Liberty Limited
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Washington–Broadway Limited |
| First service | September 27, 1925 |
| Last service | October 27, 1957 |
| Successor | General |
| Former operator(s) | Pennsylvania Railroad (1938–1957) |
| Route | |
| Train number(s) |
58 (Chicago to Washington 59 (Washington to Chicago) |
The Liberty Limited was a train on the Pennsylvania Railroad. It ran from Washington D.C. to Chicago, Illinois, through Baltimore, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.[1][2] It began running on September 27, 1925, as a replacement for the Washington–Broadway Limited, which had been introduced in 1923.[3] It originally was scheduled to complete its route in 19 hours.[3] Its primary competition was the Baltimore & Ohio's Capitol Limited.[3] It last ran on October 27, 1957, after which its equipment was moved to the Chicago–New York General, which also picked up a leg connecting from Harrisburg to Washington, D.C.[1][3] In June 1938 it became one of the original trains making up the Pennsylvania's "Fleet of Modernism", using modern streamlined equipment, along with the General, the Broadway Limited and the Spirit of St. Louis.[3][1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Liberty Limited". American-Rails.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ↑ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Indiana University Press. pp. 36–37. ISBN 9780253027931.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Welsh, Joe. Pennsylvania Railroad's Broadway Limited. Voyageur Press. pp. 60–61, 77–79, 121–122, 144. ISBN 9781610600101.