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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Southern
Railway
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GTW |
Grand Trunk Western |
SP
|
Southern
Pacific
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GN |
Great Northern |
SP&S
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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
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Western
Pacific
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z | ||||
Train Name |
Railroad |
Between Cities |
Power |
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Abraham
Lincoln, The
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GM&O
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Chicago-St.
Louis
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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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Steam;
Diesel
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Admiral, The |
PRR |
Chicago-Washington-New York |
Diesel; Electric |
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Advance
Commodore Vanderbilt
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NYC
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New
York-Chicago
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Electric;
Diesel
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Advance
Empire State Express
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NYC
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New
York-Buffalo
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Electric;
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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Steam;
Electric
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Advance
Merchants Limited
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NYNH&H
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New
York-Boston
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Electric;
Diesel
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Adventureland,
The
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CB&Q
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Kansas
City-Lincoln-Billings
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Diesel
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Afternoon
Hiawatha
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CMStP&P
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Chicago-Milwaukee-St.
Paul-Minneapolis
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Diesel
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Afternoon
Steeler |
PRR
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Pittsburgh
- Cleveland
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Diesel
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Afternoon Twin Cities Zephyrs |
CB&Q |
Chicago-St. Paul-Minneapolis |
Diesel |
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Aiken-Augusta Special |
PRR; Southern |
New York-Washington -Augusta |
Electric; Diesel |
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Akronite, The |
PRR |
New York-Akron |
Electric;
Diesel; Steam |
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Ak-Sar-Ben |
CB&Q |
Chicago-Omaha-Lincoln |
Diesel |
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Alamo |
SP |
New Orleans-Houston-San Antonio |
Steam;
Diesel |
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Allegheny, The |
PRR |
St
Louis - Pittsburgh |
Diesel |
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Alexandria,
The |
PRR |
New
York - Washington |
Diesel |
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Alouette |
B&M;
CP |
Boston-Woodsville-Montreal |
Diesel |
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Alton Limited, The |
GM&O |
Chicago-St. Louis |
Diesel |
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Ambassador |
B&M; CV; CN |
Boston-White River Jet.-Montreal |
Diesel |
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Ambassador, The |
B&O |
Baltimore-\Washington-Detroit |
Diesel |
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American, The |
PRR |
New
York-Washington-St Louis |
Electric;
Diesel |
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American Royal |
CB&Q |
Chicago-St.
Joseph-Kansas City |
Diesel |
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Androscoggin |
B&M |
Portland
- Boston |
Diesel |
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Angelo, The |
Santa Fe |
Fort Worth-San Angelo |
Steam |
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Ann
Rutledge |
GM&O |
Chicago-St
Louis |
Diesel |
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Antelope,
The |
Santa
Fe |
Kansas
City-Fort Worth |
Steam |
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Argonaut |
SP |
Los
Angeles-New Orleans |
Steam
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Arlington,
The |
PRR |
New
York-Washington |
Electric |
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Aroostook
Flyer, The |
BAR |
Bangor-Van
Buren |
Diesel |
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Arrow,
The |
CMStP&P |
Chicago-Souix
Falls
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Steam
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Arrowhead
Limited |
C&NW |
Duluth - Chicago |
Steam;
Diesel
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Arundel |
B&M;
MeC |
Boston
- Portland - Bangor |
Diesel |
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Asa
Packer, The |
LV |
New
York-Wilkes Barre-Coxton |
Electric;
Diesel |
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Ashville
Special |
PRR:
Southern |
New
York-Washington-Ashville |
Electric;
Diesel |
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Ashland
Limited |
C&NW |
Chicago-Ashland |
Diesel |
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Ascutney |
B&M |
Springfield
- White River Junction
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Diesel |
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Atlantic
Express |
Erie |
Chicago - New York |
Diesel |
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Aztec
Eagle, The |
MP;
NdeM |
San
Antonio - Laredo - Mexico |
Steam |
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Azalean, The |
L&N |
Cincinnati-New
Orleans |
Diesel |
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Badger Express, The |
GN |
St.
Paul-Duluth |
Diesel |
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Bankers, The |
NYNH&N |
Springfield-New York |
Diesel; Elextric |
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Banner
Blue |
Wabash |
St
Louis-Chicago |
Diesel |
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Bar
Harbor (s) |
PRR,NYNH&H |
Springfield
- New York |
Electric;
Diesel |
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Bay
State, The |
NYNH&H |
New
York - Boston |
Electric;
Diesel |
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Beachcomber
(s) |
B&M |
Boston
- Portland |
Diesel |
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Beach
Special (s) |
B&M |
Boston
- Portland |
Diesel |
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Berkshire,
The |
NYNH&H |
New
York - Pittsburgh |
Diesel |
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Birmingham
Special |
PRR;
Southern; N&W |
New
York - Roanoke - Chattznooga - Birmingham - Memphis |
Electric;
Diesel; Steam |
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Black
Diamond, The |
LV;
Reading |
New
York - Philadelphi - Buffalo |
Electric;
Diesel |
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Black
Gold |
StLSF |
Tulsa
- Dallas - Ft Worth |
Steam |
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Black
Hawk, The |
CB&Q |
Minneapolis
- Chicago |
Diesel |
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Blue
Bird |
Wabash |
Chicago
- St Louis |
Steam |
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Bluegrass,
The |
C.I.&L |
Chicago
- Louisville |
Diesel |
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Bluebonnet,
The |
StLSF;
MKT |
St
Louis - Kansas City-Dallas - Ft Worth |
Diesel
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Border
Limited |
SP |
Houston
- San Antonio - Corpus Cristi |
Steam |
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Bostonian,
The |
NYNH&H |
New
York - Boston |
Electric;
Diesel |
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Broadway
Limited, The |
PRR |
New
York - Chicago |
Electric; Diesel |
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Buffalo
Day Express |
PRR |
Washington
& Philadelphi - Buffalo |
Electric; Steam |
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Buffalo
- Pittsburgh Express |
NYC |
Buffalo
- Pittsburgh |
Steam |
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Buffalo
- Toronto Express |
NYC |
New
York - Buffalo - Toronto |
Electric;
Steam |
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Butte
Special |
UP |
Salt
Lake City - Butte |
Steam |
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Cabana
(s) |
NYNH&H |
New
York - Boston |
Electric;
iesel |
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California
Limited |
Santa
Fe |
Chicago
- Denver - Los Angeles |
Diesel |
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California
Special |
Santa
Fe |
Clovis
- Los Angeles |
Diesel |
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California
Zephyr |
CB&Q;
D&RGW; WP |
Chicago
- San Francisco |
Diesel |
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Camellia,
The |
PRR;
RF&P; SAL |
New
York - Washington - Miami - Tampa - Sarasota -Venice |
Electric; Steam; Diesel |
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Canadian-Niagara |
NYC;
CP |
Chicago
- Montreal |
Steam |
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Cannon
Ball |
N&W |
Richmond
- Norfolk |
Steam |
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Cannon
Ball |
B&M |
Boston - Concorde -White River Junction - Plymouth |
Diesel |
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Cannon
Ball, The |
LI |
New
York - Montauk |
Electric;
Steam |
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Capital
City Special |
NYC |
Cleveland
- Columbus |
Steam |
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Capital
Limited, The |
B&O;
Reading; CofNJ |
Chicago
- Washington - New York |
Diesel |
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Cape Ann (s) |
B&M |
Boston - Rockport |
Steam
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Cardigan |
B&M |
White River Junction - Boston |
Diesel |
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Caribou, The |
CN |
St Johns - Basques |
Steam |
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Carolina
Special |
NYC;
Southern |
Chicago
- Cincinnati - Ashville - Charleston - Goldsboro |
Steam;
Diesel |
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Cascade |
SP |
San
Francisco - Portland |
Diesel |
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Cascadian |
GN |
Spokane
- Portland |
Diesel;
Electric |
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Casco |
B&M |
Boston - Portland |
Diesel |
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Cavalier,
The |
N&W |
Cincinnati
- Columbus - Norfolk |
Steam |
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Cavalier,
The |
PRR |
New
York - Cape Charles |
Electric;
Steam |
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Cayuga,
The |
NYC |
New
York - Rochester - Buffalo |
Electric;
Steam |
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Centennial
State |
Santa Fe |
Newton
- Kansas - Denver |
Steam |
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Cherokee-Imperial |
CRIP&P; SP |
Memphis - Los Angeles |
Diesel; Steam |
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Cheshire |
B&M |
Boston
- White River Junction |
Diesel |
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Chicago
Daylight Express |
PRR |
Louisville
& Cincinnati - Chicago |
Steam; Diesel |
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Chicago
Express |
C&NW |
Omaho
- Chicago |
Diesel |
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Chicago
Express |
CP |
Montreal
- Chicago |
Steam |
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Chicago
Limited |
C&NW |
Duluth
- Chicago |
Diesel |
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Chicago
Mercury, The
|
NYC
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Detroit - Chicago
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Diesel
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Chicago
Mail
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NYC
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Cleveland - Chicago
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Steam
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Chicago
Night Express |
B&O |
Wheeling
- Chicago |
Steam |
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Chicago
Night Express |
NYC |
Cincinnatti
- Chicago - St Louis |
Steam |
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Chicago-Pittsburgh-Washington
Express |
B&O |
Chicago
- Washington |
Diesel |
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Chicago
Special |
NYC |
Cincinnati
- Chicago |
Steam |
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Chicagoan,
The |
Santa
Fe |
Oklahoma
City & Kansas City - Chicago |
Diesel |
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Chicagoan,
The |
NYC |
New
York - Chicago |
Electric; Diesel; Steam |
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Chickasaw,The |
IC |
St
Louis - Memphis |
Steam |
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Chief,
The |
Santa
Fe |
Chicago
- Los Angeles |
Diesel |
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Chinook,
The |
CP |
Calgary
_ Edmunton |
Steam |
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Chippewa Hiawatha,
The |
CMStP&P |
Chicago
- Green Bay - Ontonagon- Haughton |
Steam |
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Choctaw
Rocket |
CRI&P |
Memphis
- Amarillo |
Diesel |
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Cincinnati
Daylight Express |
PRR |
Chicago
- Cincinnati |
Steam |
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Cincinnati
Limited |
PRR |
New
York - Cincinnati |
Electric;
Diesel |
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Cincinnati
Night Express |
NYC |
Chicago
- Cincinnati |
Steam |
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Cincinnati
Mercury
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NYC
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Cleveland
- Cincinnati
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Steam
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Cincinnati
Special (No. 416)
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NYC
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Chicago
- Cincinnati
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Steam
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Cincinnatian,
The |
B&O |
Baltimore
-Washington - Cincinnati |
Steam |
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City of Denver |
C&NW; UP |
Chicago - Denver |
Diesel |
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City
of Kansas City |
Wabash |
St
Louis - Kansas City |
Diesel |
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City
of Los Angeles |
C&NW;
UP |
Chicago
- Los Angeles |
Diesel |
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City
of Miami |
IC;
C of GA; ACL; FEC |
Chicago
- Miami |
Diesel |
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City
of Milwaukee "400" |
C&NW |
Chicago
- Milwaukee |
Diesel |
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City
of New Orleans |
IC |
Chicago
- St Louis - Louisville - New Orleans |
Diesel |
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City
of Portland |
C&NW;
UP |
Chicago
- Portland |
Diesel |
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City
of St Louis |
Wabash;
UP |
St
Louis - Kansas City - Denver |
Diesel |
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City
of San Francisco |
C&NW;
UP; SP |
Chicago
- San Francisco |
Diesel |
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Cleveland-Cincinnati
Special |
NYC |
St
Louis - Cincinnati - Cleveland |
Steam |
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Cleveland-Cincinnati
Special |
NYC |
Cleveland
- Cincinnati |
Steam |
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Cleveland
Limited |
NYC |
New
York - Cleveland |
Electric;
Steam |
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Cleveland
Mercury, The |
NYC |
Cleveland - Detroit |
Diesel |
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Cleveland
Night Express |
B&O |
Cleveland
- Washin | ||