NEWS




National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Amtrak Intercity
210 South Canal Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Fax: 312 655-2565


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              ATK-96-04
January 29, 1996                                        Contact: Marc Magliari
                                             312 655-1338


           TAKE IT SITTING DOWN: NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA TO CLEVELAND AND CHICAGO:
                AMTRAK RESTORES THROUGH COACH SERVICE AT PITTSBURGH

     CHICAGO -- Passengers from New York and Philadelphia on Amtrak's Three Rivers will be able to
connect at Pittsburgh to the Capitol Limited  to Cleveland and Chicago on through coaches, starting Feb. 1.
     Previously, all passenger coaches on the Three Rivers terminated in Pittsburgh and customers crossed a
train platform to board the Capitol Limited from Washington to Chicago. Coaches originating in both the East and
the Midwest will be exchanged from one train to the other.
     Through coach service between New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Chicago ended when Amtrak
eliminated the Broadway Limited train last September.
     "We are being responsive to the needs of passengers," said Patrick Mead, General Manager for both the
Three Rivers and the Capitol Limited. "Amtrak will use this opportunity to gauge customer satisfaction with
through service along this route."
     Reservations are now being accepted for the service. Please see an authorized Amtrak travel agent, visit a
staffed Amtrak station or call 1-800-USA-RAIL for more information about this service.
     
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