History
The services along the line, as inherited from Penn Central, once had their own names, such as the "Yankee Clipper" and the "Federal"; typically a name applied to at most one train and its "twin" in the opposite direction. On October 28, 1995, Amtrak introduced the "NortheastDirect" brand for all trains on the Northeast Corridor (and its extension to Newport News, Virginia) except for the express Metroliner and hourly Clocker services. The November 10, 1996 timetable restored the old names in addition to the NortheastDirect brand. The names (except the Twilight Shoreliner) were permanently dropped with the May 16, 1999 schedule, and on January 31, 2000, the first rebranded Acela Regional electrified trains ran. Due to confusion with the Acela Express, the name was changed again on March 17, 2003 to "Regional". On April 7, 2008, with the release of their new timetable, the name was changed again to "Northeast Regional" and as a result, Amtrak has started adding the new Northeast Regional logo to their cafe cars. However, as of 2010, some Amfleet cars still have the "NortheastDirect" branding in the side.
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