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]

A[]

Train name Railroad Train 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 HoustonNew 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
New York Central New York City–Montreal [1914] 1902–1922
Admiral Pennsylvania New York City–Chicago–Washington, DC [1952] 1939–1964
New York Central New York City–Chicago [1948] 1929–1955
Advance Denver Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Denver [1936] 1936
New York Central New York City–Buffalo, New York [1952] 1942–1956
Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Atlantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast New York City–Miami [1940] 1938–1942
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Lincoln, Nebraska [1942] 1941–1946
New York Central Chicago–New York [1942] 1942–1945
New Haven New York City–Boston [1943] 1937–1951
New York Central St. LouisBoston [1948] 1945–1956
New Haven New York–Boston [1954] 1952–1960
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio ChicagoSt. Louis [1948] 1947–1949
Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Seaboard Air Line New York City–Miami [1945] 1942–1947
New York Central Chicago–New York [1930] 1929–1931
New York Central Chicago–New York [1944] 1943–1945
New York Central Chicago–New York–Boston [1947] 1947–1948
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Kansas City, MissouriBillings, Montana [1952] 1937–1952
Pennsylvania
Penn Central (1968-1970)
New York–Washington, D.C.[1958] 1952–1970
Amtrak New York–Washington, D.C.[1971] 1971–1972
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York–Boston [1900] 1891–1913
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Chicago–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1912] 1904–1918
Afternoon Hiawatha Milwaukee Road ChicagoSt. Paul, Minnesota [1941] 1939–1970
Pennsylvania
Penn Central (1968-1969)
New York–Washington, D.C. [1965] 1961–1969
Great Northern SeattleVancouver [1948] 1946–1950
Afternoon Steeler Pennsylvania PittsburghCleveland [1952] 1950–1958
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ChicagoSt. Paul, Minnesota [1940] 1936–1970
Aiken-Augusta Special Pennsylvania
Southern
New York City–Charlotte, North CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaAugusta, Georgia [1935] 1928–1953
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York–Boston [1900] 1894–1901
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York–Fitchburg, Massachusetts [1905] 1904–1907
Pennsylvania
Transcontinental Air Transport
New York City–Los Angeles [1930] 1929–1932
Pennsylvania Chicago–Akron, Ohio [1914] 1912–1918
Pennsylvania New York City–Akron, Ohio [1941] 1937–1957
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicag–Lincoln, Nebraska [1950] 1930–1953; 1969–1970
Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Lincoln, Nebraska [1958] 1940–1947; 1953–1969
Southern Pacific New OrleansSan Antonio [1940] 1936–1952
Missouri-Kansas-Texas HoustonSan Antonio [1930] 1906–1910; 1928–1933
Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,

Spokane, Portland & Seattle

Chicago–Tacoma, WashingtonPortland, Oregon [1949] 1931–1952
New York Central New York City–Albany, New YorkTroy, New York [1912] 1900–1938
New York Central New York, New York-Albany, New York [1925] 1908–1917; 1923–1943
New York Central New York City–Utica, New York [1947] 1947–1948
Boston and Albany Railroad BostonAlbany, New York [1920] 1913–1932
Boston and Albany Railroad, New York Central Railroad Boston–Chicago [1921] 1913–1926
Rutland Railroad Ogdensburg, New YorkRutland (city), Vermont [1918] 1914–1918
Pennsylvania New York–Washington, D.C. [1945] 1941–1958
Alexandrian Great Northern St. Paul, MinnesotaFargo, North Dakota [1941] 1932–1950
Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Seaboard Air Line BostonSt. Petersburg, FloridaWest Palm Beach, Florida [1925] 1924–1927
Allegheny Pennsylvania St. LouisPittsburgh [1951] 1948–1959
Alouette Boston & Maine, Canadian Pacific Railway BostonMontreal [1934] 1926–1965
Alton Limited Alton Railroad (pre–1947),
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–end)
ChicagoSt. Louis [1934] 1900–1924; 1928–1958
Ambassador Baltimore & Ohio DetroitBaltimore [1952] 1931–1964
Ambassador New Haven,
Boston & Maine,
Central Vermont, and
Canadian National
BostonMontreal [1937] 1927–1966
Pennsylvania New York City–St. Louis [1930] 1925–1956
Great Northern SeattleVancouver [1927] 1919–1946
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway ClevelandSt. Louis [1912] 1911–1918
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ChicagoKansas City, Missouri [1945] 1932–1952; 1969–1971
American Royal Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ChicagoKansas City, Missouri [1960] 1953–1968
Angel Santa Fe San FranciscoLos AngelesSan Diego [1915] 1911–1917
Santa Fe Fort Worth, TexasSan Angelo, Texas [1952] 1933–1966
Ann Rutledge Alton Railroad (1937–1947),
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–1958)
ChicagoSt. Louis [1940] 1937–1958
Amtrak ChicagoKansas City, Missouri [1981] 1976–2009; 1976–2008
Antelope[7] Santa Fe Kansas City, MissouriFort Worth, Texas [1946]
Kansas City, MissouriOklahoma City [1952]
1927–1948; 1948–1954
Pennsylvania PhiladelphiaWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1939] 1933–1941
Rock Island and Southern Pacific Chicago–Los Angeles [1930] 1927–1938
Argonaut Southern Pacific Los AngelesNew Orleans [1952] 1926–1932; 1936–1958
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Denver–Chicago [1933] 1930–1941
Arizona Limited Rock Island and Southern Pacific Chicago, Illinois-Phoenix, Arizona 1940–1942
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway St. LouisCleburne, Texas [1905] 1898–1908
Pennsylvania New York City–Washington, D.C. [1941] 1933–1962
Bangor & Aroostook Bangor, MaineVan Buren, Maine [1950] 1937–1957
Arrow Milwaukee Road ChicagoSioux Falls, South Dakota [1952] 1926–1967
Arrowhead Amtrak MinneapolisDuluth, Minnesota [1976] 1976–1977
Chicago & North Western ChicagoDuluth, Minnesota [1952] 1927–1955
Maine Central, Boston and Maine BostonBangor, Maine [1952] 1952–1953
Lehigh Valley New York CityCoxton, Pennsylvania [1941] 1939–1958
Asheville Special Pennsylvania, then Penn Central (1968-1970)
Southern
New York CityAsheville, North Carolina [1948] 1930–1970
Chicago & North Western ChicagoGreen Bay, Wisconsin [1924] 1914–1918; 1921–1928
Chicago & North Western ChicagoAshland, Wisconsin [1948] 1894–1901; 1914–1957
Chicago & North Western ChicagoAshland, Wisconsin [1942] 1929–1930; 1937–1951
Illinois Central Shreveport, LouisianaMeridian, Mississippi [1937] 1934–1942; 1946–1947
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Atlanta-Birmingham, Alabama [1936] 1925–1926; 1934–1938
Pennsylvania
Southern
New York, New YorkBirmingham, Alabama [1913] 1911–1934
Southern AtlantaJacksonville, Florida [1921] 1920–1924
Southern AtlantaMemphis, Tennessee [1923] 1921–1924; 1933–1935
Central Railroad of New Jersey New York CityAtlantic City, New Jersey [1925] 1907–1910; 1923–1928
Pennsylvania Washington, D.C.Atlantic City, New Jersey [1912] 1910–1942
Atlantic City Express Amtrak Philadelphia International Airport, PennsylvaniaAtlantic City, New Jersey [1990] 1989–1994
Pennsylvania New York CityAtlantic City, New Jersey [1925] 1919–1931
Central Railroad of New Jersey New York, New YorkAtlantic City, New Jersey [1924] 1902–1910; 1923–1926
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ChicagoDenver [1915] 1910–1916; 1929–1930
Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad New York, New YorkTampa, Florida [1912] 1893–1935
Atlantic Express Erie New York City–Chicago [1950] 1874–1878; 1885–1887; 1892–1915; 1922–1964
Grand Trunk Western ChicagoMontreal [1913] 1879–1917
Michigan Central, New York Central Railroad New York City–Chicago [1928] 1882–1930
Pennsylvania PittsburghHarrisburg, Pennsylvania [1916] 1875–1928
Canadian National Railway Chicago–Toronto [1928] 1926–1930
Northern Pacific Railway, Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Saint Paul, MinnesotaSeattlePortland, Oregon [1924] 1883–1888; 1910–1930
Chicago & North Western Chicago–Minneapolis [1924] 1900–1926
Union Pacific Railroad Portland, OregonKansas City, Missouri [1924] 1903–1928
Louisville and Nashville Railroad CincinnatiBirmingham, Alabama [1933] 1929–1936
Central Railroad of New Jersey New York City–Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey ?
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie MinneapolisSault Ste. Marie, MichiganMontreal [1908] 1902–1909
Atlantic Limited Canadian Pacific (1955–1978)
Via (1978–1979)
via Maine Central Railroad Mattawamkeag to Vanceboro
Saint John, New BrunswickMontreal [1963] 1956–1970; 1978–1981
Augusta Special Pennsylvania
Southern
New York, New YorkCharlotte, North CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaAugusta, Georgia [1958] 1915–1928; 1953–1966
Pennsylvania
Southern
New York, New YorkCharlotte, North CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaAugusta, Georgia [1932] 1931–1934
Aurora Winter Train Alaska Railroad Anchorage, Alaska-Fairbanks, Alaska [1978] 1947–present
Auto-Train Corporation (1971–1981)
Amtrak (1983–present)
Lorton, VirginiaSanford, Florida (1971–1981; 1983–present)
Louisville, Kentucky-Sanford, Florida (1974–1977)
see on left
Louisville & Nashville CincinnatiNew Orleans [1952] 1937–1953
(Aguila Azteca) Nacionales de Mexico
Missouri Pacific
Mexico CityNuevo LaredoSan Antonio [1955] 1950–1971

B[]

Train name Railroad Train endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
Badger Amtrak Chicago–Milwaukee [1985] 1985–1989
Great Northern St. Paul, MinnesotaDuluth, Minnesota [1943]; 1955-1971 just called 'Badger' 1925–1971
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Chicago–Milwaukee [1930] 1929–1933
Chicago & North Western Chicago–Minneapolis [1919] 1892–1936
Baltimore Day Express Pennsylvania Buffalo, New York-Washington, D.C. [1962] 1958-1968
Baltimore & Ohio, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Reading Company New York City–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 ChicagoSt. Louis [1938] 1894–1896; 1905–1967
Bar Harbor Express Maine Central
Boston and Maine
New Haven
Washington, D.C.–Ellsworth, Maine [1950] 1902–1960
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines PhiladelphiaAtlantic City, New Jersey [1939] 1938–1941
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ChicagoMinneapolis [1929] 1929–1930
Central of New Jersey Washington, D.C.– [1948] 1940–1949
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 JerseyBayonne, New Jersey 2011–present
Boston & Maine BostonPortland, Maine [1950] 1950–1952
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines PhiladelphiaAtlantic City, New Jersey [1939] 1938–1941
Boston & Maine BostonPortland, Maine [1952] 1950–1952
Long Island Rail Road New York City–Montauk, New York [1964] 1963–1966
Beacon Hill Amtrak BostonNew Haven, Connecticut [1979] 1978–1981
Amtrak New York City–Albany, New York [1985] 1977; 1981–1995
Southern Pacific San FranciscoPortland, Oregon [1942] 1940–1949
New York Central New York City–Cleveland–Toronto [1921] 1913–1926
Amtrak BostonPhiladelphia [1982] 1977–1994
Boston & Albany, New York Central BostonAlbany, New York [1948] 1902–1931; 1952–1959
Boston & Maine BostonTroy, 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
Amtrak BostonPhiladelphia [1976] 1976–1977
Big Apple Amtrak New York City–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1983] 1980–1992; 1997–1998
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Birmingham, AlabamaAtlanta [1930] 1927–1933
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Birmingham, AlabamaAtlanta [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, TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee segment [1926] 1909-1971
Florida East Coast Railway Jacksonville, FloridaMiami [1930] 1927–1931
Black Diamond Lehigh Valley
Reading
Philadelphia–New York City–Buffalo, New York [1952] 1896–1959
Frisco Tulsa, OklahomaFort 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 ChicagoDubuque, Iowa [1976] 1974–1981
Chicago & North Western Chicago–Rapid City, South Dakota [1915] 1914–1918
Nickel Plate ClevelandSt. Louis [1958] 1956–1959
[9] Chicago Great Western MinneapolisRochester, Minnesota [1930] 1929–1931
Blue Bird Wabash ChicagoSt. Louis [1943] 1938–1968
Blue Comet Central Railroad of New Jersey Jersey City, New JerseyAtlantic City, New Jersey [1934] 1929–1941
Nickel Plate St. LouisCleveland [1958] 1956–1959
Pennsylvania Chicago–Louisville, Kentucky [1955] 1952–1957
Blue Ridge[10] Amtrak, Marc after 1986 Washington, D.C.–Martinsburg, West Virginia [1977] 1973-1988
Blue Ridge Limited Baltimore & Ohio Chicago–Washington, D.C. [1945] 1934–1949
Blue Water Amtrak ChicagoPort Huron, Michigan [2008] 1975–1982 as the Blue Water Limited; 2004–present
Frisco and
Missouri–Kansas–Texas
St. LouisFort Worth, Texas [1952] 1928–1958
Monon Railroad Chicago–Louisville, Kentucky [1949] 1948–1952
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines PhiladelphiaAtlantic City, New Jersey [1940] 1934–1935; 1939–1941
Georgia & Florida Augusta, GeorgiaJacksonville, Florida [1925] 1924–1930
New York Central Chicago–Cincinnati [1958] 1958
Southern Pacific HoustonCorpus Christi, Texas [1952] 1929–1930; 1934-1952
Boston & Albany BostonAlbany, New York [1925] 1913–1927
New York Central Boston–Chicago [1924] 1906–1928
New York Central Boston–Chicago [1912] 1892–1914
New York Central Boston–Chicago (with sleeping cars to many other points) [1912] 1905–1914
Boston & Albany, New Haven New York City–Boston [1930] 1924–1931
Boston & Albany Boston-Albany, New York [1925] 1925-1928
New York Central Buffalo, New YorkBoston [1930] 1888–1948
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Duluth, MinnesotaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan (with through trains to many eastern cities) [1908] 1890–1916
Pennsylvania, New Haven Washington, D.C.–Boston [1895] 1892–1900
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian Pacific Railway Minneapolis–Saint PaulMontreal [1908] 1898–1910
Boston & Albany, New York Central Railroad Boston–Chicago [1894] 1894–1909
Boston & Albany BostonAlbany, New York [1920] 1913–1922
Boston & Albany, New York Central Railroad Boston–Chicago [1892] 1892–1909
New York Central Boston–Chicago (with through trains to Toronto and Montreal) [1945] 1942–1946
New Haven
New York Central
New York City–Boston [1938]
New York City–Springfield, Massachusetts
1925–1951
New Haven (until 1968)
Penn Central (1969-1971)
Amtrak (since 1971)
New York City–Boston [1953] 1919–1977
Amtrak New York City–Washington, D.C. [1997] 1997–1998
Northern Pacific Railway Saint Paul, MinnesotaInternational Falls, Minnesota [1928] 1921–1946
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
Pennsylvania PittsburghCleveland (Buckeye Limited 1916–1936) [1939] 1916-1948
Pennsylvania
Penn Central (1969–1971)
Chicago–Cincinnati (with through cars to Norfolk) [1960] 1957-1969
Pere Marquette Railway DetroitColumbus, Ohio [1930] 1928–1931
Boston and Maine BostonAlbany, New York [1955] 1952-1958
New York Central Chicago–Buffalo, New York [1925] 1921–1927
New York Central Buffalo, New YorkCincinnati (with through trains to the south) [1934] 1934–1946
New York Central Buffalo, New YorkPittsburghDetroit [1925] 1922–1934
New York Central Buffalo, New YorkPittsburghToledo, Ohio [1938] 1935–1940
New York Central and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Buffalo, New YorkPittsburgh [1942] (aka Buffalo and Pittsburgh Express) 1904–1917; 1929–1930; 1935–1961
New York Central, Canadian Pacific Railway New York City–Toronto [1945] 1943–1963
Grand Trunk Western New York, New York-Chicago, Illinois [1903] 1900–1907
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Buffalo, New York–Chicago [1910] 1906–1913
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
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad TorontoBuffalo, New York [1905] 1902–1914
New York Central Chicago–Buffalo, New York [1933] 1912–1943
New York Central New York, New York-Buffalo, New York [1903] 1902-1906
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York [1920] 1919–1926
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad PittsburghBuffalo, New York [1930] 1919–1931
New York Central CincinnatiBuffalo, New York ?
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York [1930] 1919–1935
New York Central New York City–Buffalo, New York [1908] 1892–1893; 1902–1914; 1919–1925
Pennsylvania Railroad PittsburghBuffalo, New York [1911] 1906–1916
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad New York City–Chicago [1907] 1902–1914
West Shore Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York (with sleeping cars to Chicago, St. Louis, and Boston) [1915] 1910–1925
New York Central New York City–Buffalo, New York [1924] 1915–1932
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York [1940] 1936–1941
Central Railroad of New Jersey Jersey City, New Jersey-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1930] 1929–1931
Pennsylvania Railroad Wilmington, Delaware-Easton, Maryland [1938] 1937-c.1946
New Haven (until 1946), Amtrak (since 1971) New York City–Boston [1972] 1940-1946; 1971-1975
Pere Marquette Chicago–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1930] 1928–1932
Union Pacific Salt Lake CityButte, MontanaPortland, Oregon [1915] 1911–1920
Union Pacific Salt Lake CityButte, MontanaBoise, Idaho [1938] 1894–1895; 1915–1931; 1935–1941
Butte Special Union Pacific Salt Lake CityButte, Montana [1952] 1921–1971
Union Pacific Salt Lake CityButte, MontanaSpokane, WashingtonPortland, Oregon [1935] 1932–1941
Union Pacific Salt Lake CityButte, MontanaPortland, 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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