Newport News station
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Newport News station is an Amtrak inter-city train station in Newport News, Virginia. The station is the southern terminus of two daily Northeast Regional round trips. It has a single side platform adjacent to a large CSX rail yard. An Amtrak Thruway motorcoach connection to Norfolk station effectively doubles the frequency between each station and Washington.
Newport News station building, June 2007
Early postcard of the 1892-built station
The 1940-built station in 1978
Future Amtrak station under construction near the airport
Northeast Regional
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The Northeast Regional is an intercity rail service operated by Amtrak in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. In the past it has been known as the NortheastDirect, Acela Regional, or Regional. It is Amtrak's busiest route, carrying 9,163,082 passengers in fiscal year (FY) 2023. The Northeast Regional service earned over $787.7 million in gross ticket revenue in FY 2023.
Northeast Regional in Madison, Connecticut, in April 2015
An HHP-8 locomotive and Amfleet I cars in Acela Regional branding at South Station in Boston, in March 2002
The NortheastDirect branding was used for most Northeast Regional services between 1995 and 2003
A Northeast Regional crosses the James River near Lynchburg, Virginia, in April 2011