbound order. Times are the published timetable at the midpoint of each stretch, in Eastern time. "Dark" means the scheduled time is after sunset or before sunrise in that month; "dawn" and "dusk" are within 30 minutes of them.
| Stretch | Eastbound 66 | Westbound 151 | Stations around it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge foothillsLynchburg, the City of Seven Hills, to Charlottesville, near Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive.Watch for Blue Ridge foothills | Evening, 6:15 p.m.daylight Mar to Sep; dusk Oct; dark Nov to Jan; dusk Feb | Morning, 10:44 a.m.daylight | Lynchburg, Charlottesville |
| Shadwell, Gordonsville, and the Rapidan RiverShadwell, Thomas Jefferson's birthplace, the railroad junction of Gordonsville, Orange, and the Rapidan River, one of the country's best trout streams.Watch for Rapidan River | Evening, 7:26 p.m.daylight May to Aug; dusk Sep; dark Oct to Feb; dusk Mar to Apr | Morning, 9:30 a.m.daylight | Charlottesville, Culpeper |
| Potomac River and the monumentsLeaving Union Station through the tunnel under the Capitol, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Washington Monument, and the Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal Basin are in view; crossing the Potomac, the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery are on the Virginia side.Watch for Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Potomac River, Pentagon | Night, 9:20 p.m.dark | Early morning, 7:39 a.m.daylight Feb; dawn Mar; daylight Apr to Sep; dawn Oct; daylight Nov; dawn Dec to Jan | Alexandria, Washington Union Station |
| Susquehanna RiverElkton at the head of the Elk River, then the Susquehanna, the longest river on the East Coast, which supplies half the fresh water flowing into Chesapeake Bay; Aberdeen's proving ground beyond.Watch for Susquehanna River | Night, 11:14 p.m.dark | Early morning, 5:44 a.m.dawn May to Jul; dark Aug to Apr | Baltimore Penn Station, Wilmington |
| Delaware River bridgesThe Commodore Barry Bridge spans the Delaware at Chester, Marcus Hook sits beside the river, and the Delaware Memorial Bridge is visible downriver before Wilmington.Watch for Commodore Barry Bridge, Delaware Memorial Bridge | Night, 11:53 p.m.dark | Early morning, 5:07 a.m.dawn Jun; dark Jul to May | Wilmington, Philadelphia |
| Schuylkill RiverBeside 30th Street Station the line crosses the Schuylkill River, with Boat House Row and the Philadelphia Museum of Art in view, then North Philadelphia.Watch for Schuylkill River, Boat House Row, Philadelphia Museum of Art | Night, 4:05 a.m.dark | Not scheduled | Philadelphia, Newark |
| Hudson River tunnels and the MeadowlandsThe 2.5 mile tunnel under the Hudson River between Penn Station and Weehawken, completed in 1910 with one tube in each direction, then the Meadowlands wetlands and the sports complex.Watch for Meadowlands | Night, 4:59 a.m.dawn Jun; dark Jul to May | Not scheduled | Newark, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station |
Computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (feed version 20261015, valid 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-22, fetched 2026-10-15) and sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month at the midpoint of each stretch. Scheduled times only; a late train moves evening stretches into darkness.How this table is computed.
Stations, in eastbound order
| Station | Arrives | Departs |
|---|---|---|
| Roanoke | 4:23 p.m. | |
| Lynchburg | 5:37 p.m. | 5:40 p.m. |
| Charlottesville | 6:51 p.m. | 7:01 p.m. |
| Culpeper | 7:52 p.m. | 7:53 p.m. |
| Manassas | 8:28 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Alexandria | 9:10 p.m. | 9:12 p.m. |
| Washington Union Station | 9:28 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. |
| BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport | 10:33 p.m. | 10:35 p.m. |
| Baltimore Penn Station | 10:49 p.m. | 10:51 p.m. |
| Wilmington | 11:38 p.m. | 11:40 p.m. |
| Philadelphia | 12:06 a.m. +1d | 3:25 a.m. +1d |
| Newark | 4:45 a.m. +1d | 4:48 a.m. +1d |
| New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | 5:11 a.m. +1d | 5:44 a.m. +1d |
| New Rochelle | 6:13 a.m. +1d | 6:13 a.m. +1d |
| Stamford | 6:33 a.m. +1d | 6:34 a.m. +1d |
| Bridgeport | 7:04 a.m. +1d | 7:05 a.m. +1d |
| New Haven | 7:24 a.m. +1d | 7:26 a.m. +1d |
| Old Saybrook | 7:54 a.m. +1d | 7:54 a.m. +1d |
| New London | 8:14 a.m. +1d | 8:15 a.m. +1d |
| Mystic | 8:27 a.m. +1d | 8:28 a.m. +1d |
| Westerly | 8:37 a.m. +1d | 8:39 a.m. +1d |
| Kingston | 8:53 a.m. +1d | 8:55 a.m. +1d |
| Providence | 9:15 a.m. +1d | 9:17 a.m. +1d |
| Route 128 | 9:42 a.m. +1d | 9:42 a.m. +1d |
| Boston | 9:58 a.m. +1d | 9:58 a.m. +1d |
| Boston | 10:05 a.m. +1d |
All times Eastern time; "+1d" is the day after departure from Roanoke.
Connects with
| Route | Shared stations | Side by side |
|---|---|---|
| Acela | Washington Union Station, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore Penn Station, Wilmington and 9 more | Northeast Regional or Acela |
| Adirondack | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Northeast Regional or Adirondack |
| Amtrak Hartford Line | New Haven, Wallingford, Meriden, Berlin and 4 more | Northeast Regional or Amtrak Hartford Line |
| Cardinal | Washington Union Station, Baltimore Penn Station, Wilmington, Philadelphia and 7 more | Northeast Regional or Cardinal |
| Carolinian | Washington Union Station, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore Penn Station, Wilmington and 12 more | Northeast Regional or Carolinian |
| Crescent | Washington Union Station, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore Penn Station, Wilmington and 10 more | Northeast Regional or Crescent |
| Empire Service | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Northeast Regional or Empire Service |
| Ethan Allen Express | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Northeast Regional or Ethan Allen Express |
| Floridian | Washington Union Station, Petersburg, Richmond Staples Mill Road, Alexandria | Northeast Regional or Floridian |
| Keystone Service | Philadelphia, Trenton, Metropark, Newark Liberty International Airport and 4 more | Northeast Regional or Keystone Service |
| Lake Shore Limited | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Boston, Springfield | Northeast Regional or Lake Shore Limited |
| Maple Leaf | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Northeast Regional or Maple Leaf |
| Palmetto | Washington Union Station, New Carrollton, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore Penn Station and 9 more | Northeast Regional or Palmetto |
| Pennsylvanian | Philadelphia, Trenton, Newark, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Northeast Regional or Pennsylvanian |
| Silver Meteor | Washington Union Station, Baltimore Penn Station, Wilmington, Philadelphia and 7 more | Northeast Regional or Silver Meteor |
| Valley Flyer | New Haven, Wallingford, Meriden, Berlin and 4 more | Northeast Regional or Valley Flyer |
| Vermonter | Washington Union Station, New Carrollton, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore Penn Station and 14 more | Northeast Regional or Vermonter |
Routes that stop at a station this train stops at, from the same timetable. Transfer times are not checked.