List of named passenger trains of the United States (S–Z)
This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning S through Z.[1]
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Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
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Sacramento | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–Sacramento, California [1922] | 1921–1924 |
Sacramento Daylight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–Sacramento, California [1953] | 1946–1971 |
Safety Express | Chessie System | 1980–1981 | |
Sailor | Pennsylvania Railroad | Cape Charles, Virginia-New York, New York [1946] | c. 1946 |
Saint | Santa Fe | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California–San Diego, California [1911] | 1911–1917 |
St. Clair | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan [1972] | 1971–1980 |
St. Joseph Limited | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–St. Joseph, Missouri [1905] | 1903–1907 |
St. Lawrence Express | New York Central | New York, New York–Utica, New York | ? |
St. Louis and Chicago Express | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–St. Louis, Missouri–Chicago, Illinois [1925] | 1920–1927 |
St. Louis and Colorado Express | Rock Island | St. Louis, Missouri–Denver, Colorado (with through cars to Los Angeles) [1930] | 1919–1934 |
St. Louis and Kansas City Express | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Denver, Colorado [1905] | 1900–1910 |
St. Louis and New Orleans Limited | Illinois Central | St. Louis, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana [1905] | 1897–1910 |
St. Louis Express | Illinois Central | St. Louis, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana [1905] | 1900–1910 |
St. Louis Express | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1926] | 1923–1931 |
St. Louis Express | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1905] | 1897–1899; 1903–1916 |
St. Louis Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1905] | 1900–1913 |
St. Louis Express | Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–San Antonio, Texas–Houston, Texas [1906] | 1903–1910 |
St. Louis Express | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1910] | 1907–1913 |
St. Louis Express | Wabash | St. Louis, Missouri–Denver, Colorado (earlier years had through trains to the West Coast] (1932) | 1921–1933 |
St. Louis Limited | Wabash | Detroit, Michigan–St. Louis, Missouri [1950] | 1939–1968 |
St. Louis Limited | Frisco | St. Louis, Missouri–Galveston, Texas [1922] | 1896–1908; 1917–1926 |
St. Louis Limited | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1905] | 1903–1911 |
St. Louis Limited | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1910] | 1907–1913 |
St. Louis Limited | Wabash | St. Louis, Missouri–Omaha, Nebraska [1911] | 1908–1918; 1927 |
St. Louis Limited | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | St. Louis, Missouri–Denver, Colorado [1937] | 1910–1916; 1932–1940 |
St. Louis Limited | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Cleveland, Ohio [1928] | 1925–1930 |
St. Louis Mail | Frisco | St. Louis, Missouri–Dallas, Texas [1906] | 1890–1908 |
St. Louis Mule | Amtrak | St. Louis, Missouri–Kansas City, Missouri [1984] | 1980–2009 |
St. Louis Special[2]:235 | Southern | Asheville, North Carolina–St. Louis, Missouri [1914] | 1912–1917 |
St. Louis Special | Wabash (Wabash renamed train Wabash Cannon Ball 4/50) | Detroit, Michigan–St. Louis, Missouri [1944] | 1937–1950 |
St. Louis Special | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–St. Louis, Missouri [1908] | 1904–1913 |
St. Louis Special | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1910] | 1907–1913 |
St. Louis Special | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Cleveland, Ohio–Cincinnati, Ohio [1920] | 1919–1948 |
St. Louis Special | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1926] | 1925–1930 |
St. Louis-Chicago Limited | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1920] | 1919–1924 |
St. Louis-Cincinnati-New York Special | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1922] | 1915–1928 |
St. Louis-Cincinnati-Washington-New York Express | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1922] | 1913–1917 |
St. Louis-Cincinnati-Washington-New York Limited | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1922] | 1913–1917 |
St. Louis-Colorado Limited | Union Pacific, Wabash Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Denver, Colorado (earlier cars went through to West Coast) [1930] | 1910–1916; 1925–1940 |
St. Louis-Jacksonville Express | Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Jacksonville, Florida [1926] | 1919–1938 |
St. Louis-Twin Cities Express | Rock Island | St. Louis, Missouri–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1918] | 1911–1936 |
St. Louis-Twin Cities Special | Rock Island | St. Louis, Missouri–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1918] | 1911–1936 |
St. Louis, Colorado and Pacific Coast Express | Rock Island, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Southern Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Los Angeles, California [1916] | 1911–1918 |
St. Louis, Peoria, Chicago, Indianapolis, Dayton, Springfield, Columbus and Cincinnati Express | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Cleveland, Ohio–Cincinnati, Ohio [1905] | 1902–1910 |
St. Louis, Peoria, Indianapolis and Cincinnati Express | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1905] | 1903–1910 |
St. Louisan | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri (with though cars to different points in different years) [1948] | 1913–1967 |
St. Paul and Minneapolis Express | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1911] | 1906–1916 |
St. Paul-Minneapolis-Montreal Express | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway | Minneapolis, Minnesota–Montreal, Quebec [1919] | 1918–1925 |
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth Express | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway | Minneapolis, Minnesota–Montreal, Quebec [1903] | 1903–1910 |
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Yankton Night Express | Great Northern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Yankton, South Dakota [1925] | 1922–1929 |
Salt City Express | Amtrak | New York, New York–Syracuse, New York [1975] | 1974–1980 |
Salt Lake Express | Union Pacific | Salt Lake City, Utah–Portland, Oregon [1915] | 1910; 1914–1918 |
Salt Lake Special | Union Pacific | Butte, Montana–Salt Lake City, Utah [1943] | 1911–1946 |
Salt Lake-San Francisco Express | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Western Pacific Railroad | Denver, Colorado–San Francisco, California [1930] | 1918–1930 |
Saluki | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Carbondale, Illinois [2016] | 2007–present |
Sam Houston Zephyr | Burlington-Rock Island Railroad | Fort Worth, Texas–Houston, Texas [1940] | 1936–1966 |
San Diegan (group of trains) | Los Angeles, California–San Diego, California (1948) | 1938–2000 (Amtrak from 1971) | |
San Francisco and Chicago Limited | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, San Francisco | Denver, Colorado–San Francisco, California (with through cars to Chicago) [1903] | 1900–1914 |
San Francisco Challenger | Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California [1939] | 1936–1948 |
San Francisco Chief | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California [1968] | 1954–1971 |
San Francisco Express | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California (with through cars to other California cities) [1908] | 1905–1915 |
San Francisco Express | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Portland, Oregon [1918] | 1911–1927 |
San Francisco Limited | Chicago and North Western Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California–Los Angeles, California [1930] | 1914–1918; 1929–1931 |
San Francisco Overland | see 'Overland Limited' for details | ||
San Francisco Zephyr | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Oakland, California [1975] | 1972–1983 |
San Joaquin | Southern Pacific, Amtrak group of trains from 1974 | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1940] | 1928–1941; 1974–present |
San Joaquin Daylight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1948] | 1941–1971 |
San Joaquin Valley Flyer | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1914] | 1913–1918 |
San Juan Express | Denver & Rio Grande Western | Alamosa, Colorado–Durango, Colorado | 1937–1951 |
Sand Dune | New York, New Haven and Hartford | Boston–Hyannis and to Woods Hole [1955] | 1949-1958 |
Sandusky Special | Pennsylvania | Columbus, Ohio–Sandusky, Ohio [1905] | 1903–1909 |
Sangamon | Illinois Terminal Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Peoria, Illinois [1952] | 1950–1956 |
Santa Fe De Luxe | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1912] | 1911–1918 |
Santa Fe Eight | Santa Fe | different California and Midwestern endpoints in different years | 1916–1930 |
Scenic Highlander | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | Jacksonville, Florida–Tampa, Florida [1933] | 1925–1928; 1933–1938 |
Scenic Limited[3] | Denver & Rio Grande Western, Missouri Pacific Railroad, and Western Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–San Francisco, California [1940] | 1915–1946 |
Schuylkill | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Hazleton, Pennsylvania [1925] | 1920–1931 |
Schuylkill | Reading Company | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Pottsville, Pennsylvania [1952] | 1949–1962 |
Scout | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1948] | 1916–1931; 1936–1953 |
Scranton Express | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad | New York, New York–Scranton, Pennsylvania [1922] | 1919–1927; 1936 |
Scranton Express | Central Railroad of New Jersey, Reading Company | New York, New York–Scranton, Pennsylvania [1930] | 1922–1932 |
Scranton Flyer | Central Railroad of New Jersey, Reading Company | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Scranton, Pennsylvania [1948] | 1910–1949 |
Scrantonian | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad | New York, New York–Scranton, Pennsylvania [1945] | 1942–1960 |
Sea Breeze | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Long Branch, New Jersey [1940] | 1932–1942 |
Sea Breeze | Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1958] | 1952–1961 |
Sea Clipper | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1940] | 1937–1942 |
Sea Plane | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1940] | 1937–1942 |
Seaboard Express | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–Jacksonville, Florida [1910] | 1903–1911 |
Seaboard Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1910] | 1910–1935 |
Seaboard Fast Mail | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–Jacksonville, Florida [1910] | 1901–1933 |
Seaboard Florida Limited | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–Miami, Florida [1930] | 1903–1932 |
Seaboard Mail and Express | Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Louisville and Nashville Railroad | New Orleans, Louisiana–Jacksonville, Florida [1945] | 1930–1931; 1937–1948 |
Seashore Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1908] | 1906–1910 |
Seashore Express | Southern Pacific | different California and Midwestern endpoints in different years | 1915–1924 |
Seashore Express | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad | New York, New York–Providence, Rhode Island [1953] | 1921; 1940; 1950–1955; 1962–1963 |
Seaside Special | Santa Fe | San Bernardino, California–Redlands, California [1910] | 1901–1919 |
Sebago | Boston and Maine | Boston, Massachusetts–Portland, Maine [1952] | 1952–1954 |
Second Empire | New York Central | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1907] | 1906–1910 |
Seminole | Illinois Central Railroad, Central of Georgia Railroad, and Atlantic Coast Line | Chicago, Illinois–Jacksonville, Florida (different southern and midwestern endpoints in different years; 'Seminole Limited' before 1923) [1910] | 1909–1969 |
Senator | Pennsylvania Railroad and New Haven Railroad; from 1971 Amtrak | Washington, DC–Boston, Massachusetts [1965] | 1929–1958; 1962–1981; 1985–1998 |
Senator | Southern Pacific | Oakland, California–Sacramento, California | ? |
Seneca | New York Central | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1930] | 1929–1934; 1940–1948 |
Sequoia | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1930] | 1928–1942 |
Seven O’Klocker | Central Railroad of New Jersey, Reading Company | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1941] | 1935–1942 |
Shasta | Southern Pacific | Oakland, California–Portland, Oregon [1930] | 1921–1941; 1946–1948 |
Shasta Daylight | Southern Pacific | Oakland, California–Portland, Oregon [1952] | 1949–1967 |
Shasta Express | Southern Pacific | Oakland, California–Portland, Oregon [1903] | 1900–1907 |
Shasta Limited | Southern Pacific, Union Pacific Railroad | Oakland, California–Portland, Oregon–Seattle, Washington [1911] | 1910–1918 |
Shavano | Denver & Rio Grande Western | Salida, Colorado–Gunnison, Colorado [1938] | 1937–1940 |
Shawnee | Illinois Central, Amtrak from 1971 | Chicago, Illinois–Carbondale, Illinois [1971] | 1969–1986 |
Shelter Island Express | Long Island Rail Road | Long Island City, New York–Greenport, New York [1940] | 1901–1903; 1923–1942 |
Shenandoah | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | Washington, DC–Cincinnati, Ohio (different endpoints in different years) [1960] | 1937–1971 |
Shenandoah | Amtrak | Washington, DC–Cincinnati, Ohio [1978] | 1976–1981 |
Shenandoah Special | Pennsylvania, Norfolk and Western Railway | New York, New York–Bristol, Virginia [1905] | 1904–1909 |
Shinnecock Bay Express | Long Island Rail Road | Long Island City, New York–Montauk, New York [1938] | 1926–1950 |
Shopper | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway | New York, New York–Paterson, New Jersey [1952] | 1950–1957 |
Shoppers Special | Pere Marquette | Chicago, Illinois–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1930] | 1928–1936 |
Shore Line | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1911] | 1906; 1910–1931 |
Shore Line Express | Great Northern | Portland, Oregon–Vancouver, British Columbia [1915] | 1911–1918 |
Shore Line Express | New Haven | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts ('Shore Line Flyer' until 1936) [1938] | 1892–1921; 1931–1939 |
Shoreland | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Manitowoc, Wisconsin [1936] | 1936–1941 |
Shoreland 400 | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Green Bay, Wisconsin [1942] | 1942–1968 |
Shoreliner | New Haven, Amtrak group of trains from 1980 | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1930] | 1925–1932; 1940–1952; 1980–1990 |
Short Line Express | Rock Island | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN–Kansas City, Missouri[4] [1925] | |
Showman | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway | New York, New York–Paterson, New Jersey [1952] | 1950–1957 |
Shreveport Express | Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad | Dallas, Texas–Shreveport, Louisiana [1903] | 1903–1910 |
Shreveporter | Louisiana and Arkansas, Missouri Pacific Railroad; Kansas City Southern Railway from around 1940 | Hope, Arkansas–Shreveport, Louisiana [1948] | 1928–1961 |
Silent Knight | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1938] | 1937–1949 |
Silver Comet | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–Birmingham, Alabama [1947] | 1947–1969 |
Silver Meteor | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Amtrak from 1971 | New York, New York–Tampa, Florida–Miami, Florida (many different endpoints over the years) [1952] | 1939–present |
Silver Palm | Amtrak | Miami – Tampa, Florida (1983–1984) [1983]
New York, New York–Miami, Florida (1997–2001) [2000] |
1983–1984; 1997–2001 |
Silver Star | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Amtrak from 1971 | New York, New York–\Miami, Florida (many different endpoints over the years) [1947] | 1947–present |
Silver Streak Zephyr | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Kansas City, Missouri–Lincoln, Nebraska [1942] | 1940–1959 |
Silverliner Service (group of trains) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | ||
Silverton | Denver & Rio Grande Western | Durango, Colorado–Silverton, Colorado [1952] | 1951–1955; 1963–1966 |
Sinnissippi | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–Fort Dodge, Iowa [1931] | 1931–1948 |
Sioux | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Rapid City, South Dakota [1930] | 1928–1971 |
Sioux City and Chicago Express | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–Sioux City, Iowa [1903] | 1901–1905 |
Sioux City-Chicago Express | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–Sioux City, Iowa [1915] | 1913–1918 |
Sioux City-Chicago Special | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Sioux City, Iowa [1920] | 1916–1927 |
Skipper | Boston and Maine | Bangor, Maine-Boston, Massachusetts [1956] | 1951–1958 |
Skunk | California Western Railroad | Fort Bragg, California–Willits, California | 1926–1973 |
Skyland Special | Southern | Asheville, North Carolina–Charlotte, North Carolina–Jacksonville, Florida [1952] | 1927–1958 |
Sleepy Hollow | Amtrak | Albany, New York–Schenectady, New York [1984] | 1984–1995 |
Somerset Hills Express | Lackawanna, Erie Lackawanna, Conrail, New Jersey Transit | Hoboken, New Jersey–Gladstone, New Jersey | 1940s–2001 |
Soo Express | Soo Line and Canadian Pacific | Montreal, Quebec–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1915] | 1911–1918; 1929–1933 |
Soo-Dominion | Soo Line and Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN–Vancouver, British Columbia [1948] | 1932–1960 |
Soo-Pacific Express | Soo Line and Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Moose Jaw, SK [1920] | 1919–1931 |
Sooner | Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad | Kansas City, Missouri–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1948] | 1927–1951 |
South Atlantic Limited | Pennsylvania, Louisville and Nashville Railroad; Central of Georgia Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Jacksonville, Florida (different endpoints in different years) [1915] | 1909–1915 |
South Shore Express | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois (different endpoints in different years) [1948] | 1928–1960 |
South Shore Express | Pere Marquette | Chicago, Illinois–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1920] | 1920–1927 |
South Shore Express | Long Island Rail Road | New York, New York–Montauk, New York [1930] | 1928–1941; 1947–1949 |
South Wind | Florida East Coast, Pennsylvania, Louisville and Nashville and Atlantic Coast Line | Chicago, Illinois–Miami, Florida [1942] | 1940–1971 |
Southeastern Express | Great Northern Railway, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Seattle, Washington–Kansas City, Missouri (aka 'Southeast Express') [1910] | 1909–1929 |
Southeastern Limited | Frisco and connecting lines in the South | Kansas City, Missouri, various southern cities | 1900–1908 |
Southeastern Limited | Pennsylvania, Southern | New York, New York–Jacksonville, Florida [1910] | 1910–1915 |
Southern Belle | Kansas City Southern | Kansas City, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana [1942] | 1940–1969 |
Southern Crescent | Pennsylvania, Southern; Amtrak from 1971 | Boston, Massachusetts–New Orleans, Louisiana [1975] | 1970–1979 |
Southern Express | Frisco, Southern | Kansas City, Missouri–Atlanta, Georgia [1902] | 1902–1908 |
Southern Express | Illinois Central Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–New Orleans, Louisiana (different endpoints in different years) [1950] | 1897–1918; 1922–1931; 1947–1966 |
Southern Express | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio–Louisville, Kentucky [1910] | 1905–1914 |
Southern Express | Pennsylvania | Erie, Pennsylvania–Washington, D.C. [1964] | c.1893-c.1900, 1914–1968 |
Southern Illinois Express | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Danville, Illinois–Thebes, Illinois [1902] | 1901–1906 |
Southern Michigan Express | Detroit and Mackinac Railway | Detroit, Michigan–Cheboygan, Michigan [1919] | 1919 |
Southern Scenic | Missouri Pacific | Memphis, Tennessee–Kansas City, Missouri [1938] | 1931–1952 |
Southern States Special | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–St. Petersburg, Florida [1930] | 1929–1941 |
Southern Tier Express | Erie Railroad | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1925] | 1911–1915; 1923–1928; 1932–1952 |
Southern’s Palm Limited | Pennsylvania, Southern | New York, New York–St. Augustine, Florida [1903] | 1902–1910 |
Southerner | Pennsylvania and Southern | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1945] | 1941–1970 |
Southerner | Missouri Pacific and Texas and Pacific | Kansas City, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana (many different endpoints over the years) | 1925–1963 |
Southland | Pennsylvania, Louisville & Nashville, Central of Georgia, Atlantic Coast Line | Chicago, Illinois–St. Petersburg, Florida and other endpoints: Sarasota, Florida and Miami, Florida [1946; 1954] | 1915–1957 |
Southwest Chief | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1986] | 1984–present |
Southwest Empire | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–St Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1910] | 1909–1916 |
Southwest Express | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Kansas City, Missouri [1943] | 1943–1950 |
Southwest Limited | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1975] | 1974–1984 |
Southwest Limited | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Milwaukee, Wisconsin–Kansas City, Missouri [1914] | 1903–1958 |
Southwest Limited | Frisco | St. Louis, Missouri–Fort Worth, Texas [1918] | 1911–1931 |
Southwestern Day Express | Chicago Great Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Kansas City, Missouri [1911] | 1896–1914 |
Southwestern Express | New York Central and its affiliates | Boston, Massachusetts–Chicago, Illinois [1905] | 1888–1891; 1900–1908; 1913–1924 |
Southwestern Express | Chicago Great Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Kansas City, Missouri [1930] | 1915–1931 |
Southwestern Limited | Illinois Central | Meridian, Mississippi–Shreveport, Louisiana[5] (eastbound counterpart is the Northeastern Limited) [1960] | 1934–1967 |
Southwestern Limited | New York Central | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1952] | 1889–1967 |
Southwestern Limited | Chicago Great Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Des Moines, Iowa (different endpoints in different years) [1931] | 1896–1921; 1931–1932 |
Southwestern Mail | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1925] | 1910–1928 |
Southwestern Special | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1903] | 1902–1907 |
Speaker | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1945] | 1941–1952 |
Special Fast Express | Boston and Albany Railroad, New Haven | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1902] | 1888–1909 |
Speed Merchant | Boston and Maine | Boston, Massachusetts–Portland, Maine | ?-1964 |
Spirit of California | Amtrak | Sacramento, California–Los Angeles, California [1982] | 1981–1983 |
Spirit of St. Louis | Pennsylvania, Amtrak in 1971 | New York, New York–St Louis, Missouri [1935] | 1927–1971 |
Spokane | Union Pacific | Portland, Oregon–Spokane, Washington [1935] | 1931–1964 |
Spokane Flyer | Union Pacific | Portland, Oregon–Spokane, Washington [1903] | 1901–1909 |
Spokane Limited | Northern Pacific Railway | Seattle, Washington–Spokane, Washington [1922] | 1921–1928 |
Spokane-Portland Limited | Union Pacific | Portland, Oregon–Spokane, Washington [1922] | 1915–1930 |
Spokane-Portland Train Deluxe | Soo Line, Canadian Pacific, and connecting lines | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Portland, Oregon [1912] | 1910–1914 |
Sportsman | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad | New York, New York–Louisville, Kentucky (many different endpoints over the years) [1948] | 1931–1968 |
Sportsman | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway | New York, New York–Paterson, New Jersey [1952] | 1950–1957 |
Springfield Express | Boston and Albany Railroad | Boston, Massachusetts–Springfield, Massachusetts [1914] | 1913–1922; 1929–1931 |
Spuyten Duyvil | Amtrak | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1992] | 1991–1994 |
Standard Express | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Nickel Plate | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1903] | 1897–1905 |
Star | Lehigh Valley Railroad | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1948] | 1927–1958 |
Star | Missouri Pacific | Fort Worth, Texas–Galveston, Texas [1926] | 1926–1936 |
Starlight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1953] | 1950–1957 |
State House | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1980] | 1974–2006 |
State of Maine Express | New York, New Haven & Hartford and Boston & Maine | New York, New York–Portland, Maine [1952] | 1913–1960 |
Statesman | Amtrak | Boston, Massachusetts–Washington, DC [1973] | 1973–1976 |
Statesman | Pennsylvania | Washington, DC–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1935] | 1931–1957 |
Steel City Express | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1920] | 1915–1934 |
Steel King | Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–Cleveland, Ohio [1950] | 1950–1952; 1959–1963 |
Steeler | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–Cleveland, Ohio [1948] | 1948–1950 |
Storm King | Amtrak | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1992] | 1981–1995 |
Streamliner | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | Spokane, Washington–Portland, Oregon | −1970 |
Streamliner 400 | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1945] | 1935–1946; 1951–1968 |
Sun Queen | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–St. Petersburg, Florida–Miami, Florida [1945] | 1941–1947 |
Sunbeam | Texas and New Orleans (subsidiary of Southern Pacific) | Houston, Texas–Dallas, Texas [1948] | 1925–1955 |
Sunday Special | Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway | Mackinaw City, Michigan–Soo Junction, Michigan [1906] | 1905–1913 |
Sundown | New Haven | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1948] | 1942–1952; 1959–1968 |
Sundown | Amtrak | Boston, Massachusetts–Washington, DC [1973] | 1973–1977 |
Sunflower | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Wichita, Kansas [1928] | 1924–1954 |
Sunland | Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Seaboard Air Line, New Haven Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad | Boston, Massachusetts–Fort Myers, Florida (many different endpoints over the years) [1948] | 1948–1968 |
Sunnyland (train) | Frisco and Southern | Memphis, Tennessee–Pensacola, Florida–Atlanta, Georgia (many different endpoints over the years) [1948] | 1925–1964 |
Sunrise Special | Long Island Rail Road | New York, New York–Montauk, New York [1936] | 1922–1942 |
Sunset | Detroit and Mackinac Railway | Detroit, Michigan–Alpena, Michigan [1940] | 1936–1949 |
Sunset Limited | Southern Pacific, from 1971 Amtrak | Los Angeles, California–New Orleans, Louisiana (some years have different endpoints) [1948] | 1894–present |
Sunset Mail | Southern Pacific | New Orleans, Louisiana–Houston, Texas–Dallas, Texas [1930] | 1923–1935 |
Sunshine Special | Missouri Pacific and Texas and Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–San Antonio, Texas (some years have different endpoints) [1918] | 1915–1960 |
Suntan Special | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Santa Cruz, California | ? |
Super Chief | Santa Fe, from1971 Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1948] | 1936–1974 |
Super Skunk | California Western Railroad | Fort Bragg, California–Willits, California [1970] | 1967–1973 |
Susquehanna | Amtrak | New York, New York–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1985] | 1982–1994 |
Susquehannock | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Williamsport, Pennsylvania [1935] | 1938–1960 |
Suwannee River Special | Southern, Seaboard Air Line, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | St. Petersburg, Florida (various Midwestern cities-different in different years) [1930] | 1923–1930 |
Sycamore | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio [1948] | 1923–1966 |
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Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
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Taconic | New Haven | New York, New York–Pittsfield, Massachusetts [1955] | 1954–1958 |
Tamiami | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway | New York, New York–Miami, Florida–Tampa, Florida [1935] | 1930–1940 |
Tamiami Champion | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway | New York, New York–Miami, Florida–Tampa, Florida [1942] | 1941–1943 |
Tampa Special | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | Jacksonville, Florida–Tampa, Florida (with through cars to New York, Chicago, and many other cities) [1930] | 1918; 1923–1941 |
Tar Heel | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | New York, New York and additional branch from Norfolk, Virginia–Wilmington, North Carolina [1932] | 1927–1937 |
Techachapi | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1928] | 1921–1942 |
Tennessean | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Memphis, Tennessee[1930] | 1927–1948 |
Tennessean[6] | Southern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Norfolk and Western, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis |
New York, New York–Memphis, Tennessee, and NCStL branch from Chattanooga to Nashville [1948, 1954] | 1941–1968 |
Texan | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Fort Worth, Texas–Houston, Texas [1952] | 1928–1960 |
Texan | Frisco | Chicago, Illinois–Galveston, Texas [1916] | 1911–1921 |
Texan | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California–Houston, Texas–Oakland, California [1948] | 1915–1918; 1931; 1936–1954 |
Texas and California Express | Texas and Pacific Railway | Texarkana, Texas–El Paso, Texas (with through cars between St. Louis and Los Angeles) [1908] | 1905–1910 |
Texas Chief | (from 1971) | Chicago, Illinois–Galveston, Texas [1948] | 1948–1974 |
Texas Eagle | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Galveston, Texas–St. Louis, Missouri–San Antonio, Texas–St. Louis, Missouri–El Paso, Texas (different years had different endpoints, with some years New York and Los Angeles on other railroads) [1948] | 1948–1971 |
Texas Eagle | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Houston, Texas (through to Los Angeles in later years via San Antonio) (1989) | 1989–present |
Texas Express | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Galveston, Texas (different endpoints in different years) [1930] | 1911–1934 |
Texas Express | Katy | St. Louis, Missouri–San Antonio, Texas [1903] | 1903–1910 |
Texas Express | Kansas City Southern Railway | Kansas City, Missouri–Port Arthur, Texas [1930] | 1925–1932 |
Texas Flyer | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Galveston, Texas [1918] | 1910–1927 |
Texas Limited | Katy | St. Louis, Missouri–Galveston, Texas [1936] | 1898–1931; 1936–1937 |
Texas Limited | Southern Pacific | New Orleans, Louisiana–San Antonio, Texas (with through cars to Chicago) [1930] | 1923–1934 |
Texas Limited | Santa Fe | Denver, Colorado–Galveston, Texas (different endpoints in different years) [1920] | 1906–1925 |
Texas Ranger | Texas and Pacific Railway, Missouri Pacific Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–El Paso, Texas [1930] | 1923–1946 |
Texas Rocket | Rock Island | Kansas City, Missouri–Dallas, Texas [1948] | 1937–1955 |
Texas Special | Katy–Frisco | St. Louis, Missouri–Houston, Texas [1952] | 1915–1965 |
Texas Triangle | Missouri Pacific | Houston, Texas–Fort Worth, Texas (with through cars to other destinations) [1945] | 1936–1947 |
Texas Zephyr | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Denver, Colorado–Houston, Texas [1948] | 1940–1967 |
Texas-Colorado Limited | Texas and Pacific Railway | New Orleans, Louisiana–Fort Worth, Texas [1915] | 1913–1918; 1923–1927; 1936–1946 |
Texas, Kansas City and Chicago Express | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Dallas, Texas [1920] | 1919–1924 |
Tex-Mex Express | Texas Mexican Railway | Corpus Christi, Texas–Laredo, Texas | ? |
Thoroughbred | Monon Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Louisville, Kentucky [1950] | 1948;1967 |
Three Rivers | Amtrak | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1999] | 1995;2005 |
Through Mail | Illinois Central Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–New Orleans, Louisiana [1915] | 1915–1921 |
Tidewater | Seaboard Air Line Railroad | Jacksonville, Florida–Portsmouth, Virginia [1955] | 1954–1968 |
Tidewater | Amtrak | New York, New York–Richmond, Virginia [1981] | 1981–1988 |
Timberliner | New York Central | Detroit, Michigan–Mackinaw City, Michigan [1955] | 1951–1962 |
Times Square | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1996] | 1981–1982; 1995–1998 |
Tippecanoe | Monon Railroad | Chicago, Illinois-Indianapolis, Indiana [1948] | 1924–1940; 1947–1958 |
Tiresaver | Florida East Coast Railway | Jacksonville, Florida–Miami, Florida [1945] | 1942–1946 |
Toledo and Chicago Express | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Toledo, Ohio [1903] | 1903–1909 |
Toledo - Detroit Express | New York Central | Detroit, Michigan–Toledo, Ohio [1945] | 1922–1928; 1942–1951 |
Toledo - Detroit Limited | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Cincinnati, Ohio–Indianapolis, Indiana–Detroit, Michigan [1920] | 1917–1926 |
Toledo - Detroit Special | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Detroit, Michigan–Indianapolis, Indiana [1920] | 1917–1924; 1929–1932 |
Tom Taber Express | Lackawanna, Erie Lackawanna, Conrail, New Jersey Transit | Hoboken, New Jersey–Dover, New Jersey | 1940s–1996 |
Tomahawk[7] | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Woodruff, Wisconsin [1952] | 1931–1964 |
Tonopah Express | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Goldfield, Nevada [1922] | 1919–1927 |
Toronto | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Canadian National Railway | New York, New York–Toronto, Ontario [1933] | 1931–1936 |
Toronto Limited | New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway | New York, New York–Toronto, Ontario (with through cars to other destinations) [1930] | 1925–1931 |
Toronto-Buffalo Express | New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway | New York, New York–Toronto, Ontario (1952] | 1943–1963 |
Torpedo | Ann Arbor | Frankfort, Michigan–Toledo, Ohio | ? |
Tourist Flyer | Santa Fe | San Francisco, California–Chicago, Illinois [1915] | 1911–1916 |
Trail Blazer | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–New York, New York [1940] | 1939–1959 |
Trans-Atlantic Limited | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–New York, New York [1925] | 1924–1927; 1933–1941 |
Traveler | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1945] | 1943–1968 |
Travelers’ Special | Illinois Central Railroad | Memphis, Tennessee–Jackson, Mississippi [1930] | 1927–1933 |
Treasure Island Special | Union Pacific, Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California [1940] | 1939–1940 |
Tri-City Special | New York Central | Cleveland, Ohio–Detroit, Michigan [1933] | 1929–1935 |
Tri-State Limited | Chicago Great Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Kansas City, Missouri [1930] | 1927–1933 |
Trojan | Boston and Maine | Boston, Massachusetts–Troy, New York [1952] | 1952–1956 |
Troy Special | New York Central | New York, New York–Troy, New York [1922] | 1891; 1896–1909; 1919–1932 |
Tulsan | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Tulsa, Oklahoma [1952] | 1939–1971 |
Turbo (family of trains) | USDOT, New Haven Railroad, Penn Central, Amtrak | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts | 1968– |
Turboliner (family of trains) | Amtrak | New York, New York–upstate New York (various endpoints) Chicago, Illinois–Milwaukee, Wisconsin Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan |
1970s–1995 mid-1970s–early 1980s |
Tuscarora | New York Central | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1948] | 1938–1958 |
Tuxedo | Erie Railroad | New York, New York–Port Jervis, New York [1940] | 1931–1960 |
Twentieth Century Limited | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1948] | 1902–1967 |
Twenty-Four-Hour New Yorker | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1909] | 1909–1913 |
Twenty-Four-Hour St. Louis | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1909] | 1909–1913 |
Twilight | Lackawanna | Hoboken, New Jersey–Buffalo, New York [1963] | 1950–1965 |
Twilight Express | Boston and Albany Railroad, New York, New Haven and Hartford | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1940] | 1918–1938 |
Twilight Limited | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan [1935] | 1927–1971 |
Twilight Limited | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan [1978] | 1976–2004 |
Twilight Limited | Chicago & North Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Duluth, Minnesota [1908] | 1906–1915; 1919–1930 |
Twilight Shoreliner | Amtrak | Boston, Massachusetts–Newport News, Virginia [2000] | 1997–2003 |
Twin Cities 400 | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1944] | 1935–1963 |
Twin Cities Hiawatha | Milwaukee Road (Amtrak in 1977) | Chicago, Illinois–St Paul, Minnesota [1956] | 1935–1971; 1977 |
Twin Cities Special | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1925] | 1921–1928 |
Twin Cities-Chicago Express | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1925] | 1921–1936 |
Twin Cities-St. Louis Special | Rock Island | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–St. Louis, Missouri [1920] | 1919–1928; 1932–1933 |
Twin Cities, Chicago, Milwaukee Limited | Soo Line | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1912] | 1911–1916 |
Twin City Express | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1905] | 1903–1910 |
Twin City Express | Northern Pacific Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Portland, Oregon [1903] | 1902–1905; 1910–1914 |
Twin City Express | Chicago Great Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Kansas City, Missouri [1930] | 1910–1932; 1948–1949 |
Twin City Limited | Chicago Great Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1948] | 1896–1907; 1912–1952 |
Twin City Limited | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–St. Louis, Missouri [1916] | 1915–1918; 1936–1940 |
Twin City Special | Chicago Great Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Kansas City, Missouri [1903] | 1896–1914 |
Twin City-Chicago Limited | Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1915] | 1913–1918 |
Twin City-Omaha Limited | Chicago and North Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1915] | 1910–1918 |
Twin City-Twin Ports Express | Northern Pacific Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Duluth, Minnesota [1930] | 1921–1966 |
Twin Star Rocket | Rock Island, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Minneapolis, Minnesota–Houston, Texas [1948] | 1945–1967[8] |
U, V
Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
---|---|---|---|
Umpachanee | New Haven | New York, New York–Pittsfield, Massachusetts [1955] | 1955–1960 |
Union | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio & Louisville, Kentucky branch via Indianapolis, Indiana [1950] | 1933–1960 |
United States Fast Mail | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1918] | 1893–1919; 1923–1932 |
Upstate Special | New York Central | New York, New York–Utica, New York [1952] | 1925–1931; 1935–1957 |
Utah and California Express | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | Denver, Colorado–Ogden, Utah [1906] | 1900; 1906–1910 |
Utah Express | Union Pacific | Salt Lake City, Utah–Boise, Idaho [1930] | 1911–1913; 1919–1931; 1936–1946 |
Utah Parks Special | Union Pacific | Salt Lake City, Utah–Cedar City, Utah [1930] | 1927–1932; 1954–1960 |
Utahn | Union Pacific | Los Angeles, California–Cheyenne, Wyoming [1947] | 1947–1951 |
Ute | Colorado Midland Railway | Denver, Colorado–Grand Junction, Colorado (with through cars to California) [1903] | 1900–1908 |
Vacationer | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway[9] | New York, New York–Miami, Florida [1940] | 1938–1942; 1946–1955 |
Valley | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Green Bay, Wisconsin [1936] | 1936–1941 |
Valley 400 | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Green Bay, Wisconsin [1945] | 1942–1968 |
Valley Eagle | Missouri Pacific | Brownsville, Texas–Corpus Christi, Texas–Houston, Texas [1948] | 1948–1962 |
Valley Express | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan [1947] | 1943–1948 |
Valley Express | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Los Angeles, California [1910] | 1907–1917 |
Valley Express | New Haven, Boston and Maine, Central Vermont Railway | New York, New York–White River Junction, Vermont [1948] | 1948–1957 |
Valley Flyer | Santa Fe | Oakland, California–Bakersfield, California | 1939–1942 |
Valley Flyer | Southern Pacific | Oakland, California–Fresno, California [1921] | 1921–1927 |
Valley Forge | Amtrak | New York, New York–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1989] | 1971–1990 |
Valley Special | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1948] | 1936–1940; 1947–1949 |
Valpo Local | Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Valparaiso, Indiana | 1869–1991 |
Varsity | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Madison, Wisconsin [1935] | 1929–1971 |
Varsity | Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville | Chicago, Illinois–Bloomington, Indiana [1950] | 1950–1953 |
Vermonter | Central Vermont Railway | St. Albans, Vermont–White River Junction, Vermont (other endpoints with other railroads in other years) [1948] | 1940–1965 |
Vermonter | Amtrak | Washington, DC–St. Albans, Vermont [1998] | 1995–present |
Verrazano | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1984] | 1982–1990 |
Vestibuled Limited | Erie Railroad | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1911] | 1892–1915 |
Victory | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1938] | 1931–1955 |
Viking | Chicago & North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1938] | 1923–1955 |
Virginian | Amtrak | New York, New York–Richmond, Virginia [1985] | 1984–1994; 1997–1998 |
Volunteer | Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway | Nashville, Tennessee–Memphis, Tennessee [1932] | 1932–1934 |
W
Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
---|---|---|---|
Wabash Cannonball | Wabash Railroad; Norfolk and Western Railway from 1964 | Detroit, Michigan–St. Louis, Missouri [1962] | 1948–1971 |
Wachusett | Boston and Maine | Boston, Massachusetts–Greenfield, Massachusetts [1954] | 1952–1956 |
Wall Street | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1997] | 1991; 1997–1998 |
Wall Street | Reading and Jersey Central | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Jersey City, New Jersey (called 'Wall Street Special' before 1948) [1950] | 1935–1942; 1948–1968; 1973–1980 |
Wall Street Special | Long Island Rail Road | New York, New York–Montauk, New York [1965] | 1963–1966 |
Washington and Florida Limited | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway | New York, New York–Jacksonville, Florida [1905] | 1903–1908 |
Washington and New York Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Washington, DC (with through cars to other points at different times) [1930] | 1885–1905; 1909–1936; 1940–1946 |
Washington and Philadelphia Express | Pennsylvania | Washington, DC–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Buffalo, New York [1930] | 1910–1951 |
Washington Day Express | Pennsylvania | Washington, DC–Buffalo, New York [1908] | 1906–1914 |
Washington Executive | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1984] | 1984–1986 |
Washington Express | Pennsylvania | Washington, DC–Buffalo, New York (The Pennsylvania Railroad has several trains with this name with different destinations) [1951] | 1877–1891; 1900–1906; 1910–1913; 1918–1927; 1951–1958 |
Washington Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Washington, DC [1945] | 1942–1948 |
Washington Irving | Amtrak | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1978] | 1975–1980; 1991–1993 |
Washington Night Express | Reading, Jersey Central, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Washington, DC [1952] | 1947–1952 |
Washington-Atlanta-New Orleans Express | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1950] | 1929; 1936–1938; 1942–1943; 1950–1954 |
Washington-Chattanooga-New Orleans Limited | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1924] | 1917–1932 |
Washington–Chicago Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Washington, DC–Chicago, Illinois [1960] | 1935–1936; 1960–1967 |
Washington-Cleveland Night Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Washington, DC–Cleveland, Ohio [1945] | 1942–1946 |
Washington-Detroit Limited | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Detroit, Michigan–Baltimore, Maryland [1930] | 1928–1930 |
Washington-Philadelphia Express | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Richmond, Virginia [1937] | 1931–1940 |
Washington-Pittsburgh Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Baltimore, Maryland–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1938] | 1935–1941 |
Washington-Pittsburgh-Chicago Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Washington, DC–Chicago, Illinois [1950] | 1945–1959 |
Washington-Richmond Limited | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad | New York, New York–Richmond, Virginia [1911] | 1911–1918 |
Washingtonian | Amtrak | Montreal, Quebec–New York, New York [1972] | 1972–1974 |
Washingtonian | Boston and Maine Railroad, New Haven, Pennsylvania Railroad, Canadian National Railway, Central Vermont Railway | Montreal, Quebec–Washington, DC [1948] | 1924–1966 |
Washingtonian | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad | Baltimore, Maryland–Cleveland, Ohio [1948] | 1942–1952 |
Washingtonian | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Washington, DC [1945] | 1914–1927; 1933–1956 |
Washingtonian | Great Northern Railway | Seattle, Washington–Portland, Oregon [1920] | 1919–1924 |
Water Level Express | Amtrak | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1975] | 1974–1977; 1989–1998 |
Water Level Limited | New York Central | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts–Chicago, Illinois [1936] | 1936–1949 |
Waterloo-Des Moines Express | Chicago Great Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Waterloo, Iowa [1917] | 1914–1924 |
Weekender | Maine Central Railroad Company, Boston and Maine | Boston, Massachusetts–Bangor, Maine [1954] | 1953–1958 |
Weekender | Long Island Rail Road | New York, New York–Montauk, New York [1963] | 1963–1964 |
West Coast | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Seattle, Washington (different endpoints in different years) [1948] | 1928–1960 |
West Coast Champion | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | New York, New York–St. Petersburg, Florida [1953] | 1949–1967 |
West Shore Day Express | West Shore Railroad | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1924] | 1917; 1923–1928 |
West Shore Express | West Shore Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Albany, New York [1916] | 1894–1918; 1928–1930 |
West Virginia Night Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Wheeling, West Virginia [1948] | 1929–1959 |
West Virginian | Amtrak | Washington, DC–Parkersburg, West Virginia [1971] | 1971;1972 |
West Virginian | Baltimore & Ohio | Parkersburg, West Virginia–Chicago, Illinois [1948] | 1915–1916; 1929–1962 |
West Virginian | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | Washington, DC–Richmond, Virginia–Cincinnati, Ohio [1925] | 1923–1931 |
Western Express | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan (many different endpoints over the years) [1943] | 1894–1946 |
Western Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois (many different endpoints over the years) [1920] | 1878–1932 |
Western Express | Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad | Toledo, Ohio–St. Louis, Missouri [1903] | 1902–1908 |
Western Express | Rock Island | Little Rock, Arkansas–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (many different endpoints over the years) [1916] | 1906–1923 |
Western Express | Southern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri–San Francisco, California [1908] | 1907–1914 |
Western Express | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1924] | 1921–1926 |
Western Mail | Rock Island | Memphis, Tennessee–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1906] | 1906–1909; 1919–1924 |
Western New York Express | New York Central | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1910] | 1906–1925 |
Western Special | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Chicago, Illinois [1930] | 1928–1938 |
Western Star | Great Northern | Chicago, Illinois–Seattle, Washington–Portland, Oregon [1951] | 1951–1971 |
Westerner | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio (endpoints varied over the years) [1915] | 1913–1931; 1957 |
Westerner | Texas and Pacific Railway | Dallas, Texas–El Paso, Texas (in some years though cars to California) [1952] | 1949–1963 |
Westerner | Missouri Pacific, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Los Angeles, California [1930] | 1925–1934 |
Westerner | Lackawanna Railroad, Nickel Plate Road | Chicago, Illinois–Hoboken, New Jersey [1948] | 1939–1961 |
Wheeling Night Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Wheeling, West Virginia [1918] | 1917–1922; 1928 |
Wheeling-Baltimore Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Baltimore, Maryland–Wheeling, West Virginia [1922] | 1913–1931 |
Wheeling-Chicago Night Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Wheeling, West Virginia [1925] | 1923–1927; 1960 |
Whippoorwill | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Evansville, Indiana [1948] | 1946–1949 |
White City Special | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio [1930] | 1897–1948 |
Whitelight Limited | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1930] | 1927–1935 |
Wilkes-Barre Express | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Reading | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1905] | 1904–1909; 1915–1938 |
Wilkes-Barre Night Express | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Reading | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1912] | 1909–1931 |
Will Rodgers | St. Louis-San Francisco Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1948] | 1937–1964 |
Willamette Valley | Amtrak | Portland, Oregon–Eugene, Oregon [1980] | 1980–1982 |
William Penn | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1938] | 1931–1938 |
William Penn | Pennsylvania, New Haven | Boston, Massachusetts–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1949] | 1940–1962 |
William Penn | Amtrak | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1980] | 1980–1981; 1995 |
Williamsport and Philadelphia Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Williamsport, Pennsylvania [1915] | 1904–1920 |
Williamsport Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Williamsport, Pennsylvania [1935] | 1893–1910; 1919–1921; 1934–1938 |
Williamsporter | Central Railroad of New Jersey | Jersey City, New Jersey–Williamsport, Pennsylvania [1935] | 1931–1944 |
Winnebago | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Green Bay, Wisconsin [1940] | 1936–1941 |
Winnipeg Express | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie and Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota–Winnipeg, Manitoba [1925] | 1909–1928 |
Winnipeg Limited | Great Northern | Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota–Winnipeg, Manitoba [1948] | 1906–1971 |
Winnipeger | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie and Canadian Pacific (1928–1960) Soo Line and Canadian Pacific (1961–1967) |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota–Winnipeg, Manitoba [1935] | 1928–1967 |
Winnipesaukee | Boston and Maine, New Haven | New York, New York–Concord, New Hampshire [1950] | 1948–1954 |
Winona | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Indianapolis, Indiana–South Bend, Indiana [1933] | 1932–1936 |
Winter Haven-Ft. Myers Special | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | Jacksonville, Florida–Fort Myers, Florida [1926] | 1925–1928; 1933–1941 |
Wisconsin Lakes Special | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Watersmeet, Michigan [1952] | 1932–1936; 1940; 1950–1955; 1963 |
Wolverine | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan–New York, New York [1948] | 1906–1967 |
Wolverine (in later years group of trains) | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Pontiac, Michigan [2004] | 1971–present |
Wyoming Valley Express | Lehigh Valley Railroad | New York, New York–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (many different endpoints over the years) [1905] | 1902–1905; 1912–1924; 1935–1938 |
X, Y, & Z
Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
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Xplorer | New York Central | Cleveland, Ohio–Cincinnati, Ohio | 1956–1957 |
Yampa Valley | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | Denver, Colorado–Craig, Colorado (called 'Yampa Valley Mail' before 1958 [1960] | 1955–1968 |
Yankee | Boston and Albany Railroad, New York, New Haven and Hartford | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1920] | 1919–1924 |
Yankee Clipper | New Haven Railroad; Amtrak from 1971 | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts | 1930–1976; 1980–1998 |
Yankton and Minneapolis and St. Paul Night Express | Great Northern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Yankton, South Dakota [1927] | 1925–1929 |
Yankton and Minneapolis Night Express | Great Northern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Yankton, South Dakota [1933] | 1930–1940 |
Yellowstone Comet | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Northern Pacific Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Gardiner, Montana (called 'Yellowstone Park Comet until 1930) [1930] | 1926–1932 |
Yellowstone Express | Union Pacific Railroad, Wabash Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–West Yellowstone, Montana [1930] | 1922–1942 |
Yellowstone Special | Union Pacific Railroad | Salt Lake City, Utah–West Yellowstone, Montana [1915] | 1914–1917; 1921–1934; 1947–1960 |
Zenith Special | Great Northern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Duluth, Minnesota [1921] | 1919–1924 |
Zephyr 9902 | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Chicago, Illinois–Hannibal, Missouri [1950] | 1949–1953 |
Zephyr Rocket | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Rock Island | St. Louis, Missouri–Minneapolis, Minnesota [1945] | 1941–1963 |
Zephyrette | Western Pacific | Salt Lake City, Utah–Oakland, California [1953] | 1950–1960 |
Zipper | Chicago & Eastern Illinois | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri[10] [1940] | 1931; 1937–1946 |
Notes
- 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.
- Sanders, Craig (2003). Limiteds, Locals, and Expresses in Indiana, 1838–1971. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34216-4.
- Although operated with "through cars" the Scenic Limited did not use through trains, so technically, each of the three railroads had its own train with the same name that operated in conjunction with the other two trains with the same name. In 1941 the Missouri Pacific Railroad renamed its Scenic Limited the Colorado Eagle.
- Official Guide, August 1954
- Illinois Central timetable effective 9/28/1947 <http://illinois-central.net/1947TT.pdf>; Official Guide, 8/1954
- Norfolk and Western Railway, October 27, 1957 timetable, p. 8
- Milwaukee Road, September 24, 1950 timetable, pp. 8, 11, 25
- streamlinerschedules.com
- Train is distinct from later Amtrak train of the name. 'American Rails: Vacationer' https://www.american-rails.com/vacationer.html
- Kratville, William W. (1967). Steam, Steel & Limiteds. Omaha, Nebraska: Kratville Publications. OCLC 1301983
References
- Maiken, Peter (1989). Night Trains: The Pullman System in the Golden Years of American Rail Travel. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-4503-3.
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