List of Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains
The Pennsylvania Railroad operated dozens of named passenger trains, and in fact, was the largest passenger train operator in the US.
All trains discontinued unless otherwise noted.
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A[]
- The Admiral 1939 — 1941
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- renamed The Constitution
- The Admiral 1941 — 1971
- Chicago, IL — New York, NY
- The Advance Congressional 1941 — 1947
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- The Advance East Coast Champion 1957
- New York, NY — Miami, FL
- The Advance Federal 1946
- Boston, MA — Washington, DC
- Advance Florida Special 1938 — 1941
- New York, NY — Miami, FL
- The Advance General 1940 — 1941
- Chicago, IL — New York, NY
- renamed The Admiral
- The Advance Golden Arrow 1944 — 1946
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- renamed The Golden Arrow
- The Advance Senator 1947
- Washington, DC — Boston, MA
- The Advance Senator 1947
- Washington, DC — Boston, MA
- through cars from Birmingham Special and Camillia
- The Advance Silver Meteor 1942 — 1947
- New York, NY — Miami, FL
- renamed Silver Star
- The Afternoon Congressional 1952 — 1971
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- The Afternoon Keystone 1961 — 1969
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- The Afternoon Steeler 1950 — 1958
- Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH via Salem, OH, and Alliance, OH
- Aiken-Augusta Special 1928 — 1953
- New York, NY — Charlotte, NC — Aiken/Augusta, GA via SOU
- renamed Augusta Special
- The Airway Limited 1929 — 1932
- New York, NY — Port Columbus, OH
- as part of air-rail service to Los Angeles, CA
- Akron & Cleveland Express 1912 — 1918
- Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA via Youngstown, OH
- renamed Akron Express
- Akron-Cleveland Express 1920
- Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA via Youngstown, OH
- became train #142
- Akron Express 1918 — 1919
- Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA via Youngstown, OH
- renamed Pittsburgh Night Express
- The Akronite 1936 — 1958
- New York, NY — Akron, OH via Youngstown, OH
- The Alexandria 1941 — 1958
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- The All-Florida Special 1924 — 1925
- New York, NY — Florida via SAL
- renamed Orange Blossom Special
- The All-Florida Special 1925 — 1927
- New York, NY — Florida via SAL
- The Allegheny 1948 — 1959
- St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA
- Altoona Express 1919 — 1921
- Philadelphia, PA — Altoona, PA
- The American 1925 — 1956
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO via Dayton, OH
- Anthracite Express 1901 — 1941
- Philadelphia, PA — Pottsville, PA — Wilkes-Barre, PA
- The Arlington 1933 — 1962
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- Atlanta Special 1892 — 1895
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA via SAL
- Atlantic City & Washington Express 1899 — 1903
- Washington, DC — Atlantic City, NJ
- renamed Washington & Atlantic City Express
- Atlantic City & Washington Express 1907 — 1916
- Washington, DC — Atlantic City, NJ
- renamed Atlantic City Express/Washington Express
- Atlantic City Express/Washington Express 1916 — 1942
- Washington, DC — Atlantic City, NJ
- Atlantic City Limited/New York Limited 1919 — 1931
- New York, NY — Atlantic City, NJ
- Atlantic City Special 1904 — 1907
- Washington, DC — Atlantic City, NJ
- renamed Atlantic City & Washington Express
- Atlantic Coast Line Express 1896 — 1903
- St. Augustine, FL/Tampa, FL — Washington, DC — New York, NY via ACL
- Atlantic Coast Line Express 1903 — 1921
- Jacksonville, FL — Washington, DC — New York, NY via ACL
- renamed Coast Line Florida Mail
- Atlantic Coast Line Limited 1925
- Jacksonville, FL — New York, NY
- Atlantic Express 1906 — 1913
- St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA via Piqua, OH
- Atlantic Express 1913 — 1935
- Chicago, IL — Columbus, OH — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed The Ohioan
- Augusta Special 1915 — 1966
- New York, NY — Augusta, GA via SOU
B[]
- Baltimore Day Express 1958 — 1968
- Buffalo, NY — Baltimore, MD — Washington, DC
- Bankers Special 1928 — 1930
- Jersey City, NJ — Philadelphia, PA
- Bar Harbor Express 1917 — 1960
- Washington, DC — Bangor, ME — Rockland, ME
- The Bay State 1940 — 1975
- Philadelphia, PA — New Haven, CT — Boston, MA via NYNH&H
- Birmingham Special 1909 — 1975
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA — Birmingham, AL via SOU
- The Blue Diamond 1965
- Wilmington, DE — Delmar, DE
- 6-month experimental train
- Blue Grass Special 1952 — 1959
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
- Boston Express 1892 — 1901
- Washington, DC — New York, NY — Boston, MA
- renamed Federal Express
- Boston & Southern Express 1892 — 1901
- Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed Federal Express
- Boston & Washington Night Express 1877 — 1884
- Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed Fast Mail
- Boston, Philadelphia & Washington Night Express 1876 — 1877
- Boston, MA — New York, NY — Philadelphia, PA — Washington, DC
- renamed Boston & Washington Night Express
- Boston-Pittsburgh-St. Louis Express 1917 — 1918
- Boston, MA — Pittsburgh, PA — St. Louis, MO
- The Broadway Limited 1912 — 1995
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- The Buckeye 1936 — 1956
- Cleveland, OH — Pittsburgh, PA via Youngstown, OH
- The Buckeye 1957 — 1969
- Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL via Richmond, IN, and Logansport, IN
- The Buckeye Limited 1934 — 1936
- Cleveland, OH — New York, NY via Salem, OH
- renamed The Clevelander
- Bucks County Express 1962 — 1978
- Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Trenton, NJ
- Buffalo & Northern Express 1904 — 1916
- Philadelphia, PA — Buffalo, NY
- The Buffalo Day Express 1900 — 1968
- Washington, DC — Baltimore, MD — Harrisburg, PA — Buffalo, NY
- Buffalo Express 1900 — 1916
- Buffalo, NY — Philadelphia, PA
- Buffalo Night Express 1900 — 1916
- Washington, DC / Philadelphia, PA — Buffalo, NY
- Buffalo, Erie & Philadelphia Express 1908 — 1916
- Buffalo, NY / Erie, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- Buffalo Special 1906 — 1916
- Pittsburgh, PA — Buffalo, NY
- The Bullet 1937 — 1947
- Easton, MD — Wilmington, DE
C[]
- The Camilla 1947 — 1948
- New York, NY — Florida via SAL
- renamed The Sunland
- Capital Express 1904 — 1913
- Pittsburgh, PA — Indianapolis, IN — St. Louis, MO via Piqua, OH
- Capital Express 1913 — 1927
- Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA
- Capitol Express 1925 — 1929
- Indianapolis, IN — Pittsburgh, PA
- Carolina-Florida Special 1923 — 1929
- New York, NY — Florida via SAL
- renamed New York-Florida Limited
- Carolina Golfer 1929 — 1930
- New York, NY — Raleigh, NC — Pinehurst, NC via SAL/NS
- Carpenter Express 1962 — 1978
- Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Chestnut Hill, PA
- Catskill Express 1893 — 1900
- Philadelphia, PA — Jersey City, NJ
- The Cavalier 1927 — 1956
- New York, NY — Cape Charles, VA via ferry boat Norfolk, VA
- The Champion 1939 — 1979
- New York, NY — Miami, FL
- The Champion (East Coast) 1943 — 1949
- New York, NY — east coast of Florida
- renamed East Coast Champion
- The Champion (West Coast) 1943 — 1949
- New York, NY — west coast of Florida
- renamed West Coast Champion
- Chesapeake & Ohio Express 1894 — 1917
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed Southern Railway & Chesapeake & Ohio Express
- Chester Countian 1965 — 1968
- Harrisburg, PA — Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station
- The Chicago & Cincinnati Express 1885 — 1898
- Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH
- renamed Cleveland & Cincinnati Express
- The Chicago & New York Express 1906 — 1909
- Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
- The Chicago & St. Louis Express 1893 — 1912
- New York, NY — Columbus, OH — Chicago, IL / St. Louis, MO
- split into St. Louis Express and Chicago Express
- The Chicago Arrow 1935 — 1949
- Detroit, MI — Chicago, IL
- The Chicago Day Express 1913 — 1929
- Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL
- Chicago Daylight Express 1906 — 1952
- Louisville, KY / Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL
- renamed The Red Bird
- Chicago Daylight Special 1906
- Louisville, KY / Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL
- Chicago Express 1904 — 1914
- Louisville, KY / Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL
- renamed Chicago Night Express
- Chicago Express 1913
- Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL
- renamed Metropolitan Express
- Chicago Express 1929 — 1942
- Philadelphia, PA — Chicago, IL
- Chicago Limited 1893 — 1913
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH
- renamed Manhattan Limited
- Chicago Midnight Express 1915 — 1917
- Louisville, KY — Chicago, IL
- renamed Chicago Night Express
- Chicago Midnight Special 1906 — 1914
- Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL
- renamed Chicago Night Express
- Chicago Night Express 1914 — 1952
- Louisville, KY / Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL
- Chicago Special 1890 — 1906
- Louisville, KY / Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL
- renamed Chicago Daylight Special
- Chicago Special 1904 — 1913
- renamed Metropolitan Express
- The Chicagoan 1923 — 1928
- Washington, DC — Chicago, IL
- Cincinnati & New York Express 1906 — 1913
- Cincinnati, OH — New York, NY
- renamed Metropolitan Express
- Cincinnati Commercial Express 1916 — 1932
- Pittsburgh, PA — Cincinnati, OH
- Cincinnati Daylight Express 1906 — 1952
- Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH via Logansport, IN
- renamed The Red Bird
- Cincinnati Express 1900 — 1930
- Pittsburgh, PA — Cincinnati, OH
- renamed The Red Knight
- Cincinnati Express 1933 — 1940
- Cincinnati, OH — Pittsburgh, PA
- The Cincinnati Limited 1920 — 1971
- New York, NY — Cincinnati, OH
- Cincinnati Midnight Express 1915 — 1916
- Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH
- renamed The Southland
- Cincinnati Midnight Special 1906 — 1914
- Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH
- renamed Chicago Night Express
- Cincinnati Night Express 1914 — 1952
- Cincinnati, OH — Logansport, IN — Chicago, IL
- Cincinnati Special 1904 — 1906
- Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH
- renamed Cincinnati Daylight Express
- Cleveland & Cincinnati Express 1897 — 1911
- New York, NY — Cleveland, OH / Cincinnati, OH
- renamed Cleveland, Cincinnati & Chicago Express
- Cleveland, Cincinnati & Chicago Express 1911 — 1930
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- Cleveland Express 1920
- Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH
- Cleveland Night Special 1908 — 1909
- Cleveland, OH — Columbus, OH
- The Cleveland Special 1904 — 1908
- Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH
- The Cleveland Special 1908 — 1916
- Cleveland, OH — Columbus, OH
- The Cleveland-Youngstown-Pittsburgh Express 1926 — 1936
- Crestline, OH — Alliance, OH — Youngstown, OH — Pittsburgh, PA
- The Clevelander 1916 — 1934
- New York, NY — Cleveland, OH
- renamed The Buckeye Limited
- The Clevelander 1936 — 1965
- New York, NY — Cleveland, OH via Youngstown, OH
- Coast Line Florida Mail 1921 — 1933
- New York, NY — Jacksonville, FL via ACL
- The Colonial 1939 — 1973
- Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC
- Colonial Express 1892 — 1939
- Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed The Colonial
- Columbian Express 1891 — 1893
- Jersey City, NJ — Chicago, IL
- for World's Fair
- Commercial Express 1913 — 1942
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- The Commodore 1933 — 1938
- Philadelphia, PA — Long Branch, NJ
- The Congressional 1931 — 1952
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed The Afternoon Congressional
- Congressional Express 1882 — 1885
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- renamed Congressional Limited Express
- Congressional Limited 1906 — 1931
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed The Congressional
- Congressional Limited Express 1885 — 1906
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed Congressional Limited
- The Consolidated Champions 1965
- New York, NY — Jacksonville, FL via ACL
- The Constitution 1933 — 1956
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed The President
- The Crescent 1938 — 1970
- New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU/A&WP/L&N
- Crescent Limited 1925 — 1938
- New York, NY — New Orleans, LA via SOU/A&WP/L&N
- renamed The Crescent
- Cresson Special 1888 — 1905
- Pittsburgh, PA — Cresson, PA
- Cyclone Express 1884 — 1885
- Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH
- renamed train #12
D-E[]
- Day Express 1916 — 1942
- Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
- Dayton Express 1928 — 1933
- Chicago, IL — Dayton, OH — Springfield, OH
- Daytonian 1946 — 1948
- Chicago, IL — Dayton, OH
- Delaware Valley Express 1904 — 1932
- Philadelphia, PA — Trenton, NJ — East Stroudsburg, PA
- Delaware Valley Express 1962 — 1972
- Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Trenton, NJ
- Del-Mar-Va Express 1926 — 1958
- New York, NY — Philadelphia, PA — Cape Charles, VA via boat ferry Norfolk, VA
- The Detroit Arrow 1935 — 1949
- Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Detroit, MI
- Detroit Express 1929 — 1932
- Pittsburgh, PA — Detroit, MI
- renamed The Fort Dearborn
- Detroit Express 1948 — 1958
- Pittsburgh, PA — Detroit, MI
- Dominion Express 1913 — 1958
- Washington, DC / Philadelphia, PA — Sunbury, PA — Buffalo, NY
- The Duquesne 1929 — 1971
- New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed The Keystone
- The Duquesne Express 1921 — 1929
- New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA bypassing Philadelphia, PA
- renamed The Potomac
- The Duquesne Special 1906 — 1916
- Buffalo, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
- Early Bird Express 1962 — 1978
- Trenton, NJ — Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station
- The East Coast Champion 1949 — 1965
- New York, NY — Miami, FL
- renamed The Consolidated Champions
- The East Wind 1940 — 1946
- Washington, DC — Worcester, MA — Lowell, MA — Exeter, NH — Portland, ME — Bangor, ME
- Eastern & Southern Express 1904 — 1906
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
- renamed Southern Express
- Eastern Express 1888 — 1942
- Chicago, IL — New York, NY via Columbus, OH
- Eastern Mail 1898 — 1920
- Chicago, IL — New York, NY
- renamed Mail
- Eastern Mail 1920
- St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA
- The Edison 1931 — 1971
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- The Embassy 1933 — 1981
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- Erie & Philadelphia Express 1904 — 1908
- Erie, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- renamed Buffalo, Erie & Philadelphia Express
- Erie, Buffalo & Rochester Express 1893 — 1914
- Philadelphia, PA — Buffalo, NY / Erie, PA
- Erie Express 1902
- Harrisburg, PA — Erie, PA
- Erie Express 1919 — 1948
- Pittsburgh, PA — Erie, PA
- Erie Mail 1869 — 1901
- Harrisburg, PA — Erie, PA
- split into Northern Express and Southern Express
- Erie Night Express 1913 — 1914
- Erie, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- Evening Keystone 1956 — 1971
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- The Everglades 1925 — 1927
- Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC — Florida via ACL/FEC
- merged into The Everglades Limited
- The Everglades Limited 1920 — 1929
- Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL via ACL/FEC
- renamed Magnolia Limited
- The Executive 1941 — 1971
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- Expo Train 1902 — 1904
- Pittsburgh, PA — Fort Wayne, IN — Columbia City, IN — Logansport, IN — St. Louis, MO
- for World's Fair
- Exposition Express 1901
- St. Louis, MO — Columbus, OH — Akron, OH — Buffalo, NY via Erie
- for World's Fair
- Exposition Flyer 1895 — 1896
- New York, NY — Atlanta, GA
- for Cotton States Expo
- renamed New York & Florida Short Line Limited
F[]
- F.F.V. Limited 1889 — 1968
- New York, NY — Cincinnati, OH
- Fast Line 1847 — 1904
- Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA
- split into Main Line Express and Philadelphia Express
- among oldest named trains in the US
- Fast Mail 1884 — 1891
- Boston, MA — Washington, DC
- renamed Southern Fast Mail
- Fast Mail 1896 — 1904
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- renamed Chicago Special
- Fast Mail 1929 — 1930
- Chicago, IL — New York, NY
- renamed The New Yorker
- Fast Southern Express 1880 — 1892
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — New Orleans, LA
- renamed New York & Washington Fast Express
- The Federal 1939 — 1971
- Boston, MA — Washington, DC
- Federal Express 1900 — 1939
- Washington, DC — New York, NY — Boston, MA
- renamed The Federal
- The Flamingo 1909 — 1918
- New York, NY — Miami, FL via SAL
- The Flamingo 1929 — 1933
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY — Florida via L&N/CofG/ACL
- changed interchange point
- The Flamingo 1933 — 1943
- Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH — Florida via L&N/CofG/ACL
- Florida & Metropolitan Limited 1901 — 1903
- New York, NY — Florida via SAL
- renamed Seaboard Express
- Florida & Southwestern Express 1897 — 1903
- New York, NY — Tampa, FL / Memphis, TN via SOU
- renamed Norfolk & Western Railway & Southern Railway Express
- Florida & West Indian Limited 1896 — 1917
- New York, NY — St. Augustine, FL / Tampa, FL via ACL
- renamed Havana Special
- The Florida Arrow 1935 — 1949
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY — Birmingham, AL — Montgomery, AL / Miami, FL via L&N/CofG/ACL/FEC
- Florida East Coast Limited 1926 — 1927
- New York, NY — Miami, FL via ACL
- renamed Miamian
- Florida Gulf Coast Limited 1925 — 1927
- New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL
- renamed Gulf Coast Limited
- Florida Special 1902 — 1903
- Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH — Atlanta, GA — Macon, GA — Jesup, GA — St. Augustine, FL
- The Florida Special 1920 — 1939
- New York, NY — Miami, FL
- renamed Florida Special (East Coast)
- The Florida Special 1947 — 1972
- New York, NY — Miami, FL
- Florida Special (East Coast) 1939 — 1947
- Boston, MA — Miami, FL
- renamed The Florida Special
- Florida Special (West Coast) 1939 — 1947
- Boston, MA — Florida
- renamed The Champion (West Coast)
- Florida Sunbeam 1930 — 1931
- Boston, MA — Florida via SAL
- renamed Seaboard Fast Mail
- Florida West Coast Limited 1923 — 1927
- New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL via SAL
- renamed The Southerner
- Floridian 1924 — 1925
- New York, NY — Florida via SAL
- renamed Orange Blossom Special
- Flying Quaker 1936 — 1938
- Harrisburg, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- renamed The Susquehannock
- Flying Spray 1937 — 1942
- New York, NY — Atlantic City, NJ
- Forest City Special 1903 — 1920
- Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH
- renamed Cleveland Express
- The Fort Dearborn 1932 — 1938
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- split into Mid-City Express and The Golden Triangle
- The Fort Duquesne 1929
- Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed Fast Mail
- The Fort Hayes 1935 — 1956
- Columbus, OH — Bradford, OH — Logansport, IN — Chicago, IL
- The Fort Pitt 1947 — 1971
- Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
- Franklin City Express 1906 — 1914
- Philadelphia, PA — Ocean City, NJ / Franklin City, VA
- The Furlough 1944 — 1958
- Philadelphia, PA — Cape Charles, VA
- renamed The Mount Vernon
G-K[]
- The General 1937 — 1971
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- The Golden Arrow 1929 — 1947
- Chicago, IL — New York, NY
- The Golden Triangle 1938 — 1966
- Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
- The Gotham Limited 1922 — 1956
- Chicago, IL — New York, NY
- The Governor 1937 — 1956
- Philadelphia, PA — Harrisburg, PA
- renamed Pennsy Aerotrain
- Gulf Coast Limited 1927 — 1939
- New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL
- Gulf Coast Special 1964 — 1971
- New York, NY — Tampa, FL
- Harrisburg & Williamsport Express 1898 — 1902
- Philadelphia, PA — Williamsport, PA
- renamed Williamsport Express
- Harrisburg Express 1898 — 1904
- Philadelphia, PA — Harrisburg, PA
- Harrisburger 1965 — 1972
- Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Harrisburg, PA
- Havana Special 1917 — 1964
- New York, NY — Key West, FL via ACL/FEC
- renamed Gulf Coast Special
- Indiana Arrow 1936 — 1937
- Chicago, IL — Logansport, IN — Louisville, KY / Richmond, IN
- Indianapolis Limited 1950 — 1957
- New York, NY — Indianapolis, IN
- International Express 1913 — 1937
- Washington, DC / Philadelphia, PA — Harrisburg, PA — Buffalo, NY
- Iron City Express 1909 — 1953
- New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
- The Jacksonian 1941 — 1943
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY — Miami, FL via L&N/ACL/FEC
- Jamestown Limited 1906 — 1907
- New York, NY — Portsmouth, VA — Memphis, TN / Birmingham, AL via SAL
- for Jamestown Tercentennial
- The Jeffersonian 1941 — 1953
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- The Judiciary 1932 — 1956
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed The Midday Congressional
- The Juniata 1927 — 1960
- St. Louis, MO — New York, NY
- The Juniata 1961 — 1971
- Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
- The Kentuckian 1935 — 1968
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
- The Keystone 1956 — 1968
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- Keystone Express 1891 — 1940
- Chicago, IL — Jersey City, NJ via Ft. Wayne, IN
L[]
- The Legion 1944 — 1952
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed The Morning Congressional
- The Legislator 1932 — 1971
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- Lehigh-Pennsylvania Express 1916 — 1932
- Phillipsburg, NJ — Easton, PA — Mount Carmel, PA — Sunbury, PA — Lock Haven, PA — Tyrone, PA — Altoona, PA via LV
- renamed Pittsburgh-Wilkes-Barre Express
- The Liberty Limited 1925 — 1957
- Washington, DC — Chicago, IL
- Limited Mail 1876
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed Boston, Philadelphia & Washington Night Express
- Lock Haven Express 1923 — 1933
- Philadelphia, PA — Lock Haven, PA
- renamed Williamsport Express
- Logansport and Fort Wayne Express 1904
- Pittsburgh, PA — Ft. Wayne, IN — Columbia City, IN — Logansport, IN — St. Louis, MO
- for World's Fair
- London Limited 1894
- Philadelphia, PA — Jersey City, NJ
- Louisville Daylight Express 1906 — 1953
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
- renamed Blue Grass Special
- Louisville Daylight Special 1910
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
- Louisville Express 1906 — 1910
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
- renamed Louisville Daylight Special
- Louisville Midnight Express 1915 — 1917
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
- renamed Chicago Night Express
- Louisville Night Express 1914 — 1935
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
- renamed The Kentuckian
- Louisville Special 1904 — 1910
- Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
- renamed Louisville Daylight Special
M[]
- Magnolia Limited 1929 — 1930
- New York, NY — Florida via ACL
- renamed Tamiami
- Main Line Express 1893 — 1930
- Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- The Manhattan 1929 — 1932
- Cleveland, OH — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed Iron City Express
- Manhattan Limited 1903 — 1971
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- The Mariner 1944 — 1947
- Philadelphia, PA — Cape Charles, VA via boat ferry Norfolk, VA
- Memphis Special 1909 — 1941
- New York, NY — Memphis, TN via SOU/N&W/SOU
- renamed The Tennessean
- Mercantile Express 1912 — 1948
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- renamed The Allegheny
- Mercantile Express 1930 — 1933
- Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL
- renamed Progress Limited
- The Metropolitan 1927 — 1932
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- renamed Pittsburgh Day Express
- Metropolitan Express 1913 — 1927
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- split into The Metropolitan and The Metropolitan Limited
- The Metropolitan Limited 1925 — 1926
- Cincinnati, OH — New York, NY
- renamed The Cincinnati Limited
- The Miamian 1927 — 1962
- New York, NY — Miami, FL via ACL/FEC
- The Mid-City Express 1935 — 1949
- Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Detroit, MI via WAB
- Mid-City Express 1962 — 1978
- Trenton, NJ — Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station
- The Midday Congressional 1956 — 1971
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- The Midday Keystone 1956 — 1958
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed The Legislator
- The Midnight Keystone 1956 — 1959
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- The Mid-South Special 1921 — 1923
- New York, NY — Columbia, SC via SAL/NS
- The Mid-West Express 1910 — 1913
- Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed Capital Express
- The Mid-Westerner 1935 — 1937
- Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL
- renamed train #37
- Monmouth Express 1920 — 1932
- Philadelphia, PA — Long Branch, NJ via Trenton, NJ
- renamed The Sea Breeze
- Montrealer/Washingtonian 1924 — 1966
- Washington, DC — Montreal, Canada via NYNH&H/B&M/CV
- The Morning Congressional 1952 — 1971
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- Morning Express 1873 — 1876
- New York, NY — Washington, DC via York, PA
- renamed New York Day Express
- The Morning Keystone 1956 — 1959
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- The Morning Steeler 1950 — 1957
- Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH via Salem, OH
- The Mount Pocono Special 1899
- Philadelphia, PA — Tobyhanna, PA
- The Mount Vernon 1933 — 1971
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- The Mountaineer 1901 — 1934
- Philadelphia, PA — Pottsville, PA — Wilkes-Barre, PA
N[]
- Nashville Express 1901
- Buffalo, NY — Akron, OH — Columbus, OH — St. Louis, MO / Cincinnati, OH / Nashville, TN via ERIE
- for World's Fair
- Nellie Bly 1926 — 1961
- New York, NY — Atlantic City, NJ via Trenton, NJ and West Haddonfield, NJ
- The New England Express 1920 — 1930
- Philadelphia, PA — Boston, MA
- renamed The New Englander
- The New Englander 1930 — 1961
- Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY via North Philadelphia, PA
- renamed The Junianta
- The New Southland 1935 — 1938
- Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Ridgeville, IN — Richmond, IN — Cincinnati, OH — Atlanta, GA — Jacksonville, FL
- renamed The Southland
- New York Aiken-Augusta Special 1908 — 1910
- New York, NY — Aiken, SC / Augusta, GA via SOU
- renamed The Southeastern Limited
- New York & Atlanta Express 1901 — 1910
- New York, NY — Atlanta, GA via SOU
- New York & Chicago Limited 1881 — 1887
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- renamed Pennsylvania Limited
- New York & Florida Express 1899 — 1902
- New York, NY — Aiken, SC / Augusta, GA — Florida via SOU
- New York & Florida Express 1923 — 1929
- New York, NY — Florida via SAL
- renamed New York-Florida Limited
- New York & Florida Limited 1897 — 1902
- New York, NY — St. Augustine, FL via SOU
- renamed The Southern's Palm Limited
- New York & Florida Short Line Limited 1895 — 1897
- New York, NY — St. Augustine, FL via SOU/FC&P
- renamed New York & Florida Limited
- New York & Florida Special 1888 — 1920
- New York, NY — Jacksonville, FL via ACL
- renamed Florida Special
- New York & Memphis Limited 1902 — 1909
- New York, NY — Memphis, TN via SOU
- renamed Memphis Special
- New York & New Orleans Limited 1907 — 1925
- New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU/L&N
- renamed Crescent Limited
- New York & Norfolk Express 1894 — 1917
- New York, NY — Cape Charles, VA
- New York & Richmond Express 1892 — 1894
- New York, NY — Richmond, VA
- renamed New York & Washington Express
- New York & Southern Express 1888 — 1893
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed Chesapeake & Ohio Express
- New York & Southern Express 1893 — 1903
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- split into Southern Railway Express and Atlantic Coast Line Express
- New York & Southern Express 1893 — 1909
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH
- renamed Keystone Express
- New York & Washington Fast Express 1890 — 1896
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed New York & Washington Express
- New York Day Express 1873 — 1880
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- renamed Washington & New York Express
- New York Day Express 1906 — 1927
- Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
- renamed The Juniata
- New York Express 1899 — 1914
- Cape Charles, VA — New York, NY
- New York Express 1904 — 1919
- St. Louis, MO / Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — New York, NY
- renamed New York Night Express
- New York Express 1919 — 1928
- Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
- New York-Florida Limited 1927 — 1941
- New York, NY — Florida via SAL
- renamed The Palmland
- New York Limited 1924 — 1925
- Florida — New York, NY via ACL
- New York Limited Express/Washington Limited Express 1874 — 1903
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- renamed New York & Washington Express
- New York Mail 1913 — 1917
- Pittsburgh, PA — Jersey City, NJ
- New York Night Express 1873 — 1892
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- renamed Washington & New York Express
- New York Night Express 1919 — 1922
- Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
- New York-Richmond & Danville Express 1892
- New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA
- New York-Richmond Express/Richmond-New York Express 1912 — 1918
- New York, NY — Richmond, VA via RF&P
- New York Special 1903 — 1913
- St. Louis, MO / Cincinnati, OH — Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
- split into Iron City Express and Metropolitan Express
- New York-Washington-Atlanta-New Orleans Express 1919 — 1936
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU/A&WP/L&N
- The New Yorker 1930 — 1947
- Chicago, IL — New York, NY
- renamed The Fort Pitt
- The New Yorker 1937 — 1940
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- The New Yorker 1948 — 1953
- Atlanta, GA — New York, NY via SOU
- News Express 1889 — 1914
- Baltimore, MD / Philadelphia, PA — Lock Haven, PA
- renamed Newspaper Special
- Newspaper Special 1914 — 1934
- New York, NY — Williamsport, PA
- Niagara & Buffalo Express 1900
- Philadelphia, PA — Buffalo, NY
- Niagara 1920 — 1932
- Harrisburg, PA — Williamsport, PA — Ridgway, PA
- Niagara Express 1870 — 1920
- Baltimore, MD / Philadelphia, PA — Emporium, PA — Buffalo, NY
- renamed Niagara
- Norfolk Express 1926 — 1927
- New York, NY — Cape Charles, VA
- renamed The Cavalier
- North Michigan Resorter 1915 — 1918
- Chicago, IL — Kalamazoo, MI — Grand Rapids, MI
- renamed North Michigan Special via MC(NYC)
- North Michigan Special 1918 — 1930
- Chicago, IL — Kalamazoo, MI — Mackinaw City, MI via MC(NYC)
- renamed North Star
- North Star 1930 — 1931
- Chicago, IL — Kalamazoo, MI — Mackinaw City, MI via MC(NYC)
- Name dropped.
- Northern Arrow 1935 — 1961
- Cincinnati, OH — Mackinaw City, MI
- Northern Express 1873 — 1876
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- renamed Washington, Philadelphia & Boston Night Express
- Northern Express 1892 — 1971
- Washington, DC — Erie, PA / Canandaigua, NY
- The Northland 1923 — 1935
- Cincinnati, OH — Mackinaw City, MI
- renamed Northern Arrow
- Northland Express 1898 — 1903
- Cincinnati, OH — Mackinaw City, MI
- renamed Northland Limited
- Northland Limited 1903 — 1923
- Cincinnati, OH — Mackinaw City, MI
- renamed The Northland
- Northwest Express 1963 — 1978
- Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Chestnut Hill, PA
O[]
- Ohio & Virginia Express 1904 — 1906
- St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA via Piqua, OH
- renamed Atlantic Express
- Ohio Valley Express 1899 — 1904
- Pittsburgh, PA — Wheeling, WV — Portsmouth, OH — Ironton, OH / Cincinnati, OH via OR/N&W
- The Ohioan 1935 — 1958
- Chicago, IL — Columbus, OH via Bradford, OH
- renamed The Kentuckian
- Oil City Express 1938 — 1950
- Pittsburgh, PA — Oil City, PA
- Old Point Express 1891 — 1926
- Philadelphia, PA — Cape Charles, VA
- renamed Del-Mar-Va Express
- Orange Blossom Special 1925 — 1953
- New York, NY — West Palm Beach, FL via SAL
- Orange Blossom Special (West Coast) 1927 — 1942
- New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL
- Overnight Express 1913
- Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA
P[]
- Pacific Express 1865 — 1934
- Jersey City, NJ — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH
- The Palmetto 1943 — 1966
- New York, NY — Savannah, GA via ACL
- Palmetto Limited 1909 — 1943
- New York, NY — Tampa, FL via ACL
- renamed The Palmetto
- The Palmland 1941 — 1971
- New York, NY — Miami, FL / St. Petersburg, FL
- Panama-Pacific Express 1913 — 1915
- New York, NY — Columbus, OH — Chicago, IL
- renamed Pan-Handle Express
- Pan-American Express 1901
- St. Louis, MO / Nashville, TN — Columbus, OH — Akron, OH — Buffalo, NY via ERIE
- for World's Fair
- Pan-Handle Express 1915 — 1935
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH
- renamed The Fort Hayes
- Pan-Handle Limited 1912 — 1914
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH
- Passenger, Mail & Express 1932 — 1941
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL
- The Patriot 1936 — 1986
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- The Peach Queen 1947 — 1970
- New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU
- The Pelican 1946 — 1969
- New York, NY — Bristol, VA — Chattanooga, TN — New Orleans, LA via SOU/N&W/SOU
- Peninsula Express 1889 — 1896
- Baltimore, MD — Newark, NJ
- Penn Center Express 1962 — 1978
- Chestnut Hill, PA — Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station
- The Penn Texas 1948 — 1970
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO connections with MP and MKT
- Renamed.
- Pennsy Aerotrain 1956 — 1957
- New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
- experimental run of lightweight GM Aerotrain
- Pennsylvania & Shore Line Day Express 1890 — 1892
- Boston, MA — Philadelphia, PA
- renamed Colonial Express
- 1887 — 1971
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- Pennsylvania Special 1902 — 1912
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- renamed Broadway Limited
- The Pennsylvania-Wilkes Barre Express 1932 — 1949
- Wilkes-Barre, PA — Sunbury, PA — Lock Haven, PA — Altoona, PA
- The Pennsylvanian 1941 — 1949
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- Philadelphia & Baltimore Express 1900 — 1902
- Lock Haven, PA — Philadelphia, PA / Baltimore, MD
- Philadelphia & Boston Express 1876 — 1880
- Philadelphia, PA — Boston, MA
- Philadelphia & Washington Express 1900
- Kane, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- Philadelphia Express 1888 — 1904
- Jersey City, NJ — Chicago, IL
- renamed Eastern Express
- Philadelphia Express 1907 — 1916
- Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- renamed Day Express
- Philadelphia Express 1919 — 1939
- Williamsport, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- Philadelphia Night Express 1909 — 1932
- Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- renamed The Sea Gull
- Philadelphia Night Express 1932 — 1956
- Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- Philadelphia Night Express 1958 — 1965
- Harrisburg, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- renamed Chester Countian
- Philadelphia Special 1903 — 1909
- Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- renamed Philadelphia Night Express
- Philadelphian 1919 — 1930
- Pottsville, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- Philadelphian 1965 — 1972
- Harrisburg, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- Piedmont Limited 1923 — 1967
- New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — Montgomery, AL — New Orleans, LA via SOU/A&WP/L&N
- The Pilgrim 1929 — 1930
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- renamed The St. Louisian
- The Pilgrim 1937 — 1949
- Philadelphia, PA — Boston, MA
- Pittsburgh & Chicago Express 1923 — 1929
- Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL
- renamed Chicago Express
- Pittsburgh & Northern Express 1907 — 1914
- Philadelphia, PA / Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsburgh Day Express 1900 — 1938
- Buffalo, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsburgh Day Express 1906 — 1914
- New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsburgh Day Express 1929 — 1935
- Detroit, MI — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed The New Yorker
- Pittsburgh Day Express 1932
- New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed The Metropolitan
- Pittsburgh Express 1896 — 1923
- Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed Pittsburgh & Chicago Express
- Pittsburgh Express 1914
- St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsburgh Express 1941 — 1942
- Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsburgh Limited 1898 — 1903
- Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
- split into New York Special and Pittsburgh Special
- Pittsburgh Night Express 1900 — 1947
- Buffalo, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsburgh Night Express 1907 — 1932
- Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed The Sea Gull
- Pittsburgh Night Express 1918 — 1919
- Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed Youngstown-New Castle Express
- Pittsburgh Night Express 1932 — 1964
- Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsburgh Special 1900 — 1909
- Chicago, IL / Cleveland, OH / Toledo, OH — Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsburgh Special 1903 — 1909
- New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed Iron City Express
- Pittsburgh Special 1904 — 1914
- St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
- renamed Pittsburgh Express
- Pittsburgh-Wilkes Barre Express 1932 — 1934
- Sunbury, PA — Altoona, PA
- name dropped
- The Pittsburgher 1916 — 1917
- Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed Altoona Express
- The Pittsburgher 1924 — 1964
- New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
- Pocono Limited 1915 — 1930
- Philadelphia, PA — Stroudsburg, PA
- Pocono Mountain Express 1915
- Philadelphia, PA — Tobyhanna, PA
- The Potomac 1929 — 1931
- Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed The Statesman
- The Potomac 1933 — 1962
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- The President 1931 — 1971
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- northbound renamed The Morning Congressional
- The Progress Limited 1933 — 1935
- Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL
- renamed The Mid-Westerner
Q-R[]
- The Quaker 1920 — 1958
- Boston, MA — Philadelphia, PA
- became NYNH&H-only train
- Quaker City Express 1906 — 1929
- Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- renamed The New Englander
- Queen Lane Express 1962 — 1963
- Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Chestnut Hill, PA
- renamed Northwest Express
- The Rainbow 1929 — 1951
- Chicago, IL — New York, NY
- The Red Arrow 1925 — 1960
- Detroit, MI — Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
- The Red Bird 1941 — 1949
- Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Detroit, MI via WAB
- The Red Bird 1952 — 1971
- Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH via Logansport, IN
- The Red Knight 1929 — 1930
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- renamed The Rainbow
- The Representative 1931 — 1971
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- Resort Special 1923 — 1928
- Cincinnati, OH — White Sulphur Springs, WV — Hot Springs, VA — Washington, DC — New York, NY via C&O
- renamed West Virginian
- Richmond & Danville Express 1892 — 1894
- New Orleans, LA / Augusta, GA / Memphis, TN — Washington, DC — New York, NY
- Richmond & Danville Limited 1892 — 1894
- Philadelphia, PA — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA / New Orleans, LA / Asheville, NC / Augusta, GA
- Richmond & New York Express 1892 — 1893
- Richmond, VA — Washington, DC — New York, NY
- renamed Washington & New York Express
- Richmond Express 1873 — 1877
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Richmond, VA
- Richmond Night Express 1880 — 1894
- Richmond, VA — Washington, DC — New York, NY
- renamed Southern Night Express
- River Valley Express 1919 — 930
- Philadelphia, PA — Pottsville, PA
- The Robert E. Lee 1935 — 1942
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA — Birmingham, AL via SAL
- Rochester & Buffalo Express 1893
- Washington, DC — Buffalo, NY
S[]
- The Sailor 1944 — 1946
- Norfolk, VA via ferry boat Cape Charles, VA — New York, NY
- The St. Louis & Chicago Express 1920 — 1925
- Pittsburgh, PA — Columbus, OH — St. Louis, MO
- The St. Louis & Cincinnati Express 1891 — 1893
- St. Louis, MO — Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH
- renamed Chicago & St. Louis Express
- St. Louis & Pittsburgh Special 1908
- St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA
- St. Louis, Chicago & Cincinnati Express 1889 — 1891
- Jersey City, NJ — Cincinnati, OH — St. Louis, MO / Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH
- renamed The St. Louis & Cincinnati Express
- St. Louis Express 1900 — 1913
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- renamed The Mercantile Express
- St. Louis Express 1912 — 1933
- Pittsburgh, PA — St. Louis, MO via Dayton, OH
- St. Louis Express 1918 — 1920
- Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA
- St. Louis Limited 1903 — 1913
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- renamed The Commercial Express
- St. Louis Mail 1913
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- St. Louis Special 1904
- Pittsburgh, PA — St. Louis, MO via Dayton, OH
- The St. Louisan 1913 — 1927
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- renamed The Spirit of St. Louis
- The St. Louisan 1930 — 1959
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- westbound train renamed The Juniata
- The St. Louisan 1930 — 1971
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- Sandusky Fast Line 1909 — 1911
Sunday-only
- Columbus, OH — Sandusky, OH
- Sandusky Special 1903 — 1909
- Columbus, OH — Sandusky, OH
- renamed Sandusky Fast Line
- Saratoga Express 18931896
- Philadelphia, PA — New York, NY — Saratoga, NY via MC(NYC)
- Schuylkill 1920 — 1930
- Hazleton, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- Sea Breeze 1932 — 1942
- Philadelphia, PA — Long Branch, NJ via Trenton, NJ
- name dropped
- The Sea Clipper 1937 — 1942
- New York, NY — Atlantic City, NJ
- name dropped
- Sea Gull 1927 — 1932
- Pittsburgh, PA — Atlantic City, NJ
- split into Pittsburgh Night Express and Philadelphia Night Express
- Sea Plane 1937 — 1942
- New York, NY — Atlantic City, NJ
- name dropped
- Sea-Shore Express 1893 — 1921
- Williamsport, PA — Philadelphia, PA
- Seaboard Express 1903 — 1911
- New York, NY — Jacksonville, FL
- renamed Florida-Cuba Special
- Seaboard Express 1910 — 1935
- Chicago, IL — New York, NY via Columbua, OH
- renamed The Fort Hayes
- Seaboard Fast Mail 1901 — 1903
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL
- renamed Seaboard Mail
- Seaboard Fast Mail 1910 — 1930
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL
- renamed Florida Sunbeam
- Seaboard Fast Mail 1931 — 1932
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL
- renamed Passenger, Mail & Express
- Seaboard Florida Limited 1903 — 1927
- New York, NY — St. Augustine, FL via SAL
- renamed New York-Florida Limited
- Seaboard Florida West Coast Limited 1923 — 1924
- Boston, MA — Tampa, FL / St. Petersburg, FL via SAL
- Seaboard Mail 1903 — 1910
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL via SAL
- renamed Seaboard Fast Mail
- Seashore Limited 1903
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL via Ft. Wayne, IN
- renamed Manhattan Limited
- Second Iron City Express 1920
- Philadelphia, PA — Harrisburg, PA
- The Senator 1929 — 1958
- Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC
- Silver Comet 1947 — 1968
- New York, NY — Raleigh, NC — Atlanta, GA — Birmingham, AL via SAL
- Silver Meteor 1939 — 1972
- New York, NY — Miami, FL / St. Petersburg, FL
- renamed
- Silver Star 1947 — As of 1996 still operated
- New York, NY — Miami, FL
- The South Wind 1940 — 1969
- Chicago, IL — Indianapolis, IN — Louisville, KY — Miami, FL via L&N/ACL/FEC
- Southeastern Limited 1910 — 1915
- New York, NY — Augusta, GA — Aiken, SC — Jacksonville, FL via SOU
- Southern & Boston Express 1880 — 1892
- Washington, DC — Boston, MA
- renamed Boston Express
- Southern & New York Express 1880 — 1892
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- renamed Washington & New York Express
- Southern Day Express 1880 — 1892
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed New York & Washington Express
- Southern Express 1891 — 1896
- New York, NY — Tampa, FL via ACL
- renamed Atlantic Coast Line Express
- Southern Express 1893 — 1971
- Erie, PA / Canandaigua, NY — Washington, DC / Philadelphia, PA
- Southern Express 1904 — 1914
- Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH / Louisville, KY
- renamed Louisville Night Express
- Southern Night Express 1880 — 1892
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed New York & Southern Express
- Southern Night Express 1893 — 1903
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- renamed Atlantic Coast Line Express
- Southern States Special 1929 — 1941
- New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL / Birmingham, AL via SAL
- renamed The Sun Queen
- The Southerner 1926 — 1929
- New York, NY — Florida via SAL
- renamed Southern States Special
- The Southerner 1936 — 1940
- Pittsburgh, PA — Washington, DC
- The Southerner 1941 — 1959
- New York, NY — New Orleans, LA via Atlanta, GA and Birmingham, AL
- The Southern's Palm Limited 1902 — 1910
- New York, NY — Charlotte, NC — St. Augustine, FL via SOU
- renamed Southeastern Limited
- The Southland 1915 — 1935
- Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Ridgeville, IN — Richmond, IN — Cincinnati, OH — Atlanta, GA — Jacksonville, FL via L&N/CofG/ACL
- renamed The New Southland
- The Southland 1938 — 1957
- Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Ridgeville, IN — Richmond, IN — Cincinnati, OH — Atlanta, GA — Jacksonville, FL via L&N/CofG/ACL
- renamed The Buckeye
- Southwestern Express 1892 — 1900
- New York, NY / Cincinnati, OH / Louisville, KY / St. Louis, MO / Memphis, TN via Piqua, OH
- renamed St. Louis Express
- The Speaker 1941 — 1952
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- The Spirit of St. Louis 1927 — 1971
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- renamed
- The Statesman 1931 — 1958
- Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA
- The Steel City Express 1915 — 1934
- Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
- The Steel King 1946 — 1947
- New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
- The Steeler 1948 — 1950
- Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH via Salem, OH and Alliance, OH
- split into The Morning Steeler and The Afternoon Steeler
- The Sun Queen 1941 — 1947
- New York, NY — Miami, FL / St. Petersburg, FL
- renamed The Camillia
- The Surfside 1932
- Washington, DC — New York, NY — Laconia, NH — Plymouth, NH and Rockland, ME via NYNH&H/B&M
- Washington, DC — New York, NY — Laconia, NH — Plymouth, NH and Rockland, ME via NYNH&H/B&M
- The Susquehannock 1938 — 1960
- Philadelphia, PA — Williamsport, PA
T-V[]
- The Tamiami 1930 — 1941 spring-fall-only
- New York, NY — Florida via ACL
- split into The Tamiami-Champion (East Coast) and The Tamiami-Champion (West Coast)
- The Tamiami-Champion (East Coast) 1941 — 1943
- New York, NY — Miami, FL via ACL
- renamed The Champion (East Coast)
- The Tamiami-Champion (West Coast) 1941 — 1943
- New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL via ACL
- renamed Champion (West Coast)
- The Tar Heel 1927 — 1937
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Wilmington, NC via ACL
- name dropped
- The Tennessean 1941 — 1959
- New York, NY — Memphis, TN via SOU/N&W/SOU
- The Thirty-Seven
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- The Trail Blazer 1939 — 1959
- New York, NY — Chicago, IL
- name dropped
- The 24-Hour St. Louis 1909 — 1913
- New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
- renamed The St. Louisian
- The Union 1933 — 1971
- Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH via Ft. Wayne, IN, and Ridgeville, IN
- United States Fast Mail 1893 — 1919
- New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU
- renamed New York-Washington-Atlanta-New Orleans Express
- The Vacationer 1938 — 1955
- New York, NY — Miami, FL via ACL
- Valley Special 1936 — 1948
- Chicago, IL — Orrville, OH — Alliance Jct., OH — Niles, OH — Youngstown, OH — Pittsburgh, PA
- Vandalia-Toledo Day Express 1913 — 1914
- Toledo, OH — Terre Haute, IN
- Vandalia-Toledo Night Express 1913 — 1914
- Toledo, OH — Terre Haute, IN
W-Z[]
- Washington & Atlanta Express 1898 — 1901
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA / Aiken, SC — Savannah, GA via SOU
- renamed Washington & Florida Limited
- Washington & Atlantic City Express 1903 — 1904
- Washington, DC — Atlantic City, NJ
- renamed Atlantic City Special
- Washington & Boston Night Express 1877 — 1880
- Washington, DC — Boston, MA
- renamed Southern & Boston Express
- Washington & Chattanooga Limited 1899 — 1917
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Chattanooga, TN via SOU/N&W/SOU
- renamed Washington-Chattanooga-New Orleans Limited
- Washington & Florida Limited 1899 — 1911
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Charlotte, NC — Florida via SOU/FEC
- Washington & New York Fast Express 1884 — 1893
- Washington, DC — New York, NY
- renamed Atlantic Coast Line Express
- Washington & Philadelphia Express 1906 — 1951
- Buffalo, NY — Philadelphia, PA / Washington, DC
- renamed Washington Express
- Washington & Southwestern Limited 1891 — 1907
- New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU/L&N
- renamed New York & New Orleans Limited
- Washington Broadway Limited 1923 — 1925
- Washington, DC — Chicago, IL
- renamed Liberty Limited
- Washington-Chattanooga-New Orleans 1931 — 1946
- New York, NY — Bristol, VA — Chattanooga, TN — New Orleans, LA
- renamed The Pelican
- Washington-Chattanooga-New Orleans Limited 1917 — 1931
- New York, NY — Bristol, VA — Chattanooga, TN — New Orleans, LA via SOU/N&W/SOU
- renamed Washington-Chattanooga-New Orleans
- Washington Day Express 1873 — 1880
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed Southern Day Express
- Washington Day Express 1884 — 1892
- New York, NY — Washington, DC
- Washington Day Express 1906
- Buffalo, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed Washington & Philadelphia Express
- Washington Express 1900 — 1906
- Buffalo, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed Washington Day Express
- Washington Express 1910 — 1912
- Pittsburgh, PA — Washington, DC
- renamed Capital Express
- Washington Express 1918 — 1929
- Pittsburgh, PA — Washington, DC
- renamed The Potomac
- Washington Express 1951 — 1958
- Buffalo, NY — Washington, DC
- renamed Baltimore Day Express
- Washington Night Express 1873 — 1880
- New York, NY — Washington, DC via York, PA
- renamed Southern Night Express
- Washington Night Express 1893
- Buffalo, NY — Washington, DC
- Washington, Philadelphia & Boston Night Express 1876 — 1877
- Washington, DC — Philadelphia, PA — New York, NY — Boston, MA
- renamed Washington & Boston Night Express
- Waterville Express 1932
- Washington, DC — New York, NY — Portland, ME — Waterville, ME via NYNH&H/B&M
- The Weekend Champion 1957
- Miami, FL — New York, NY
- Week-End Special 1906 — 1907
Saturday-only
- Pittsburgh, PA — Erie, PA
- The West Coast Champion 1949 — 1967
- New York, NY — Waycross, GA — St. Petersburg, FL
- renamed The Champion
- West Indian Limited 1925 — 1928
- New York, NY — Jacksonville, FL / west coast of Florida via ACL
- West Virginian 1924 — 1932
- Cincinnati, OH — White Sulphur Springs, WV — Hot Springs, VA — Washington, DC — New York, NY
- The West Virginian 1946
- Pittsburgh, PA — Fairmont, WV via MGH
- Western Express 1888 — 1932
- New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL
- The William Penn 1940 — 1958
- Boston, MA — New York, NY — Philadelphia, PA
- Williamsport & Philadelphia Express 1893 — 1919
- Philadelphia, PA — Williamsport, PA
- renamed Philadelphia Express
- Williamsport Express 1893 — 1923
- Philadelphia, PA — Williamsport, PA
- renamed Lock Haven Express
- Williamsport Express 1933 — 1949
- Philadelphia, PA — Williamsport, PA
- World's Fair Express 1903 — 1904
- Columbus, OH — St. Louis, MO
- renamed World's Fair Special
- World's Fair Special 1904
- Pittsburgh, PA — St. Louis, MO via Dayton, OH
- renamed St. Louis Special
- Youngstown-New Castle Express 1919 — 1920
- Chicago, IL / Cleveland, OH — New Castle, PA — Pittsburgh, PA
- renamed Akron-Cleveland Express
References[]
Sources[]
- Baer, Christopher T. (September 8, 2009). "Named Trains of the PRR Including Through Services" (PDF). The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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