Amtrak 29 & 30, Capitol Limited
The Amtrak Capitol Limited began, as a Pittsburgh to
Washington train, on October 1, 1981, operating as part of the Broadway
Limited west of Pittsburgh. It was extended as a separate train to
Chicago on October 26, 1986.
Chicago Union Station to 21st Street and Halsted Street
21st Street to Englewood
Englewood to CP 509/River Junction
CP 509/River Junction to Hammond-Whiting
Hammond-Whiting to CP 506
CP 506 to CP 501 and Pine Junction
From October 26, 1986 (when it was extended west from Pittsburgh) until
November 11, 1990, when it was re-routed via Cleveland, the Amtrak
Capitol Limited used the Fort Wayne Line routing
CP 501 to Bucyrus
Bucyrus to Massilion
Massillion to Alliance
Pine Junction to Porter
Porter to Elkhart
Elkhart to Airline Junction (Toledo)
Airline Junction to East Toledo
East Toledo to Berea
Berea to CP 181 (Cleveland)
CP 181 to CP White (Cleveland)
CP White to Alliance
Alliance to Homewood Junction
Homewood Junction to Rochester
Rochester to Island Avenue
Island Avenue to CP Bloom
CP Bloom and Willow Grove to Braddock
Braddock to McKeesport/Sinns
McKeesport/Sinns to Connellsville
Sand Patch: Connellsville to Cumberland (Viaduct Junction)
The East End: Cumberland (Viaduct Junction) to Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks to Washington, DC
Washington Union Terminal