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

RAILWAY INFORMATION SERIES 1952
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

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Train Name

Railroad

Between Cities

 

Power

 
 

A    Back to Index

 
Abraham Lincoln, The
GM&O
Chicago-St. Louis
 
Diesel
Acadian
SP
New Orleans - Houston
 
Steam; Diesel
Admiral, The
PRR
Chicago-Washington-New York
 
Diesel; Electric
Advance Commodore Vanderbilt
NYC
New York-Chicago
 
Electric; Diesel
Advance Empire State Express
NYC
New York-Buffalo
 
Electric; Diesel
Advance Knickerbocker
NYC
Boston-New York-Buffalo-St. Louis
 
Steam; Electric
Advance Merchants Limited
NYNH&H
New York-Boston
 
Electric; Diesel
Adventureland, The
CB&Q
Kansas City-Lincoln-Billings
 
Diesel
Afternoon Hiawatha
CMStP&P
Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Minneapolis
 
Diesel
Afternoon Steeler
PRR
Pittsburgh - Cleveland
 
Diesel
Afternoon Twin Cities Zephyrs
CB&Q
Chicago-St. Paul-Minneapolis
 
Diesel
Aiken-Augusta Special
PRR; Southern
New York-Washington -Augusta
 
Electric; Diesel
Akronite, The
PRR
New York-Akron
 
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Ak-Sar-Ben
CB&Q
Chicago-Omaha-Lincoln
 
Diesel
Alamo
SP
New Orleans-Houston-San Antonio
 
Steam; Diesel
Allegheny, The
PRR
St Louis - Pittsburgh
 
Diesel
Alexandria, The
PRR
New York - Washington
 
Diesel
Alouette
B&M; CP
Boston-Woodsville-Montreal
 
Diesel
Alton Limited, The
GM&O
Chicago-St. Louis
 
Diesel
Ambassador
B&M; CV; CN
Boston-White River Jet.-Montreal
 
Diesel
Ambassador, The
B&O
Baltimore-\Washington-Detroit
 
Diesel
American, The
PRR
New York-Washington-St Louis
 
Electric; Diesel
American Royal
CB&Q
Chicago-St. Joseph-Kansas City
 
Diesel
Androscoggin
B&M
Portland - Boston
 
Diesel
Angelo, The
Santa Fe
Fort Worth-San Angelo
 
Steam
Ann Rutledge
GM&O
Chicago-St Louis
 
Diesel
Antelope, The
Santa Fe
Kansas City-Fort Worth
 
Steam
Argonaut
SP
Los Angeles-New Orleans
 
Steam
Arlington, The
PRR
New York-Washington
 
Electric
Aroostook Flyer, The
BAR
Bangor-Van Buren
 
Diesel
Arrow, The
CMStP&P
Chicago-Souix Falls
 
Steam
Arrowhead Limited
C&NW
Duluth - Chicago
 
Steam; Diesel
Arundel
B&M; MeC
Boston - Portland - Bangor
 
Diesel
Asa Packer, The
LV
New York-Wilkes Barre-Coxton
 
Electric; Diesel
Ashville Special
PRR: Southern
New York-Washington-Ashville
 
Electric; Diesel
Ashland Limited
C&NW
Chicago-Ashland
 
Diesel
Ascutney
B&M
Springfield - White River Junction
 
Diesel
Atlantic Express
Erie
Chicago - New York
 
Diesel
Aztec Eagle, The
MP; NdeM
San Antonio - Laredo - Mexico
 
Steam
Azalean, The
L&N
Cincinnati-New Orleans
 
Diesel
 

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

Diesel; Elextric

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

Electric; Diesel

Buffalo Day Express
PRR
Washington & Philadelphi - Buffalo
 
Electric; Steam
Buffalo - Pittsburgh Express
NYC
Buffalo - Pittsburgh
 
Steam
Buffalo - Toronto Express
NYC
New York - Buffalo - Toronto
 
Electric; Steam
Butte Special
UP
Salt Lake City - Butte
 
Steam
 

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Cabana (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
 
Electric; iesel
California Limited
Santa Fe
Chicago - Denver - Los Angeles
 
Diesel
California Special
Santa Fe
Clovis - Los Angeles
 
Diesel
California Zephyr
CB&Q; D&RGW; WP
Chicago - San Francisco
 
Diesel
Camellia, The
PRR; RF&P; SAL
New York - Washington - Miami - Tampa - Sarasota -Venice
 
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Canadian-Niagara
NYC; CP
Chicago - Montreal
 
Steam
Cannon Ball
N&W
Richmond - Norfolk
 
Steam
Cannon Ball
B&M
Boston - Concorde -White River Junction - Plymouth
 
Diesel
Cannon Ball, The
LI
New York - Montauk
 
Electric; Steam
Capital City Special
NYC
Cleveland - Columbus
 
Steam
Capital Limited, The
B&O; Reading; CofNJ
Chicago - Washington - New York
 
Diesel
Cape Ann (s)
B&M
Boston - Rockport
 
Steam
Cardigan
B&M
White River Junction - Boston
 
Diesel
Caribou, The
CN
St Johns - Basques
 

Steam

Carolina Special
NYC; Southern
Chicago - Cincinnati - Ashville - Charleston - Goldsboro
 
Steam; Diesel
Cascade
SP
San Francisco - Portland
 
Diesel
Cascadian
GN
Spokane - Portland
 
Diesel; Electric
Casco
B&M
Boston - Portland
 

Diesel

Cavalier, The
N&W
Cincinnati - Columbus - Norfolk
 
Steam
Cavalier, The
PRR
New York - Cape Charles
 
Electric; Steam
Cayuga, The
NYC
New York - Rochester - Buffalo
 
Electric; Steam
Centennial State
Santa Fe
Newton - Kansas - Denver
 
Steam
Cherokee-Imperial
CRIP&P; SP
Memphis - Los Angeles
 
Diesel; Steam
Cheshire
B&M
Boston - White River Junction
 
Diesel
Chicago Daylight Express
PRR
Louisville & Cincinnati - Chicago
 
Steam; Diesel
Chicago Express
C&NW
Omaho - Chicago
 
Diesel
Chicago Express
CP
Montreal - Chicago
 
Steam
Chicago Limited
C&NW
Duluth - Chicago
 
Diesel
Chicago Mercury, The
NYC
Detroit - Chicago
 
Diesel
Chicago Mail
NYC
Cleveland - Chicago
 
Steam
Chicago Night Express
B&O
Wheeling - Chicago
 
Steam
Chicago Night Express
NYC
Cincinnatti - Chicago - St Louis
 
Steam
Chicago-Pittsburgh-Washington Express
B&O
Chicago - Washington
 
Diesel
Chicago Special
NYC
Cincinnati - Chicago
 
Steam
Chicagoan, The
Santa Fe
Oklahoma City & Kansas City - Chicago
 
Diesel
Chicagoan, The
NYC
New York - Chicago
 
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Chickasaw,The
IC
St Louis - Memphis
 
Steam
Chief, The
Santa Fe
Chicago - Los Angeles
 
Diesel
Chinook, The
CP
Calgary _ Edmunton
 
Steam
Chippewa Hiawatha, The
CMStP&P
Chicago - Green Bay - Ontonagon- Haughton
 
Steam
Choctaw Rocket
CRI&P
Memphis - Amarillo
 
Diesel
Cincinnati Daylight Express
PRR
Chicago - Cincinnati
 
Steam
Cincinnati Limited
PRR
New York - Cincinnati
 
Electric; Diesel
Cincinnati Night Express
NYC
Chicago - Cincinnati
 
Steam
Cincinnati Mercury
NYC
Cleveland - Cincinnati
 
Steam
Cincinnati Special (No. 416)
NYC
Chicago - Cincinnati
 
Steam
Cincinnatian, The
B&O
Baltimore -Washington - Cincinnati
 
Steam
City of Denver
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Denver
 
Diesel
City of Kansas City
Wabash
St Louis - Kansas City
 
Diesel
City of Los Angeles
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Los Angeles
 
Diesel
City of Miami
IC; C of GA; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Miami
 
Diesel
City of Milwaukee "400"
C&NW
Chicago - Milwaukee
 
Diesel
City of New Orleans
IC
Chicago - St Louis - Louisville - New Orleans
 

Diesel

City of Portland
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Portland
 
Diesel
City of St Louis
Wabash; UP
St Louis - Kansas City - Denver
 
Diesel
City of San Francisco
C&NW; UP; SP
Chicago - San Francisco
 
Diesel
Cleveland-Cincinnati Special
NYC
St Louis - Cincinnati - Cleveland
 
Steam
Cleveland-Cincinnati Special
NYC
Cleveland - Cincinnati
 
Steam
Cleveland Limited
NYC
New York - Cleveland
 
Electric; Steam
Cleveland Mercury, The
NYC
Cleveland - Detroit
 
Diesel
Cleveland Night Express
B&O
Cleveland - Washington - Baltimore
 
Steam; Diesel
Cleveland-St Louis Special
NYC
Cleveland - St Louis
 
Steam
Cleveland Special
NYC
Cincinnati - Cleveland
 
Steam
Clevelander, The
PRR
New York - Washington -Cleveland
 
Electric; Diesel
Coast Line Florida Mail
RF&O; ACL
Washington - Jacksonville
 
Steam; Diesel
Colonial, The
NYNH&H; PRR
Boston - New York - Washington
 
Diesel; Electric
Colorado Eagle
MP; D&RGW
St Louis - Kansas City - Pueblo - Denver
 
Diesel
Columbia River Express
SP&S
Pasco - Portland
 
Diesel
Columbian
CMStP&P
Chicago - Minneapolis - Butte - Spokane - Seattle - Tacoma
 
Steam; Electric
Columbian, The
B&O
Washington - Chicago
 
Diesel
Commander, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
 
Diesel; Electric
Commodore II
NYC
New York - Chicago
 
Electric; Diesel
Commodore Vanderbuilt, The
NYC
New York - Chicago
 
Electric; Diesel
Commuter "400"
C&NW
Chicago-Milwaukee
 
Diesel
Congressional, The
PRR
New York - Washington
 
Electric
Connecticut Yankee
NYNH&H; B&M; CV; CP
New York - Boston - White River Junction - Quebec
 
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Constitution, The
PRR
New York - Washington
 
Electric
Continental Limited, The (Trains 1 & 2)
CN
Montreal - Ottawa - Winnipeg - Jasper - Vancouver
 
Steam
Continental Limited, The (Trains 3 & 4)
CN
Toronto - Winnipeg - Jasper - Vancouver
 
Steam
Copper Country Limited
CMStP&P; DSS&A
Chicago - Milwaukee - Saulte Ste. Marie - Calumet
 
Steam
Corn Belt Rocket
CRI&P
Chicago - Omaha
 
Diesel
Cotton Blossom, The
RF&P; SAL
Washington - Atlanta - Birmingham
 
Steam; Diesel
Cranberry, The (s)
NYNH&H
Boston - Woods Hole
 
Diesel
Crescent, The New
PRR; Southern; A℘ WofAla; L&N
New York - Washington - Atlanta - New Orleans
 
Electric; Diesel
Crusader, The
Reading; C of NJ
Philadelphia - New York
 
Steam
Cumberland
B&M
Boston - Portland
 
Diesel
 
 
 
 
 

D
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Dakota "400"
C&NW
Chicago - Huron
 
Diesel
Dakotan
GN
St. Paul - Williston, ND
 
Diesel
Day Cape Codder (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Woods Hole & Hyannis
 
Electric; Diesel
Daylight Limited, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Indianapolis
 
Diesel
Day White Mountains
NYNH&H; B&M; CV; CN
New York - Woodsville-Berlin, NH - Montreal
 
Electric; Diesel
Daylight, The
IC
Chicago - St Louis
 
Diesel
Daylight Express
FEC
Jacksonville - Miami
 
Steam
Del-Mar-VA Express
PRR
New York - Cape Charles
 
Electric; Steam
Del Monte
SP
San Francisco - Pacific Grove
 
Steam
Delta Eagle, The
MP
Memphis - Helena - Tallulah
 
Diesel
Delta Express, The
IC
Memphis - Greenville
 
Steam
Denver Zephyr
CB&Q
Chicago - Denver
 
Diesel
Des Moines-Rocket
CRI&P
Des Moines - Chicago
 
Diesel
Des Moines Limited
Wabash
St. Louis - Des Moines
 
Diesel
Des Moines-Omaha Special
CRI&P
Chicago - Des Moines - Omaha
 
Diesel
Detroit Express
PRR
Pittsburgh - Detroit
 
Steam
Detroit Limited
Wabash
St. Louis - Detroit
 
Steam
Detroit Night Express
NYC
St Louis - Detroit
 
Steam
Detroiter, The
NYC
New York - Detroit
 
Electric; Diesel
DeWitt Clinton
NYC
Buffalo - New York
 
Steam; Electric
Diplomat, The
B&O; Reading; C of NJ
St. Louis - Washington - New York
 
Diesel
Dirigo
B&M
Boston - Portland
 
Diesel
Dixie Flagler
C&EI; L&N;NC&StL; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Miami
 
Diesel
Dixie Flyer
C&EI; L&N; NC7Stl; CofGA; AC; FEC
Chicago - Jacksonville - Miami - Tampa - St. Petersburg
 
Diesel
Dixie Limited
CE&I; L&N; NC&StL; CofGA; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Atlanta - Jacksonville - Orlando - Miami
 
Diesel
Dixie Limited
CE&I; L&N; NC&StL; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Jacksonville
 
Diesel
Dominion, The
CP
Montreal - Toronto - Vancouver
 
Steam
Dominion Express
PRR
Washington - Philadelphia - Buffalo
 
Electric; Steam
Duluth-Superior Limited
C&NW
Chicago - Duluth
 
Steam; Diesel
Duquesne, The
PRR
New York - Pittsburgh
 
Electric; Diesel
 

E    Back to Index

 
East Coast Express (w)
FEC
Jacksonville - Miami
 
Steam
Easterner, The
NYC
Toledo - Buffalo & New York
 
Steam; Electric
East Coast Champion
PRR; RF&P; ACL; FEC
New York - Miami
 
Electric; Diesel
Edison, The
PRR
New York - Washington
 
Electric
Egyptian, The
NYC
Chicago - Harrisburg, IL
 
Steam
El Capitan
Santa Fe
Chicago - Los Angeles
 
Diesel
El Dorado
SP
San Francisco - Sacremento
 
Steam
El Yaqui
SP; NdeM
Norgales - Quadalajara
 
Steam
Embassy, The
PRR
New York - Washington
 
Electric
Empire Builder, The
Gn; CB&Q; SP&S
Chicago - Seattle - Portland
 
Diesel; Electric
Empire State Express
NYC
New York - Buffalo - Cleveland - Detroit
 
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Erie Limited, The
Erie
New York - Buffalo - Chicago
 
Diesel
Eskimo, The
CP
Calgary - Edmunton
 
Steam
Essex Special
CofNJ
Newark - Bay Head Junction
 
Diesel
Everglades
RF&P; ACL
Washington - Jacksonville
 
Steam; Diesel
Executive, The
PRR
New York - Washington
 
Electric
 

F    Back to Index

 
F.F.V. (Fast Fying Virginian)
PRR; C&O
New York - Washington - Norfolk - Cincinnati - Louisville
 
Electric; Steam
Fast Mail
CB&Q
Chicago - Omaha - Lincoln
 
Diesel
Fast Mail
GN
St Paul & Minneapolis - Seattle
 
Diesel
Fast Mail, The
CMStP&P
Minneapolis & St Paul - Milwaukee & Chicago
 
Diesel
Federal, The
NYNH&H; PRR
Boston - New York - Washington
 
Diesel; Electric
Fifth Avenue Special
NYC
Chicago & Toledo - New York
 
Diesel; Electric
Firefly, The
StLSF
Oklahoma City - Tulsa - Kansas City
 
Steam
Flambeau, The (s)
C&NW
Chicago - Watersmeet - Ironwood
 
Diesel
Flamingo, The
L&N; CofGa; ACL; FEC
Cincinnati - Louisville - Atlanta - Jacksonville - Miami
 
Diesel
Florida Mail
RF&P; ACL
Washington - Jacksonville
 
Steam; Diesel
Florida Special (w)
PRR; RF&P; ACL; FEC
New York - Miami
 
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Flying Crow, The
KCS; L&A
Kansas city - Shreveport - Port Arthur - New Orleans
 
Diesel
Flying Yankee
B&M; MeC
Boston - Portland - Bangor
 
Diesel
Forest City, The
NYC
Cleveland - Detroit - Chicago
 
Diesel
Fort Crevevoeur
Ill. Term.
Peoria - St Louis
 
Electric
Fort Hayes, The
PRR
Chicago - Columbus
 
Steam
Fort Pitt, The
PRR
Chicago - Pittsburg
 
Diesel
Forty-Second Street
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
 
Diesel; Electric
Fox River Express
C&NW
Twin Cities - Manitowoc
 
Diesel; Steam
Frontenac, The
CP
Montreal - Quebec
 
Steam
Furlough, The
PRR
New York - Cape Charles
 
Steam
 

G    Back to Index

 
Gateway, The
NYC
Buffalo & Cleveland - St Louis
 
Diesel
General, The
PRR
New York - Chicago
 
Electric; Diesel
Genesee, The
NYC
New York - Buffalo
 
Electric; Diesel
George Washington, The
PRR; C&O
New York - Washington - Norfolk - Cincinnati - Louisville - Chicago - St Louis - San Antonio
 
Electric; Steam
Georgian, The
CE&I; L&N; NC&StL
St Louis - Evansville - Nashville - Atlanta
 
Diesel
Gila Tomahawk
SP
Bowie - Globe (AZ)
 
Steam
Gilt Edge, The
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
 
Electric; Diesel
Gold Coast
C&NW; UP; SP
Cicago - Omaha - San Francisco
 
Steam
Golden Gate
Santa Fe
Bakersfield - Oakland
 
Diesel
Golden Gate, The
CRI&P; SP
Chicago - Los Angeles
 
Diesel
Golden Triangle, The
PRR
Chicago - Pittsburgh
 
Diesel
Goldenrod, The
Southern
Birmingham - Mobile
 
Diesel
Gopher, The
GN
St Paul & Minneapolis - Superior - Duluth
 
Diesel
Gotham Limited
PRR
Chicago - New York
 
Diesel; Electric
Governor
SP
San Francisco - Sacremento
 
Steam
Governor, The
PRR
Philadelphia Harrisburg
 
Electric
Grand Canyon, The
Santa Fe
Chicago - Grand Canyon - Los Angeles - Oakland
 
Diesel
Great West, The
CP
Winnipeg - Edmunton
 
Steam
Green Diamond, The
IC
Chicago - St Louis
 
Diesel
Green Mountain, The
NYC; B&M; Rutland
New York - Boston - Montreal
 
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Greylock
B&M
Boston - Troy
 
Diesel
Gulf Coast Rebel
GM&O
St Louis - Montgomery - Mobile
 
Diesel
Gulf Wind, The
L&N; SAL
New Orleans - Jacksonville
 
Steam; Diesel
Gulf Stream
FEC
Jacksonville - Miami
 
Diesel
Gull
B&M; MeC; CP; CN
Boston - Saint John - Halifax
 
Diesel; Steam
 

H    Back to Index

Harrisburg New Yorker
Reading; CofPA; CofNJ
Harrisburg - New York
Steam
Harrisburg Special
CofNJ; CofPa; Reading
New York - Hqarrisburg
Steam
Havanna Special
PRR; RF&P; ACL; FEC
New York - Washington - Miami - Tampa - St Peterburg
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Hawkeye, The
IC
Chicago - Sioux City
Steam; Diesel
Hiawatha
CMStP&P
Chicago - Milwaukee - St Paul & Minneapolis
Diesel
Hiawatha (North Woods Service)
CMStP&P
Chicago - Wausau - Woodruff - Minocqua
Steam; Diesel
Highlander, The (s)
CN
Toronto - Haliburton
Steam
Hossac
B&M
Boston - Troy
Diesel
Hoosier, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Indianapolis - French Lick
Diesel
Housatonic (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Pittsfield
Electric; Diesel
Houstonian, The
MP
New Orleans - Houston
Diesel
Hudson River Express
NYC
Albany - New York
Steam; Electric
Humming Bird, The
L&N
Cincinnati - Louisville - Birmingham - New Orleans
Diesel
Hunterdon Hills Express
CofNJ
New York - Hampton
Steam
Hustler, The
SP
Houston - Dallas
Steam; Diesel
 
 
 
 

I
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Idahoan
UP
Salt Lake City - Portland
Steam; Diesel
Idahoan
UP
Omaha - Cheyenne - Portland
Steam; Diesel
Imperial
CRIP&SP
Chicago - Los Angeles
Steam
Indian Head (s)
C&NW
Chicago - Drummond
Diesel
Indianapolis Express
NYC
Detroit - Indianapolis & St Louis
Steam
Indianapolis Mail
NYC
Chicago - Indianapolis
Steam
Inner-City Limited, The
CN; GTW
Montreal - Toronto - Port Huron - Chicago
Steam
International, The
GN
Seattle - Vancouver
Diesel
International ELimited
GN; GTW
Montreal - Toronto - Chicago
Steam
Interstate Express (46)
NYC
Chicago - Buffalo - Boston
Steam; Diesel
Interstate Express
Reading; CofPa; DL&W
Philadelphia - Binghamton - Syracuse
Steam
Iowan, The
IC
Chicago - Sioux City
Steam
Iron and Copper Country Express
C&NW
Chicago - Ishpeming
Steam; Diesel
Iron City Express
PRR
New York - Washington - Pittsburgh
Electric; Steam
Iroquois, The
NYC
New York & Boston - Chicago
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Irvin S. Cobb
IC
Louisville - Memphis
Steam

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

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Kansan
UP
Kansas City - Salina
Steam
Kansas City-Florida Special
StLSF; Southern; FEC
Kansas City - Birmingham - Atlanta - Jacksonville - Miami
Diesel
Kansas City Chief
Santa Fe
Chicago - Kansas City
Diesel
Kansa Cityan, The
Santa Fe
Chicago - Kansas City & Oklahoma City
Diesel
Katy Flyer
MKT
St Louis - Kansas City - Oklahoma City - Houston
Steam; Diesel
Katy Limited
MKT
Kansas City - Dallas - Fort Worth - San Antonio
Steam; Diesel
Kennebec
B&M; MeC
Boston - Portland - Bangor
Diesel
Kentuckian, The
PRR
Chicago - Louisville
Diesel
Kentucky Cardinal
IC
Louisville - Fulton
Steam
Kettle Vally Express
CP
Vancouver - Medicine Hat
Steam
King Coal
Reading
Shamokin - Philadelphia
Steam
Klamath
SP
San Francisco - Portland
Steam
Knickerbocker, The
NYC
New York - Boston - St Louis
Electric; Diesel
Kootenay Express
CP
Medicine Hat - Vancouver
Steam

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Lake Cities, The
Erie
Chicago - Cleveland - Buffalo - New York
Diesel
Lake Cities Special
NYC
Pittsburgh - Detroit
Steam
Lake Shore Express (s)
CN; CP
Montreal - Toronto
Steam
Lake Shore Limited
NYC
New - Chicago
Electric; Steam
Lake Superior
DSS&A
Machinaw City - Calumet
Diesel
Laker
SOO
Chicago - Superior - Duluth
Diesel
Land O' Corn
IC
Chicago - Waterloo
Diesel
Lark
SP
Los angeles - San Francisco
Diesel; Steam
Lasalle, The
CN; GTW
Montreal & Toronto - Detroit & Chicago
Steam
Lasalle Street Limited
CRI&P
Omaha - Chicago
Diesel
Laurentian, The
NYC; D&H
New York - Montreal
Electric; Steam
Legion, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Electric
Legislator, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Electric
Liberty Limited
PRR
Washington - Chicago
Electric; Diesel
Little Nancy
CofGA
Augusta - Savannah
Steam
Lone Star
StLSW
Memphis - Shreveport - Dallas
Steam
Los Angeles Limited
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Los Angeles
Diesel
Louisiana Daylight
T&P
Ft Worth - New Orleans
Diesel; Steam
Louisiana Eagle, The
T&P
Ft Worth - New Orleans
Diesel
Louisiana Sunshine
MP
St Louis - Lake Charles
Diesel
Louisiane, The
IC
Chicago - Memphis
Steam
Louisiane, The
IC
Chicago - Memphis - Jackson - New Orleans
Steam
Louisville Day Express
PRR
Chicago - Louisville
Diesel; Steam
Louisville Day Express
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Louisville
Diesel

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

Diesel

Midnight Special, The
GM&O
Chicago - St Louis
Diesel
Midnight Special
NYC
Cleveland - Cincinnati
Steam
Midwest Hiawatha
CMStP&P
Chicago - Cedar Rapids - Des Moines - Sioux Falls
Diesel
Mill Cities Limited
CGW
Minneapolis - Kansas City
Diesel
Minnesotea and Black Hills Express
C&NW
Chicago - Rapid City
Steam; Diesel
Minnesota "400"
C&NW
Chicago - Wyeville - Mankato
Steam
Minute Man
B&M
Boston - Troy
Diesel
Missouri River Eagle
MP
St Louis - Kansas City - St Joseph - Lincoln - Omaha
Diesel
Missourian, The
MP
St Louis - Kansas City
Diesel
Missourian, The
NYC
St Louis - Buffalo - New York
Diesel; Electric
Mohawk, The (No. 5)
NYC
New York - Chicago
Electric; Steam
Mondamin, The
C&NW
Minneapolis - Sioux City - Omaha
Steam
Montreal Limited
NYC; D&H
New York - Montreal
Electric; Steam
Montrealer
PRR; NYNH&H; B&M; CV; CN
Washington - New York - Montreal
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Morning Daylight
SP
San Francisco - Los Angeles
Steam
Morning Hiawatha
CMStP&P
Chicago - Milwaukee - St Paul - Minneapolis
Diesel
Morning Star
StLSW
Memphis - Dallas
Steam; Diesel
Morning Steeler
PRR
Pittsburgh - Cleveland
Diesel
Morning Twin Cities Zephyrs
CB&Q
Chicago - St Paul & Minneapolis
Diesel
Motor City Special, The
NYC
Detroit - Chicago
Diesel
Mound City
Ill. Term.
St Louis - Peoria
Electric
Mount Royale, The
NYC; B&M; Rutland; CN
New York - Boston - Montreal
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Mt. Vernon, The
PRR
New York - Washington
Electric
Mountain Express, The
Erie
New York - Hornell
Diesel
Mountaineer (s)
B&M; MeC
Boston - Littleton - Bethlehem
Diesel
Mountaineer, The
D&RGW
Denver - Grand Junction - Montrose
Steam
Mountaineer, The (s)
NYO&W
New York - Roscoe
Diesel
Mountaineer, The (s)
C&NW; SOO; CP
Chicago - St Paul - Vancouver
Steam; Diesel
Murray Hill, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Diesel; Electric
Muskegon-Whitelake Week Ender (s)
C&O
Chicago - Muskegon
Steam
 

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Nancy Hanks II
CofGa
Atlanta - Savannah
Diesel
Narragansett, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Electric; Diesel
Naushuan
B&M
Boston - Nashua
Steam
Nathan Hale, The
NYNH&H
Springfield - New York
Steam; Electric
National Limited, The
B&O; Reading; CofNJ
St Louis - Washington - New York
Diesel
National Parks Special (s)
C&NW: UP
Chicago - Omaha - Denver
Steam
Naugatuck
NYNH&H
New York - Winsted
Electric; Diesel
Nebraska Limited
CGW
Minneapolis - Omaha
Diesel
Nebraska Zephyr
CB&Q
Chicago - Omaha - Lincoln
Zephyr
Nellie Bly
PRR; PRSL
New York - Atlantic City
Electric; Steam
Neptune, The (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Woods Hole - Hyannis
Electric; Diesel
New England States
NYC
Chicago - Boston
Diesel
New England Wolverine
NYC
Boston - Detroit - Chicago
Steam; Diesel
New Englander
B&M; CV; CN
Boston - Montreal
Diesel; Steam
New Royal Palm (w)
NYC; Southern; FEC
Chicago - Miami
Steam; Diesel
New York-Bershire Express
NYC: NYNH&H
Boston & Springfield - Albany & New York
Steam; Electric; Diesel
New York-Boston Express
NYC; NYNH&H
New York - Boston
Electric; Steam; Diesel
New York Express (s)
NYC; D&H
Lake George - New York
Steam; Electric
New York Mail
DL&W
Buffalo - New York
Diesel
New York Night Express
B&O; Reading; CofNJ
Washington - New York
Diesel
New York Special
NYC
Chicago - Buffalo & New York
Steam; Electric; Diesel
New Yorker, The
DL&W
Buffalo - New York
Diesel
New Yorker, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Diesel; Electric
New Yorker, The
Southern; PRR
Atlanta - New York
Diesel; Electric
Night Cap, The
NYNH&H
New York - Stamford
Electric
Night Cape Codder (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Woods Hole
Electric; Diesel
Nickel Plate Limited
NYC&StL; DL&W
Chicago - Cleveland - Buffalo - New York
Diesel
Night Diamond, The
IC
Chicago - St Louis
Diesel
Night Owl
B&M
Boston - Concord
Diesel
Night Express
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Louisville
Diesel
Night White Mountains (s)
NYNH&H; B&M
New York - Bretton Woods
Electric; Steam or Diesel
Nightengale, The
C&NW
Minneapolis - Omaha
Diesel
Norfolk, Richmond & New York Express
N&W; RF&P; PRR
Norfolk - Richmond - New York
Steam; Electric
North American, The
C&NW
Minneapolis - Omaha
Diesel
North Coast Limited
CB&Q; NP; SP&S
Chicago - Portland
Diesel
North Shore Limited
NYC
New York - Chicago
Electric; Diesel
North Country Mail
DSS&A
Marquette - Duluth
Diesel
North Star, The
NYC
New York - Lake Placid - Buffalo & Cleveland
Electric; Steam
North Western Limited
C&NW
Chicago - Minneapolis - Duluth
Diesel
North Winds Hiawatha
CMStP&P
Chicago - Minocqua
Steam; Diesel
Northeastern Limited
IC
Shreveport - Meridian
Diesel
Northern Arrow, The
PRR
St Louis - Cincinnati - Chicago - Northern Michigan
Diesel
Northern Express
PRR
Philadelphia - Washington & Erie
Electric; Steam
Northern Express
IC
New Orleans - Chicago
Steam
Northland, The
CN; T&NO
Toronto - North Bay - Timmins
Steam
Northwest Special
UP
Salt Lake City - Butte - Spokane
Steam
Nutmeg, The
NYNH&H
Waterbury - Boston
Diesel

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

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Pacemaker, The
NYC
New York - Chicago
Electric; Diesel
Pacific
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Kansas City - Los Angeles - Portland
Steam
Pacific Express
Erie
New York - Chicago
Diesel
Palmetto
PRR; RF&P; ACL
New York - Washington - Wilmington - Augusta - Savannah
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Palmland
PRR; RF&P; SAL
New York - Washington - Miami Tampa - St Petersburg
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Pan-American, The
L&N
Cincinnati - New Orleans
Diesel
Panama Limited
IC
Chicago - St Louis - New Orleans
Diesel
Patersonian, The
NYS&W
Paterson City - New York
Diesel
Patriot
B&M
Bedford - Boston
Steam
Patriot, The
NYNH7N; PRR
Boston - New York - Washington
Diesel - Electric; Steam
Paul Revere
B&M
Boston - Bedford
Steam
Paul Revere, The
NYC
Chicago - Boston
Steam; Diesel
Peach Queen, The
PRR; Southern
New York - Washington - Atlanta
Eleectric; Diesel
Pelican, The
PRR; Southern; N&W; Southern
New York - Williamson - Birmington - New Orleans
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Peninsula "400"
C&NW
Chicago - Fund du Lac - Menominee - Ishpeming
Diesel
Pennsylvania Limited
PRR
New York - Chicago
Electric; Diesel
Penn Texas, The
PRR
New York - St Louis
Electric; Diesel
Penobscot
B&M;MeC
Boston - Bangor
Diesel
Peoria Rocket
CRI&P
Peoria - Chicago
Diesel
Per Marquettes
C&O
Detroit - Grand Rapids
Diesel
Pershing Square, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
Diesel; Electric
Philadelphia Express
B&O
Washington - Philadelphia
Steam; Electric
Philadelphia Express
PRR
Pittsburgh to Philadelphia
Steam; Electric
Philadelphia Flyer
CofPa; Reading
Scranton - Philadelphia
Steam
Philadelphia Night Express
PRR
Pittsburgh - Philadelphia
Diesel; Electric
Philadelphia-Washington Express
PRR
Philadelphia - Washington
Electric
Phoebe Snow, The
DL&W; NYC&StL
Chicago - New York
Diesel
Piedmont Limited
PRR; Southern; A℘ WofAla; L&N
New York - Washington - Atlanta - New Orleans
Electric; Diesel
Pine Tree
B&M; MeC
Boston - Portland - Bangor
Diesel
Pioneer, The
MP
Houston - Corpus Christi-Brownsville
Diesel
Pioneer Limited, The
CMStP&P

Chicago - St Paul - Minneapolis

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

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Quaker, The
NYNH&H; PRR
Boston - Philadelphia
Diesel; Electric
Queen City, The
NYC
Cincinnati - Detroit
Steam
Queen of the Valley
Reading; CofPa; CofNJ
Harrisburg - New York
Steam

 

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

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Saco
B&M
Boston - Portland
 
Diesel
Sacramento Daylight
SP
Sacramento - Los Angeles
 
Steam
St Lawrence Special (s)
CN
Montreal - Metis Beach
 
Steam
St Louis Limited
Wabash
Omaha - St Louis
 
Diesel
St Louis Limited
Wabash
Des Moines - St Louis
 
Diesel
St Louis Limited
Wabash
Detroit - St Louis
 
Diesel
St Louisan, The
PRR
New York - Washington - St Louis
 
Electric; Diesel
Sam Houston Zephyr
FW&DC; BRI
Ft Worth - Dallas - Houston
 
Diesel
San Diegan
Santa Fe
Los Angeles - San Diego
 
Diesel
San Francisco Overland
C&NW; UP; SP
Chicago - San Francisco
 
Steam; Steam
San Joaquin Daylight
SP
San Francisco - Los Angeles
 
Steam
San Dune (s)
NYNH&H
Boson - Woods Hole
 
Diesel
Sangamon
Ill. Term.
East Peoria - St Louis
 
Electric
Schuylkill, The
Reading
Philadelphia - Pottsville
 
Steam
Scotian, The
CN
Montreal - Halifax
 
Steam
Scranton Flyer
Reading; CofPa
Philadelphia - Scranton
 
Steam
Scrantonian
DL&W
New York - Scranton
 
Steam
Sea Breeze
PRR; PRSL
Philadelphia - Atlantic City
 
Steam
Seashore, The (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Providence
 
Electric; Diesel
Sebago
B&M
Boston - Portland
 
Diesel
Seminole
IC; CofGa, ACL; FEC
Chicago - St Louis - Savannah - Tampa - St Petersburg
 
Diesel
Senator, The
NYNH&H; PRR
Boston - New York - Washington
 
Diesel; Electric
Senator, The
SP
San Francisco - Sacramento
 
Steam
Shasta Daylight, The
SP
San Francisco - Grant's Pass - Portland
 
Diesel
Shenandoah, The
B&O; Readin; CofNJ
Chicago - Washington - New York
 
Diesel
Shopper, The
NYS&W
Patterson City - New York
 
Diesel
Shoreland "400"
C&NW
Chicago - Manitowoc - Green Bay
 
Diesel
Shoreliner, The (s)
NYNH&H
New York - Boston
 
Electric; Diesel
Short Line Express
CRI&P
Minneapolis - Kansas City
 
Steam
Showman, The
NYS&W
Patterson City - New York
 
Diesel
Shreveporter, The
L&A; KCS
Shreveport - Hope
 
Diesel
Sierra
SP
San Francisco - Sacramento
 
Steam
Silver Comet, The
PRR; RF&P; SAL
New York - Washington - Richmond - Miami - St Petersburg
 
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Silver Meteor, The
PRR; RF&P; SAL
New York - Washington - Miami - St Petersburg - Venice
 
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Silver Star, The (w)
PRR; RF&P; SAL
New York - Washington - Richmond - Miami - St Petersburg
 
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Silver Streak, The
CB&Q
Kansas City - Omaha - Lincoln
 
Diesel; Steam; Electric
Silver Streak Zephyr
CB&Q
Kansas City - Omaha - Lincoln
 
Diesel
Sioux, The
CMStP&P
Chicago - Milwaukee - Mason City - Mitchell - Rapid City
 
Steam; Diesel
Skipper
B&M
Portland - Boston
 
Diesel
Skyland Special
Southern
Ashville - Charlotte - Jacksonville
 
Diesel
SOO-Dominion
C&NW; SOO; CP
Chicago - St Paul - Vancouver
 
Steam; Diesel
Sooner, The
MKT
Kansas City - Oklahoma City
 
Steam
South Shore Express
NYC
New York & Boston - Buffalo - Chicago
 
Electric; Steam
South Wind, The
PRR; L&N; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Miami
 
Diesel
Southern Bell
KCS; L&A
Kansas City - New Orleans
 
Diesel
Southern Express
PRR
Erie - Washington - Philadelphia
 
Steam; Electric
Southern Express
IC
Chicago - New Orleans
 
Steam
Southern Tier Express
Erie
Buffalo - Hornell - New York
 
Diesel
Southerner, The
PRR; Southern
New York - Washington - New Orleans
 
Electric; Diesel
Southerner, The
MP; T&P
St Louis - Memphis - Dallas - El Paso - Houston - Laredo
 
Steam; Diesel
Southland, The (East Coast)
PRR; L&N; CofGa; ACL; FEC
Chicago - Cincinnati - Atlanta - Albany - Jacksonville - Miami
 
Diesel
Southland, The (West Coast)
PRR; Wabash; L&N; ACL
Chicago - Detroit - Cincinnati - Atlanta - Tampa -St Petersburg
 
Diesel
Southwest Limited, The
CMStP&P
Chicago - Milwaukee - Excelsior Springs - Kansas City
 
Diesel
Southwestern Limited
IC
Meridian - Shreveport
 
Diesel
Southwestern Limited
NYC
St Louis - New York - Boston
 
Diesel; Electric
Speaker, The
PRR
New York - Washington
 
Electric
Spirit of St Louis
PRR
New York - Washington - St Louis
 
Electric; Diesel
Spokane, The
UP
Spokane - Portland
 
Steam
Sportsman, The
C&O
Washington - Norfolk - Cincinnati - Louisville - Detroit
 
Diesel
Stampeder, The
CP
Edmunton - Calgary
 
Steam
Star, The
LV
New York - Philadelphia - Buffalo
 
Electric; Diesel
Starlight
SP
San Francisco - Los Angeles
 
Steam
State of Maine
NYNH&H; B&M
New York - Portland
 
Electric; Diesel
Statesman
SP
Sacramento - San Francisco
 
Steam
Statesman, The
PRR
Washington - Pittsburgh
 
Electric; Diesel
Steel King, The
Erie; P&LE
Cleveland - Pittsburgh
 
Diesel
Streamliner Meteor
STLSF
St Louis - Oklahoma City
 
Diesel
Sunbeam
SP
Houston - Dallas
 
Steam; Diesel
Sundown, The
NYNH&H
Boston - New York
 
Diesel; Electric
Sunflower, The
MP
St Louis - Witchita
 
Steam
Sunland, The
RF&P; SAL
Washington; Jacksonville; Tampa
 
Steam; Diesel
Sunnyland, The
StLSF; Southern
St Louis - Memphis - Birmingham - Atlanta
 
Steam; Diesel
Sunset Limited
SP
Los Angeles - New Orleans
 
Diesel
Sunshine Special, The
MP; KCS; L&A; T&P
St Louis - San Antonio
 
Diesel
Suntan Special (s)
SP
San Francisco - Santa Cruz
 
Steam
Sun Valley Special (w)
UP
Salt Lake City - Sun Valley
 
Steam
Super Chief, The
Santa Fe
Chicago - Los Angeles
 
Diesel
Susquehannock, The
PRR
Philadelphia - Williamsport
 
Eleectric; Steam
Sycamore, The
NYC
Cincinnati - Indianapolis - Chicago
 
Steam
 

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Taconic
B&M
Troy - Boston
 
Diesel
Tennessean, The
PRR; Southern; N&W; Southern
New York - Washington - Chattanooga - Memphis
 
Electric; Diesel; Steam
Texan, The
MP; T&P
St Louis - Memphis - Dallas - Ft Worth - Houston
 
Diesel
Texas Chief
Santa Fe
Chicago - Galveston
 
Diesel
Texas Eagle, The (No. 1)
PRR; B&O; MP; T&P
New York - El Paso
 
Electric; Diesel
Texas Eagle, The (No. 2)
PRR; MP; T&P
Washington - Corpus Cristi
 
Electric; Diesel
Texas Special
StLSF; MKT
St Louis - Ft Worth - San Antonio - Houston
 
Diesel
Texas Zephyr
C&S; FW&DC
Denver - Ft Worth - Dallas
 
Diesel
Thoroughbred, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Louisville
 
Diesel
Tippecanoe, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Indianapolis
 
Diesel
Timberliner (s)
NYC
Machinaw City - Detroit
 
Steam
Tomahawk, The
MNStP&P
Chicago - Wausau - Minocqua - Woodruff
 
Stean; Diesel
Toronto-Buffalo Express
NYC
Toronto - Buffalo - New York
 
Steam; Electric
Trailblazer, The
PRR
New York - Chicago
 
Electric; Diesel
Traveler, The
CMStP&P
Milwaukee - Chicago
 
Steam
Trojan
B&M
Boston - Troy
 
Diesel
Tulsan, The
Santa Fe
Chicago - Kansas City - Tulsa
 
Diesel
Tuscarora, The
NYC
New York Rochester - Buffalo
 
Electric; Steam
Tuxedo, The
Erie
New York - Port Jervis
 
Steam
Twentieth Century Limited
NYC
Chicago - New York
 
Electric; Diesel
Twilight, The
DL&W; NYC
New York - Buffalo - Chicago
 
Diesel
Twilight Limited, The
NYC
Chicago - Detroit
 
Diesel
Twin Cities "400"
C&NW
Chicago - St Paul - Minneapolis
 
Diesel
Twin Cities Express
CN&W
Omaha - Minneapolis
 
Steam; Diesel
Twin City Limited
CG&W
Omaha - Minneapolis
 
Diesel
Twin Star Rocket
CRI&P; BRI
Minneapolis - Kansas City - Ft Worth - Dallas - Houston
 
Diesel
Twin Cities Zephyrs
CB&Q
Chicago - St Paul - Minneapolis
 
Diesel
 

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Union, The
PRR
Chicago - Cincinnati
 
Steam; Diesel
Upstate Special
NYC
New York - Utica
 
Electric; Steam
Uncanoonuc
B&M
Concord - Boston
 
Diesel
 

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Vacationer (w)
PRR; RF&P; ACL; FEC
New York - Miami
 
Electric; Steam; Diesel
Valley Eagle, The
MP
Houston - Brownsville
 
Diesel
Valley Express (s)
NYNH&H; B&M; CV
New York - White River Junction
 
Electric; Diesel
Valley "400"
C&NW
Green Bay - Fond du Lac - Chicago
 
Diesel
Varsity, The
C.I.&L.
Chicago - Bloomington
 
Diesel
Varsity, The
CMStP&P
Chicago - Janesville - Madison
 
Diesel
Vermonter, The
CV; B&M; NYNH&H
St Albans - White River Junction - New York
 
Steam; Electric; Diesel
Victory, The
C&NW
Chicago - Minneapolis
 
Steam; Diesel
Viger, The
CP
Montreal - Quebec
 
Steam
Viking, The
C&NW
Chicago - Minneapolis
 
Steam
 

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Wabash Cannon Ball
Wabash
Detroit - St Louis
 
Diesel
Wachusett
B&M
Boston - Greenfield
 
Diesel
Wall Street
Reading; CofNJ
Philadelphia - New York
 
Steam
Washington Night Express
CofNJ; Reading; B&O
New York - Baltimore - Washington
 
Diesel
Washington-Pittsburgh-Chicago Express
B&O
Washington - Chicago
 
Diesel
Washingtonian
CN; CV; B&M; NYNH&H; PRR
Montreal - New York - Washington
 
Steam; Diesel - Electric
Washingtonian, The
B&O; P≤ Erie
Baltimore - Washington - Pittsburgh - Cleveland
 
Steam; Diesel
West Coast Champion
PRR; RF&P; ACL
New York - St Petersburg
 
Steam; Electric; Diesel
West Coast
SP
Los Angeles - Portland - Dunsmuir
 
Steam
West Virginia Night Express
B&O
Chicago - Wheeling
 
Steam
West Virginian, The
B&O
Washington - Parkersburg
 
Steam
Western Star
CB&Q; GN; SP&S
Chicago - Vancouver
 
Diesel; Electric
Westerner, The
DL&W; NYC&STl
New York - Chicago
 
Diesel
Westerner, The
T&P
El Paso - Ft Worth - Dallas
 
Diesel
Will Rogers, The
StLSF
St Louis - Oklahoma City
 
Diesel
William Penn, The
PRR; NYNH&H
Philadelphia - Boston
 
Electric; Diesel
Winnepeg Limited, The
GN
St Paul - Winnepeg
 
Diesel
Winnepeger, The
CP; SOO
Winnepeg - St Paul - Minneapolis
 
Diesel
Winnipesaukee (s)
B&M
Boston - Plymouth
 
Diesel
Wisconsin Lakes Special (s)
C&NW
Chicago - Milwaukee - Watersmeet
 
Steam
Wolverine, The
NYC
New York - Boston - Chicago
 
Electric; Steam
 

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

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Zephyr 9902
CB&Q
Chicago - Hannibal
 
Diesel
Zephyr Rocket
CB&Q; CRI&P
St Louis - St Paul - Minneapolis
 
Diesel
Zephyrette
WP
San Francisco - Salt Lake City
 
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 Ralph Bell for providing this roster and the Monon Railroad Historical - Technical Society, Inc. .