NAMED PASSENGER TRAINS
OPERATED ON THE RAILROADS OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND MEXICO

RAILWAY INFORMATION SERIES NO. 4, 1948 and Prior
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D. C.
 

ABBREVIATIONS USED

Seasonal Designations:
(s) : summer     (w) : winter

Power Designations for Trains:
Diesel: Diesel Engine     Electric: Electric Engine     Steam: Steam Engine

Equipment Designations:
Standard: Standard and or Pullman Cars
Streamline: Streamline and or Pullman Cars

         
 

Nickname

Railroad

Nickname

Railroad

 
A&WP
Atlanta & West Point
LV
Lehigh Valley
 
ACL
Atlantic Coast Line
L&A
Louisiana & Arkansas
 
B&O
Baltimore & Ohio
L&N
Louisville & Nashville
 
BAR
Bangor & Aroostook
MC
Maine Central
 
B&M
Boston & Maine
MKT
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
 
BRI
Burlington-Rock Island
MP
Missouri Pacific
 
C.I.&L
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville (MONON)
NC&StL
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
 
C of Ga
Central of Georgia
NdeM
National Railways of Mexico
 
C of NJ
Central of New Jersey
NYC
New York Central
 
C of Pa
Central of Pennsylvania
NYC&StL
New York, Chicago & St. Louis
 
CV
Central Vermont
NYNH&H
New York, New Haven & Hartford
 
C&O
Chesapeake & Ohio
NYS&W
New York. Susquehanna & Western
 
C&EI
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
NYO&W
New York, Ontario & Western
 
C&NW
Chicago & North Western
N&W
Norfolk & Western
 
CB&Q
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
NP
Northern Pacific
 
CGW
Chicago Great Western
ON
Ontario Northland
 
CMStP&P
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific
PRR
Pennsylvania Rail Road
 
CN
Canadian National
PRSL
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line
 
CP
Canadian Pacific
P&LE
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
 
CRI&P
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Reading
Reading
 
C&S
Colorado & Southern
RF&P
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
 
D&H
Delaware & Hudson
Rutland
Rutland
 
DL&W
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
StLSF
St. Louis-San Francisco
 
D&RGW
Denver & Rio Grande Western
StLSW
St. Louis-Southwestern
 
DSS&A
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
Santa Fe
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
 
ERIE
Erie
SAL
Seaboard Air Line
 
FEC
Florida East Coast
SOO
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie
 
FW&DC
Fort Worth & Denver City
Southern (SR)
Southern Railway
 
GTW
Grand Trunk Western
SP
Southern Pacific
 
GN
Great Northern
SP&S
Spokane, Portland & Seattle
 
GM
General Motors
T&NO
Texas & New Orleans
 
GM&O
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
T&P
Texas & Pacific
 
IC
Illinois Central
TH&B
Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo
 
ILL.Term
Illinois Terminal
UP
Union Pacific
 
KCS
Kansas City Southern
Wabash
Wabash
 
LI
Long Island
W of Ala
Western of Alabama
 
WP
Western Pacific

INDEX:  Go to letter

 A    B    C    D    E     F    G    H    I    J    K     L    M    N    O    P    Q     R    S    T    U    V    W    Y    Z


Train Name

Railroad

Between Cities

Equipment

Power

 

A    Back to Index

Abraham Lincoln, The
GM&O
Chicago-St. Louis
Streamline
Diesel
Acadian
SP
New Orleans - Houston
Standard
Steam
Admiral, The
PRR
Chicago-Washington-New York
Standard
Diesel; Electric
Advance Commodore Vanderbilt
NYC
New York-Chicago
Standard
Electric; Steam
Advance Empire State Express
NYC
New York-Buffalo
Standard
Electric; Steam
Advance Gilt Edge
NYNH&H
New York-Boston
Standard
Electric; Steam or Diesel
Advance Knickerbocker
NYC
Boston-New York-Buffalo-St. Louis
Standard
Steam; Electric
Advance Midnight Special
GM&O
Chicago-St. Louis
Standard
Diesel
Advance Wolverine
NYC
Chicago - Detroit, NewYork&Boston
Standard
Steam; Electric
Adventureland, The
CB&Q-
Kansas City-Lincoln-Billings
Standard
Diesel; Steam
Afternoon Hiawatha
CMStP&P
Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Minneapolis
Streamline
Diesel
Afternoon Puget Sounder
GN
Seattle-Vancouver
Standard
Diesel
Afternoon Twin Cities Zephyrs
CB&Q
Chicago-St. Paul-Minneapolis
Streamline
Diesel
Aiken-Augusta Special
PRR; Southern
New York-Washington -Augusta
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Akronite, The
PRR
New York-Akron
Standard
Electric; Steam
Ak-Sar-Ben
CB&Q
Chicago-Omaha-Lincoln
Standard
Diesel
Alamo
SP
New Orleans-Houston-San Antonio
Standard
Steam
Alaskan
NP; SP&S
St. Paul-Minneapolis-Seattle-Tacoma
Standard
Steam
Albany Mail
NYC
Utica - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
Alhurgh Express
Rutland
Ogdensburg - Alburgh
Standard
Steam
Alexandrian
GN
St. Paul-Minneapolis-Fargo-Grand Forks
Standard
Diesel
Alouette
B&M
Boston-WVooclsville-Montreal
Standard
Steam
Alton Limited, The
GM&O
Chicago-St. Louis
Standard
Diesel
Ambassador
B&M; CV; CN
Boston-White River Jet.-Montreal
Standard
Diesel; Steam
Ambassador, The
B&O; NYC
Baltimore-\Washington-Detroit
Standard
Diesel; Steam
American, The
PRR
New York-Washington-St Louis
Standard
Electric; Steam
American Royal
CB&Q
Chicago-St. Joseph-Kansas City
Standard
Diesel
Angelo, The
Santa Fe
Fort Worth-San Angelo
Standard
Steam
Ann Rutledge
GM&O
Chicago-St Louis
Standard
Diesel
Antelope, The
Santa Fe
Kansas City-Fort Worth
Standard
Steam
Argonaut
SP
Los Angeles-New Orleans
Standard
Steam
Arlington, The
PRR
New York-Washington
Standard
Electric
Aroostook Flyer, The
BAR
Bangor-Van Buren
Standard
Steam
Arrow, The
CMStP&P
Chicago-Souix Falls
Standard
Steam
Arrowhead Limited
C&NW
Duluth - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Asa Packer, The
LV
New York-Wilkes Barre-Coxton
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Ashville Special
PRR: Southern
New York-Washington-Ashville
Standard
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Ashland Limited
C&NW
Chicago-Ashland
Standard
Diesel
Ashland Mail
C&NW
Chicago-Ashland
Standard
Steam
Atlanta Limited
IC
Shreveport - Meridian
Standard
Steam
Atlantic Express
Erie
Chicago - New York
Standard
Diesel
Atlantic Highlands Express
C of NJ
New York - Atlantic Highlands
Standard
Steam
Azalean, The
L&N
Cincinnati-New Orleans
Standard
Diesel

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Badger Express, The
GN
St. Paul-Duluth
Standard
Diesel
Bankers, The
NYNH&N
Springfield-New York
Standard

Steam; Elextric

Banner Blue
Wabash
St Louis-Chicago
Standard
Steam
Bar Harbor (s)
PRR,NYNH&H
Springfield - New York
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Bay Shore Special
CofNJ
Washington-New York-Bangor-Ellingsworth
Standard
Steam
Bay State, The
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
Standard
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Beachcomber (s)
B&M
Boston - Portland
Standard
Diesel
Beach Special (s)
B&M
Boston - Portland
Standard
Diesel
Beaver
SP
Portland - San Francisco
Standard
Steam
Berkshire, The
NYNH&H
New York - Pittsburgh
Standard
Electric; Steam
Birmingham Special
PRR; Southern; N&W
New York - Roanoke - Chattznooga - Birmingham - Memphis
Standard
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Black Diamond, The
LV; Reading
New York - Philadelphi - Buffalo
Streamline
Electric; Diesel
Black Gold
StLSF
Tulsa - Dallas - Ft Worth
Standard
Steam
Black Hawk, The
CB&Q
Minneapolis - Chicago
Standard
Diesel
Bloomington-Louisville Local
C.I.&L.
Bloomington - Louisville
Standard
Steam
Blue Bird
Wabash
Chicago - St Louis
Standard
Steam
Bluegrass, The
C.I.&L
Chicago - Louisville
Streamline
Diesel
Blue Ridge Limited, The
B&O
Washington - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Bluebonnet, The
StLSF; MKT
St Louis - Kansas City-Dallas - Ft Worth
Standard
Steam
Border Limited
SP
Houston - San Antonio - Corpus Cristi
Standard
Steam
Boston Express
NYC
Buffalo - Boston
Standard
Steam
Boston - New York Express
NYC; NYNH&H
Boston & Springfield - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
Bostonian, The
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Broadway Limited, The
PRR
New York - Chicago
Streamline

Electric; Diesel; Steam

Buckeye, The
PRR
Cleveland - Pittsburgh
Standard
Steam
Buffalo Day Express
PRR
Washington & Philadelphi - Buffalo
Standard
Electric; Steam
Buffalo Local
NYC
Cincinnati - Buffalo
Standard
Steam
Buffalo - Pittsburgh Express
NYC
Buffalo - Pittsburgh
Standard
Steam
Buffalo - Toronto Express
NYC
New York - Buffalo - Toronto
Standard
Electric; Steam
Butte Special
UP
Salt Lake City - Butte
Standard
Steam

C    Back to Index

Cabana (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
Standard
Electric; Steam or Diesel
California Limited
Santa Fe
Chicago - Denver - Los Angeles
Standard
Steam
California Special
Santa Fe
Clovis - Los Angeles
Standard
Steam
California Zephyr
CB&Q; D&RGW; WP
Chicago - San Francisco
Streamline
Diesel - Electric
Camellia, The
PRR; RF&P; SAL
New York - Washington - Miami - Tampa - Sarasota -Venice
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Canadian, The
NYC; CP
Chicago - Montreal
Standard
Steam
Cannon Ball
N&W
Richmond - Norfolk
Standard
Steam
Cannon Ball
B&M
Boston - Concorde -White River Junction - Plymouth
Standard
Diesel
Cannon Ball, The
LI
New York - Montauk
Standard
Electric; Steam
Capital City Special
NYC
Cleveland - Columbus
Standard
Steam
Capital Limited
Ill. Term.
Peoria - St Louis
Standard
Electric
Capital Limited, The
B&O; Reading; CofNJ
Chicago - Washington - New York
Streamline
Diesel
Capital "400"
C&NW
Chicago - Milwaukee - Madison
Streamline
Diesel
Cardinal
C&EI
Chicago - St Louis
Standard
Steam
Carolina Special
NYC; Southern
Chicago - Cincinnati - Ashville - Charleston - Goldsboro
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Cascade
SP
San Francisco - Portland
Standard
Steam
Cascadian
GN
Spokane - Portland
Standard
Steam; Electric
Cavalier, The
N&W
Cincinnati - Columbus - Norfolk
Standard
Steam
Cavalier, The
PRR
New York - Cape Charles
Standard
Electric; Steam
Cayuga, The
NYC
New York - Rochester - Buffalo
Standard
Electric; Steam
Centennial State
Santa Fe
Newton - Kansas - Denver
Standard
Steam
Champion (East Coast)
PRR; RF&P; ACL; FEC
New York - Miami
Streamline

Electric; Steam; Diesel

Champion (West Coast)
PRR; RF&P; ACL
New York - Tampa- St Petersburg
Streamline

Electric; Steam; Diesel

Cheshire
B&M
Boston - White River Junction
Streamline
Diesel
Chicago Arrow, The
Wabash; PRR
Detroit - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicago - Des Moines Rocket
CRI&P
Chicago - Des Moines
Streamline
Diesel
Chicago Daylight Express
PRR
Louisville & Cincinnati - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicago Express
C&NW
Omaho - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicago Express
CP; NYC
Montreal - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicago Express
Santa Fe
Galveston - Newton, KS - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicago Express
C&EI
Evansville - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicago Limited
C&NW
Duluth - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicago Limited, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Indianapolis
Standard
Steam
Chicago Mail, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Louisville
Standard
Steam
Chicago Night Express
B&O
Wheeling - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicago Night Express
NYC
Cincinnatti - Chicago - St Louis
Standard
Steam
Chicago Night Express
PRR
Cincinnati - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicago Northwestern Limited
C&NW
Duluth - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicago - Peoria Rocket
CRI&P
Chicago - Peoria
Streamline
Diesel
Chicago-Pittsburgh-Washington Express
B&O
Chicago - Washington
Standard
Diesel
Chicago Special
NYC
Cincinnati - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicagoan, The
Santa Fe
Oklahoma City & Kansas City - Chicago
Streamline
Diesel
Chicagoan, The
NYC
New York - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chicagoan, The
DL&W; NYC
New York - Buffalo - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Chickasaw,The
IC
St Louis - Memphis
Standard
Steam
Chief, The
Santa Fe
Chicago - Los Angeles
Streamline
Diesel
Chinook, The
CP
Calgary _ Edmunton
Standard
Steam
Chippewa, The
CMStP&P
Chicago - Green Bay - Ontonagon- Haughton
Streamline
Steam
Choctaw Rocket
CRI&P
Memphis - Amarillo
Streamline
Diesel
Cincinnati Daylight Express
PRR
Chicago - Cincinnati
Standard
Steam
Cincinnati Limited
PRR
New York - Cincinnati
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Cincinnati Night Express
NYC
Chicago - Cincinnati
Standard
Steam
Cincinnati Night Express
PRR
Chicago - Cincinnati
Standard
Steam
Cincinnati Special (No. 416)
NYC
Chicago - Cincinnati
Standard
Steam
Cincinnati Special (No. 421)
NYC
Cleveland - Cincinnati
Standard
Steam
Cincinnatian, The
C.I.&L (joint service)
Chicago - Indianapolis - Cincinnati
Pullman
Steam
Cincinnatian, The
B&O
Baltimore -Washington - Cincinnati
Streamline
Steam
City of Denver
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Denver
Streamline
Diesel
City of Kansas City
Wabash
St Louis - Kansas City
Streamline
Diesel
City of Los Angeles
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Los Angeles
Streamline
Diesel
City of Memphis
NC&StL
Nashville - Memphis
Streamline
Steam
City of Miami
IC; C of GA; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Miami
Streamline
Diesel
City of Milwaukee "400"
C&NW
Chicago - Milwaukee
Streamline
Diesel
City of New Orleans
IC
Chicago - St Louis - Louisville - New Orleans
Streamline

Diesel

City of Portland
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Portland
Streamline
Diesel
City of St Louis
Wabash; UP
St Louis - Kansas City - Denver
Streamline
Diesel
City of San Francisco
C&NW; UP; SP
Chicago - San Francisco
Streamline
Diesel
Cleveland-Chicago Express
NYC
Cleveland - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Cleveland-Cincinnati Night Special
NYC
St Louis - Cincinnati - Cleveland
Standard
Steam
Cleveland-Cincinnati Special
NYC
Cleveland - Cincinnati
Standard
Steam
Cleveland Express (No. 420)
NYC
Indianapolis - Cleveland
Standard
Steam
Cleveland Express (No. 444)
NYC
Columbus - Cleveland
Standard
Steam
Cleveland Limited
NYC
New York - Cleveland
Standard
Electris; Steam
Cleveland Mail
NYC
Toronto & Buffalo - Cleveland
Standard
Steam
Cleveland Night Express
B&O
Cleveland - Washington - Baltimore
Standard
Steam
Cleveland-St Louis Special
NYC
Cleveland - St Louis
Standard
Steam
Cleveland Special
NYC
Cincinnati - Cleveland
Standard
Steam
Clevelander, The
PRR
New York - Washington -Cleveland
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Coast Line Florida Mail
RF&O; ACL
Washington - Jacksonville
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Coaster
SP
San Francisco - Los Angeles
Standard
Steam
Colonial, The
NYNH&H; PRR
Boston - New York - Washington
Standard
Diesel; Electric
Colorado Eagle
MP; D&RGW
St Louis - Kansas City - Pueblo - Denver
Streamline
Diesel
Colorado Express
CRI&P
Kansas City - Denver
Standard
Steam
Columbia River Express
SP&S
Pasco - Portland
Standard
Steam
Columbian
CMStP&P
Chicago - Minneapolis - Butte - Spokane - Seattle - Tacoma
Standard
Steam; Electric
Columbian, The
B&O
Washington - Chicago
Streamline
Diesel
Columbine, The
UP
Omaho - Denver
Standard
Steam
Columbus-Cincinnati Special
NYC
Cleveland - Cincinnati
Standard
Steam
Comet, The
NYNH&H
Cohasset - Baintree - Whitman
Streamline
Diesel
Commander, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Standard
Diesel or Steam; Electric
Commodore Vanderbuilt, The
NYC
New York - Chicago
Standard
Electric; Steam
Commuter "400"
C&NW
Chicago-Milwaukee
Streamline
Diesel
Congressional, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Connecticut Yankee
NYNH&H; B&M; CV; CP
New York - Boston - White River Junction - Quebec
Standard
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Constitution, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Continental Limited, The (Trains 1 & 2)
CN
Montreal - Ottawa - Winnipeg - Jasper - Vancouver
Standard
Steam
Continental Limited, The (Trains 3 & 4)
CN
Toronto - Winnipeg - Jasper - Vancouver
Standard
Steam
Copper Country Limited
CMStP&P; DSS&A
Chicago - Milwaukee - Saulte Ste. Marie - Calumet
Standard
Steam
Corn Belt Rocket
CRI&P
Chicago - Omaha
Streamline
Diesel
Cotton Blossom, The
RF&P; SAL
Washington - Atlanta - Birmingham
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Cracker, The
Southern
Atlanta - Macon - Brunswick
Streamline
Diesel
Crescent, The
PRR; Southern; A℘ WofAla; L&N
New York - Washington - Atlanta - New Orleans
Standard
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Crusader, The
Reading; C of NJ
Philadelphia - New York
Streamline
Steam
 
 
 
 
 

D
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Dakotan
GN
St. Paul - Williston, ND
Standard
Steam
Day Cape Codder (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Woods Hole & Hyannis
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Daylight Limited, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Indianapolis
Streamline
Diesel
Day White Mountains
NYNH&H; B&M; CV; CN
New York - Woodsville-Berlin, NH - Montreal
Standard
Electric; Diesel or Steam
Daylight
SP
San Francisco - Los Angeles
Streamline
Steam
Daylight, The
IC
Chicago - St Louis
Streamline
Diesel
Daylight Express
FEC
Jacksonville - Miami
Standard
Steam
Del-Mar-VA Express
PRR
New York - Cape Charles
Standard
Electric; Steam
Del Monte
SP
San Francisco - Pacific Grove
Standard
Steam
Delta Eagle, The
MP
Memphis - Helena - Tallulah
Streamline
Diesel
Denver Zephyr
CB&Q
Chicago - Denver
Streamline
Diesel
Des Moines-Chicago Rocket
CRI&P
Des Moines - Chicago
Streamline
Diesel
Des Moines Limited
Wabash
St. Louis - Des Moines
Standard
Steam
Des Moines-Omaha Special
CRI&P
Chicago - Des Moines - Omaha
Standard
Steam
Detroit Arrow, The
PRR: Wabash
Chicago - Detroit
Standard
Steam
Detroit Limited
Wabash
St. Louis - Detroit
Standard
Steam
Detroit Special
NYC
New York - Detroit
Standard
Steam
Detroit Special
Wabash
St. Louis - Detroit
Standard
Steam
Detroiter, The
NYC
New York - Detroit
Standard
Electric; Steam
DeWitt Clinton
NYC
Buffalo - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
Diplomat, The
B&O; Reading; C of NJ
St. Louis - Washington - New York
Standard
Diesel
Dixie Flagler
C&EI; L&N;NC&StL; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Miami
Streamline
Steam; Diesel
Dixie Flyer
C&EI; L&N; NC7Stl; CofGA; AC; FEC
Chicago - Jacksonville - Miami - Tampa - St. Petersburg
Standard
Steam
Dixie Limited
CE&I; L&N; NC&StL; CofGA; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Atlanta - Jacksonville - Orlando - Miami
Standard
Steam
Dixie Mail
CE&I; L&N
Chicago - Evansville - Nashville
Standard
Steam
Dixieland, The (w)
CE&I; L&N; NC&StL; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Nashville - Jacksonville - Miami
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Dominion, The
CP
Montreal - Toronto - Vancouver
Standard
Steam
Dominion Express
PRR
Washington - Philadelphia - Buffalo
Standard
Electric; Steam
Down Easter (s)
NYNH&H; B&M; MeC
New York - Plymouth, NH - Rockland - Waterville, ME
Standard
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Duluth-Superior Limited
C&NW
Chicago - Duluth
Standard
Steam
Duquesne, The
PRR
New York - Pittsburgh
Standard
Electric; Steam

E    Back to Index

East Coast Express (w)
FEC
Jacksonville - Miami
Standard
Steam
Easterner, The
NYC
Toledo - Buffalo & New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
East Winds (s)
NYNH&H; B&M
New York - Portland
Standard
Steam; Electric; Diesel
Eastern Slope (w)
B&M
Boston - North Conway - Intervale
Standard
Steam
Edison, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Egyptian, The
NYC
Chicago - Harrisburg, IL
Standard
Steam
El Capitan
Santa Fe
Chicago - Los Angeles
Streamline
Diesel
El Dorado
SP
San Francisco - Sacremento
Standard
Steam
El Rapido
NdeM
New York - Mexico City
Standard
Diesel
Embassy, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Empire Builder, The
Gn; CB&Q; SP&S
Chicago - Seattle - Portland
Streamline
Diesel; Electric
Empire Express
P≤ NYC
Pittsburgh - Buffalo
Standard
Steam
Empire State Express
NYC
New York - Buffalo - Cleveland - Detroit
Standard
Electric; Steam
Erie Limited, The
Erie
New York - Buffalo - Chicago
Standard
Diesel
Essex Special
CofNJ
Newark - Bay Head Junction
Standard
Steam
Everglades
RF&P; ACL
Washington - Jacksonville
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Executive, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Exposition Flyer, The
CB&Q; D&RGW; WP
Chicago - San Francisco
Standard
Diesel

F    Back to Index

Fast Fifteen
Santa Fe
Newton, Kansas - Galveston
Standard
Steam
F.F.V. (Fast Fying Virginian)
PRR; C&O
New York - Washington - Norfolk - Cincinnati - Louisville
Standard
Electric; Steam
Fast Mail
C&NW
Eau Claire, WI - Duluth, MN
Standard
Steam
Fast Mail
CB&Q
Chicago - Omaha - Lincoln
Standard
Diesel
Fast Mail
GN
St Paul & Minneapolis - Seattle
Standard
Diesel; Steam
Fast Mail, The
CMStP&P
Minneapolis & St Paul - Milwaukee & Chicago
Standard
Diesel
Fast Mail Express
Santa Fe
Chicago - Los Angeles
Standard
Steam
Feather River Express
WP
San Francisco - Portola
Standard
Steam; Electric
Federal, The
NYNH&H; PRR
Boston - New York - Washington
Standard
Diesel; Electric
Fifth Avenue Special
NYC
Chicago & Toledo - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
Firefly, The
StLSF
Oklahoma City - Tulsa - Kansas City
Streamline
Steam
Fisherman, The (s)
CMStP&P
Chicago - Wasau - Woodruff - Minocqua
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Fisherman's Special (s)
PRSL
Philadelphia - Cape May Harbor
Standard
Steam
Flambeau, The (s)
C&NW
Chicago - Watersmeet - Ironwood
Standard
Steam
Flamingo, The
L&N; CofGa; ACL; FEC
Cincinnati - Louisville - Atlanta - Jacksonville - Miami
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Florida Arrow, The (w)
PRR; L&N; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Louisville - Atlanta - Jacksonville - Miami
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Florida Mail
RF&P; ACL
Washington - Jacksonville
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Florida Special (New York Special) (w)
PRR; RF&P; ACL; FEC
New York - Washington - Miami
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Florida Special (Washington Section) (w)
RF&P; ACL; FEC
Washington - Miami - Tampa - St Petersburg
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Florida Sunbeam, The (w)
NYC; Southern; SAL
Chicago - Detroit - Cleveland - Cincinnati - Miami
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Flying Crow, The
KCS; L&A
Kansas city - Shreveport - Port Arthur - New Orleans
Standard
Diesel
Flying Yankee
B&M; MeC
Boston - Portland - Bangor
Standard
Diesel
Forest City, The
NYC
Cleveland - Detroit - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Fort Hayes, The
PRR
Chicago - Columbus
Standard
Steam
Fort Pitt, The
PRR
Chicago - Pittsburg
Standard
Steam
Forty-Second Street Express
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Standard
Diesel; Electric
Frontenac, The
CP
Montreal - Quebec
Standard
Steam

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Gateway, The
NYC
Buffalo & Cleveland - St Louis
Standard
Steam
General, The
PRRR
New York - Chicago
Streamline
Electric; Diesel
General Pershing Zephyr
CB&Q
St Louis - Kansas City
Streamline
Diesel
Genesee, The
NYC
New York - Buffalo
Standard
Electric; Steam
George Washington, The
PRR; C&O; NYC; MP; T&P
New York - Washington - Norfolk - Cincinnati - Louisville - Chicago - St Louis - San Antonio
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Georgian, The
L&N; NC&StL
St Louis - Evansville - Nashville - Atlanta
Streamline
Diesel
Gilt Edge, The
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
Streamline
Electric; Diesel
Gold Coast
C&NW; UP; SP
Cicago - Omaha - San Francisco
Standard
Steam
Golden Gate
Santa Fe
Bakersfield - Oakland
Streamline
Diesel
Golden Gate, The
CRI&P; SP
Chicago - Los Angeles
Streamline
Diesel
Golden Triangle, The
PRR
Chicago - Pittsburgh
Standard
Steam
Goldenrod, The
Southern
Birmingham - Mobile
Streamline
Diesel
Gopher, The
GN
St Paul & Minneapolis - Superior - Duluth
Standard
Diesel
Gotham Limited
PRR
Chicago - New York
Standard
Diesel; Electric
Governor
SP
San Francisco - Sacremento
Standard
Steam
Governor, The
PRR
Philadelphia Harrisburg
Standard
Electric
Grand Canyon, The
Santa Fe
Chicago - Grand Canyon - Los Angeles - Oakland
`Stramline
Diesel
Great Lakes Limited
B&O
Detroit - Cincinnati - Louisville
Standard
Steam
Great West
CP
Winnipeg - Edmunton
Standard
Steam
Green Diamond, The
IC
Chicago - St Louis
Streamline
Diesel
Green Mountain, The
NYC; B&M; Rutland; CN
New York - Boston - Montreal
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Gulf Coast Rebel
GM&O
St Louis - Montgomery - Mobile
Streamline
Diesel
Gulf Coast Special, The
C&S; FW&DC
Denver - Dallas
Standard
Steam
Gulf Stream
FEC
Jacksonville - Miami
Standard
Diesel
Gull
B&M; MeC; CP; CN
Boston - Saint John - Halifax
Standard
Diesel; Steam
 

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Hampton Express
LI
New York - Montauk
Standard
Electric; Steam
Harrisburg Special
CofNJ; CofPa; Reading
New York - Hqarrisburg
Standard
Steam
Havanna Special
PRR; RF&P; ACL; FEC
New York - Washington - Miami - Tampa - St Peterburg
Standard
Electgric; Steam; Diesel
Hawkeye, The
IC
Chicago - Sioux City
Standard
Steam
Hell Gate Express
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Henry M. Flagler
FEC
Chicago - Jacksonville - Miami - Tampa - St. Petersburg
Standard
Steam
Hiawatha
CMStP&P
Chicago - Milwaukee - St Paul & Minneapolis
Streamline
Diesel
Hiawatha (North Woods Service)
CMStP&P
Chicago - Wausau - Woodruff - Minocqua
Streamline
Steam; Diesel
Highlander, The (s)
CN
Toronto - Haliburton
Standard
Steam
Hoosier, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Indianapolis - French Lick
Streamline
Diesel
Hot Springs Limited
CRI&P
Hot Springs - Memphis
Standard
Steam
Hot Springs Special
MP
St Louis - Little Rock - Hot Springs
Standard
Steam
Housatonic Express (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Pittsfield
Standard
Electric; Steam
Huustonian, The
MP
New Orleans - Houston
Standard
Steam
Hub, The
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
Standard
Electric; Diesel or Steam
Hudson River Express
NYC
Albany - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
Hummer, The
GM&O
Chicago - Kansas City
Standard
Diesel
Humming Bird, The
L&N
Cincinnati - Louisville - Birmingham - New Orleans
Streamline
Diesel
Hunterdon Hills Express
CofNJ
New York - Hampton
Standard
Steam
Hustler, The
SP
Houston - Dallas
Streamline
Steam
 
 
 
 
 

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Idahoan
UP
Salt Lake City - Pocatello - Spokane
Standard
Steam
Illini
IC
Chicago - Carbondale
Standard
Steam
Illmo Limited, The
Ill. Term.
Peoria - Carbondale
Standard
Electric
Imperial, The
CRIP&SP
Chicago - Los Angeles
Standard
Diesel; Steam
Indianapolis Express
NYC
Detroit - Indianapolis & St Louis
Standard
Steam
Inner-City Limited, The
CN; GTW
Montreal - Toronto - Port Huron - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Interstate Express
NYC
Chicago - Buffalo - Boston
Standard
Steam
Interstate Express
Reading; CofPa; DL&W
Philadelphia - Binghamton - Syracuse
Standard
Steam
Iowan, The
IC
Chicago - Sioux City
Standard
Steam
Iron and Copper Country Express
C&NW
Chicago - Ishpeming
Standard
Steam
Iron City Express
PRR
New York - Washington - Pittsburgh
Standard
Electric; Steam
Iroquois, The
NYC
New York & Boston - Chicago
Standard
Electric; Steam
Irvin S. Cobb
IC
Louisville - Memphis
Standard
Steam

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James Whitcomb Riley
NYC
Chicago - Indianapolis & Cincinnati
Streamline
Steam
Jeffersonian, The
PRR
New York - Washington - St Louis
Streamline
Electric; Diesel
John Wilkes, The
LV
New York - Wilkes - Barre-Coxton
Streamline
Electric; Diesel
Judiciary, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Juniata, The
PRR
Pittsburgh - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric

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Kansa City-Florida Special
StLSF; Southern; FEC
Kansas City - Birmingham - Atlanta - Jacksonville - Miami
Standard
Steam
Kansa Cityan, The
Santa Fe
Chicago - Kansas City & Oklahoma City
Streamline
Diesel
Katy Flyer
MKT
St Louis - Kansas City - Oklahoma City - Houston
Standard
Steam
Katy Limited
MKT
Kansas City - Dallas - Fort Worth - San Antonio
Standard
Steam
Kennebec
B&M; MeC
Boston - Portland - Bangor
Standard
Diesel
Kentuckian, The
PRR
Chicago - Louisville
Standard
Steam
Kettle Vally Express
CP
Vancouver - Medicine Hat
Standard
Steam
Keysone Express
DL&W
Pittsburgh - Scranton
Standard
Steam
Klamath
SP
San Francisco - Portland
Standard
Steam
Knickerbocker, The
NYC
New York - Boston - St Louis
Standard
Electric; Steam
Kootenay Express
CP
Medicine Hat - Vancouver
Standard
Steam

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Lackawanna Limited
DL&W
Buffalo - New York
Standard
Diesel
Lake Cities, The
Erie
Chicago - Cleveland - Buffalo - New York
Standard
Diesel
Lake Cities Special
NYC
Pittsburgh - Detroit
Standard
Steam
Lake Shore Limited
NYC
New - Chicago
Standard
Electric; Steam
Land O' Corn
IC
Chicago - Waterloo
Streamline
Diesel
Lark
SP
Los Angeles - San Francisco
Streamline
Steam
Lasalle, The
CN; GTW
Montreal & Toronto - Detroit & Chicago
Standard
Steam
Lasalle Street Limited
CRI&P
Omaha - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Laurentian, The
NYC; D&H
New York - Montreal
Standard
Electric; Steam
Legion, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Legislator, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Liberty Limited
PRR
Washington - Chicago
Streamline
Electric; Diesel
Lone Star
StLSW
Memphis - Shreveport - Dallas
Standard
Steam
Los Angeles Limited
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Los Angeles
Standard
Steam or Diesel
Louisiana Limited
T&P
New Orleans - Shreveport - Dallas - Fort Worth
Standard
Steam
Louisiane, The
IC
Chicago - Memphis - Jackson - New Orleans
Standard
Steam
Louisville Day Express
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Louisville
Streamline
Diesel
Louisville Daylight Express
PRR
Chicago - Louisville
Standard
Steam
Louisville Mail, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Louisville
Standard
Steam

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Mail
PRR
Pittsburgh - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
Mail
NYC
New York - Buffalo & Cleveland - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Mail, The
GM&O
Chicago - St Louis
Standard
Diesel
Manhatten Limited
PRR
New York - Washington - Chicago
Standard
Electric; Steam
Man O' War
CofGa
Atlanta - Columbus
Streamline
Diesel
Maple Leaf, The
GTW; CN
Chicago - Toronto - Montreal
Standard
Steam
Maple Leaf, The
LV; Reading; CN
New York - Philadelphia - Buffalo - Toronto
Standard
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Maritime Express, The
CN
Montreal - Halifax
Standard
Steam
Mark Twain Zephyr
CB&Q
St Louis - Burlington
Streamline
Diesel
Marquette, The
CMStP&P
Chicago - Janesville - Madison - Mason City
Standard
Diesel
Marylander, The
B&O; Reading; CofNJ
Washington - New York
Standard
Diesel
Maumee, The
NYC
Chicago & Detroit - Cleveland
Standard
Steam
Mayflower, The
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
Standard
Diesel
Meadowlark
CE&I
Chicago - Cypress
Streamline
Diesel
Memphian
StLSF
St Louis - Memphis - Birmingham
Standard
Steam
Memphis-Californian
CRI&P; SP
Memphis - Tucumcari - Los Angeles
Standard
Steam
Merchants Express
DL&W
Scranton - New York
Standard
Steam
Merchants Limited
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Standard
Diesel or Steam; Electric
Mercury, The
NYC
Cleveland - Detroit -Chicago
Streamline
Steam
Meteor
StLSF
St Louis - Oklahoma City
Standard
Steam
Metropolitan, The
PRR
New York - Pittsburgh
Standard
Steam; Electric
Metropolitan Special
B&O
St Louis - Washington
Standard
Steam
Miamian
PRR; RF&P; ACL; FEC
New York - Washington - Miami
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Michigan, The
CP; NYC
Toronto - Detroit & Chicago
Standard
Steam
Michigan Special
NYC
Cincinnati - Toledo & Detroit
Standard
Steam
Mid-City Express
PRR; Wabash
Chicago - Detroit
Standard
Steam
Mid-Continent Special
CRI&P
Kansas City - St Paul & Minneapolis
Standard
Steam
Midnight, The
Wabash
St Louis - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Midnight Limited
Wabash
St Louis - Kansas City
Standard
Steam
Midnight Special, The
C.I.&L. (joint Service)
Chicago - Indianapolis - Cincinnati
Streamline

Diesel

Midnight Special, The
GM&O
Chicago - St Louis
Standard
Diesel
Midnight Special
NYC
Cleveland - Cincinnati
Standard
Steam
Midwest Hiawatha
CMStP&P
Chicago - Cedar Rapids - Des Moines - Sioux Falls
Streamline
Steam
Mill Cities Limited
CGW
Minneapolis - Kansas City
Standard
Steam
Minnesotea and Black Hills Express
C&NW
Chicago - Rapid City
Standard
Steam
Minnesota "400"
C&NW
Chicago - Wyeville - Mankato
Streamline
Steam
Minnesota Marquette, The
CMStP&P
Chicago - Madison - Austin - Minneapolis
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Minnesotan, The
CGW
Chicago - Minneapolis
Standard
Steam
Minute Man
B&M
Boston - Troy
Standard
Diesel
Miss Lou
IC
Jackson - New Orleans
Streamline
Diesel
Missouri River Eagle
MP
St Louis - Kansas City - St Joseph - Lincoln - Omaha
Streamline
Diesel
Missourian, The
MP
St Louis - Kansas City
Standard
Steam
Missourian, The
NYC
St Louis - Buffalo - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
Mohawk, The (No. 5)
NYC
New York - Chicago
Standard
Electric; Steam
Mohawk Valley, The (No. 138)
NYC
Syracuse - Albany & New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
Monadock
B&M
Boston - Bellows Falls
Standard
Steam
Mondamin, The
C&NW
Minneapolis - Sioux City - Omaha
Standard
Steam
Montreal Limited
NYC; D&H
New York - Montreal
Standard
Electric; Steam
Montrealer
PRR; NYNH&H; B&M; CV; CN
Washington - New York - Montreal
Standard
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Morning Daylight
SP
San Francisco - Los Angeles
Streamline
Steam
Morning Hiawatha
CMStP&P
Chicago - Milwaukee - St Paul - Minneapolis
Streamline
Diesel
Morning Puget Sounder
GN
Seattle - Vancouver
Standard
Diesel
Morning Star
StLSW
Memphis - Dallas
Standard
Steam
Morning Twin Cities Zephyrs
CB&Q
Chicago - St Paul & Minneapolis
Streamline
Diesel
Motor City Special, The
NYC
Detroit - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Mt. Royal
NYC; B&M; Rutland; CN
New York - Boston - Montreal
Standard
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Mt. Vernon, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Mountain Express, The
Erie
New York - Binghamton - Elmira - Hornell
Standard
Steam
Mountain Special (s)
DL&W
Scranton - New York
Standard
Steam
Mountaineer (s)
B&M; MeC
Boston - Littleton - Bethlehem
Standard
Diesel
Mountaineer, The
D&RGW
Denver - Grand Junction - Montrose
Standard
Steam
Mountaineer, The (s)
NYO&W
New York - Roscoe
Standard
Steam
Mountaineer, The (s)
C&NW; SOO; CP
Chicago - St Paul - Vancouver
Standard
Steam
Mountaineer-Indian Head Special (s)
C&NW
Chicago - Drummond
Standard
Steam
Murray Hill, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Standard
Diesel
Muskegon-Whitelake Week Ender (s)
C&O
Chicago - Muskegon
Standard
Steam
 

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Namekagon, The
C&NW
Minneapolis - Ashland
Standard
Steam
Nancy Hanks II
CofGa
Atlanta - Savannah
Streamline
Diesel
Narragansett, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Standard
Electric; Diesel or Steam
Nathan Hale, The
NYNH&H
Springfield - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
National Limited, The
B&O; Reading; CofNJ
St Louis - Washington - New York
Streamline
Diesel
National Parks Special (s)
C&NW: UP
Chicago - Omaha - Denver
Standard
Steam
Naugatuck
NYNH&H
New York - Winsted
Standard
Electric; Steam
Nebraska Limited
CGW
Minneapolis - Omaha
Standard
Steam
Nebraska Zephyr
CB&Q
Chicago - Omaha - Lincoln
Streamline
Zephyr
Neptune, The (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Woods Hole - Hyannis
Standard
Electric; Diesel or Steam
New England States
NYC
Chicago - Boston
Standard
Steam
New England Wolverine
NYC
Boston - Detroit - Chicago
Standard
Steam
New Englander
B&M; CV; CN
Boston - Montreal
Standard
Diesel; Steam
New Englander, The
PRR
Pittsburgh - Philadelphia
Standard
Steam; Electric
New York-Bershire Express
NYC: NYNH&H
Boston & Springfield - Albany & New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
New York-Boston Express
NYC; NYNH&H
New York - Boston
Standard
Electric; Steam
New York Express
NYC
Albany - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
New York Express
LI
Montauk - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
New York Mail
DL&W
Buffalo - New York
Standard
Steam
New York Night Express
B&O; Reading; CofNJ
Washington - New York
Standard
Diesel
New York, Richmond & Norfolk Express
PRR; RF&P; N&W
New York to Richmond & Norfolk
Standard
Electric; Steam
New York Special (No.44)
NYC
Chicago - Buffalo & New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
New York Special (No.404)
NYC
Cincinnati - Buffalo & New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
New Yorker, The
DL&W
Buffalo - New York
Standard
Diesel
New Yorker, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Standard
Diesel; Electric
New Yorker, The
Southern; PRR
Atlanta - New York
Standard
Diesel; Electric
Newarker, The
CofNJ
Newark - Bay Head Junction
Standard
Steam
Niagara, The
NYC
New York - Boston - Buffalo - Niagara Falls
Standard
Electric; Steam
Niagara-Canadian, The
NYC
Chicago - Niagara Falls - Buffalo
Standard
Steam
Nickel Plate Limited
NYC&StL; DL&W
Chicago - Cleveland - Buffalo - New York
Standard
Diesel
Night Diamond, The
IC
Chicago - St Louis
Standard
Steam
Night Express
C&O
Chicago - Grand Rapids - Muskegon
Standard
Steam
Night Express
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Louisville
Streamline
Diesel
Night Hawk, The
CB&Q; GM&O
St Louis - Kansas City
Standard
Diesel
Night White Mountains (s)
NYNH&H; B&M
New York - Bretton Woods
Standard
Electric; Steam or Diesel
Nightengale, The
C&NW
Minneapolis - Omaha
Standard
Diesel
Noon Daylight
SP
San Francisco - Los Angeles
Streamline
Steam
Norfolk, Richmond & New York Express
N&W; RF&P; PRR
Norfolk - Richmond - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
North American, The
C&NW
Minneapolis - Omaha
Standard
Diesel
North Coast Limited
CB&Q; NP; SP&S
Chicago - Minneapolis - Spokane - Tacoma - Portland
Streamline
Diesel
North Shore Limited
NYC
New York - Chicago
Standard
Electric; Steam
North Star, The
NYC
New York - Lake Placid - Buffalo & Cleveland
Standard
Electric; Steam
North Western Limited
C&NW
Chicago - Minneapolis - Duluth
Standard
Diesel
North Winds (s)
NYNH&H; B&M
New York - Bretton Woods
Standard
Electric; Diesel; Steam
North Winds Hiawatha
CMStP&P
Chicago - Minocqua
Streamline
Steam; Diesel
Northeastern Limited
IC
Shreveport - Meridian
Standard
Steam
Northern Arrow, The
PRR
St Louis - Cincinnati - Chicago - Northern Michigan
Standard
Steam
Northern Express
PRR
Philadelphia - Washington & Erie
Standard
Electric; Steam
Northern Express
IC
New Orleans - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Northland, The
CN; T&NO
Toronto - North Bay - Timmins
Standard
Steam
Northwest Special
UP
Salt Lake City - Butte - Spokane
Standard
Steam

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Oakland Lark
SP
Loas Angeles - Oakland
Streamline
Steam
Ocean Limited, The
CN
Halifax - Montreal
Standard
Steam
Ohio Special
NYC
Detroit & Toledo - Cincinnati
Standard
Steam
Ohio State Limited
NYC
New York - Cincinnati
Standard
Electric; Steam
Ohioan, The
PRR
Columbus - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Oil Flyer
Santa Fe
Kansas City - Tulsa
Standard
Steam
Oklahoman
StlSF
Kansas City - Tulsa
Standard
Steam
Old Dominion
RF&P
Richmond - Washington
Streamline
Steam
Olympian Hiawatha
CMStP&P
Chicago - Milwaukee - Seattle - Tacoma
Streamline
Diesel
Omaha Express
CGW
Minneapolis - Omaha
Standard
Steam
Omaha Limited
Wabash
St Louis - Omaha
Standard
Steam
On Wisconsin
CMStP&P
Milwaukee - Madison
Standard
Steam
Onondaga, The
NYC
Cleveland & Buffalo - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
Ontarian, The
NYC; TH&B; CP
New York - Toronto
Standard
Electric; Steam
Ontario Limited, The
CN
Detroit - Toronto
Standard
Steam
Orange Blossum Special (w)
PRR; RF&P; SAL
New York - Washington - Miami - Tampa - St Petersburg
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Oriental Limited
CB&Q; GN; SP&S
Chicago - St Louis - Portland
Standard
Diesel; Steam; Electric
Orleanean, The
MP
New Orleans - Houston
Standard
Steam
Overland, San Francisco
C&NW; UP; SP
Chicago - San Francisco
Standard
Steam
Overnighter
NYNH&H; B&M
New York - Woodsville-Berlin -
Standard
Electric; Steam
Overseas, The
CP
Detroit - Montreal
Standard
Steam
Owl (Nos. 57-58)
SP
San Francisco - Los Angeles
Standard
Steam
Owl, The
CN
Regina - Saskatoon - Prince Albert
Standard
Steam
Owl, The
DL&W
New York - Scranton - Binghamton - Syracuse - Buffalo
Standard
Steam
Owl, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Stnadard
Electric; Diesel
Owl, The (Nos. 17-18)
SP
Houston - Ft Worth - Dallas
Standard
Steam
Ozarker, The
MP
St Louis - Little Rock
Standard
Steam

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Pacemaker, The
NYC
New York - Chicago
Streamline
Electric; Steam
Pacific-Pony Express
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Kansas City - Los Angeles - Portland
Standard
Steam or Diesel
Pacific Express
Erie
New York - Chicago
Standard
Diesel
Palmetto
PRR; RF&P; ACL
New York - Washington - Wilmington - Augusta - Savannah
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Palmland
PRR; RF&P; SAL
New York - Washington - Miami Tampa - St Petersburg
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Pan-American, The
L&N
Cincinnati - New Orleans
Standard
Diesel
Panama Limited
IC
Chicago - St Louis - New Orleans
Streamline
Diesel
Partridge, The
LI
New York - Port Jefferson
Standard
Electric - Steam
Passenger, Mail and Express
RF&P; SAL
Washington - Jacksonville
Standard
Steam
Patriot
B&M
Bedford - Boston
Standard
Steam
Patriot, The
NYNH7N; PRR
Boston - New York - Washington
Stabdard
Diesel - Electric; Steam
Paul Revere
B&M
Boston - Bedford
Standard
Steam
Paul Revere, The
NYC
Chicago - Boston
Standard
Steam
Peach Queen, The
PRR; Southern
New York - Washington - Atlanta
Standard
Eleectric; Diesel
Peconic Bay Express
LI
New York - Greenport
Standard
Electric; Steam
Pelican, The
PRR; Southern; N&W; Southern
New York - Williamson - Birmington - New Orleans
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Peninsula "400"
C&NW
Chicago - Fund du Lac - Menominee - Ishpeming
Streamline
Diesel
Pennsylvania Limited
PRR
New York - Chicago
Standard
Electric; Steam
Pennsylvanian, The
PRR
New York - Chicago
Standard
Elecgtric; Diesel
Penobscot
B&M;MeC
Boston - Bangor
Standard
Diesel; Electric; Steam
Peoria-Chicago Rocket
CRI&P
Peoria - Chicago
Streamline
Diesel
Per Marquettes
C&O
Detroit - Grand Rapids
Steamline
Diesel
Pershing Square, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Standard
Diesel
Philadelphia Express
B&O
Washington - Philadelphia
Standard
Steam
Philadelphia Express
PRR
Pittsburgh to Philadelphia
Standard
Steam; Electric
Philadelphia Flyer
CofPa; Reading
Scranton - Philadelphia
Standard
Steam
Philadelphia Night Express
PRR
Pittsburgh - Philadelphia
Standard
Steam; Electric
Philadelphia-Washington Express
PRR
Philadelphia - Washington
Standard
Electric
Piedmont Limited
PRR; Southern; A℘ WofAla; L&N
New York - Washington - Atlanta - New Orleans
Standard
Electric; Diesel or Steam
Pilgrim, The
PRR; NYNH&H
Philadelphia - Boston
Standard
Electric; Steam or Diesel
Pine Tree
B&M; MeC
Boston - Portland - Bangor
Standard
Diesel
Pioneer, The
MP
Houston - Corpus Christi-Brownsville
Standard
Steam
Pioneer Limited, The
CMStP&P

Chicago - St Paul - Minneapolis

Standard
Diesel
Pioneer Zephyr
CB&Q
Lincoln - McCook
Streamline
Diesel
Pittsburgh-Buffalo Express (No. 284)
NYC
Pittsburgh - Buffalo - Boston
Standard
Steam
Pittsburgh-Buffalo Express (No. 272)
NYC
Pittsburgh - Buffalo - Toronto
Standard
Steam
Pittsburgh-Cleveland Express
NYC
Buffalo - Cleveland - Pittsburgh
Standard
Steam
Pittsburgh Express
DL&W
Scranton - Pittsburgh
Standard
Steam
Pittsburgh Night Express
PRR
Philadelphia - Pittsburgh
Standard
Electric; Steam
Pittsburgh "79"
B&O
Washington - Pittsburgh
Standard
Steam
Pittsburgh Special
NYC
Chicago - Detroit - Pittsburgh
Standard
Steam
Pittsburgher, The
PRR
New York - Pittsburgh
Streamline
Electric; Steam
Planter, The
IC
Memphis - New Orleans
Standard
Steam
Pocahontas, The
N&W
Cincinnati - Columbus - Norfolk
Standard
Steam
Pocono Express
DL&W
Buffalo - New York
Standard
Steam
Pounce De Leon
NYC; Southern; SAL
Chicago - Detroit - Cleveland - Jacksonville - St Petersburg
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Pony Express
UP
Kansas City - Los Angeles
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Portland Rose
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Portland
Standard
Steam
Portsmouth Down
B&M
Portsmouth - Boston
Standard
Steam
Portsmouth Up
B&M
Boston - Portsmouth
Standard
Steam
Potatoland Special
BAR
Bangor - Van Buren
Standard
Steam
Potomac, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Powhatan Arror, The
N&W
Norfolk - Cincinnati
Streamline
Steam
Prairie State, The
NYC
Cleveland - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Prairie State Express, The
GM&O
St Louis - Chicago
Standard
Diesel
President, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Prospector
D&RGW
Denver - Salt Lake City -
Standard
Diesel
Puget Sounder GN
Seattle - Vancouver
Standard
Diesel
Puritan, The NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Standard
Diesel; Electric

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Quaker, The
NYNH&H; PRR
Boston - Philadelphia
Standard
Diesel or Steam; Electric
Queen & Crescent
Southern
Cincinnati - Chattanooga - Birmingham - New Orleans
Standard
Diesel; Steam
Queen of the Valley
Reading; CofPa; CofNJ
Harrisburg - New York
Standard
Steam

 

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Rainbow, The
PRR
Chicago - New York
Standard
Diesel or Steam; Electric
Rainbow Special, The
MP
Kansas City - Litlle Rock - Hot Springs
Standard
Steam
Ranger, The
Santa Fe
Galveston - Houston - Fort Worth - Kansas City - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Rapidio de Laredo
NdeM
Neuvo - Laredo - Mexico City
Standard
Steam
Rebel, The
GM&O
St Louis - Jackson - New Orleans
Streamline
Diesel
Red Arrow, The
PRR
New York - Washington - Detroit
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Red Bird, The
PRR; Wabash
Chicago - Detroit
Standard
Steam
Red Devil, The
C.I.&L.
French Lick - Indianapolis
Streamline
Diesel
Red River Limited
GN
Minneapolis - St Paul - Grand Forks
Standard
Diesel
Red Wing
B&M; CP
Boston - Montreal
Standard
Diesel; Steam
Representitive, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Resort Special (s)
C&O
Chicago - Detroit - Grand Rapids - Petoskey - Bay View
Standard
Steam
Rochester-Minnesota Special
C&NW
Chicago - Rochester - Rapid City
Standard
Steam
Rocky Mountain Rocket
CRI&P
Chicago - Denver - Colorado Springs
Streamline
Diesel
Roger, Williams, The
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
Standard
Electric; Steam
Roque River
SP
Portland - Ashland
Standard
Steam
Royal Blue, The
B&O; Reading; CofNJ
Washington - Baltimore - Philadelphia - New York
Streamline
Diesel
Royal Gorge
MP; D&RGW; WP
St Louis - Pueblo - San Francisco
Standard
Steam
Royal Palm
NYC; Southern
Chicago - Detroit - Cleveland - Jacksonville
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Royal Poinciana (w)
FEC
Jacksonville - Miami
Standard
Steam
Royal York
CP
Montreal - Toronto - Detroit
Standard
Steam

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Sacramento Daylight
SP
Sacramento - Los Angeles
Streamline
Steam
St Louis Limited
Wabash
Omaha - St Louis
Standard
Steam
St Louis Limited
Wabash
Des Moines - St Louis
Standard
Steam
St Louis Limited
Wabash
Detroit - St Louis
Standard
Steam
St Louis Special
NYC
Cleveland & Cincinnati - St Louis
Standard
Steam
St Louis Special
Wabash
Detroit - St Louis
Standard
Diesel
St Louisan, The
PRR
New York - Washington - St Louis
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Sam Houston Zephyr
FW&DC; BRI
Ft Worth - Dallas - Houston
Streamline
Diesel
San Diegan
Santa Fe
Los Angeles - San Diego
Streamline
Diesel
San Francisco Overland
C&NW; UP; SP
Chicago - San Francisco
Standard
Steam
San Joaquin Daylight
SP
San Francisco - Los Angeles
Streamline
Steam
San Juan
D&RGW
Alamosa - Durango
Standard
Steam
Scotian, The
CN
Montreal - Halifax
Standard
Steam
Scout, The
Santa Fe
Chicago - Los Angeles - Oakland
Standard
Steam
Scranton Flyer
Reading; CofPa
Philadelphia - Scranton
Standard
Steam
Scrantonian
DL&W
New York - Scranton
Standard
Steam
Seashore Express, The (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Providence
Standard
Electric; Diesel or Steam
Seminole
IC; CofGa, ACL; FEC
Chicago - St Louis - Savannah - Tampa - St Petersburg
Standard
Steam
Senator, The
NYNH&H; PRR
Boston - New York - Washington
Standard
Diesel; Electric
Senator, The
SP
San Francisco - Sacramento
Standard
Steam
Seneca, The
NYC
New York - Rochester
Standard
Electric; Steam
Shasta (Daylight), The
SP
San Francisco - Grant's Pass - Portland
Standard
Steam
Shenandoah, The
B&O; Readin; CofNJ
Chicago - Washington - New York
Standard
Diesel
Shinnecock Express
LI
New York - Monitauk
Standard
Electric; Steam
Shoreland "400"
C&NW
Chicago - Manitowoc - Green Bay
Streamline
Diesel
Shoreliner, The
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
Standard
Electric; Steam
Short Line Express
CRI&P
Minneapolis - Kansas City
Standard
Steam
Short Line Flyer
FW&DC; BRI
Dallas - Houston
Standard
Gas Electric
Shreveporter, The
L&A; KCS
Shreveport - Hope
Standard
Diesel
Sierra
SP
San Francisco - Sacramento
Standard
Steam
Silver Comet, The
PRR; RF&P; SAL
New York - Washington - Richmond - Miami - St Petersburg
Streamline
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Silver Meteor, The
PRR; RF&P; SAL
New York - Washington - Miami - St Petersburg - Venice
Streamline
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Silver Star, The (w)
PRR; RF&P; SAL
New York - Washington - Richmond - Miami - St Petersburg
Streamline
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Silver Streak, The
CB&Q
Kansas City - Omaha - Lincoln
Streamline
Diesel
Sinnissippi, The
IC
Chicago - Freeport
Standard
Steam
Sioux, The
CMStP&P
Chicago - Milwaukee - Mason City - Mitchell - Rapid City
Standard
Steam
Ski Meister, The (w)
NYNH&H
New York - Waterbury
Standard
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Skier (w)
B&M
Boston - North Conway - Intervale
Standard
Diesel
Skyland Special
Southern
Ashville - Charlotte - Jacksonville
Standard
Steam
SOO-Dominion
C&NW; SOO; CP
Chicago - St Paul - Vancouver
Standard
Steam
Sooner, The
MKT
Kansas City - Oklahoma City
Standard
Steam
South Shore Express
NYC
New York & Boston - Buffalo - Chicago
Standard
Electric; Steam
South Shore Express
LI
New York - Montauk
Standard
Electric; Steam
Southern Bell
KCS; L&A
Kansas City - New Orleans
Streamline
Diesel
Southern Express
PRR
Erie - Washington - Philadelphia
Standard
Steam; Electric
Southern Express
IC
Chicago - New Orleans
Standard
Steam
Southern Scenic
MP
Memphis - Kansas City
Standard
Steam
Southern Tier Express
Erie
Buffalo - Hornell - New York
Standard
Steam
Southerner, The
PRR; Southern
New York - Washington - New Orleans
Streamline
Electric; Diesel
Southerner, The
MP; T&P
St Louis - Memphis - Dallas - El Paso - Houston - Laredo
Standard
Steam
Southland, The (East Coast)
PRR; L&N; CofGa; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Cincinnati - Atlanta - Albany - Jacksonville - Miami
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Southland, The (West Coast)
PRR; Wabash; L&N; ACL
Chicago - Detroit - Cincinnati - Atlanta - Tampa -St Petersburg
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Southwest Express
CRI&P; SP
Chicago - Tucumcari - Los Angeles
Standard
Steam
Southwest Limited, The
CMStP&P
Chicago - Milwaukee - Excelsior Springs - Kansas City
Standard
Diesel
Southwestern Limited
IC
Meridian - Shreveport
Standard
Steam
Southwestern Limited
NYC
St Louis - New York - Boston
Standard
Diesel; Electric
South Wind, The
PRR; L&N; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Miami
Streamline
Steam; Diesel
Speaker, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Standard
Electric
Spirit of St Louis
PRR
New York - Washington - St Louis
Streamline
Electric; Diesel
Spokane, The
UP
Spokane - Portland
Standard
Steam
Sportsman, The
C&O
Washington - Norfolk - Cincinnati - Louisville - Detroit
Standard
Steam
Star, The
LV
New York - Philadelphia - Buffalo
Standard
Electric; Diesel
State of Maine
NYNH&H; B&M
New York - Portland
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Streamliner "400"
C&NW
Menominee - Chicago
Streamline
Diesel
Sunbeam
SP
Houston - Dallas
Streamline
Steam
Sunchaser, The (w)
IC; CofGa; ACL; FEC
Chicago -St Louis -Birmingham -Albany -Jacksonville -Miami
Standard
Steam
Sundown, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Standard
Diesel or Steam; Electric
Sunflower, The
MP
St Louis - Witchita
Standard
Steam
Sunnyland, The
StLSF; Southern
St Louis - Memphis - Birmingham - Atlanta
Standard
Steam
Sunset Limited
SP
Los Angeles - New Orleans
Streamline
Steam
Sunshine Special, The (First Section)
PRR; MP; T&P; Nde M
New York - Washington - St Louis - Dalls - Mexico City
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Sunshine Special, The (Second Section)
NYC;C&O;MP;T&P;SP;NdeM
New York -Washington -St Louis Los Angeles -Mexico City
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Sunshine Special, The (Third Section)
MP; T&P; KCS
St Louis - Houston - Shreveport - New Orleans
Standard
Diesel
Super Chief, The
Santa Fe
Chicago - Los Angeles
Streamline
Diesel
Susquehannock, The
PRR
Philadelphia - Williamsport
Standard
Eleectric; Steam
Sycamore, The
NYC
Cincinnati - Indianapolis - Chicago
Standard
Steam

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Tennessean, The
PRR; Southern; N&W; Southern
New York - Washington - Chattanooga - Memphis
Streamline
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Texan, The
MP; T&P
St Louis - Memphis - Dallas - Ft Worth - Houston
Standard
Steam
Texas-Coloreado Limited
T&P
Ft Worth - New Orleans
Standard
Steam
Texas Limited
IC
Meridian - Shreveport
Standard
Steam
Texas Rocket
CRI&P
Ft Worth - Dallas - Oklahoma City - Kansas City
Streamline
Diesel
Texas Special
StLSF; MKT
St Louis - Ft Worth - San Antonio - Houston
Standard
Steam or Diesel
Texas Triangle
MP
Ft Worth - Houston - San Antonio - Corpus Cristi - Laredo
Standard
Steam
Texas Zephyr
C&S; FW&DC
Denver - Ft Worth - Dallas
Streamline
Diesel
Thoroughbred, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Louisville
Streamline
Diesel
Tippecanoe, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Indianapolis
Streamline
Diesel
Toledo - Detroit Express
NYC
Indianapolis - Toledo - Detroit
Standard
Steam
Tomahawk, The
MNStP&P
Chicago - Wausau - Minocqua - Woodruff
Standard
Stean; Diesel
Toronto-Buffalo Express
NYC
Toronto - Buffalo - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
Trailblazer, The
PRR
New York - Chicago
Streamline
Electric; Diesel
Train of Tomorrow
GM
U.S.A. Demonstrator Tour
Streamline
Diesel
Traveler, The
CMStP&P
Milwaukee - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Tulsan, The
Santa Fe
Chicago - Kansas City - Tulsa
Streamline
Diesel
Tuscarora, The
NYC
New York Rochester - Buffalo
Standard
Electric; Steam
Tuxedo, The
Erie
New York - Port Jervis
Standard
Steam
Twentieth Century Limited
NYC
Chicago - New York
Streamline
Electric; Diesel
Twilight Limited, The
NYC
Chicago - Detroit
Standard
Steam
Twin Cities "400"
C&NW
Chicago - St Paul - Minneapolis
Streamline
Diesel
Twin City Express
CGW
Omaha - Minneapolis
Standard
Steam
Twin City Limited
CG&W
Omaha - Minneapolis
Standard
Steam
Twin Star Rocket
CRI&P; BRI
Minneapolis - Kansas City - Ft Worth - Dallas - Houston
Streamline
Diesel
Twin Zephyrs
CB&Q
Chicago - St Paul - Minneapolis
Streamline
Diesel

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Union, The
PRR
Chicago - Cincinnati
Standard
Steam
Upstate Special
NYC
New York - Utica
Standard
Electric; Steam
Utahn
UP
Portland - Boise - Pocatello - Salt Lake City
Standard
Steam or Diesel

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Vacationer (w)
PRR; RF&P; ACL; FEC
New York - Miami
Standard
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Valley Express
NYC
Chicago - Saginaw - Bay City
Standard
Steam
Valley Special
PRR
Chicago - Pittsburgh
Standard
Steam
Valley "400"
C&NW
Green Bay - Fond du Lac - Chicago
Streamline
Diesel
Varsity, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Bloomington
Streamline
Diesel
Varsity, The
CMStP&P
Chicago - Janesville - Madison
Standard
Diesel
Vermonter, The
CV; B&M; NYNH&H
St Albans - White River Junction - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
Victory, The
C&NW
Chicago - Minneapolis
Standard
Steam; Diesel
Victory-Fast Mail, The
C&NW
Chicago - Duluth
Standard
Steam
Viger, The
CP
Montreal - Quebec
Standard
Steam
Viking, The
C&NW
Chicago - Minneapolis
Standard
Steam

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Wall Street
Reading; CofNJ
Philadelphia - New York
Streamline
Steam
Washington-Philadelphia Express
PRR
Buffalo - Philadelphia - Washington
Standard
Steam; Electric
Washington "80"
B&O
Pittsburgh - Washington
Standard
Steam
Washington Express
B&O
Philadelphia - Washington
Standard
Steam
Washington Night Express
CofNJ; Reading; B&O
New York - Baltimore - Washington
Standard
Diesel
Washington-Pittsburgh-Chicago Express
B&O
Washington - Chicago
Standard
Diesel
Washingtonian
CN; CV; B&M; NYNH&H; PRR
Montreal - New York - Washington
Standard
Steam; Diesel - Electric
Washingtonian, The
B&O; P≤ Erie
Baltimore - Washington - Pittsburgh - Cleveland
Standard
Steam
Water Level, The
NYC
Chicago - New York
Standard
Steam; Electric
West Coast
SP
Los Angeles - Portland - Dunsmuir
Standard
Steam
West Virginia Night Express
B&O
Chicago - Wheeling
Standard
Steam
West Virginian, The
B&O
Washington - Parkersburg
Standard
Steam
Westerner, The
DL&W; NYC&STl
New York - Chicago
Standard
Diesel
Whippoorwill, The
CE&I
Chicago - Evansville
Streamlin
Diesel
White City Special
NYC
Cincinnati - Indianapolis - Chicago
Standard
Steam
Will Rogers, The
StLSF
St Louis - Oklahoma City
Standard
Steam
William Penn, The
PRR; NYNH&H
Philadelphia - Boston
Standard
Electric; Diesel
Winnepeg Limited, The
GN
St Paul - Winnepeg
Standard
Diesel
Winnepeger, The
CP; SOO
Winnepeg - St Paul - Minneapolis
Standard
Steam
Winnipesaukee (s)
B&M
Boston - Plymouth
Standard
Diesel
Wolverine, The
NYC
New York - Boston - Chicago
Standard
Electric; Steam

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Yankee Clipper, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Standard
Diesel; Electric; Steam
Yellowstone Special (s)
UP
Salt Lake City - West Yellowstone
Standard
Steam
 

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Zephyr Rocket
CB&Q; CRI&P
St Louis - St Paul - Minneapolis
Streamline
Diesel
         
         
Note: The The term " Electric" used on this and succeeding pages sometimes indicates that trains so designated are operated by Steam or Diesel power except in certain electrified zones principally between New York and Washington and between Philadelphia and Harrisburg on the Pennsylvania Railroad; west of Salisbury Plains and Babylon on the Long Island Railroad; between New York and Iiarmon and between New York and White Plains on the New York Central Railroad; between New York and New Haven on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; between Harlowton and Avery, between Othello and Seattle and between Black River Junction and Tacoma on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad; and between Skykomish and Henatchee on the Great Northern Railroad. All Illinois Terminal Railroad trains listed arc operated electrically. In addition to those indicated in the list, all through passenger trains at the Cleveland, Ohio, terminal and some eastbound Baltimore and Ohio Railroad trains at Baltimore Tunnel are operated electrically. Trains of the Lehigh Valley Railroad from Pennsylvania Station, New York City, use electric locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Meeker Avenue Station, Newark.

 
A special thanks to National Railroad Historical Society and volunteer C.S.Ecks, for providing this roster.