The Berkshire Flyer at Pittsfield in September 2022
Overview
Service type
Inter-city rail
Status
Pilot, seasonal
Locale
Hudson Valley and Berkshires
First service
July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)
Current operator(s)
Amtrak
Website
amtrak.com/berkshire-flyer
Route
Termini
New York City, New York Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Distance travelled
190 miles (306 km)
Average journey time
4 hours
Service frequency
One trip northbound on Friday, one trip southbound on Sunday
Train number(s)
1235 (northbound) 1244 (southbound)
Technical
Rolling stock
Amfleet Coaches
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Track owner(s)
MNRR, Amtrak, CSXT
Route map
Legend
Lake Shore Limited
to Springfield / Boston
190 mi
306 km
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
New York
Empire Corridor
141 mi
227 km
Albany–Rensselaer
Train reverses
114 mi
183 km
Hudson
100 mi
161 km
Rhinecliff
80 mi
129 km
Poughkeepsie
40 mi
64 km
Croton–Harmon
18 mi
29 km
Yonkers
Harlem River
To Philadelphia
0 mi
New York City
To New Haven
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The Berkshire Flyer is a seasonal Amtrak passenger train service between New York City and the Berkshire Mountains in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, via the Hudson Valley. The weekly train departs Penn Station on Friday afternoons during the summer and returns on Sundays (Mondays on holiday weekends). The route's 2023 season began on May 26 and ran through October 9 as the second year of a three-year pilot program.
The BerkshireFlyer is a seasonal Amtrak passenger train service between New York City and the Berkshire Mountains in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, via the...
"BerkshireFlyer group 'ready to take the leap' from vision to reality". Berkshire Eagle. Parnass, Larry (May 29, 2020). "Debut of BerkshireFlyer service...
up flyer, flier, or flyers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flyer or flier may refer to: Aircraft pilot, a person who flies an aircraft Flyer (pamphlet)...
Development Plan" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. July 2014. "BerkshireFlyer: Pittsfield-New York City Feasibility Study". Massachusetts Department...
York City, diverging west to Chicago at Buffalo–Depew station. The BerkshireFlyer takes the corridor to Albany–Rensselaer before diverging east to Pittsfield...
those who do commute via Poughkeepsie are in favor of the plan. The BerkshireFlyer began running on July 8, 2022, providing direct service to Pittsfield...
2022). "'Sold out' BerkshireFlyer train is rolling towards Pittsfield, after on-time departure from New York City". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved July...
arrive mid-afternoon. The BerkshireFlyer provides summer weekend service to New York Penn Station via the Empire Corridor. The Flyer arrives on Friday evenings...
wheelchair lift for accessibility. It is served by the Adirondack, BerkshireFlyer, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited, and Maple...
terminus) and Washington D.C. (southern terminus) Adirondack to Montreal BerkshireFlyer to Pittsfield Cardinal to Chicago Carolinian to Charlotte Crescent...
operates trains over the Berkshire Subdivision east of the junction with the Post Road Branch. The seasonal BerkshireFlyer runs as far as Pittsfield...
Shore Limited operates over the Post Road Branch, as does the seasonal BerkshireFlyer. The Albany and West Stockbridge Railroad opened the line in 1842 as...
never flew again. The Wright Flyer III was left in its damaged condition in the North Carolina hangar. In 1911, the Berkshire Museum of Pittsfield, Massachusetts...
Passenger service between Chatham and North Adams ended in 1953. BerkshireFlyer "New York Central Railroad, Tables 6, 98". Official Guide of the Railways...
Retrieved 19 June 2022. McGrath, Ben (29 August 2022). "All Aboard the BerkshireFlyer!". The New Yorker. Vol. 98, no. 27. Condé Nast (published 5 September...
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