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

Source: Amtrak | Graphic: Jan Diehm/The Guardian