Three Rivers (train)

Three Rivers
The Three Rivers at Lewistown in 2002.
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleNortheastern United States
Midwestern United States
PredecessorBroadway Limited
First serviceSeptember 10, 1995
Last serviceMarch 7, 2005
SuccessorPennsylvanian
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Route
TerminiNew York City
Chicago, Illinois
Stops19
Distance travelled908 miles (1,461 km)
Average journey time19 hours 30 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)40, 41
Technical
Rolling stock
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)

The Three Rivers was an Amtrak passenger train that ran daily between New York City and Chicago via Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Akron. It started in 1995, replacing the Broadway Limited, and ran until March 7, 2005, when Amtrak cancelled a contract with the United States Postal Service that was specific to the train.[1]

  1. ^ "The final Three Rivers service rolls through Ohio, Indiana". Associated Press. 2005.[permanent dead link]