Mystic station (Connecticut)
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Mystic station is an intercity train station on the Northeast Corridor, located off Roosevelt Avenue east of downtown Mystic, Connecticut. It is served by a limited number of trains on Amtrak's Northeast Regional service, with three to five daily trains in each direction. Amtrak's Acela also passes by this station, but does not stop. Mystic is one of only three stations on the Northeast Corridor to be served exclusively by Amtrak, with no commuter rail service.
Facing east at Mystic station in July 2012
Mystic station on a 1910 postcard
Mystic station in August 1972. At that time the station was closed to passengers, though Amtrak claimed ownership.
Beacon Hill (train)
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The Beacon Hill was a daily 157-mile (253 km) commuter rail service operated by Amtrak between Boston, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, from 1978 to 1981. The Beacon Hill was one of the last long-haul commuter services operated by Amtrak. Service consisted of a single rush-hour round trip, with service eastbound to Boston in the morning and westbound to New Haven in the evening.
The Beacon Hill operating with an LRC in 1980
This MBTA station at Wickford Junction was opened in 2012 across the tracks from the former Beacon Hill station