The Capitol Limited connects Washington, DC and Chicago, IL on the route operated by Amtrak, calling at 14 stations.
Quick Facts
- Operator
- Amtrak
- Service type
- Long-Distance
- Endpoints
- Washington ↔ Chicago
- Stations
- 14
- States served
- 7 (DC, MD, WV, PA, OH, IN, IL)
Route guide
The Capitol Limited is a long-distance service operated by Amtrak, running between Washington Union Station and Chicago Union Station and calling at 14 stations. Which stations a route calls at, and the agency that operates it, come from the operator's published schedule feed.
What to watch for: Potomac River and the Harpers Ferry water gap; the long Sand Patch Grade through the Allegheny ridge.
Stops along the route
Stations are listed in the order the operating agency's schedule feed records them. Stop sequencing depends on the specific train; refer to the operator's timetable for departures.
- Washington Union Station — Washington, DC
- Rockville — Rockville, MD
- Harpers Ferry — Harpers Ferry, WV
- Martinsburg — Martinsburg, WV
- Cumberland — Cumberland, MD
- Pittsburgh Union Station — Pittsburgh, PA
- Alliance — Alliance, OH
- Cleveland Lakefront — Cleveland, OH
- Sandusky — Sandusky, OH
- Toledo — Toledo, OH
- Elkhart — Elkhart, IN
- South Bend — South Bend, IN
- Hammond–Whiting — Hammond, IN
- Chicago Union Station — Chicago, IL