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I don't think it's silly at all. At one point there was through Boston-Florida service, the Champion, operating in 1973, the year I was born. The Museum of Railway Timetables (timetables.org) 50 Years of Amtrak--Champion (on-track-on-line.com) In addition, Amtrak had posted in a timetable...

A more readable Lark schedule from our own Eric Bowen (Streamliner Schedules): The Lark - March, 1968 - Streamliner Schedules

But both travel to the same location(s) for the most part. Not helpful if you are from other parts of the country. And the Auto Train overlaps the Silver Service. If you want to go from California to Florida, you have to go to Chicago. It's easier to get to Seattle and Portland in this country...

I know it's not the most convenient place to visit on Amtrak but how do you visit the US and leave Florida out?

You mean like the Empire Builder? Absolutely. SLC-LAX via Vegas off the CZ.

A route from Los Angeles/San Jose to San Francisco like the Southern Pacific's Lark train is fine for a start. Messing with the Coast Starlight or California Zephyr is probably unnecessary. The Lark - March, 1968 - Streamliner Schedules I'm just looking for direct service between...

I of course am partial to the Broadway Limited/Three Rivers. Technically that is part of the Amtrak system but requires the dreaded connection. Service to actual San Francisco and not Emeryville or Oakland. Agree with more East/West service through Columbus, Ohio but the fact that Amtrak is...

In Amtrak codes Pittsburgh is PGH.

Historic Cardinal schedules: 50 Years of Amtrak--George Washington/James Whitcomb Riley/Cardinal (on-track-on-line.com) I agree with the OP, the train needs to serve Cincinnati and Indianapolis at better hours. Of course my opinions are a lot more extreme than others.

I imagine Amtrak will eventually update them shortly.

The national .pdf file is still available. On the main Amtrak page, click on "Destinations". If you're looking for a specific route, you can click on the route. Amtrak Routes & Stations

Southern Pacific's "Lark" (Train): Consist, Schedule, Route (american-rails.com) Keep the CS as the "day" train between the Bay Area (Sacramento/Oakland) and LAX, have the "Lark" (or rename it "Moonlight", "Spirit of California", etc) actually serve San Francisco instead. The SP schedule could...

They also have a Pennsylvanian (NYP/PHL/PGH - CLE train. They are also adding 3C and 3 Cleveland-Detroit trains. Noticeably absent is any increase in frequency of service between Chicago and Toledo/Cleveland. Adding Cleveland as a destination would help Pennsylvania and New York State...

The Three Rivers acted as the cleanup train for its entire existence (1996-2005). Once it got canceled, I assume Amtrak needed the LSL to become the new cleanup train. 50 Years of Amtrak--Three Rivers/Pennsylvanian/Skyline Connection (on-track-on-line.com)

As opposed to Las Vegas, NM?

Why not take that NOL-SAS and add it to the Crescent, making the Crescent a NYP-SAS train?

What state funding is West Virginia putting up for Byrd Crap? What state funding are North Dakota and Montana putting up for the Empire Builder? Why do they get "free" trains while Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio have to "pay" for theirs? South Dakota and Wyoming aren't getting cheated because...

Maybe not make a profit but if they lose money and depend on funding guess where the funding comes from? You can say you don't have a problem paying for Amtrak but ask the people of Columbus, Las Vegas, Nashville, and Louisville who are paying for no Amtrak or the people of Cleveland and...

Here's one I found for the Capital Limited courtesy of Trains.com which discusses through service between the CL and the Pennsylvanian at Pittsburgh...

You're assuming the host railroads want to sell them to Amtrak/the government.