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The ''Carolinian'' is a daily passenger train that runs between Charlotte, North Carolina and New York City. The train began operation in 1990 and is jointly funded and operated by Amtrak and the North Carolina Department of Transportation. A previous iteration operated between 1984-1985. Onboard services include coach, business class, and a cafe car. The train operates over the Northeast Corridor between New York and Washington, D.C. Intermediate stops in North Carolina include Rocky Mount, Wilson, Selma, Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, Salisbury, and Kannapolis. During fiscal year 2013, the ''Carolinian'' carried over 317,550 passengers, a 3.6% increase over FY2012 (306,419 passengers)〔 and a 3.4% increase over FY2011 (307,213 passengers). The line had a total revenue of $19,841,847 during FY2013, an increase of 6.4% over FY2012.〔 == History == Amtrak first introduced the ''Carolinian'' on October 28, 1984, in partnership with the state of North Carolina. From Raleigh, The Carolinian ran north on the old Seaboard Railroad to Collier Yard south of Petersburg, Va and joining the present day route. The Carolinian and the Silver Star stopped at the former Seaboard station in Raleigh. Both trains stopped at Henderson, NC as well. The train began running the same route as the modern ''Carolinian'' from Charlotte to Richmond, Virginia, where it combined with the ''Palmetto'' for the journey to New York. North Carolina supported the ''Carolinian'' with a $436,000 yearly subsidy. It was the first direct Raleigh—Charlotte service in 30 years and the first North Carolina-specific service in 20 years. An early alternative name for the service was the ''Piedmont Palmetto''. Amtrak discontinued the ''Carolinian'' on September 3, 1985, after North Carolina declined to renew its support for another year. Although ridership was higher than projected, revenues were not: most passengers traveled within North Carolina and did not continue to the Northeast. Supporters of the ''Carolinian'' blamed Amtrak and the state for not marketing the train properly. Amtrak and North Carolina re-launched the ''Carolinian'' on May 12, 1990, although this time the ''Carolinian'' joined the ''Palmetto'' in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, south of Richmond. In April 1991 Amtrak stopped combining the ''Carolinian'' with the ''Palmetto''; the train began running through to New York over the Northeast Corridor. In 1995, the ''Carolinian'' was joined with a sister train, the ''Piedmont'', which runs on the same route of this train between Raleigh and Charlotte. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carolinian (train)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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