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NAMED PASSENGER TRAINS
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ABBREVIATIONS USED Seasonal Designations: Power Designations for Trains: Equipment Designations: |
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Nickname |
Railroad |
Nickname |
Railroad |
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A&WP |
Atlanta & West
Point |
LV |
Lehigh Valley |
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ACL |
Atlantic Coast Line |
L&A |
Louisiana & Arkansas |
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B&O |
Baltimore & Ohio |
L&N |
Louisville & Nashville |
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BAR |
Bangor & Aroostook |
MC |
Maine Central |
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B&M |
Boston & Maine |
MKT |
Missouri-Kansas-Texas |
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BRI |
Burlington-Rock Island |
MP |
Missouri Pacific |
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C.I.&L |
Chicago,
Indianapolis and Louisville (MONON) |
NC&StL |
Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis |
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C of Ga |
Central of Georgia |
NdeM |
National Railways of Mexico |
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C of NJ |
Central of New Jersey |
NYC |
New York Central |
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C of Pa |
Central of Pennsylvania |
NYC&StL |
New
York, Chicago & St. Louis |
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CV |
Central Vermont |
NYNH&H |
New
York, New Haven & Hartford |
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C&O |
Chesapeake & Ohio |
NYS&W |
New York. Susquehanna & Western |
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C&EI |
Chicago & Eastern
Illinois |
NYO&W
|
New
York, Ontario & Western
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C&NW |
Chicago & North
Western |
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
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CB&Q |
Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy |
NP
|
Northern
Pacific
|
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CGW |
Chicago Great Western |
ON |
Ontario Northland |
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CMStP&P |
Chicago,
Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific |
PRR
|
Pennsylvania
Rail Road
|
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CN |
Canadian National |
PRSL
|
Pennsylvania-Reading
Seashore Line
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CP |
Canadian Pacific |
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake
Erie
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CRI&P |
Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific |
Reading
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Reading
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C&S |
Colorado & Southern |
RF&P
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Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac
|
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D&H |
Delaware & Hudson |
Rutland
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Rutland
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DL&W |
Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western |
StLSF
|
St.
Louis-San Francisco
|
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D&RGW |
Denver & Rio
Grande Western |
StLSW
|
St.
Louis-Southwestern
|
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DSS&A |
Duluth,
South Shore & Atlantic |
Santa
Fe
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Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe
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ERIE |
Erie |
SAL
|
Seaboard
Air Line
|
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FEC |
Florida East Coast |
SOO
|
Minneapolis,
St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie
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FW&DC |
Fort
Worth & Denver City |
Southern
(SR)
|
Southern
Railway
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GTW |
Grand Trunk Western |
SP
|
Southern
Pacific
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GN |
Great Northern |
SP&S
|
Spokane,
Portland & Seattle
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GM |
General
Motors |
T&NO
|
Texas & New
Orleans
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GM&O
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Gulf,
Mobile & Ohio
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T&P
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Texas & Pacific
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IC
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Illinois
Central
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TH&B
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Toronto,
Hamilton & Buffalo
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ILL.Term
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Illinois
Terminal
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UP
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Union
Pacific
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KCS
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Kansas
City Southern
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Wabash
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Wabash
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LI
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Long
Island
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W
of Ala
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Western
of Alabama
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WP
|
Western
Pacific
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Train Name |
Railroad |
Between Cities |
Equipment |
Power |
Abraham
Lincoln, The
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GM&O
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Chicago-St.
Louis
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Streamline
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Diesel
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Acadian
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SP
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New
Orleans - Houston
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Standard
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Steam
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Admiral, The |
PRR |
Chicago-Washington-New York |
Standard |
Diesel; Electric |
Advance
Commodore Vanderbilt
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NYC
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New
York-Chicago
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Standard
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Electric;
Steam
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Advance
Empire State Express
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NYC
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New
York-Buffalo
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Standard
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Electric;
Steam
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Advance
Gilt Edge
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NYNH&H
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New
York-Boston
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Standard
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Electric;
Steam or Diesel
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Advance
Knickerbocker
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NYC
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Boston-New
York-Buffalo-St. Louis
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Standard
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Steam;
Electric
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Advance
Midnight Special
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GM&O
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Chicago-St.
Louis
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Standard
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Diesel
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Advance
Wolverine
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NYC
|
Chicago - Detroit, NewYork&Boston
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Standard
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Steam; Electric
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Adventureland,
The
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CB&Q-
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Kansas
City-Lincoln-Billings
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Standard
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Diesel;
Steam
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Afternoon
Hiawatha
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CMStP&P
|
Chicago-Milwaukee-St.
Paul-Minneapolis
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Streamline
|
Diesel
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Afternoon
Puget Sounder |
GN
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Seattle-Vancouver
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Standard
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Diesel
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Afternoon Twin Cities Zephyrs |
CB&Q |
Chicago-St. Paul-Minneapolis |
Streamline |
Diesel |
Aiken-Augusta Special |
PRR; Southern |
New York-Washington -Augusta |
Standard |
Electric; Diesel |
Akronite, The |
PRR |
New York-Akron |
Standard |
Electric; Steam |
Ak-Sar-Ben |
CB&Q |
Chicago-Omaha-Lincoln |
Standard |
Diesel |
Alamo |
SP |
New Orleans-Houston-San Antonio |
Standard |
Steam |
Alaskan |
NP; SP&S |
St. Paul-Minneapolis-Seattle-Tacoma |
Standard |
Steam |
Albany Mail |
NYC |
Utica - New York |
Standard |
Steam; Electric |
Alhurgh Express |
Rutland |
Ogdensburg - Alburgh |
Standard |
Steam |
Alexandrian |
GN |
St.
Paul-Minneapolis-Fargo-Grand Forks |
Standard |
Diesel |
Alouette |
B&M |
Boston-WVooclsville-Montreal |
Standard |
Steam |
Alton Limited, The |
GM&O |
Chicago-St. Louis |
Standard |
Diesel |
Ambassador |
B&M; CV; CN |
Boston-White River Jet.-Montreal |
Standard |
Diesel; Steam |
Ambassador, The |
B&O; NYC |
Baltimore-\Washington-Detroit |
Standard |
Diesel;
Steam |
American, The |
PRR |
New
York-Washington-St Louis |
Standard |
Electric;
Steam |
American Royal |
CB&Q |
Chicago-St.
Joseph-Kansas City |
Standard |
Diesel |
Angelo, The |
Santa Fe |
Fort Worth-San Angelo |
Standard |
Steam |
Ann
Rutledge |
GM&O |
Chicago-St
Louis |
Standard |
Diesel |
Antelope,
The |
Santa
Fe |
Kansas
City-Fort Worth |
Standard |
Steam |
Argonaut |
SP |
Los
Angeles-New Orleans |
Standard
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Steam
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Arlington,
The |
PRR |
New
York-Washington |
Standard |
Electric |
Aroostook
Flyer, The |
BAR |
Bangor-Van
Buren |
Standard |
Steam |
Arrow,
The |
CMStP&P |
Chicago-Souix
Falls
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Standard
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Steam
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Arrowhead
Limited |
C&NW |
Duluth - Chicago |
Standard
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Steam
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Asa
Packer, The |
LV |
New
York-Wilkes Barre-Coxton |
Standard |
Electric;
Diesel |
Ashville
Special |
PRR:
Southern |
New
York-Washington-Ashville |
Standard |
Electric;
Diesel; Steam |
Ashland
Limited |
C&NW |
Chicago-Ashland |
Standard |
Diesel |
Ashland
Mail |
C&NW |
Chicago-Ashland
|
Standard
|
Steam |
Atlanta
Limited |
IC |
Shreveport - Meridian |
Standard
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Steam
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Atlantic
Express |
Erie |
Chicago - New York |
Standard |
Diesel |
Atlantic
Highlands Express |
C
of NJ |
New
York - Atlantic Highlands |
Standard |
Steam |
Azalean, The |
L&N |
Cincinnati-New
Orleans |
Standard |
Diesel |
Badger Express, The |
GN |
St.
Paul-Duluth |
Standard |
Diesel |
Bankers, The |
NYNH&N |
Springfield-New York |
Standard |
Steam; Elextric |
Banner
Blue |
Wabash |
St
Louis-Chicago |
Standard |
Steam |
Bar
Harbor (s) |
PRR,NYNH&H |
Springfield
- New York |
Standard |
Electric;
Diesel |
Bay
Shore Special |
CofNJ |
Washington-New
York-Bangor-Ellingsworth |
Standard |
Steam |
Bay
State, The |
NYNH&H |
New
York - Boston |
Standard |
Electric;
Diesel; Steam |
Beachcomber
(s) |
B&M |
Boston
- Portland |
Standard |
Diesel |
Beach
Special (s) |
B&M |
Boston
- Portland |
Standard |
Diesel |
Beaver |
SP |
Portland
- San Francisco |
Standard |
Steam |
Berkshire,
The |
NYNH&H |
New
York - Pittsburgh |
Standard |
Electric;
Steam |
Birmingham
Special |
PRR;
Southern; N&W |
New
York - Roanoke - Chattznooga - Birmingham - Memphis |
Standard |
Electric;
Diesel; Steam |
Black
Diamond, The |
LV;
Reading |
New
York - Philadelphi - Buffalo |
Streamline |
Electric;
Diesel |
Black
Gold |
StLSF |
Tulsa
- Dallas - Ft Worth |
Standard |
Steam |
Black
Hawk, The |
CB&Q |
Minneapolis
- Chicago |
Standard |
Diesel |
Bloomington-Louisville
Local
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C.I.&L.
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Bloomington
- Louisville
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Standard
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Steam
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Blue
Bird |
Wabash |
Chicago
- St Louis |
Standard |
Steam |
Bluegrass,
The |
C.I.&L |
Chicago
- Louisville |
Streamline |
Diesel |
Blue
Ridge Limited, The |
B&O |
Washington
- Chicago |
Standard |
Steam |
Bluebonnet,
The |
StLSF;
MKT |
St
Louis - Kansas City-Dallas - Ft Worth |
Standard
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Steam
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Border
Limited |
SP |
Houston
- San Antonio - Corpus Cristi |
Standard |
Steam |
Boston
Express |
NYC |
Buffalo
- Boston |
Standard |
Steam |
Boston
- New York Express |
NYC;
NYNH&H |
Boston
& Springfield - New York |
Standard |
Steam;
Electric |
Bostonian,
The |
NYNH&H |
New
York - Boston |
Standard |
Electric;
Diesel |
Broadway
Limited, The |
PRR |
New
York - Chicago |
Streamline |
Electric; Diesel; Steam |
Buckeye,
The |
PRR |
Cleveland
- Pittsburgh |
Standard |
Steam |
Buffalo
Day Express |
PRR |
Washington
& Philadelphi - Buffalo |
Standard |
Electric; Steam |
Buffalo
Local |
NYC |
Cincinnati
- Buffalo |
Standard |
Steam |
Buffalo
- Pittsburgh Express |
NYC |
Buffalo
- Pittsburgh |
Standard |
Steam |
Buffalo
- Toronto Express |
NYC |
New
York - Buffalo - Toronto |
Standard |
Electric;
Steam |
Butte
Special |
UP |
Salt
Lake City - Butte |
Standard |
Steam |
Cabana
(s) |
NYNH&H |
New
York - Boston |
Standard |
Electric;
Steam or Diesel |
California
Limited |
Santa
Fe |
Chicago
- Denver - Los Angeles |
Standard |
Steam |
California
Special |
Santa
Fe |
Clovis
- Los Angeles |
Standard |
Steam |
California
Zephyr |
CB&Q;
D&RGW; WP |
Chicago
- San Francisco |
Streamline |
Diesel
- Electric |
Camellia,
The |
PRR;
RF&P; SAL |
New
York - Washington - Miami - Tampa - Sarasota -Venice |
Standard |
Electric; Steam; Diesel |
Canadian,
The |
NYC;
CP |
Chicago
- Montreal |
Standard |
Steam |
Cannon
Ball |
N&W |
Richmond
- Norfolk |
Standard |
Steam |
Cannon
Ball |
B&M |
Boston - Concorde -White River Junction - Plymouth |
Standard |
Diesel |
Cannon
Ball, The |
LI |
New
York - Montauk |
Standard |
Electric;
Steam |
Capital
City Special |
NYC |
Cleveland
- Columbus |
Standard |
Steam |
Capital
Limited |
Ill.
Term. |
Peoria
- St Louis |
Standard |
Electric |
Capital
Limited, The |
B&O;
Reading; CofNJ |
Chicago
- Washington - New York |
Streamline |
Diesel |
Capital
"400" |
C&NW |
Chicago
- Milwaukee - Madison |
Streamline
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Diesel
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Cardinal |
C&EI |
Chicago
- St Louis |
Standard |
Steam |
Carolina
Special |
NYC;
Southern |
Chicago
- Cincinnati - Ashville - Charleston - Goldsboro |
Standard |
Steam;
Diesel |
Cascade |
SP |
San
Francisco - Portland |
Standard |
Steam |
Cascadian |
GN |
Spokane
- Portland |
Standard |
Steam;
Electric |
Cavalier,
The |
N&W |
Cincinnati
- Columbus - Norfolk |
Standard |
Steam |
Cavalier,
The |
PRR |
New
York - Cape Charles |
Standard |
Electric;
Steam |
Cayuga,
The |
NYC |
New
York - Rochester - Buffalo |
Standard |
Electric;
Steam |
Centennial
State |
Santa Fe |
Newton
- Kansas - Denver |
Standard |
Steam |
Champion
(East Coast) |
PRR;
RF&P; ACL; FEC |
New
York - Miami |
Streamline |
Electric; Steam; Diesel |
Champion
(West Coast) |
PRR;
RF&P; ACL |
New
York - Tampa- St Petersburg |
Streamline
|
Electric; Steam; Diesel |
Cheshire |
B&M |
Boston
- White River Junction |
Streamline |
Diesel |
Chicago
Arrow, The |
Wabash;
PRR |
Detroit
- Chicago |
Standard |
Steam |
Chicago
- Des Moines Rocket |
CRI&P |
Chicago
- Des Moines |
Streamline |
Diesel |
Chicago
Daylight Express |
PRR |
Louisville
& Cincinnati - Chicago |
Standard |
Steam |
Chicago
Express |
C&NW |
Omaho
- Chicago |
Standard |
Steam |
Chicago
Express |
CP;
NYC |
Montreal
- Chicago |
Standard |
Steam |
Chicago
Express |
Santa
Fe |
Galveston
- Newton, KS - Chicago |
Standard |
Steam |
Chicago
Express |
C&EI |
Evansville
- Chicago |
Standard |
Steam |
Chicago
Limited |
C&NW |
Duluth
- Chicago |
Standard |
Steam |
Chicago
Limited,
The
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C.I.&L.
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Chicago
- Indianapolis
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Standard
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Steam
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Chicago
Mail,
The
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C.I.&L.
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Chicago
- Louisville
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Standard
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Steam
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Chicago
Night Express |
B&O |
Wheeling
- Chicago |
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