Route Details
Between Washington and Pittsburgh, it mostly follows the historic B&O route along narrow river valleys hemmed in by steep slopes, including the upper Potomac, Youghiogheny, and Monongahela Rivers. Rail trails parallel much of this route, often on the opposite banks. The route straightens and levels out from Ohio onward.
The Capitol Limited operates over the following CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway trackage:
- CSX Metropolitan Subdivision, Cumberland Subdivision, Cumberland Terminal Subdivision, Keystone Subdivision, Pittsburgh Subdivision, and P&W Subdivision, Washington to Pittsburgh
- NS Pittsburgh Line and Fort Wayne Line, Pittsburgh to Alliance
- NS Cleveland Line, Alliance to Cleveland
- NS Chicago Line, Cleveland to Chicago
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