List of named passenger trains of the United States (A–B)

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This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning A through B. [1]

Contents

A

Train nameRailroadTrain endpoints in a typical [year]Operated
Abraham Lincoln [2] [3] : 75–76  Alton Railroad (1935–1947)
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–1971)
Amtrak (1971–1978)		 Chicago-St. Louis [1948]1935–1978
Acadian [4] Southern Pacific Houston–New Orleans [1941]1936–1956
Acela Express [5] (train type, not name) Amtrak Boston–Washington, D.C. [2012]2000–present
Adirondack [6] Amtrak New York City–Montreal [1979]1974–present
Adirondack and Montreal Express New York Central New York City–Montreal [1914]1902–1922
Admiral Pennsylvania New York City–Chicago–Washington, DC [1952]1939–1964
Advance Commodore Vanderbilt New York Central New York City–Chicago [1948]1929–1955
Advance Denver Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Denver [1936]1936
Advance Empire State Express New York Central New York City–Buffalo, New York [1952]1942–1956
Advance Florida Special Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Atlantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast New York City–Miami [1940]1938–1942
Advance Flyer Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Lincoln, Nebraska [1942]1941–1946
Advance Forest City New York Central Chicago–New York [1942]1942–1945
Advance Gilt Edge New Haven New York City–Boston [1943]1937–1951
Advance Knickerbocker New York Central St. Louis–Boston [1948]1945–1956
Advance Merchants Limited New Haven New York–Boston [1954]1952–1960
Advance Midnight Special Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Chicago–St. Louis [1948]1947–1949
Advance Silver Meteor Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Seaboard Air Line New York City–Miami [1945]1942–1947
Advance Twentieth Century Limited New York Central Chicago–New York [1930]1929–1931
Advance Water Level Limited New York Central Chicago–New York [1944]1943–1945
Advance Wolverine New York Central Chicago–New York–Boston [1947]1947–1948
Adventureland Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Kansas City, Missouri–Billings, Montana [1952]1937–1952
Afternoon Congressional Pennsylvania
Penn Central (1968-1970)		New York–Washington, D.C.[1958]1952–1970
Afternoon Executive Amtrak New York–Washington, D.C.[1971]1971–1972
Afternoon Express New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York–Boston [1900]1891–1913
Afternoon Flyer Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Chicago–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1912]1904–1918
Afternoon Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago–St. Paul, Minnesota [1941]1939–1970
Afternoon Keystone Pennsylvania
Penn Central (1968-1969)		New York–Washington, D.C. [1965]1961–1969
Afternoon Puget Sounder Great Northern Seattle–Vancouver [1948]1946–1950
Afternoon Steeler Pennsylvania Pittsburgh–Cleveland [1952]1950–1958
Afternoon Twin Cities Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–St. Paul, Minnesota [1940]1936–1970
Aiken-Augusta Special Pennsylvania
Southern 		New York City–Charlotte, North Carolina–Columbia, South Carolina–Augusta, Georgia [1935]1928–1953
Air Line Limited New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York–Boston [1900]1894–1901
Air Line Special New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York–Fitchburg, Massachusetts [1905]1904–1907
Airway Limited Pennsylvania
Transcontinental Air Transport 		New York City–Los Angeles [1930]1929–1932
Akron and Cleveland Express Pennsylvania Chicago–Akron, Ohio [1914]1912–1918
Akronite Pennsylvania New York City–Akron, Ohio [1941]1937–1957
Ak-Sar-Ben Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Lincoln, Nebraska [1950]1930–1953; 1969–1970
Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Lincoln, Nebraska [1958]1940–1947; 1953–1969
Alamo Southern Pacific New Orleans–San Antonio [1940]1936–1952
Alamo Special Missouri-Kansas-Texas Houston–San Antonio [1930]1906–1910; 1928–1933
Alaskan Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,

Spokane, Portland & Seattle

Chicago–Tacoma, Washington–Portland, Oregon [1949]1931–1952
Albany and Troy Express New York Central New York City–Albany, New York–Troy, New York [1912]1900–1938
Albany Express New York Central New York, New York-Albany, New York [1925]1908–1917; 1923–1943
Albany Mail New York Central New York City–Utica, New York [1947]1947–1948
Albany Morning Express Boston and Albany Railroad Boston–Albany, New York [1920]1913–1932
Albany Night Express Boston and Albany Railroad, New York Central Railroad Boston–Chicago [1921]1913–1926
Alburgh Express Rutland Railroad Ogdensburg, New York–Rutland (city), Vermont [1918]1914–1918
Alexandria Pennsylvania New York–Washington, D.C. [1945]1941–1958
Alexandrian Great Northern St. Paul, Minnesota–Fargo, North Dakota [1941]1932–1950
All-Florida Special Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Seaboard Air Line Boston–St. Petersburg, Florida–West Palm Beach, Florida [1925]1924–1927
Allegheny Pennsylvania St. Louis–Pittsburgh [1951]1948–1959
Alouette Boston & Maine, Canadian Pacific Railway Boston–Montreal [1934]1926–1965
Alton Limited Alton Railroad (pre–1947),
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–end)		 Chicago–St. Louis [1934]1900–1924; 1928–1958
Ambassador Baltimore & Ohio Detroit–Baltimore [1952]1931–1964
Ambassador New Haven,
Boston & Maine,
Central Vermont, and
Canadian National 		Boston–Montreal [1937]1927–1966
American Pennsylvania New York City–St. Louis [1930]1925–1956
American Great Northern Seattle–Vancouver [1927]1919–1946
American Express Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Cleveland–St. Louis [1912]1911–1918
American Royal Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Kansas City, Missouri [1945]1932–1952; 1969–1971
American Royal Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Kansas City, Missouri [1960]1953–1968
Angel Santa Fe San Francisco–Los Angeles–San Diego [1915]1911–1917
Angelo Santa Fe Fort Worth, Texas–San Angelo, Texas [1952]1933–1966
Ann Rutledge Alton Railroad (1937–1947),
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–1958)		 Chicago–St. Louis [1940]1937–1958
Amtrak Chicago–Kansas City, Missouri [1981]1976–2009; 1976–2008
Antelope [7] Santa Fe Kansas City, Missouri–Fort Worth, Texas [1946]
Kansas City, Missouri–Oklahoma City [1952]		1927–1948; 1948–1954
Anthracite Express Pennsylvania Philadelphia–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1939]1933–1941
Apache Rock Island and Southern Pacific Chicago–Los Angeles [1930]1927–1938
Argonaut Southern Pacific Los Angeles–New Orleans [1952]1926–1932; 1936–1958
Aristocrat Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Denver–Chicago [1933]1930–1941
Arizona Limited Rock Island and Southern Pacific Chicago, Illinois-Phoenix, Arizona 1940–1942
Arkansas and Texas Mail St. Louis–San Francisco Railway St. Louis–Cleburne, Texas [1905]1898–1908
Arlington Pennsylvania New York City–Washington, D.C. [1941]1933–1962
Aroostook Flyer Bangor & Aroostook Bangor, Maine–Van Buren, Maine [1950]1937–1957
Arrow Milwaukee Road Chicago–Sioux Falls, South Dakota [1952]1926–1967
Arrowhead Amtrak Minneapolis–Duluth, Minnesota [1976]1976–1977
Arrowhead Limited Chicago & North Western Chicago–Duluth, Minnesota [1952]1927–1955
Arundel Maine Central, Boston and Maine Boston–Bangor, Maine [1952]1952–1953
Asa Packer Lehigh Valley New York City–Coxton, Pennsylvania [1941]1939–1958
Asheville Special Pennsylvania, then Penn Central (1968-1970)
Southern 		New York City–Asheville, North Carolina [1948]1930–1970
Ashland and Ishpeming Mail Chicago & North Western Chicago–Green Bay, Wisconsin [1924]1914–1918; 1921–1928
Ashland Limited Chicago & North Western Chicago–Ashland, Wisconsin [1948]1894–1901; 1914–1957
Ashland Mail Chicago & North Western Chicago–Ashland, Wisconsin [1942]1929–1930; 1937–1951
Atlanta Limited Illinois Central Shreveport, Louisiana–Meridian, Mississippi [1937]1934–1942; 1946–1947
Atlanta Owl Seaboard Air Line Railroad Atlanta-Birmingham, Alabama [1936]1925–1926; 1934–1938
Atlanta–Birmingham Special Pennsylvania
Southern 		New York, New York–Birmingham, Alabama [1913]1911–1934
Atlanta–Jacksonville Express Southern Atlanta–Jacksonville, Florida [1921]1920–1924
Atlanta–Memphis Express Southern Atlanta–Memphis, Tennessee [1923]1921–1924; 1933–1935
Atlantic City Express Central Railroad of New Jersey New York City–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1925]1907–1910; 1923–1928
Atlantic City Express Pennsylvania Washington, D.C.–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1912]1910–1942
Atlantic City Express Amtrak Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1990]1989–1994
Atlantic City Limited Pennsylvania New York City–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1925]1919–1931
Atlantic City Special Central Railroad of New Jersey New York, New York–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1924]1902–1910; 1923–1926
Atlantic Coast Limited Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Denver [1915]1910–1916; 1929–1930
Atlantic Coast Line Express Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad New York, New York–Tampa, Florida [1912]1893–1935
Atlantic Express Erie New York City–Chicago [1950]1874–1878; 1885–1887; 1892–1915; 1922–1964
Atlantic Express Grand Trunk Western Chicago–Montreal [1913]1879–1917
Atlantic Express Michigan Central, New York Central Railroad New York City–Chicago [1928]1882–1930
Atlantic Express Pennsylvania Pittsburgh–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1916]1875–1928
Atlantic Express Canadian National Railway Chicago–Toronto [1928]1926–1930
Atlantic Express Northern Pacific Railway, Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Saint Paul, Minnesota–Seattle–Portland, Oregon [1924]1883–1888; 1910–1930
Atlantic Express Chicago & North Western Chicago–Minneapolis [1924]1900–1926
Atlantic Express Union Pacific Railroad Portland, Oregon–Kansas City, Missouri [1924]1903–1928
Atlantic Flyer Louisville and Nashville Railroad Cincinnati–Birmingham, Alabama [1933]1929–1936
Atlantic Highlands Express Central Railroad of New Jersey New York City–Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey ?
Atlantic Limited Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Minneapolis–Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan–Montreal [1908]1902–1909
Atlantic Limited Canadian Pacific (1955–1978)
Via (1978–1979)
via Maine Central Railroad Mattawamkeag to Vanceboro 		Saint John, New Brunswick–Montreal [1963]1956–1970; 1978–1981
Augusta Special Pennsylvania
Southern 		New York, New York–Charlotte, North Carolina–Columbia, South Carolina–Augusta, Georgia [1958]1915–1928; 1953–1966
Augusta-Aiken Special Pennsylvania
Southern 		New York, New York–Charlotte, North Carolina–Columbia, South Carolina–Augusta, Georgia [1932]1931–1934
Aurora Winter Train Alaska Railroad Anchorage, Alaska-Fairbanks, Alaska [1978]1947–present
Auto Train Auto-Train Corporation (1971–1981)
Amtrak (1983–present)		 Lorton, Virginia–Sanford, Florida (1971–1981; 1983–present)
Louisville, Kentucky-Sanford, Florida (1974–1977)		see on left
Azalean Louisville & Nashville Cincinnati–New Orleans [1952]1937–1953
Aztec Eagle (Aguila Azteca) Nacionales de Mexico
Missouri Pacific 		Mexico City–Nuevo Laredo–San Antonio [1955]1950–1971

B

Train nameRailroadTrain endpoints in a typical [year]Operated
Badger Amtrak Chicago–Milwaukee [1985]1985–1989
Badger Express Great Northern St. Paul, Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota [1943]; 1955-1971 just called 'Badger'1925–1971
Badger Limited Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Chicago–Milwaukee [1930]1929–1933
Badger State Express Chicago & North Western Chicago–Minneapolis [1919]1892–1936
Baltimore Day Express Pennsylvania Buffalo, New York-Washington, D.C. [1962]1958-1968
Baltimore-Washington Night Express Baltimore & Ohio, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Reading Company Jersey City, New Jersey–Washington, D.C. [1941]1938–1946
Bankers New Haven
Penn Central (1969-1971)		New York City–Springfield, Massachusetts [1945]1939–1971
Bankers Amtrak Washington, D.C.–Springfield, Massachusetts [1980]1976–1998
Banner Blue Wabash Chicago–St. Louis [1938]1894–1896; 1905–1967
Bar Harbor Express Maine Central
Boston and Maine
New Haven 		Washington, D.C.–Ellsworth, Maine [1950]1902–1960
Barnacle Bill Special Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Philadelphia–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1939]1938–1941
Bat Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Chicago–Minneapolis [1929]1929–1930
Bay Shore Special Central of New Jersey Washington, D.C.–Ellingsworth, Pennsylvania [1948]1940–1949
Bay State New Haven
Penn Central (1969–1971)
Amtrak (from 1971)		New York City–Boston [1985]1894–1917; 1925–1974; 1982–1994; 1997–1998
Bayonne Flyer New Jersey Transit (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail) Hoboken, New Jersey–Bayonne, New Jersey 2011–present
Beach Comber Boston & Maine Boston–Portland, Maine [1950]1950–1952
Beach Patrol Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Philadelphia–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1939]1938–1941
Beach Special Boston & Maine Boston–Portland, Maine [1952]1950–1952
Beachcomber Long Island Rail Road New York City–Montauk, New York [1964]1963–1966
Beacon Hill Amtrak Boston–New Haven, Connecticut [1979]1978–1981
Bear Mountain Amtrak New York City–Albany, New York [1985]1977; 1981–1995
Beaver Southern Pacific San Francisco–Portland, Oregon [1942]1940–1949
Beaver New York Central New York City–Cleveland–Toronto [1921]1913–1926
Benjamin Franklin Amtrak Boston–Philadelphia [1982]1977–1994
Berkshire Boston & Albany, New York Central Boston–Albany, New York [1948]1902–1931; 1952–1959
Berkshire Boston & Maine Boston–Troy, New York [1940]c. 1932-1936 (Berkshire Flyer); c. 1937–1940
Berkshire New Haven New York City–Pittsfield, Massachusetts [1954]c. 1931–1941 (Berkshire Express); c. 1946-1968
Berkshire Hills Express New York Central New York City–Chatham, New York--North Adams, Massachusetts [1924]1919–1934
Betsy Ross Amtrak New York City–Washington, D.C. [1980]1976–1981
Bicentennial Amtrak Boston–Philadelphia [1976]1976–1977
Big Apple Amtrak New York City–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1983]1980–1992; 1997–1998
Birmingham and Atlanta Owl Seaboard Air Line Railroad Birmingham, Alabama–Atlanta [1930]1927–1933
Birmingham Owl Seaboard Air Line Railroad Birmingham, Alabama–Atlanta [1935]1925–1926; 1934–1938
Birmingham Special [8] Pennsylvania, then Penn Central (1969-1971)
Norfolk & Western
and Southern 		New York City–Birmingham, Alabama, with a Chattanooga, Tennessee–Memphis, Tennessee segment [1926]1909-1971
Biscayne Florida East Coast Railway Jacksonville, Florida–Miami [1930]1927–1931
Black Diamond Lehigh Valley
Reading 		Philadelphia–New York City–Buffalo, New York [1952]1896–1959
Black Gold Frisco Tulsa, Oklahoma–Fort Worth, Texas [1952]1938–1959
Black Hawk Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (–1970)
Burlington Northern (6 weeks in 1970)		Chicago–Minneapolis [1945]1927–1970
Black Hawk Amtrak Chicago–Dubuque, Iowa [1976]1974–1981
Black Hills and Minnesota Express Chicago & North Western Chicago–Rapid City, South Dakota [1915]1914–1918
Blue Arrow Nickel Plate Cleveland–St. Louis [1958]1956–1959
Blue Bird [9] Chicago Great Western Minneapolis–Rochester, Minnesota [1930]1929–1931
Blue Bird Wabash Chicago–St. Louis [1943]1938–1968
Blue Comet Central Railroad of New Jersey Jersey City, New Jersey–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1934]1929–1941
Blue Dart Nickel Plate St. Louis–Cleveland [1958]1956–1959
Blue Grass Special Pennsylvania Chicago–Louisville, Kentucky [1955]1952–1957
Blue Ridge [10] Amtrak, Marc after 1986Washington, D.C.–Martinsburg, West Virginia [1977]1973-1988
Blue Ridge Limited Baltimore & Ohio Chicago–Washington, D.C. [1945]1934–1949
Blue Water Amtrak Chicago–Port Huron, Michigan [2008]1975–1982 as the Blue Water Limited; 2004–present
Bluebonnet Frisco and
Missouri–Kansas–Texas 		St. Louis–Fort Worth, Texas [1952]1928–1958
Bluegrass Monon Railroad Chicago–Louisville, Kentucky [1949]1948–1952
Boardwalk Flyer Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Philadelphia–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1940]1934–1935; 1939–1941
Bon-Air Special Georgia & Florida Augusta, Georgia–Jacksonville, Florida [1925]1924–1930
Booth Tarkington New York Central Chicago–Cincinnati [1958]1958
Border Limited Southern Pacific Houston–Corpus Christi, Texas [1952]1929–1930; 1934-1952
Boston Afternoon Express Boston & Albany Boston–Albany, New York [1925]1913–1927
Boston and Buffalo Special New York Central Boston–Chicago [1924]1906–1928
Boston and Chicago Special New York Central Boston–Chicago [1912]1892–1914
Boston and New York Express New York Central Boston–Chicago (with sleeping cars to many other points) [1912]1905–1914
Boston Day Express Boston & Albany, New Haven New York City–Boston [1930]1924–1931
Boston Evening Express Boston & Albany Boston-Albany, New York [1925]1925-1928
Boston Express New York Central Buffalo, New York–Boston [1930]1888–1948
Boston Express Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Duluth, Minnesota–Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (with through trains to many eastern cities) [1908]1890–1916
Boston Express Pennsylvania, New Haven Washington, D.C.–Boston [1895]1892–1900
Boston Express Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian Pacific Railway Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Montreal [1908]1898–1910
Boston Limited Boston & Albany, New York Central Railroad Boston–Chicago [1894]1894–1909
Boston Night Express Boston & Albany Boston–Albany, New York [1920]1913–1922
Boston Special Boston & Albany, New York Central Railroad Boston–Chicago [1892]1892–1909
Boston Special New York Central Boston–Chicago (with through trains to Toronto and Montreal) [1945]1942–1946
Boston–New York Express New Haven
New York Central 		New York City–Boston [1938]
New York City–Springfield, Massachusetts 		1925–1951
Bostonian New Haven (until 1968)
Penn Central (1969-1971)
Amtrak (since 1971)		New York City–Boston [1953]1919–1977
Bowery Amtrak New York City–Washington, D.C. [1997]1997–1998
Brainerd and International Falls Express Northern Pacific Railway Saint Paul, Minnesota–International Falls, Minnesota [1928]1921–1946
Brazil and Mudlavia Express Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Chicago–Terre Haute, Indiana [1905]1902–1906
Broadway Limited Pennsylvania (1912–1969)
Penn Central (1969–1971)
Amtrak (1971–1995)		Chicago–Washington, D.C. [1930]
Chicago–New York City		1912–1995
Buckeye Pennsylvania Pittsburgh–Cleveland (Buckeye Limited 1916–1936) [1939]1916-1948
Buckeye Pennsylvania
Penn Central (1969–1971)		 Chicago–Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio [1958]1957-1969
Buckeye Pere Marquette Railway Detroit–Columbus, Ohio [1930]1928–1931
Budd Highlander Boston and Maine Boston–Albany, New York [1955]1952-1958
Buffalo–Chicago Special New York Central Chicago–Buffalo, New York [1925]1921–1927
Buffalo–Cincinnati Express New York Central Buffalo, New York–Cincinnati (with through trains to the south) [1934]1934–1946
Buffalo - Pittsburgh - Detroit Special New York Central Buffalo, New York–Pittsburgh–Detroit [1925]1922–1934
Buffalo - Pittsburgh - Toledo Special New York Central Buffalo, New York–Pittsburgh–Toledo, Ohio [1938]1935–1940
Buffalo – Pittsburgh Express New York Central and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Buffalo, New York–Pittsburgh [1942] (aka Buffalo and Pittsburgh Express)1904–1917; 1929–1930; 1935–1961
Buffalo–Toronto Express New York Central, Canadian Pacific Railway New York City–Toronto [1945]1943–1963
Buffalo and Chicago Express Grand Trunk Western New York, New York-Chicago, Illinois [1903]1900–1907
Buffalo and Chicago Special Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Buffalo, New York–Chicago [1910]1906–1913
Buffalo and Chicago Special Boston and Albany Railroad, New York Central Railroad Boston–Chicago [1915]1913–1920
Buffalo Day Express Pennsylvania Washington, D.C.–Buffalo, New York [1933]1900–1968
Buffalo Express Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Toronto–Buffalo, New York [1905]1902–1914
Buffalo Express New York Central Chicago–Buffalo, New York [1933]1912–1943
Buffalo Limited New York Central New York, New York-Buffalo, New York [1903]1902-1906
Buffalo Limited Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York [1920]1919–1926
Buffalo Limited Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Pittsburgh–Buffalo, New York [1930]1919–1931
Buffalo Local New York Central Cincinnati–Buffalo, New York ?
Buffalo Mail Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York [1930]1919–1935
Buffalo Special New York Central New York City–Buffalo, New York [1908]1892–1893; 1902–1914; 1919–1925
Buffalo Special Pennsylvania Railroad Pittsburgh–Buffalo, New York [1911]1906–1916
Buffalo Train Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad New York City–Chicago [1907]1902–1914
Buffalonian West Shore Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York (with sleeping cars to Chicago, St. Louis, and Boston) [1915]1910–1925
Buffalonian New York Central New York City–Buffalo, New York [1924]1915–1932
Buffalonian Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York [1940]1936–1941
Bullet Central Railroad of New Jersey Jersey City, New Jersey-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1930]1929–1931
Bullet Pennsylvania Railroad Wilmington, Delaware-Easton, Maryland [1938]1937-c.1946
Bunker Hill New Haven (until 1946), Amtrak (since 1971)New York City–Boston [1972]1940-1946; 1971-1975
Business Man's Special Pere Marquette Chicago–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1930]1928–1932
Butte and Portland Special Union Pacific Salt Lake City–Butte, Montana–Portland, Oregon [1915]1911–1920
Butte Express Union Pacific Salt Lake City–Butte, Montana–Boise, Idaho [1938]1894–1895; 1915–1931; 1935–1941
Butte Special Union Pacific Salt Lake City–Butte, Montana [1952]1921–1971
Butte - Northwest Express Union Pacific Salt Lake City–Butte, Montana–Spokane, Washington–Portland, Oregon [1935]1932–1941
Butte - Portland Express Union Pacific Salt Lake City–Butte, Montana–Portland, Oregon [1912]1911–1914

Notes

  1. ↑ The primary source for American passenger train names is the Official Guide of the Railways, which has been published since 1868, under the following titles: 1868-1869 Travelers’ Official Railway Guide of the United States and Canada. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1870-1896 Travelers' Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1897-1900 Travelers’ Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States, Canada and Mexico. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1901-1973 The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and Cuba. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1974-1989 The Official Railway Guide North American Passenger Travel Edition: United States, Canada and Mexico. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1989-2016 Amtrak National Train Timetables.
  2. ↑ Schafer (1997), 19–20; Schafer (2000), 58–59
  3. ↑ Goldberg, Bruce (1981). Amtrak--the first decade. Silver Spring, MD: Alan Books. OCLC   7925036.
  4. ↑ Solomon (1999), 66.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater celebrates inaugural run of Acela Express high-speed rail service". M2 Presswire. November 17, 2000. Retrieved 2009-11-07.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ Schafer (2000), 39.
  7. ↑ Yenne (2005), 47.
  8. ↑ Norfolk and Western Railway, October 27, 1957, timetable, pp. 5, 8.
  9. ↑ Dubin, Arthur D. 1974. More Classic Trains (Milwaukee: Kalmbach)
  10. ↑ Reynolds (2000), 126–127.

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<i>James Whitcomb Riley</i> (train) American named passenger train (1941–1977)

The James Whitcomb Riley was a passenger train that operated between Chicago, Illinois, and Cincinnati, Ohio, via Indianapolis, Indiana. Originally operated by the New York Central Railroad, it was taken over by Amtrak in 1971. Under Amtrak, it merged with the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway's George Washington to become a Chicago-Washington/Newport News train. In 1977, it was renamed the Cardinal, which remains in operation.

The Bankers was a passenger train operated by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad between Grand Central Terminal, New York City and Springfield, Massachusetts. Under the New Haven the Bankers provided early morning express service from Springfield to New York, running non-stop from New Haven, Connecticut. The Bankers was paired with the Nathan Hale, which ran an hour later. In the afternoon the train returned as the Connecticut Yankee. The Bankers carried parlor cars, a grill (dining) car and coaches.

<i>Texas Eagle</i> (MP train)

The Texas Eagle was an American streamlined passenger train operated by the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Texas and Pacific Railway between St. Louis, Missouri, and multiple destinations in the state of Texas. It operated from 1948 to 1971. The Texas Eagle was one of many trains discontinued when Amtrak began operations in 1971, although Amtrak would revive service over the Missouri Pacific with the Inter-American in 1974. This train was renamed the Eagle in 1981 and finally the Texas Eagle in 1988.

<i>Laurentian</i> (train) Passenger train service between New York City and Montreal

The Laurentian was a named passenger train operated by the Delaware and Hudson Railway between New York City and Montreal, providing same-day daylight service. The train used the D&H's famed route along Lake Champlain north of Albany, New York. The Laurentian, along with its overnight companion the Montreal Limited, was the flagship of the D&H from its inauguration in 1923 until its discontinuance on April 30, 1971. Since 1974, Amtrak has operated the Adirondack over the same route.

Super Dome (railcar)

The Super Dome was a Dome car built by Pullman-Standard for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in 1952. The ten Super Domes were the first full-length dome cars in revenue service, first operating on the Olympian Hiawatha and Twin Cities Hiawatha in late 1952. Although a mixed blessing in passenger use, the cars garnered much publicity for the Milwaukee Road and several remain in operation.

<i>Blue Bird</i> (train)

The Blue Bird was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Wabash Railroad and its successor the Norfolk and Western Railway between Chicago, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri. It operated from 1938 to 1971. Beginning in 1950 it was one of the few Wabash passenger trains to carry a dome car and the first dome train in regular operation between the two cities. The train was cut back to Decatur, Illinois, in 1968 and renamed City of Decatur. Amtrak did not retain the City of Decatur, and it made its last run on April 30, 1971.

Mike Schafer is an American author of books on railroading. He contributed to The Complete Book of North American Railroading.

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