Amtrak is not the way to do this trip. You would have to go up to Washington, DC and then back down to Atlanta. It will take too long. Greyhound has an express coach that only makes five stops and takes less than 14 hours.
Approximately 18 hours.
120 min
Amtrak has very frequent service between Boston and New York Penn Station on it Northeastern Regional.
You would take the Empire Service from Utica to New York Penn Station and then get on the Crescent to New Orleans. It will take a little less than 24 hours.
If you take an amtrak it is 24 hours with two hours in DC
Amtrak is the only train option.
18 hours and 22 minutes on the Lake Shore Limited.
Louisville does not have Amtrak service. You can connect with the Cardinal from either New York or Chicago in Indianapolis to take the Amtrak Thruway Bus service provided by Greyhound Lines to get to Louisville.
Yes. Metro North Hudson Line or Amtrak.
3-4 days
Yes. Take VIA Rail Canada to Montréal, then Amtrak to Schenectady (or all the way to New York City). A different Amtrak train connects New York City (via Schenectady) to Chicago.
If you go on the Acela Express (Amtrak), it takes three hours and forty-five minutes, and sometimes slightly less.
All Amtrak intercity trains leave from Penn Station.