List of named passenger trains of the United States (A–B)

This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning A through B.[1]

A

Train name Railroad Train endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
Abraham Lincoln[2][3]: 75–76  Alton Railroad (1935–1947)
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–1971)
Amtrak (1971–1978) 		Chicago-St. Louis [1948] 1935–1978
Acadian[4] Southern Pacific Houston–New Orleans [1941] 1936–1956
Acela Express[5] (train type, not name) Amtrak Boston–Washington, D.C. [2012] 2000–present
Adirondack[6] Amtrak New York City–Montreal [1979] 1974–present
Adirondack and Montreal Express New York Central New York City–Montreal [1914] 1902–1922
Admiral Pennsylvania New York City–Chicago–Washington, DC [1952] 1939–1964
Advance Commodore Vanderbilt New York Central New York City–Chicago [1948] 1929–1955
Advance Denver Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Denver [1936] 1936
Advance Empire State Express New York Central New York City–Buffalo, New York [1952] 1942–1956
Advance Florida Special Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Atlantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast New York City–Miami [1940] 1938–1942
Advance Flyer Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Lincoln, Nebraska [1942] 1941–1946
Advance Forest City New York Central Chicago–New York [1942] 1942–1945
Advance Gilt Edge New Haven New York City–Boston [1943] 1937–1951
Advance Knickerbocker New York Central St. Louis–Boston [1948] 1945–1956
Advance Merchants Limited New Haven New York–Boston [1954] 1952–1960
Advance Midnight Special Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Chicago–St. Louis [1948] 1947–1949
Advance Silver Meteor Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Seaboard Air Line New York City–Miami [1945] 1942–1947
Advance Twentieth Century Limited New York Central Chicago–New York [1930] 1929–1931
Advance Water Level Limited New York Central Chicago–New York [1944] 1943–1945
Advance Wolverine New York Central Chicago–New York–Boston [1947] 1947–1948
Adventureland Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Kansas City, Missouri–Billings, Montana [1952] 1937–1952
Afternoon Congressional Pennsylvania
Penn Central (1968-1970) 		New York–Washington, D.C.[1958] 1952–1970
Afternoon Executive Amtrak New York–Washington, D.C.[1971] 1971–1972
Afternoon Express New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York–Boston [1900] 1891–1913
Afternoon Flyer Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Chicago–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1912] 1904–1918
Afternoon Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago–St. Paul, Minnesota [1941] 1939–1970
Afternoon Keystone Pennsylvania
Penn Central (1968-1969) 		New York–Washington, D.C. [1965] 1961–1969
Afternoon Puget Sounder Great Northern Seattle–Vancouver [1948] 1946–1950
Afternoon Steeler Pennsylvania Pittsburgh–Cleveland [1952] 1950–1958
Afternoon Twin Cities Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–St. Paul, Minnesota [1940] 1936–1970
Aiken-Augusta Special Pennsylvania
Southern 		New York City–Charlotte, North Carolina–Columbia, South Carolina–Augusta, Georgia [1935] 1928–1953
Air Line Limited New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York–Boston [1900] 1894–1901
Air Line Special New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York–Fitchburg, Massachusetts [1905] 1904–1907
Airway Limited Pennsylvania
Transcontinental Air Transport 		New York City–Los Angeles [1930] 1929–1932
Akron and Cleveland Express Pennsylvania Chicago–Akron, Ohio [1914] 1912–1918
Akronite Pennsylvania New York City–Akron, Ohio [1941] 1937–1957
Ak-Sar-Ben Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Lincoln, Nebraska [1950] 1930–1953; 1969–1970
Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Lincoln, Nebraska [1958] 1940–1947; 1953–1969
Alamo Southern Pacific New Orleans–San Antonio [1940] 1936–1952
Alamo Special Missouri-Kansas-Texas Houston–San Antonio [1930] 1906–1910; 1928–1933
Alaskan Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,

Spokane, Portland & Seattle

Chicago–Tacoma, Washington–Portland, Oregon [1949] 1931–1952
Albany and Troy Express New York Central New York City–Albany, New York–Troy, New York [1912] 1900–1938
Albany Express New York Central New York, New York-Albany, New York [1925] 1908–1917; 1923–1943
Albany Mail New York Central New York City–Utica, New York [1947] 1947–1948
Albany Morning Express Boston and Albany Railroad Boston–Albany, New York [1920] 1913–1932
Albany Night Express Boston and Albany Railroad, New York Central Railroad Boston–Chicago [1921] 1913–1926
Alburgh Express Rutland Railroad Ogdensburg, New York–Rutland (city), Vermont [1918] 1914–1918
Alexandria Pennsylvania New York–Washington, D.C. [1945] 1941–1958
Alexandrian Great Northern St. Paul, Minnesota–Fargo, North Dakota [1941] 1932–1950
All-Florida Special Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Seaboard Air Line Boston–St. Petersburg, Florida–West Palm Beach, Florida [1925] 1924–1927
Allegheny Pennsylvania St. Louis–Pittsburgh [1951] 1948–1959
Alouette Boston & Maine, Canadian Pacific Railway Boston–Montreal [1934] 1926–1965
Alton Limited Alton Railroad (pre–1947),
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–end) 		Chicago–St. Louis [1934] 1900–1924; 1928–1958
Ambassador Baltimore & Ohio Detroit–Baltimore [1952] 1931–1964
Ambassador New Haven,
Boston & Maine,
Central Vermont, and
Canadian National 		Boston–Montreal [1937] 1927–1966
American Pennsylvania New York City–St. Louis [1930] 1925–1956
American Great Northern Seattle–Vancouver [1927] 1919–1946
American Express Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Cleveland–St. Louis [1912] 1911–1918
American Royal Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Kansas City, Missouri [1945] 1932–1952; 1969–1971
American Royal Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Kansas City, Missouri [1960] 1953–1968
Angel Santa Fe San Francisco–Los Angeles–San Diego [1915] 1911–1917
Angelo Santa Fe Fort Worth, Texas–San Angelo, Texas [1952] 1933–1966
Ann Rutledge Alton Railroad (1937–1947),
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–1958) 		Chicago–St. Louis [1940] 1937–1958
Amtrak Chicago–Kansas City, Missouri [1981] 1976–2009; 1976–2008
Antelope[7] Santa Fe Kansas City, Missouri–Fort Worth, Texas [1946]
Kansas City, Missouri–Oklahoma City [1952] 		1927–1948; 1948–1954
Anthracite Express Pennsylvania Philadelphia–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1939] 1933–1941
Apache Rock Island and Southern Pacific Chicago–Los Angeles [1930] 1927–1938
Argonaut Southern Pacific Los Angeles–New Orleans [1952] 1926–1932; 1936–1958
Aristocrat Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Denver–Chicago [1933] 1930–1941
Arizona Limited Rock Island and Southern Pacific Chicago, Illinois-Phoenix, Arizona 1940–1942
Arkansas and Texas Mail St. Louis–San Francisco Railway St. Louis–Cleburne, Texas [1905] 1898–1908
Arlington Pennsylvania New York City–Washington, D.C. [1941] 1933–1962
Aroostook Flyer Bangor & Aroostook Bangor, Maine–Van Buren, Maine [1950] 1937–1957
Arrow Milwaukee Road Chicago–Sioux Falls, South Dakota [1952] 1926–1967
Arrowhead Amtrak Minneapolis–Duluth, Minnesota [1976] 1976–1977
Arrowhead Limited Chicago & North Western Chicago–Duluth, Minnesota [1952] 1927–1955
Arundel Maine Central, Boston and Maine Boston–Bangor, Maine [1952] 1952–1953
Asa Packer Lehigh Valley New York City–Coxton, Pennsylvania [1941] 1939–1958
Asheville Special Pennsylvania, then Penn Central (1968-1970)
Southern 		New York City–Asheville, North Carolina [1948] 1930–1970
Ashland and Ishpeming Mail Chicago & North Western Chicago–Green Bay, Wisconsin [1924] 1914–1918; 1921–1928
Ashland Limited Chicago & North Western Chicago–Ashland, Wisconsin [1948] 1894–1901; 1914–1957
Ashland Mail Chicago & North Western Chicago–Ashland, Wisconsin [1942] 1929–1930; 1937–1951
Atlanta Limited Illinois Central Shreveport, Louisiana–Meridian, Mississippi [1937] 1934–1942; 1946–1947
Atlanta Owl Seaboard Air Line Railroad Atlanta-Birmingham, Alabama [1936] 1925–1926; 1934–1938
Atlanta–Birmingham Special Pennsylvania
Southern 		New York, New York–Birmingham, Alabama [1913] 1911–1934
Atlanta–Jacksonville Express Southern Atlanta–Jacksonville, Florida [1921] 1920–1924
Atlanta–Memphis Express Southern Atlanta–Memphis, Tennessee [1923] 1921–1924; 1933–1935
Atlantic City Express Central Railroad of New Jersey New York City–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1925] 1907–1910; 1923–1928
Atlantic City Express Pennsylvania Washington, D.C.–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1912] 1910–1942
Atlantic City Express Amtrak Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1990] 1989–1994
Atlantic City Limited Pennsylvania New York City–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1925] 1919–1931
Atlantic City Special Central Railroad of New Jersey New York, New York–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1924] 1902–1910; 1923–1926
Atlantic Coast Limited Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Denver [1915] 1910–1916; 1929–1930
Atlantic Coast Line Express Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad New York, New York–Tampa, Florida [1912] 1893–1935
Atlantic Express Erie New York City–Chicago [1950] 1874–1878; 1885–1887; 1892–1915; 1922–1964
Atlantic Express Grand Trunk Western Chicago–Montreal [1913] 1879–1917
Atlantic Express Michigan Central, New York Central Railroad New York City–Chicago [1928] 1882–1930
Atlantic Express Pennsylvania Pittsburgh–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1916] 1875–1928
Atlantic Express Canadian National Railway Chicago–Toronto [1928] 1926–1930
Atlantic Express Northern Pacific Railway, Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Saint Paul, Minnesota–Seattle–Portland, Oregon [1924] 1883–1888; 1910–1930
Atlantic Express Chicago & North Western Chicago–Minneapolis [1924] 1900–1926
Atlantic Express Union Pacific Railroad Portland, Oregon–Kansas City, Missouri [1924] 1903–1928
Atlantic Flyer Louisville and Nashville Railroad Cincinnati–Birmingham, Alabama [1933] 1929–1936
Atlantic Highlands Express Central Railroad of New Jersey New York City–Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey ?
Atlantic Limited Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Minneapolis–Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan–Montreal [1908] 1902–1909
Atlantic Limited Canadian Pacific (1955–1978)
Via (1978–1979)
via Maine Central Railroad Mattawamkeag to Vanceboro 		Saint John, New Brunswick–Montreal [1963] 1956–1970; 1978–1981
Augusta Special Pennsylvania
Southern 		New York, New York–Charlotte, North Carolina–Columbia, South Carolina–Augusta, Georgia [1958] 1915–1928; 1953–1966
Augusta-Aiken Special Pennsylvania
Southern 		New York, New York–Charlotte, North Carolina–Columbia, South Carolina–Augusta, Georgia [1932] 1931–1934
Aurora Winter Train Alaska Railroad Anchorage, Alaska-Fairbanks, Alaska [1978] 1947–present
Auto Train Auto-Train Corporation (1971–1981)
Amtrak (1983–present) 		Lorton, Virginia–Sanford, Florida (1971–1981; 1983–present)
Louisville, Kentucky-Sanford, Florida (1974–1977) 		see on left
Azalean Louisville & Nashville Cincinnati–New Orleans [1952] 1937–1953
Aztec Eagle (Aguila Azteca) Nacionales de Mexico
Missouri Pacific 		Mexico City–Nuevo Laredo–San Antonio [1955] 1950–1971

B

Train name Railroad Train endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
Badger Amtrak Chicago–Milwaukee [1985] 1985–1989
Badger Express Great Northern St. Paul, Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota [1943]; 1955-1971 just called 'Badger' 1925–1971
Badger Limited Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Chicago–Milwaukee [1930] 1929–1933
Badger State Express Chicago & North Western Chicago–Minneapolis [1919] 1892–1936
Baltimore Day Express Pennsylvania Buffalo, New York-Washington, D.C. [1962] 1958-1968
Baltimore-Washington Night Express Baltimore & Ohio, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Reading Company Jersey City, New Jersey–Washington, D.C. [1941] 1938–1946
Bankers New Haven
Penn Central (1969-1971) 		New York City–Springfield, Massachusetts [1945] 1939–1971
Bankers Amtrak Washington, D.C.–Springfield, Massachusetts [1980] 1976–1998
Banner Blue Wabash Chicago–St. Louis [1938] 1894–1896; 1905–1967
Bar Harbor Express Maine Central
Boston and Maine
New Haven 		Washington, D.C.–Ellsworth, Maine [1950] 1902–1960
Barnacle Bill Special Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Philadelphia–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1939] 1938–1941
Bat Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Chicago–Minneapolis [1929] 1929–1930
Bay Shore Special Central Railroad of New Jersey Washington, D.C.–Ellingsworth, Pennsylvania [1948] 1940–1949
Bay State New Haven
Penn Central (1969–1971)
Amtrak (from 1971) 		New York City–Boston [1985] 1894–1917; 1925–1974; 1982–1994; 1997–1998
Bayonne Flyer New Jersey Transit (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail) Hoboken, New Jersey–Bayonne, New Jersey 2011–present
Beach Comber Boston & Maine Boston–Portland, Maine [1950] 1950–1952
Beach Patrol Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Philadelphia–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1939] 1938–1941
Beach Special Boston & Maine Boston–Portland, Maine [1952] 1950–1952
Beachcomber Long Island Rail Road New York City–Montauk, New York [1964] 1963–1966
Beacon Hill Amtrak Boston–New Haven, Connecticut [1979] 1978–1981
Bear Mountain Amtrak New York City–Albany, New York [1985] 1977; 1981–1995
Beaver Southern Pacific San Francisco–Portland, Oregon [1942] 1940–1949
Beaver New York Central New York City–Cleveland–Toronto [1921] 1913–1926
Benjamin Franklin Amtrak Boston–Philadelphia [1982] 1977–1994
Berkshire Boston & Albany, New York Central Boston–Albany, New York [1948] 1902–1931; 1952–1959
Berkshire Boston & Maine Boston–Troy, New York [1940] c. 1932-1936 (Berkshire Flyer); c. 1937–1940
Berkshire New Haven New York City–Pittsfield, Massachusetts [1954] c. 1931–1941 (Berkshire Express); c. 1946-1968
Berkshire Hills Express New York Central New York City–Chatham, New York--North Adams, Massachusetts [1924] 1919–1934
Betsy Ross Amtrak New York City–Washington, D.C. [1980] 1976–1981
Bicentennial Amtrak Boston–Philadelphia [1976] 1976–1977
Big Apple Amtrak New York City–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1983] 1980–1992; 1997–1998
Birmingham and Atlanta Owl Seaboard Air Line Railroad Birmingham, Alabama–Atlanta [1930] 1927–1933
Birmingham Owl Seaboard Air Line Railroad Birmingham, Alabama–Atlanta [1935] 1925–1926; 1934–1938
Birmingham Special[8] Pennsylvania, then Penn Central (1969-1971)
Norfolk & Western
and Southern 		New York City–Birmingham, Alabama, with a Chattanooga, Tennessee–Memphis, Tennessee segment [1926] 1909-1971
Biscayne Florida East Coast Railway Jacksonville, Florida–Miami [1930] 1927–1931
Black Diamond Lehigh Valley
Reading 		Philadelphia–New York City–Buffalo, New York [1952] 1896–1959
Black Gold Frisco Tulsa, Oklahoma–Fort Worth, Texas [1952] 1938–1959
Black Hawk Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (–1970)
Burlington Northern (6 weeks in 1970) 		Chicago–Minneapolis [1945] 1927–1970
Black Hawk Amtrak Chicago–Dubuque, Iowa [1976] 1974–1981
Black Hills and Minnesota Express Chicago & North Western Chicago–Rapid City, South Dakota [1915] 1914–1918
Blue Arrow Nickel Plate Cleveland–St. Louis [1958] 1956–1959
Blue Bird[9] Chicago Great Western Minneapolis–Rochester, Minnesota [1930] 1929–1931
Blue Bird Wabash Chicago–St. Louis [1943] 1938–1968
Blue Comet Central Railroad of New Jersey Jersey City, New Jersey–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1934] 1929–1941
Blue Dart Nickel Plate St. Louis–Cleveland [1958] 1956–1959
Blue Grass Special Pennsylvania Chicago–Louisville, Kentucky [1955] 1952–1957
Blue Ridge[10] Amtrak, Marc after 1986 Washington, D.C.–Martinsburg, West Virginia [1977] 1973-1988
Blue Ridge Limited Baltimore & Ohio Chicago–Washington, D.C. [1945] 1934–1949
Blue Water Amtrak Chicago–Port Huron, Michigan [2008] 1975–1982 as the Blue Water Limited; 2004–present
Bluebonnet Frisco and
Missouri–Kansas–Texas 		St. Louis–Fort Worth, Texas [1952] 1928–1958
Bluegrass Monon Railroad Chicago–Louisville, Kentucky [1949] 1948–1952
Boardwalk Flyer Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Philadelphia–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1940] 1934–1935; 1939–1941
Bon-Air Special Georgia & Florida Augusta, Georgia–Jacksonville, Florida [1925] 1924–1930
Booth Tarkington New York Central Chicago–Cincinnati [1958] 1958
Border Limited Southern Pacific Houston–Corpus Christi, Texas [1952] 1929–1930; 1934-1952
Borealis Amtrak Chicago–Saint Paul [2024] 2024–present
Boston Afternoon Express Boston & Albany Boston–Albany, New York [1925] 1913–1927
Boston and Buffalo Special New York Central Boston–Chicago [1924] 1906–1928
Boston and Chicago Special New York Central Boston–Chicago [1912] 1892–1914
Boston and New York Express New York Central Boston–Chicago (with sleeping cars to many other points) [1912] 1905–1914
Boston Day Express Boston & Albany, New Haven New York City–Boston [1930] 1924–1931
Boston Evening Express Boston & Albany Boston-Albany, New York [1925] 1925-1928
Boston Express New York Central Buffalo, New York–Boston [1930] 1888–1948
Boston Express Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Duluth, Minnesota–Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (with through trains to many eastern cities) [1908] 1890–1916
Boston Express Pennsylvania, New Haven Washington, D.C.–Boston [1895] 1892–1900
Boston Express Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian Pacific Railway Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Montreal [1908] 1898–1910
Boston Limited Boston & Albany, New York Central Railroad Boston–Chicago [1894] 1894–1909
Boston Night Express Boston & Albany Boston–Albany, New York [1920] 1913–1922
Boston Special Boston & Albany, New York Central Railroad Boston–Chicago [1892] 1892–1909
Boston Special New York Central Boston–Chicago (with through trains to Toronto and Montreal) [1945] 1942–1946
Boston–New York Express New Haven
New York Central 		New York City–Boston [1938]
New York City–Springfield, Massachusetts 		1925–1951
Bostonian New Haven (until 1968)
Penn Central (1969-1971)
Amtrak (since 1971) 		New York City–Boston [1953] 1919–1977
Bowery Amtrak New York City–Washington, D.C. [1997] 1997–1998
Brainerd and International Falls Express Northern Pacific Railway Saint Paul, Minnesota–International Falls, Minnesota [1928] 1921–1946
Brazil and Mudlavia Express Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Chicago–Terre Haute, Indiana [1905] 1902–1906
Broadway Limited Pennsylvania (1912–1969)
Penn Central (1969–1971)
Amtrak (1971–1995) 		Chicago–Washington, D.C. [1930]
Chicago–New York City 		1912–1995
Buckeye Pennsylvania Pittsburgh–Cleveland (Buckeye Limited 1916–1936) [1939] 1916-1948
Buckeye Pennsylvania
Penn Central (1969–1971) 		Chicago–Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio [1958] 1957-1969
Buckeye Pere Marquette Railway Detroit–Columbus, Ohio [1930] 1928–1931
Budd Highlander Boston and Maine Boston–Albany, New York [1955] 1952-1958
Buffalo–Chicago Special New York Central Chicago–Buffalo, New York [1925] 1921–1927
Buffalo–Cincinnati Express New York Central Buffalo, New York–Cincinnati (with through trains to the south) [1934] 1934–1946
Buffalo - Pittsburgh - Detroit Special New York Central Buffalo, New York–Pittsburgh–Detroit [1925] 1922–1934
Buffalo - Pittsburgh - Toledo Special New York Central Buffalo, New York–Pittsburgh–Toledo, Ohio [1938] 1935–1940
Buffalo – Pittsburgh Express New York Central and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Buffalo, New York–Pittsburgh [1942] (aka Buffalo and Pittsburgh Express) 1904–1917; 1929–1930; 1935–1961
Buffalo–Toronto Express New York Central, Canadian Pacific Railway New York City–Toronto [1945] 1943–1963
Buffalo and Chicago Express Grand Trunk Western New York, New York-Chicago, Illinois [1903] 1900–1907
Buffalo and Chicago Special Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Buffalo, New York–Chicago [1910] 1906–1913
Buffalo and Chicago Special Boston and Albany Railroad, New York Central Railroad Boston–Chicago [1915] 1913–1920
Buffalo Day Express Pennsylvania Washington, D.C.–Buffalo, New York [1933] 1900–1968
Buffalo Express Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Toronto–Buffalo, New York [1905] 1902–1914
Buffalo Express New York Central Chicago–Buffalo, New York [1933] 1912–1943
Buffalo Limited New York Central New York, New York-Buffalo, New York [1903] 1902-1906
Buffalo Limited Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York [1920] 1919–1926
Buffalo Limited Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Pittsburgh–Buffalo, New York [1930] 1919–1931
Buffalo Local New York Central Cincinnati–Buffalo, New York ?
Buffalo Mail Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York [1930] 1919–1935
Buffalo Special New York Central New York City–Buffalo, New York [1908] 1892–1893; 1902–1914; 1919–1925
Buffalo Special Pennsylvania Railroad Pittsburgh–Buffalo, New York [1911] 1906–1916
Buffalo Train Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad New York City–Chicago [1907] 1902–1914
Buffalonian West Shore Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York (with sleeping cars to Chicago, St. Louis, and Boston) [1915] 1910–1925
Buffalonian New York Central New York City–Buffalo, New York [1924] 1915–1932
Buffalonian Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad New York City–Buffalo, New York [1940] 1936–1941
Bullet Central Railroad of New Jersey Jersey City, New Jersey-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1930] 1929–1931
Bullet Pennsylvania Railroad Wilmington, Delaware-Easton, Maryland [1938] 1937-c.1946
Bunker Hill New Haven (until 1946), Amtrak (since 1971) New York City–Boston [1972] 1940-1946; 1971-1975
Business Man's Special Pere Marquette Chicago–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1930] 1928–1932
Butte and Portland Special Union Pacific Salt Lake City–Butte, Montana–Portland, Oregon [1915] 1911–1920
Butte Express Union Pacific Salt Lake City–Butte, Montana–Boise, Idaho [1938] 1894–1895; 1915–1931; 1935–1941
Butte Special Union Pacific Salt Lake City–Butte, Montana [1952] 1921–1971
Butte - Northwest Express Union Pacific Salt Lake City–Butte, Montana–Spokane, Washington–Portland, Oregon [1935] 1932–1941
Butte - Portland Express Union Pacific Salt Lake City–Butte, Montana–Portland, Oregon [1912] 1911–1914

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Schafer (1997), 19–20; Schafer (2000), 58–59
  3. ^ Goldberg, Bruce (1981). Amtrak--the first decade. Silver Spring, MD: Alan Books. OCLC 7925036.
  4. ^ Solomon (1999), 66.
  5. ^ "U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater celebrates inaugural run of Acela Express high-speed rail service". M2 Presswire. November 17, 2000. Retrieved 2009-11-07.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Schafer (2000), 39.
  7. ^ Yenne (2005), 47.
  8. ^ Norfolk and Western Railway, October 27, 1957, timetable, pp. 5, 8.
  9. ^ Dubin, Arthur D. 1974. More Classic Trains (Milwaukee: Kalmbach)
  10. ^ Reynolds (2000), 126–127.

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