Missed connections
Amtrak is the United States' largest passenger rail network with more than 500 stations on more than 34 million meters (21,300 miles) of track, but several large, growing metropolitian areas are without intercity passenger rail service including:
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Las Vegas, NV
Population
2,027,868
Nearest train station
Kingman, AZ
146,450 m (91 miles)
Last year for a
passenger train
1997
Detroit
Columbus
Louisville
Columbus, OH
Population
2,021,632
Nearest train station
South Shore, KY
140,013 m (86 miles)
Last year for a
passenger train
1979
St. Louis
Nashville
Atlanta
Nashville, TN
Population
1,830,345
Nearest train station
Fulton, KY
193,121 m (120 miles)
Last year for a
passenger train
1979
Chicago
Louisville
Nashville
Louisville, KY
Population
1,278,413
Nearest train station
Cincinnati, OH
143,232 m (89 miles)
Last year for a
passenger train
2003
Kansas City
Tulsa
Dallas
Tulsa, OK
Population
981,005
Nearest train station
Okla. City, OK
157,716 m (98 miles)
Last year for a
passenger train
1967