The final iteration of "Inland Route" service began with the November 10, 1996, timetable, with the extension of the daily "Virginia Service" train 85/86 to Boston via Springfield. That train was later truncated, and the former Washington–Boston "Bay State" was reinstated via the "Inland Route". By the October 28, 2002 schedule, trains 140 (weekend) and 142 (weekday) provided northbound "Inland Route" service, while the only weekend service was provided southbound via the 147. Train 142 was dropped October 27, 2003, and the November 1, 2004 timetable dropped 140 and 147, ending the use of the "Inland Route".