Chicago Limited (DLW train)

For other uses, see Chicago Limited.

Chicago Limited
Newspaper ad from 1914.
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleMidwestern United States/Northeastern United States
First service1917
Last service1941
SuccessorPhoebe Snow
Former operator(s)Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W)
Michigan Central Railroad (MCR)
Wabash Railroad
Route
TerminiHoboken, New Jersey
Chicago
Distance travelled396 miles (637 km)
Average journey time8 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)5 (DLW) - 17 (MCR) (westbound); 40 (MCR) - 6 (DLW) (eastbound) (1940)
On-board services
Seating arrangementsCoaches
Sleeping arrangementsSections, double bedrooms
Catering facilitiesDining car, lounge car
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Chicago Limited was a train running from Hoboken, New Jersey to Chicago, Illinois run by the Lackawanna Railroad and west of Buffalo connecting with the Michigan Central Railroad's Wolverine, taking a route through Southwestern Ontario. The train left New York at 2 pm and would arrive in Chicago at 2 pm the next day.[1][2][3] The Wabash Railroad's #1-11 hitched with the train for coach and sleeper service that veered from the Michigan Central route from Detroit westward. It took the Wabash's most southernly route through Montpelier, Ohio.[4]

Eastbound, the train carried the name, Lackawanna Limited. Full service to Chicago ended in 1941. The DLW portion continued between Buffalo, New York and Hoboken was continued to 1949 and in that year was given a renaming as the DLW's Phoebe Snow.[5][6]


References

  1. ^ "Athlete personal page" (PDF). New-York Tribune. February 27, 1914. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  2. ^ Official Guide of the Railways, 1936, DLW section
  3. ^ New York Central timetable, Michigan Central services, August, 1940 http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/images/tt-mc-0840.pdf
  4. ^ Official Guide of the Railways, February 1932, Wabash railroad section
  5. ^ Official Guide of the Railways, 1936, DLW section
  6. ^ New York Central timetable, Michigan Central services, August, 1940 http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/images/tt-mc-0840.pdf
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