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

RAILWAY INFORMATION SERIES 1952
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D. C.
 

ABBREVIATIONS USED

Seasonal Designations:
(s) : summer     (w) : winter

Power Designations for Trains:
Diesel: Diesel Engine     Electric: Electric Engine     Steam: Steam Engine

Equipment Designations:
Standard: Standard and or Pullman Cars
Streamline: Streamline and or Pullman Cars

         
 

Nickname

Railroad

Nickname

Railroad

 
A&WP
Atlanta & West Point
LV
Lehigh Valley
 
ACL
Atlantic Coast Line
L&A
Louisiana & Arkansas
 
B&O
Baltimore & Ohio
L&N
Louisville & Nashville
 
BAR
Bangor & Aroostook
MC
Maine Central
 
B&M
Boston & Maine
MKT
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
 
BRI
Burlington-Rock Island
MP
Missouri Pacific
 
C.I.&L
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville (MONON)
NC&StL
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
 
C of Ga
Central of Georgia
NdeM
National Railways of Mexico
 
C of NJ
Central of New Jersey
NYC
New York Central
 
C of Pa
Central of Pennsylvania
NYC&StL
New York, Chicago & St. Louis
 
CV
Central Vermont
NYNH&H
New York, New Haven & Hartford
 
C&O
Chesapeake & Ohio
NYS&W
New York. Susquehanna & Western
 
C&EI
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
NYO&W
New York, Ontario & Western
 
C&NW
Chicago & North Western
N&W
Norfolk & Western
 
CB&Q
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
NP
Northern Pacific
 
CGW
Chicago Great Western
ON
Ontario Northland
 
CMStP&P
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific
PRR
Pennsylvania Rail Road
 
CN
Canadian National
PRSL
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line
 
CP
Canadian Pacific
P&LE
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
 
CRI&P
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Reading
Reading
 
C&S
Colorado & Southern
RF&P
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
 
D&H
Delaware & Hudson
Rutland
Rutland
 
DL&W
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
StLSF
St. Louis-San Francisco
 
D&RGW
Denver & Rio Grande Western
StLSW
St. Louis-Southwestern
 
DSS&A
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
Santa Fe
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
 
ERIE
Erie
SAL
Seaboard Air Line
 
FEC
Florida East Coast
SOO
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie
 
FW&DC
Fort Worth & Denver City
Southern (SR)
Southern Railway
 
GTW
Grand Trunk Western
SP
Southern Pacific
 
GN
Great Northern
SP&S
Spokane, Portland & Seattle
 
GM
General Motors
T&NO
Texas & New Orleans
 
GM&O
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
T&P
Texas & Pacific
 
IC
Illinois Central
TH&B
Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo
 
ILL.Term
Illinois Terminal
UP
Union Pacific
 
KCS
Kansas City Southern
Wabash
Wabash
 
LI
Long Island
W of Ala
Western of Alabama
 
WP
Western Pacific

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Train Name

Railroad

Between Cities

 

Power

 
 

A    Back to Index

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

B    Back to Index

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

Diesel; Elextric

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

Electric; Diesel

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

C    Back to Index

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

Steam

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

Diesel

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

Diesel

City of Portland
C&NW; UP
Chicago - Portland
 
Diesel
City of St Louis
Wabash; UP
St Louis - Kansas City - Denver
 
Diesel
City of San Francisco
C&NW; UP; SP
Chicago - San Francisco
 
Diesel
Cleveland-Cincinnati Special
NYC
St Louis - Cincinnati - Cleveland
 
Steam
Cleveland-Cincinnati Special
NYC
Cleveland - Cincinnati
 
Steam
Cleveland Limited
NYC
New York - Cleveland
 
Electric; Steam
Cleveland Mercury, The
NYC
Cleveland - Detroit
 
Diesel
Cleveland Night Express
B&O
Cleveland - Washin