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A Van Hool C2045L Amtrak California Thruway Motorcoach at the Bakersfield station
Amtrak Thruway is a system of through-ticketed transportation services to connect passengers with areas not served by Amtrak trains. In most cases these are dedicated motorcoach routes, but can also be non-dedicated intercity bus services , transit buses , vans, taxis , ferry boats and commuter rail trains.
Train and Thruway tickets are typically purchased together from Amtrak for the length of a passenger's journey and connections are timed for guaranteed transfers between the two services.
In addition to providing connecting service to unserved areas, some Thruway services operate as redundant service along passenger rail corridors to add extra capacity.
History and purpose [ edit ]
Amtrak operates the Thruway network to extend the reach of its train services, offering connections to destinations not directly served by Amtrak trains. The earliest incarnation of such a service was launched in January 1973, to provide a connection between Amtrak's Inter-American in Laredo, Texas , and the Aztec Eagle train run by N de M from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico .[1] Greyhound allowing for passengers to buy combined bus and rail tickets for connecting services run by the two companies. These services were the predecessors of Thruway Motorcoach. The first Amtrak bus service to bear the name "Amtrak Thruway" was launched in California in 1993.[2] [1]
Northeast [ edit ]
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach at Newport News station , January 2013
Boston – Manchester (Boston Express )[citation needed
Boston – Concord – Berlin, NH (through-ticketed Concord Coach Lines route)[3]
Boston – Concord – Littleton, NH (through-ticketed Concord Coach Lines route)[4]
Boston – Newburyport, MA – Portsmouth, NH (through-ticketed C&J route)
New Bedford, MA – Providence [5]
New London, CT – Foxwoods Casino (through-ticketed SEAT route)[citation needed
Philadelphia – Atlantic City (through-ticketed NJ Transit Atlantic City Line rail route)[citation needed
Philadelphia – Pottstown /Reading, Pennsylvania (service provided by Krapf Coaches )[citation needed
Philadelphia – Quakertown /Allentown /White Haven /Wilkes-Barre /Scranton, Pennsylvania (service provided by Martz Trailways )[citation needed
Washington, D.C. – Charlottesville, Virginia (through-ticketed Greyhound route)[citation needed
BWI Airport – Kent Island /Easton /Cambridge /Salisbury /Ocean Pines /Ocean City, Maryland (operated by BayRunner Shuttle)[citation needed
BWI Airport – Frederick /Hagerstown /Cumberland /Grantsville, Maryland (operated by BayRunner Shuttle)[citation needed
Portland, ME – Bangor (through-ticketed Concord Coach Lines route)[citation needed
Buffalo – Jamestown, NY (through-ticketed Coach USA Erie route)[citation needed
Worcester, MA – Providence, RI [5]
Westport, New York , to Lake Placid, New York (operated by Ground Force 1)
Killington to Rutland (Gramps Shuttle)
DeLand, Florida , to Daytona Beach (thruway service is a taxicab provided by Tri Star Taxi)
Orlando /Tampa to St. Petersburg /Fort Myers, Florida (operated by Martz First Class )
Wilson, North Carolina , to numerous cities in eastern North Carolina (Greenville , New Bern , Havelock , Morehead City , Goldsboro , Kinston , Jacksonville , and Wilmington ) (through ticketed motorcoach operated by Southeastern Tours of Greenville ).[6]
Charlottesville to Richmond, Virginia (operated by Academy Bus Express )
High Point, North Carolina , to Winston-Salem (operated by Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation )[7]
Meridian, Mississippi , to Dallas (through-ticketed Greyhound route)
Harrisburg to Williamsport, Pennsylvania (through-ticketed Fullington Trailways route)
Pittsburgh to State College, Pennsylvania (through-ticketed Fullington Trailways route)
Pittsburgh to Columbus /Dayton, Ohio /Indianapolis, Indiana (through-ticketed Greyhound route)
Charleston, West Virginia , to numerous cities in northern West Virginia (Sutton /Flatwoods , Weston , Clarksburg , Fairmont & Morgantown ) (operated by Barons Bus Lines )
Midwest [ edit ]
Toledo, Ohio , to East Lansing, Michigan , via Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan (Trinity Transportation )
Battle Creek, Michigan , to Flint (through-ticketed Indian Trails route)
Kalamazoo, Michigan , to St. Ignace (through-ticketed Indian Trails route)
Kalamazoo, Michigan to Grand Rapids (through-ticketed Indian Trails route)
Kalamazoo, Michigan to Sault Ste. Marie (through-ticketed Indian Trails route)
Kalamazoo, Michigan to Gaylord (through-ticketed Indian Trails route)
Port Huron to Detroit (Hoosier Ride)
Chicago to Rockford, Illinois /Madison, Wisconsin (through-ticketed Van Galder Bus Company route)
Indianapolis to Galesburg, Illinois /Davenport, Iowa (through-ticketed Burlington Trailways route)
Chicago /Indianapolis to Louisville, Kentucky (through-ticketed Greyhound route)
Carbondale, Illinois , to St. Louis (Vandalia Bus Lines)
New Orleans to Baton Rouge (Greyhound Lines )
Kansas City, Missouri , to Oklahoma City via Tulsa (through-ticketed Jefferson Lines route)
Milwaukee to Oshkosh, Wisconsin /Wausau, Wisconsin (through-ticketed Lamers Bus Lines route)
Milwaukee to Green Bay, Wisconsin , via Appleton , Oshkosh and Fond du Lac
Milwaukee to Madison, Wisconsin (Badger Bus )
Milwaukee to Houghton, Michigan (Indian Trails )
Milwaukee to Minneapolis /St. Paul via Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Jefferson Lines )
Galesburg, Illinois , to Springfield, Illinois
St. Paul -Minneapolis to Duluth, Minnesota (through-ticketed Jefferson Lines route)
Newton, Kansas , to Oklahoma City via Wichita .
Toledo, Ohio , to Chicago, Illinois
Albuquerque to El Paso (through-ticketed Greyhound route)
Denver to Colorado Springs /Pueblo (through-ticketed Greyhound route)
Denver to Glenwood Springs, Colorado (through-ticketed Greyhound route)
Denver to Buffalo, Wyoming (through-ticketed Express Arrow route)
Flagstaff to Williams/Grand Canyon (through-ticketed Groome route)
Flagstaff to Phoenix (through-ticketed Groome or Greyhound route)
Flagstaff to Sedona (through-ticketed Groome route)
Kingman to Laughlin, NV and Las Vegas, NV (through-ticketed Vegas Airporter route)
Lamy, New Mexico , to Santa Fe, New Mexico
Longview, Texas , to Shreveport, Louisiana
Longview to Houston /Galveston
Houston to Galveston (through-ticketed Kerrville Bus route)
Maricopa to Phoenix (through-ticketed Stagecoach Express route)
Oklahoma City to Kansas City, Missouri , via Tulsa (through-ticketed Jefferson Lines route)
Raton, New Mexico , to Denver (through-ticketed Greyhound route)
Salt Lake City to Boise (through-ticketed Greyhound route)
Salt Lake City to Las Vegas via St. George (through-ticketed Greyhound route)
San Antonio to Laredo (through-ticketed Greyhound route)
San Antonio to McAllen (through-ticketed Greyhound route)
Temple to Killeen /Fort Cavazos
Pacific Northwest [ edit ]
California [ edit ]
Passengers boarding a YARTS bus at the Merced, California , station operating as Amtrak Thruway route 15A to Yosemite .
References [ edit ]
^ Berlin and Conway, NH Archived August 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Concord Coach Lines . Retrieved August 25, 2017.
^ Littleton and Plymouth, NH Archived August 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Concord Coach Lines . Retrieved August 25, 2017.
^ a b "Amtrak Introduces New Round Trip Bus Service for New Bedford and Worcester, Mass. Via Providence" (Press release). Washington, DC: Amtrak . August 3, 2023.
^ Vacations in North Carolina by Train and Thruway Bus , Amtrak . Retrieved August 25, 2017.
^ Route 5 Archived August 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Piedmont Authority for Regional Transit. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
^ "Cascades (Portland-Eugene) - POINT" . Retrieved October 11, 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Thruway Bus Routes" . San Joaquins . Retrieved September 26, 2022 .
^ a b c "Capital Corridor Connecting Bus Schedule" (PDF) . Capitol Corridor . Retrieved September 26, 2022 .
^ "Public Review Draft 2024 SJJPA Business Plan Update" (PDF) . San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority . pp. 18–21. Retrieved March 8, 2024 .
^ a b "Connecting Amtrak Thruway Bus Service" . Pacific Surfliner . Retrieved September 26, 2022 .
^ a b "Amtrak Rt 21 Reinstated Bus Service" (Press release). AmericanStar Tours. November 1, 2020. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2022 .
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BWI Airport – Kent Island/Easton/Cambridge/Salisbury/Ocean Pines/Ocean City, Maryland (operated by BayRunner Shuttle)[citation needed]
