Carolinian / Piedmont Train 79

Latest status for Amtrak Carolinian / Piedmont Train 79, updated 19:03 on 01/18 (unofficial).

Train Status

Progress Tracker

  1. NYP, departed 07:04 ET, on time (New York Penn).
  2. NWK, departed 07:24, on time, arrived 07:20 (Newark Penn).
  3. MET, departed 07:41, 1 min. late, arrived 07:36 (Metropark).
  4. NBK, departed 07:52, 1 min. late, arrived 07:48 (New Brunswick).
  5. TRE, departed 08:17, 1 min. late, arrived 08:10 (Trenton).
  6. PHL, departed 09:03, 5 min. late, arrived 08:58 (Philadelphia 30th Street).
  7. WIL, departed 09:26, 5 min. late, arrived 09:23 (Wilmington).
  8. BAL, departed 10:24, 11 min. late, arrived 10:21 (Baltimore Penn).
  9. BWI, departed 10:39, 11 min. late, arrived 10:36 (BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport).
  10. WAS, departed 12:10, on time, arrived 11:03 (Washington Union).
  11. ALX, departed 12:30, 2 min. late, arrived 12:25 (Alexandria).
  12. QAN, departed 12:58, on time, arrived 12:55 (Quantico).
  13. FBG, departed 13:25, 4 min. late, arrived 13:22 (Fredericksburg).
  14. RVR, departed 14:38, on time, arrived 14:19 (Richmond Staples Mill Road).
  15. PTB, departed 15:15, on time, arrived 15:10 (Petersburg).
  16. RMT, departed 17:07, 19 min. late, arrived 17:01 (Rocky Mount).
  17. WLN, departed 17:34, 27 min. late, arrived 17:30 (Wilson).
  18. SSM, departed 18:02, 22 min. late, arrived 17:59 (Selma).
  19. RGH, departed 18:39, 7 min. late, arrived 18:31 (Raleigh Union).
  20. CYN, departed 18:52, 7 min. late, arrived 18:49 (Cary).
  21. DNC, est. arrival 19:09, 6 min. late, est. departure 19:11, 5 min. late (Durham).
  22. BNC, est. arrival 19:49, on time, est. departure 19:50, on time (Burlington).
  23. GRO, est. arrival 20:14, on time, est. departure 20:18, on time (Greensboro).
  24. HPT, est. arrival 20:33, on time, est. departure 20:34, on time (High Point).
  25. SAL, est. arrival 21:06, on time, est. departure 21:08, on time (Salisbury).
  26. KAN, est. arrival 21:24, on time, est. departure 21:25, on time (Kannapolis).
  27. CLT, est. arrival 21:50, 8 min. early (Charlotte).

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Last updated Sunday, 18-Jan-2026 16:06:09 PST