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Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited

New York/Boston - Albany - Buffalo -Cleveland - Chicago

Schedule effective April 24, 2006.

Reservations required. See your travel agent, call 1-800-USA-RAIL, or visit tickets.amtrak.com for reservations and fare information.

For additional service between New York and Chicago see the Capitol Limited and the Cardinal schedules.

Scenic Highlights along the route.
Services on the Lake Shore Limited.
Connecting Thruway services.

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    R49             Train Number                      R48
   Daily            Days of Operation                Daily
 (Read down)                                       (Read up)
          miles                                          .
   3:20p     0  Dp  New York, NY *        ET   Ar    3:25p
 P 4:05p    33      Croton-Harmon, NY              D 2:38p
 P 5:55p   141  Ar  Albany-Rensselaer, NY      Dp  D 1:00p
 
 R291/235           Connecting train             240/284/292
                                                         .
   4:07p     0  Dp  Poughkeepsie, NY           Ar    3:16p
   4:22p    16      Rhinecliff-Kingston, NY          3:01p
   4:45p    41      Hudson, NY                       2:40p
   5:15p    68  Ar  Albany-Rensselaer, NY      Dp  D 2:15p

   R449             Connecting Train                 R448
                                                         .
  12:00n     0  Dp  Boston, MA (South Sta) *   Ar    6:30p
 P12:05p     1      Boston, MA (Back Bay)          D 6:23p
 P12:33p    21      Framingham, MA       @         D 5:18p
   1:03p    44      Worcester, MA                  D 4:59p
   2:15p    98  Ar  Springfield, MA            Dp    3:55p
   2:20p        Dp                             Ar    3:47p
   3:41p   150      Pittsfield, MA       @           2:18p
   5:35p   199  Ar  Albany-Rensselaer, NY      Dp    1:00p

 P 6:25p   141  Dp  Albany-Rensselaer, NY      Ar  D12:30p
   6:51p   159      Schenectady, NY                 11:39a
   8:04p   237      Utica, NY                       10:22a
   9:01p   291      Syracuse, NY                     9:26a
  10:20p   370      Rochester, NY                    8:08a
  11:22p   431  Ar  Buffalo, NY (Depew Sta) *  Dp    7:10a
  11:30p        Dp                             Ar    7:05a
  12:56a   524      Erie, PA             @           5:39a
   2:47a   618  Ar  Cleveland, OH (Lakefront)* Dp    4:10a
   2:55a        Dp                             Ar    4:02a
   3:28a   643      Elyria, OH (Lorain)  @           3:03a
   4:05a   678      Sandusky, OH         @           2:23a
   5:05a   725  Ar  Toledo, OH                 Dp    1:30a
   5:35a        Dp                             Ar    1:00a
   6:25a   779      Bryan, IN            @          11:59p
   6:53a   804      Waterloo, IN         @          11:40p
   7:45a   857      Elkhart, IN                     10:47p
   8:09a   875      South Bend, IN        ET        10:25p
   9:05a   959  Ar  Chicago, IL *         CT   Dp    7:55p

D -- Stops only to discharge passengers.
P -- Stops only to receive passengers.
R -- Reservations required on this train.
* -- Amtrak's Great American Vacation package(s) available at this destination.
     See Amtrak's web or call 1-800-321-8684 for more details.
@ -- Tickets cannot be purchased at this location.  You may purchase your
     tickets on the train (without penalty) or from any Amtrak appointed
     travel agency.  Please call 1-800-USA-RAIL to make special arrangements
     when boarding/detraining assistance is required.

Note: Stations and/or platforms are accessible to disabled and elderly passengers except at Erie, Cronton-Harmon, Pittsfield, and Framingham. Please call 1-800-USA-RAIL to make special arrangements if boarding/detraining assistance is required.

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Connecting Amtrak Thruway services:

• Chicago - Indianapolis - Louisville
• Chicago - Madison
• Toledo - Detroit - Ann Arbor

Services on board the Lake Shore Limited:

• Coaches -- Reservations required.
• Sleeping Cars: First Class Viewliner® service New York-Albany-Chicago
  • Reservations required.
  • Complimentary meals.
  • In-room bottled water.
  • Wake-up service with a newspaper and coffee, tea and orange juice.
  • Amtrak's Metropolitan Lounge®/Club Acela® available in Chicago, New York, and Boston for First Class passengers.
  • Check with Amtrak for date to resume through Coach and Sleeping Car service between BOS-ALB-CHI
• Dining Car -- Full meal service on Trains 48 and 49 between Chicago and New York.
• Lounge Car -- Sandwiches, snacks and beverages, New York - Chicago
• Cafe -- Sandwiches, snacks and beverages, Boston - Albany.
• Smoking -- Smoking is not permitted on these trains. Passengers may smoke on station platforms as announced by train crews, and must remain next to the train, ready to board immediately upon hearing the locomotive horn and verbal ``All Aboard'' calls.
• Checked baggage:
  • Handled at New York, Boston (South Sta.), Worcester, Springfield, Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo, South Bend, and Chicago.
  • Accompanied hand baggage only may be checked to Detroit, Dearborn and Ann Arbor via Thruway Bus Connection.

Scenic Highlights

• Hudson River Valley
• Berkshire Mountains
• Erie Canal
• Mohawk River Valley
• Lake Erie

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Credits:

• Updated to April 24 schedule April 11, 2006 by Carl Henderson.
• These schedules authorized by Amtrak, and provided by volunteers from therailroadnewsgroup.
• Click here for complete credits and more information.

Notice:

• Subject to change without notice.
• Neither Amtrak nor the authors accept responsibility for errors or omissions.
• Please confirm departure and arrival times when making reservations.