![]() ![]() : 73 The Hilltopper was discontinued on September 30, 1979, and the Night Owl reverted to Boston-Washington service. Beginning on January 8, 1978, the Night Owl was combined with the Hilltopper, creating through service from Boston to Catlettsburg, Kentucky. ![]() In early 1977 Amtrak upgraded the Night Owl with Amfleet coaches and an Amfleet dinette. The northbound train departed Washington at 10:30 PM and arrived in Boston at 8:25 AM. The southbound Night Owl departed Boston's South Station at 10 PM and arrived in Washington's Union Station at 8:30 AM. The new train was named the Night Owl (numbered 168/169) and carried coaches, sleeping cars, and a buffet-lounge-sleeper. Amtrak restored overnight service on June 6, 1972. Amtrak did not retain the Federal and it made its last run on April 30, 1971. The last such train was the Federal, operated by Penn Central. Amtrak replaced it with the Twilight Shoreliner in 1997.Īt first Amtrak did not feature overnight service on the Northeast Corridor. In 1995 Amtrak dropped most individual train names from its Northeast Corridor services and the Night Owl became another NortheastDirect service, but still on an overnight schedule. It operated from 1972 to 1995 on an overnight schedule with sleeper service it was the only such train on the Northeast Corridor. The Night Owl was a passenger train operated by Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., and Boston, Massachusetts, via New York City. For overnight transit service, see night service (public transport). ![]()
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