 Into the 1960s, several major long distance train routes passed made stops in Parkersburg.This included the Baltimore and Ohio's "National Limited" to St. Louis to the west and Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Jersey City to the east.From 1976 to 1981 Amtrak operated the "Shenandoah (Amtrak train)," serving Cincinnati to the west and Washington, D.C., to the east.