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The ''Shenandoah'' was a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak between Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati, Ohio. The ''Shenandoah'' shared the former Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) route with the ''Blue Ridge'', which ran as far west as Martinsburg, West Virginia.〔 The ''Shenandoah'' began operating on October 31, 1976. Connecting service to Chicago, Illinois at Cincinnati was provided by the ''Mountaineer''/''James Whitcomb Riley'', which continued east to Washington, Newport News, Virginia and Norfolk, Virginia. After the ''Mountaineer's'' discontinuance in 1977 the ''Riley'' became ''The Cardinal'' and continued to provide connecting service to Chicago. Amtrak discontinued both the ''Shenandoah'' and the ''Cardinal'' on September 30, 1981, citing low ridership figures. Amtrak considered the ''Shenandoah'' one of its "weakest lines"; the Department of Transportation had recommended its discontinuance in 1979.〔 A new train, the ''Capitol Limited'' (Washington-Pittsburgh-Chicago), took over the Washington-Cumberland stretch and remains in operation, while the ''Cardinal'' was revived the following January by congressional mandate.〔 The Cincinnati-Cumberland portion remains without rail service, and CSX subsequently abandoned much of the line.〔 Uniquely, the ''Shenandoah'' equipment pool in 1978–1979 included a pair of converted Amfleet sleepers (dubbed "Ampad") in response to equipment shortages and a Congressional requirement that overnight trains including sleeping accommodations.〔 The ''Shenandoah'' was also the name of a Washington-Akron, Ohio train operated by the B&O which was discontinued on the formation of Amtrak.〔 == References == 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「Shenandoah (Amtrak train)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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