Amtrak routes

Cell coverage on 46 Amtrak routes, for Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. Each route lists the carrier with the most solid coverage on board and the longest true dead zone.

Long distance routes

Route	Miles	Best on board	Longest dead zone
Southwest Chief Chicago – Los Angeles	2,229	AT&T 81%	45 mi
California Zephyr Chicago – Emeryville	2,413	AT&T 76%	50 mi
Empire Builder · 2 branches
Seattle Chicago, IL – Seattle, WA	2,196	AT&T 75%	69 mi
Portland Chicago, IL – Portland, OR	2,246	AT&T 77%	58 mi
Coast Starlight Seattle – Los Angeles	1,371	AT&T 83%	29 mi
Texas Eagle Chicago – San Antonio – Los Angeles	2,713	AT&T 80%	23 mi
Sunset Limited New Orleans – Los Angeles	1,989	AT&T 82%	28 mi
City of New Orleans Chicago – New Orleans	931	AT&T 86%	2 mi
Lake Shore Limited · 2 branches
New York New York, NY – Chicago, IL	958	AT&T 91%	1 mi
Boston Boston, MA – Chicago, IL	1,016	AT&T 88%	5 mi
Floridian Chicago – Washington – Miami	2,060	AT&T 84%	13 mi
Cardinal Chicago – New York	1,141	AT&T 82%	29 mi
Crescent New York – New Orleans	1,374	AT&T 85%	9 mi
Silver Meteor New York – Miami	1,386	AT&T 88%	4 mi
Palmetto New York – Savannah	828	AT&T 89%	4 mi
Auto Train Lorton – Sanford	856	AT&T 82%	4 mi

Corridor routes

Route	Miles	Best on board	Longest dead zone
Northeast Regional · 5 branches
Boston–Newport News Boston, MA – Newport News, VA	635	AT&T 93%	2 mi
Boston–Norfolk Boston, MA – Norfolk, VA	678	AT&T 92%	2 mi
Boston–Roanoke Boston, MA – Roanoke, VA	680	AT&T 91%	9 mi
Springfield–Newport News Springfield, MA – Newport News, VA	541	AT&T 93%	2 mi
Springfield–Roanoke Springfield, MA – Roanoke, VA	585	AT&T 91%	9 mi
Acela Boston – Washington	456	AT&T 98%	1 mi
Pacific Surfliner San Luis Obispo – San Diego	348	Verizon 84%	19 mi
Amtrak Cascades Vancouver BC – Eugene	459	AT&T 93%	1 mi
Capitol Corridor Auburn – San Jose	169	Verizon 99%	None
Gold Runner (San Joaquins) Oakland/Sacramento – Bakersfield	512	Verizon 96%	None
Downeaster Brunswick – Boston	144	AT&T 83%	None
Empire Service New York – Niagara Falls	464	AT&T 87%	1 mi
Adirondack New York – Montreal	381	AT&T 73%	8 mi
Maple Leaf New York – Toronto	546	AT&T 86%	1 mi
Ethan Allen Express New York – Burlington	310	AT&T 80%	1 mi
Keystone Service New York – Harrisburg	192	AT&T 100%	None
Pennsylvanian New York – Pittsburgh	433	AT&T 85%	4 mi
Vermonter Washington – St. Albans	601	AT&T 88%	17 mi
Valley Flyer New Haven – Greenfield	98	AT&T 98%	None
Hartford Line New Haven – Springfield	62	AT&T 100%	None
Carolinian New York – Charlotte	702	AT&T 93%	2 mi
Piedmont Raleigh – Charlotte	173	AT&T 98%	None
Hiawatha Chicago – Milwaukee	85	AT&T 99%	None
Borealis Chicago – St. Paul	410	AT&T 86%	2 mi
Lincoln Service Chicago – St. Louis	281	AT&T 96%	2 mi
Illini Chicago – Carbondale	310	AT&T 97%	None
Saluki Chicago – Carbondale	310	AT&T 97%	None
Illinois Zephyr Chicago – Quincy	258	AT&T 85%	None
Carl Sandburg Chicago – Quincy	258	AT&T 85%	None
Wolverine Chicago – Pontiac	304	AT&T 96%	1 mi
Blue Water Chicago – Port Huron	317	AT&T 94%	1 mi
Pere Marquette Chicago – Grand Rapids	177	Verizon 92%	None
Missouri River Runner St. Louis – Kansas City	278	AT&T 80%	2 mi
Heartland Flyer Oklahoma City – Fort Worth	204	AT&T 94%	None
Mardi Gras Service New Orleans – Mobile	143	AT&T 96%	1 mi

Seasonal routes

Route	Miles	Coverage mix (best carrier)	Best on board	Longest dead zone
Winter Park Express Denver – Winter Park	63		AT&T 62%	7 mi