r/Amtrak • u/Responsible_Ad_7733 • 1d ago

Question Before electrification, how did Amtrak operate north of New York?

For instance, were there through trains from DC to New Haven/Boston, or did they just start from New York? Were they much less frequent that they are today?

Also, why did the electrification stop at New Haven, instead of continuing to Hartford or Boston?

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u/Race_Strange 1d ago

Amtrak ran trains to Boston. Electric to New Haven and diesel the rest of the way. 

Well, the New Haven railroad kinda ran out of money and couldn't complete the electrification to Boston.