List of named passenger trains of the United States (I–M)

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

I

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
Idaho Express Union Pacific Railroad Salt Lake City, Utah – Boise, Idaho [1932] 1911-1913; 1919-1924; 1932-1933; 1942-1946
Idahoan Union Pacific Railroad Cheyenne, Wyoming – Portland, Oregon [1948] 1947-1954
Illini Illinois Central Chicago, Illinois – Champaign, Illinois [1942] 1942-1949; 1969-1971
Illini Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Carbondale, Illinois [2014] 1974–present
Illinois Zephyr Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Quincy, Illinois [2015] 1971–present
Illmo Limited Illinois Terminal Railroad St. Louis, Missouri – Peoria, Illinois [1941] 1929-1948
Imperial Southern Pacific Los Angeles, California – Calexico, California [1931] 1931-1941
Imperial Southern Pacific, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Los Angeles, California [1948] 1947-1958
Independence Amtrak New York, New York – Washington, DC [1985] 1982-1995
Indian Head Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago, Illinois – Drummond, Wisconsin [1948] 1948-1952
Indiana Connection see Calumet
Indiana Special Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Detroit, Michigan – Indianapolis, Indiana [1920] 1919-1921; 1925-1939
Indianapolis Express New York Central Detroit, Michigan – St. Louis, Missouri (with many different endpoints over the years) [1952] 1917-1920; 1931-1957
Indianapolis Limited Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Cincinnati, Ohio – Indianapolis, Indiana [1923] 1921-1929
Indianapolis Limited Pennsylvania New York, New York – Indianapolis, Indiana [1950] 1950; 1953-1957
Indianapolis Midnight Special Pennsylvania Chicago, Illinois – Louisville, Kentucky [1908] 1906-1910
Indianapolis Special Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Cleveland, Ohio – Indianapolis, Indiana [1920] 1919-1924; 1929-1932
Inter-American Amtrak St. Louis, Missouri – Laredo, Texas [1975] 1973-1981
Inter-City Express New York Central Buffalo, New York – Syracuse, New York [1927] 1927-1931
Inter-City Limited[2] Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National Chicago, Illinois – Montreal, Quebec [1948] 1927-c.1965
Inter-State Limited Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1929] 1929-1933
International (group of trains) Great Northern Seattle, Washington – Vancouver, British Columbia 1950-1971
International Express Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1930] 1913-1937
International Limited[2] Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National Chicago, Illinois – Toronto, Ontario [1955] 1901-1910; 1919-1971
International Limited Amtrak and Via Chicago, Illinois – Toronto, Ontario [1990] 1982-2004
International Limited Great Northern Portland, Oregon – Vancouver, British Columbia [1935] 1911-1924; 1931-1946
Interstate Express New York Central Chicago, Illinois – Boston, Massachusetts [1952] 1921-1958
Interstate Express Reading–CNJ–Lackawanna Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Syracuse, New York [1950] 1929-1957
Iowa and Dakota Express Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago, Illinois – Hawarden, Iowa [1916] 1897; 1914-1924
Iowa Express Chicago Great Western Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Kansas City, Missouri [1912] 1912-1930
Iowa-Nebraska Limited Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Lincoln, Nebraska [1930] 1925-1946
Iowan Illinois Central Chicago, Illinois – Sioux City, Iowa[3] [1948] 1931-1952
Iron and Copper Country Express Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago, Illinois – Ishpeming, Michigan [1948] 1914-1958
Iron City Express Pennsylvania New York, New York – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1913] 1909-1953
Iron Country Limited Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Iron River, Michigan [1933] 1931-1938
Iron Range Express Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago, Illinois Menomonie, Wisconsin [1915] 1900-1901; 1914-1936
Iroquois New York Central New York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts – Chicago, Illinois [1948] 1926-1967
Irvin S. Cobb Illinois Central Louisville, Kentucky – Memphis, Tennessee [1952] 1949-1955
Islander New York, New Haven & Hartford Boston, Massachusetts, then New York, New York – Woods Hole, Massachusetts [1931] 1937-1942

J

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
James River Amtrak Richmond, Virginia – Newport News, Virginia [1995] 1995-1998
James Whitcomb Riley New York Central Chicago, Illinois – Cincinnati, Ohio [1948] 1941-1971
Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Washington, DC [1975] 1971-1977
Jeffersonian Pennsylvania New York, New York – St Louis, Missouri [1948] 1941-1953
Jeffersonian Amtrak New York, New York – Washington, DC [1985] 1982-1990
Jet Rocket Rock Island Chicago, Illinois – Peoria, Illinois [1956] 1956-1957
Joe Wheeler Southern Oakdale, Tennessee – Tuscumbia, Alabama [1940] c.1940-c.1946
John Adams Amtrak Boston, Massachusetts – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1977] 1977
John Quincy Adams New Haven Railroad New York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts 1957-?
John Wilkes Lehigh Valley New York, New York – Coxton, Pennsylvania – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1942] 1939-1961
Judiciary Pennsylvania New York, New York – Washington, DC [1952] 1933-1955
Judith Special Great Northern Lewiston, Idaho – Great Falls, Montana [1920] 1919-1924
Juniata Pennsylvania Railroad; Penn Central New York, New York – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1952] 1927-1934; 1938-1971

K

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and Detroit Express Michigan Central Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Grand Rapids, Michigan [1916] 1916-1920
Kansas City and Chicago Fast Mail Santa Fe Kansas City, Missouri – Galveston, Texas [1911] 1906-1916
Kansas City and St. Louis Express Missouri Pacific St. Louis, Missouri – Denver, Colorado [1903] 1900-1910
Kansas City Chief Santa Fe Chicago, Illinois – Kansas City, Missouri [1950] 1950-1968
Kansas City Day Express Alton Railroad St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri [1892] 1892-1900
Kansas City Express St. Louis-San Francisco Kansas City, Missouri – Memphis, Tennessee [1905] 1902-1908
Kansas City Express Missouri-Kansas-Texas Kansas City, Missouri – Galveston, Texas [1908] 1904-1910; 1915-1916; 1921-1926
Kansas City Express Union Pacific Railroad Kansas City, Missouri – Cheyenne, Wyoming [1922] 1921-1934
Kansas City Express Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City, Missouri – Port Arthur, Texas [1930] 1929-1932
Kansas City Express Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Kansas City, Missouri [1932] 1932-1936
Kansas City Express Wabash Railroad St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri [1940] 1937-1947
Kansas City Flyer Santa Fe Kansas City, Missouri – Galveston, Texas [1912] 1910-1916
Kansas City Limited Chicago Great Western Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Kansas City, Missouri [1922] 1896-1901; 1922-1926
Kansas City Mail St. Louis-San Francisco Kansas City, Missouri – Dallas, Texas [1902] 1898-1908
Kansas City Mule Amtrak St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri [1983] 1980-2009
Kansas City Rocket Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Kansas City, Missouri [1960] 1957-1962
Kansas City Special Chicago Great Western Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Kansas City, Missouri [1916] 1898-1909; 1912-1918
Kansas City Vestibuled Limited Alton Railroad St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri [1901] 1892-1904
Kansas City Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Illinois – Kansas City, Missouri 1953-1968
Kansas City - Florida Special St. Louis-San Francisco –
Southern –
Atlantic Coast Line –
Florida East Coast 		Kansas City, Missouri – Miami, Florida (endpoints differed over the years) [1948] 1902-1965
Kansas City - Hot Springs Express Missouri Pacific Hot Springs, Arkansas – Kansas City, Missouri ?
Kansas Cityan Santa Fe Chicago, Illinois – Kansas City, Missouri – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1952] 1915-1933; 1938-1968
Kansas Fast Mail Santa Fe Kansas City, Missouri – Purcell, Oklahoma [1910] 1910-1918
Kansas Limited St. Louis-San Francisco St. Louis, Missouri – Galveston, Texas [1925] 1905; 1917-1928
Kansas Mail St. Louis-San Francisco St. Louis, Missouri – Wichita, Kansas [1922] 1921-1927
Katahdin Boston and Maine, Maine Central Railroad Company Boston, Massachusetts – Bangor, Maine [1953] 1951-1958
Kate Shelley 400 Chicago and North Western Chicago, Illinois – Cedar Rapids, Iowa [1955] 1955-1971
Katy Flyer Missouri-Kansas-Texas St. Louis, Missouri – San Antonio, Texas (various endpoints over the years) [1948] 1896; 1900-1959
Katy Limited Missouri-Kansas-Texas Kansas City, Missouri – Fort Worth, Texas [1948] 1910-1951
Kay-See Flyer Missouri Pacific Railroad St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri ?
Kennebec Limited Boston and Maine, Maine Central Railroad Company Boston, Massachusetts – Bangor, Maine [1953] 1937-1958
Kentuckian Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Chicago, Illinois – St. Louis, Missouri – Washington, DC – Newport News, Virginia [1930] 1929-1933
Kentuckian Pennsylvania Chicago, Illinois – Louisville, Kentucky [1935] 1935-1968
Kentucky Cardinal Illinois Central Louisville, Kentucky – Fulton, Kentucky [1952] 1950-1953
Kentucky Cardinal Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Louisville, Kentucky [2000] 1999-2003
Key West Express Florida East Coast Railway Jacksonville, Florida – Key West, Florida [1924] 1910-1926
Keystone (group of trains) Amtrak New York, New York – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1980) 1971-1972; 1980-1981; 1991-2007
Keystone Executive Amtrak Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1984] 1983-1988
Keystone Express Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Scranton, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1939) 1936-1949
Keystone Express Pennsylvania New York, New York – St. Louis, Missouri (various endpoints over the years) [1914] 1891-1896; 1904-1931; 1937-1940
Keystone Express Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Scranton, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1939) c.1936-c.1947
Keystone State Express Amtrak New York, New York – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1980) 1991-1995
King Coal Reading Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Shamokin, Pennsylvania [1951] 1950-1964
Klamath Southern Pacific San Francisco, California – Portland, Oregon [1952] 1929-1955
Knickerbocker New York Central New York, New York – St. Louis, Missouri (various endpoints over the years) [1948] 1895-1967
Knickerbocker Amtrak New York, New York – Albany, New York [1991] 1974-1976; 1991-1994
Knickerbocker Limited New Haven Railroad New York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts [1925] 1902-1932

L

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
La Salle Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Chicago, Illinois – St. Louis, Missouri [1928] 1925-1933
La Salle[2] Grand Trunk Western and
Canadian National 		Chicago, Illinois – Toronto, Ontario – Montreal, Quebec [1938] 1937-c.1965
La Salle Street Limited Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Omaha, Nebraska [1942] 1935-1953
Lackawanna Limited Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Hoboken, New Jersey – Buffalo, New York [1948] 1901-1949
Lackawanna Special Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Hoboken, New Jersey – Buffalo, New York [1926] 1925-1936
Lake Cities Erie Railroad, later Erie Lackawanna Chicago, Illinois – Hoboken, New Jersey [1952] 1929-1970
Lake Cities Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Toledo, Ohio (1980–1995) [1980]
Chicago, Illinois – Pontiac, Michigan (1995–2004) [1995] 		1980-2004
Lake Cities Special New York Central Detroit, Michigan – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1935] 1926-1952
Lake Country Limited Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Janesville, Wisconsin [2000] 2000-2001
Lake Erie New York Central Albany, New York – Buffalo, New York [1930] 1927-1931
Lake Shore Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – New York, New York [1971] 1971-1972
Lake Shore Limited Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – New York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts [1980] 1975–present
Lake Shore Limited New York Central Chicago, Illinois – New York, New York [1948] 1897-1956
Lake Superior Limited Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Houghton, Michigan – St. Ignace, Michigan (with through trains to many other destinations) [1900] 1893-1900
Lake Superior Limited Northern Pacific Railway Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Duluth, Minnesota [1928] 1901-1905; 1921-1930
The Laker Soo Line Chicago, Illinois – Duluth, Minnesota [1952] 1951-1965
Land O'Corn Illinois Central Chicago, Illinois – Waterloo, Iowa [1960] 1941-1967
Lark Southern Pacific San Francisco, California – Los Angeles, California [1948] 1911-1968
Las Vegas Holiday Special Union Pacific Railroad Los Angeles, California – Las Vegas, Nevada [1965] 1962-1967
Las Vegas Limited Amtrak Los Angeles, California – Las Vegas, Nevada [1976] 1976
LaSalle Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1984] 1980-1989
Laurentian Delaware & Hudson, New York Central, Canadian Pacific Railway New York, New York – Montreal, Quebec [1948] 1923-1971
Legion Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New York – Washington, D.C. [1948] 1944-1952
Legionnaire[4] Chicago Great Western Minneapolis–St. Paul – Chicago, – Kansas City, Missouri [1930] 1925-1930 (renamed "The Minnesotan")
Legislator Pennsylvania Railroad Washington, DC – New York, New York [1952] 1932-1971
Lehigh Express Grand Trunk Western, Lehigh Valley Railroad New York, New York – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Chicago, Illinois [1912] 1894-1914
Lehigh Limited Lehigh Valley Railroad New York, New York – Buffalo, New York (with through trains to many other cities) [1930] 1917-1936
Lehigh-Pennsylvania Express Lehigh Valley Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Phillipsburg, New Jersey [1918] 1916-1932
Lexington Special Louisville and Nashville Railroad Cincinnati, Ohio – Lexington, Kentucky [1922] 1921-1935
Liberty Bell Amtrak Washington, DC – New York, New York [1995] 1995-1998
Liberty Express Amtrak Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Boston, Massachusetts [1980] 1979-1982
Liberty Limited Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Washington, DC [1948] 1925-1957
Lincoln Limited Chicago and Alton Chicago, Illinois – St. Louis, Missouri [1930] 1925-1935
Lincoln Service Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – St. Louis, Missouri 2006–present
Litchfield New Haven Railroad New York, New York – Pittsfield, Massachusetts [1960] 1956-1968
Lock Haven Express Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Williamsport, Pennsylvania [1923] 1923-1933
Lone Star St. Louis Southwestern Memphis, Tennessee – Dallas, Texas [1948] 1928-1952
Lone Star Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Dallas, Texas
Chicago, Illinois – Houston, Texas [1974] 		1974-1979
Lone Star Limited Texas Midland Railroad Paris, Texas – Ennis, Texas (with through cars to St. Louis and Galveston) [1902] 1902-1912
Lookout Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Nashville, Tennessee – Chattanooga, Tennessee (with through cars to New York) [1933] 1932-1946
Loop Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Springfield, Illinois [1990] 1986-1996
Los Angeles Challenger Chicago and North Western, Union Pacific Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Los Angeles, California [1938] 1938-1948
Los Angeles Express Santa Fe Chicago, Illinois – Los Angeles, California [1910] 1905-1916
Los Angeles Limited Chicago and North Western, Union Pacific Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Los Angeles, California [1948] 1906-1953
Louisiana Daylight Texas and Pacific New Orleans, Louisiana – Fort Worth, Texas [1950] 1949-1963
Louisiana Eagle Texas and Pacific New Orleans, Louisiana – Fort Worth, Texas [1950] 1949-1963
Louisiana Limited Texas and Pacific New Orleans, Louisiana – Fort Worth, Texas (with through cars to other points) [1930] 1913-1949
Louisiana Sunshine Special Missouri Pacific Little Rock, Arkansas – Lake Charles, Louisiana [1948] 1925-1930; 1948-1960
Louisiane Illinois Central Chicago, Illinois and Louisville, Kentucky – New Orleans, Louisiana [1952] 1931-1967
Louisville and Cincinnati Limited Illinois Central Cincinnati, Ohio – New Orleans, Louisiana [1902] 1897-1910; 1917-1918
Louisville Daylight Express Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Louisville, Kentucky [1930] 1911-1953
Louisville Express Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Chicago, Illinois – Louisville, Kentucky [1940] 1931-1941
Louisville Limited Illinois Central New Orleans, Louisiana – Louisville, Kentucky [1922] 1919-1930
Louisville Night Express Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Louisville, Kentucky [1920] 1914-1920; 1934-1935
Louisville Special Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Louisville, Kentucky [1904] 1904-1910

M

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
Mackinaw Island Express Detroit and Mackinac Railway, Michigan Central Railroad Detroit, Michigan – Alpena, Michigan [1930] 1919-1935
Mahaiwe New Haven Railroad New York, New York – Pittsfield, Massachusetts [1960] 1956-1960
Mahkeenac New Haven Railroad New York, New York – Pittsfield, Massachusetts [1960] 1954-1960
Mail and Express Missouri-Kansas-Texas Kansas City, Missouri – Dallas, Texas [1916] 1903-1911; 1915-1916; 1920
Mail and Express Texas Midland Railroad Paris, Texas – Ennis, Texas (with through cars to Galveston) [1903] 1902-1911
Mail and Express Wabash Railroad St. Louis, Missouri – Toledo, Ohio [1910] 1909-1915
Mail and Express Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New York – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1953] 1951-1961
Mail Express Amtrak Washington, DC – Boston, Massachusetts [1985] 1984-1990
Main Line Express Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1925] 1893-1930
Maine Coast Special Canadian National Montreal, Quebec – Berlin, New Hampshire -- Portland, Maine [1938] c.1938
Mainstreeter Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (1952–1970);
Burlington Northern (1970–1971) 		Chicago, Illinois – Seattle, Washington (1952–1970);
St. Paul, Minnesota – Seattle, Washington (1970–1971) 		1952-1971
Major Lehigh Valley Railroad New York, New York – Buffalo, New York [1955] 1954-1958
Man O' War Central of Georgia Atlanta, Georgia – Columbus, Georgia [1953] 1947-1971
Manhattan Amtrak Washington, DC – New York, New York [1991] 1991
Manhattan Limited Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central Chicago, Illinois – New York, New York [1958] 1903-1971
Manhattan Limited Amtrak New York, New York – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1982] 1981-1984
Manitoba Express Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway and
Canadian Pacific Railway 		St. Paul, Minnesota – Winnipeg, Manitoba [1905] 1904-1918
Manitoba Limited Northern Pacific Railway St. Paul, Minnesota – Winnipeg, Manitoba [1930] 1914-1915, 1921-1946
Maple Leaf[2] Grand Trunk Western Railroad and
Canadian National 		Chicago, Illinois (Dearborn Station) – Toronto, Ontario – Montreal, Quebec (with through cars to New York) [1938] 1927-1971
Maple Leaf Via/Amtrak New York, New York – Toronto, Ontario [1985] 1981–present
Maple Leaf Lehigh Valley, Reading Company
Canadian National 		New York, New York – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Toronto, Ontario [1940] 1937-1961
Marathon Missouri Pacific Kansas City, Missouri – Omaha, Nebraska [1935] 1935-1939
Mariner Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Cape Charles, Virginia [1944] 1944-1947
Mark Twain Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy St. Louis, Missouri – Burlington, Iowa [1948] 1936-1952
Marquette Milwaukee Road Chicago, Illinois – Mason City, Iowa [1940] 1938-1950
Marquette Pere Marquette Chicago, Illinois – Grand Rapids, Michigan  
Marquette Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1982] 1980-1983
Marylander Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Reading Railroad, and
Central Railroad of New Jersey 		Washington, DC – Jersey City, New Jersey [1940] 1938-1956
Matinee New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway New York, New York – Paterson, New Jersey [1953] 1950-1957
Maumee New York Central Chicago, Illinois – Toledo, Ohio (with through cars to other points) [1930] 1928-1948
Mayflower New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Boston, Massachusetts – New York, New York [1954] 1906-1907; 1925-1948; 1952-1968
Mayflower Amtrak Washington, DC – Boston, Massachusetts [1995] 1974; 1992-1998
Meadowlark Chicago & Eastern Illinois Chicago, Illinois – Cypress, Illinois [1950] 1946-1962
Memphian St. Louis-San Francisco St. Louis, Missouri – Birmingham, Alabama (endpoints varied widely by year) [1952] 1923-1958
Memphis and New Orleans Limited Illinois Central Cincinnati, Ohio – New Orleans, Louisiana (with sleeping cars to the west coast) [1903] 1902-1910
Memphis Express St. Louis-San Francisco St. Louis, Missouri – Memphis, Tennessee [1907] 1906-1908; 1917-1921; 1925
Memphis Mail Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Memphis, Tennessee – Amarillo, Texas [1921] 1906-1910; 1921-1924
Memphis Special Pennsylvania Railroad, Norfolk and Western Railway, Southern Railway New York, New York – Memphis, Tennessee [1938] 1909-1941
Memphis-Atlanta Express St. Louis-San Francisco, Southern Railway Memphis, Tennessee – Atlanta, Georgia [1920] 1917-1924; 1933-1935
Memphis-Californian Rock Island, Southern Pacific Memphis, Tennessee – Los Angeles, California [1948] 1923-1949
Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans Express Illinois Central, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway St. Louis, Missouri – Nashville, Tennessee – New Orleans, Louisiana [1903] 1902-1910
Mercantile Express Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New York – Washington, DC – Cleveland, Ohio – Chicago, Illinois [1930] 1913-1942
Merchants Express Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Hoboken, New Jersey – Scranton, Pennsylvania [1948] 1937-1959
Merchants Limited New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (to 1969), Penn Central (1969-1971), Amtrak (from 1971) New York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts 1903-1998
Mercury New York Central Detroit, Michigan – Cleveland, Ohio (1936–1939) [1938]
Detroit, Michigan – Chicago, Illinois (1939–1949) [1944] 		1936-1949
Meteor St. Louis-San Francisco Railway St. Louis, Missouri – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1948] 1902-1965
Meteor San Francisco - Sacramento Railroad San Francisco, California – Chico, California [1924] 1924-1927
Metroliner (type of train) Penn Central (1968–1971)
Amtrak (1971–2006) 		New York, New York – Washington, DC 1968-2006
Metropolitan New York Central New York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts – Chicago, Illinois [1907] 1905-1928
Metropolitan Amtrak New York, New York – Washington, DC [1981] 1981-1982
Metropolitan Express Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, Illinois – New York, New York [1913] 1913-1925
Metropolitan Express Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Jersey City, New Jersey – St. Louis, Missouri [1908] 1905-1916
Metropolitan Special Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Washington, DC – St. Louis, Missouri [1952] 1919-1971
Mexico Express Santa Fe Albuquerque, New Mexico – El Paso, Texas [1920] 1906-1932
Mexico Limited Missouri Pacific Railroad St. Louis, Missouri – San Antonio, Texas (with through cars to Mexico) [1924] 1923-1927
Miamian Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway New York, New York – Miami, Florida [1941] 1927-1941; 1946-1962
Michigan New York Central Chicago, Illinois – Detroit, Michigan [1953] 1937-1938; 1946-1967
Michigan Canadian Pacific Railway, New York Central Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Toronto, Ontario [1934] 1928-1957
Michigan Central Limited Michigan Central New York, New York – Chicago, Illinois [1922] 1905-1923
Michigan Executive Amtrak Detroit, Michigan – Jackson, Michigan [1980] 1975-1983
Michican Express Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Detroit, Michigan – Cincinnati, Ohio [1927] 1915-1928; 1939-1941
Michigan Express Pere Marquette Railway Chicago, Illinois – Traverse City, Michigan [1920] 1920-1926
Michigan Special New York Central Detroit, Michigan – Cincinnati, Ohio [1933] 1930-1958
Michigan Wolverine New York Central and its affiliates Chicago, Illinois – New York, New York (with through cars to many other points) [1924] 1923-1928
Mid-American Illinois Central Chicago, Illinois – St. Louis, Missouri – Memphis, Tennessee [1970] 1968-1971
Mid-City Express Pennsylvania and Wabash Chicago, Illinois – Detroit, Michigan [1940] 1935-1949
Mid-Continent Special Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Kansas City, Missouri [1948] 1925-1954
Mid-Day Limited Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway New York, New York – Cincinnati, Ohio [1913] 1910-1920
Mid-West Limited Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Washington, DC – St. Louis, Missouri [1925] 1923-1928
Midday Congressional Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New York – Washington, DC [1961] 1956-1971
Midday Keystone Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New York – Washington, DC [1956] 1956-1958
Middle West Express Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Jersey City, New Jersey – Chicago, Illinois [1922] 1917-1930
Midlander Erie Chicago, Illinois – Jersey City, New Jersey [1942] 1939-1947
Midnight Wabash Railroad Chicago, Illinois – St. Louis, Missouri [1945] 1942-1960
Midnight Express New York Central New York, New York – Albany, New York – Plattsburgh, New York (different endpoints in different years) [1916] 1893-1925
Midnight Express New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts [1914] 1891-1897; 1905-1918
Midnight Express Reading Railroad, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Binghamton, New York [1924] 1923-1928
Midnight Keystone Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New York – Washington, DC [1956] 1956-1959
Midnight Limited (train) Wabash Railroad St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri [1955] 1908-1914; 1927; 1937-1960
Midnight Special Chicago & Alton,
from 1947 Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 		Chicago, Illinois – St. Louis, Missouri [1955] 1901-1971
Midnight Special New York Central and its affiliates Cincinnati, Ohio – Cleveland, Ohio [1948] 1939-1958
Midnight Special Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Chicago, Illinois – Cincinnati, Ohio [1943] 1921-1952
Midnight Special Amtrak Washington, DC – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1994] 1994
Midnight Sun Alaska Railroad Anchorage, Alaska – Fairbanks, Alaska [1960] 1960
Midwest Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago, Illinois – Sioux Falls, South Dakota (various endpoints over the years)[1952] 1940-1956
Midwestern New York Central Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Cincinnati, Ohio [1957] 1957-1959
Mill Cities Limited Chicago Great Western Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Kansas City, Missouri [1948] 1927-1952
Minneapolis-Kansas City Rocket Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Kansas City, Missouri [1941] 1941-1944
Minneapolis-Sioux Falls-Yankton Night Express Great Northern Railway Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Yankton, South Dakota [1935] 1935-1940
Minnesota 400 Chicago & North Western Mankato, Minnesota – Wyeville, Wisconsin [1948] 1936-1952
Minnesota and Black Hills Express Chicago & North Western Chicago, Illinois – Rapid City, South Dakota [1918] 1914-1937; 1948-1955
Minnesota Limited Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Illinois – Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1916] 1910-1918; 1922-1926
Minnesota Marquette Milwaukee Road Chicago, Illinois – Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1948] 1939-1950
Minnesotan[4] Chicago Great Western Chicago, Illinois – Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1933] 1930-1956 (name dropped in 1949)[5]
Minute Man Boston and Maine Boston, Massachusetts – Troy, New York [1948] 1927-1957
Minute Man Amtrak[6] Boston, Massachusetts – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1972–1973)

Boston – Washington, DC (1973–1998)

1973-1998
Miss Lou Illinois Central Jackson, Mississippi – New Orleans, Louisiana [1944] 1942-1949
Missionary Santa Fe Chicago, Illinois – Kansas City, Missouri (and points beyond in many years) [1935] 1915-1936
Mississippi Valley Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Northern Pacific Railway St. Louis, Missouri – Portland, Oregon [1920] 1911-1936
Missouri Limited Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Illinois – Kansas City, Missouri [1930] 1909-1918; 1923-1931
Missouri River Eagle Missouri Pacific St. Louis, Missouri – Omaha, Nebraska [1948] 1940-1971
Missouri River Express Chicago & North Western Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Omaha, Nebraska [1924] 1913-1926
Missouri River Flyer Santa Fe Denver, Colorado – La Junta, Colorado [1913] 1902-1904; 1907-1915
Missouri River Runner Amtrak St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri [2010] 2009–present
Missouri State Express Chicago and Alton St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri [1901] 1901-1905
Missourian Missouri Pacific St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri [1948] 1925-1963
Missourian New York Central St. Louis, Missouri – New York, New York [1928] 1928-1958
Mohawk Grand Trunk Western Chicago, Illinois – Detroit, Michigan 1967-1971
Mohawk New York Central New York, New York – Buffalo, New York (many different endpoints over the years) [1948] 1911-1963
Mohawk Amtrak New York, New York – Schenectady, New York [1991] 1981-1985; 1991-1998
Mohawk and Hudson River Express West Shore Railroad New York, New York – Albany, New York [1903] 1899-1916
Mondamin Chicago & North Western Minneapolis, Minnesota – Sioux City, Iowa [1948] 1931-1952
Monmouth Express Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Long Branch, New Jersey [1930] 1920-1932
Montreal and Boston Express Soo Line Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway, Boston and Maine Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Boston, Massachusetts [1916] 1890-1893; 1903-1916
Montreal Express New York Central, Rutland Railroad, Delaware and Hudson Railway New York, New York – Montreal, Quebec [1916] 1902-1924
Montreal Express Canadian Pacific Railway, Wabash Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Toronto, Ontario – Montreal, Quebec [1903] 1903-1909
Montreal Express Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Boston and Maine Chicago, Illinois – Montreal, Quebec – Boston, Massachusetts [1916] 1908-1917
Montreal Limited Delaware & Hudson, New York Central New York, New York – Montreal, Quebec [1948] 1925-1971
Montrealer[7] Pennsylvania Railroad, New Haven, Boston & Maine, Central Vermont, and Canadian National Washington, DC – Montreal, Quebec [1952] 1924-1966
Montrealer Amtrak Washington, DC – Montreal, Quebec [1981] 1972-1995
Morning Congressional Pennsylvania New York, New York – Washington, DC [1956] 1950-1971
Morning Daylight Southern Pacific Los Angeles, California – San Francisco, California [1941] 1940-1952
Morning Executive Amtrak New York, New York – Washington, DC [1971] 1971-1972
Morning Express Northern Pacific Railway Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Duluth, Minnesota [1902] 1901-1905
Morning Express New Haven Railroad New York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts [1912] 1905-1913
Morning Flyer Grand Rapids & Indiana Chicago, Illinois – Grand Rapids, Michigan [1905] 1904-1911
Morning Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago, Illinois – St. Paul, Minnesota [1948] 1939-1971
Morning Keystone Pennsylvania New York, New York – Washington, DC [1957] 1956-1959
Morning Liberty Express Amtrak Boston, Massachusetts – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1978] 1978-1979
Morning Puget Sounder Great Northern Railway Seattle, Washington – Vancouver, British Columbia [1947] 1946-1950
Morning Star St. Louis Southwestern St. Louis, Missouri – Dallas, Texas [1948]
Memphis, Tennessee – Dallas, Texas [1952] 		1941-1950
Morning Steel King New York Central, Erie Railroad Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Cleveland, Ohio [1958] 1953-1962
Morning Steeler Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Cleveland, Ohio [1952] (earlier years New York endpoint) 1950-1957
Morning Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Illinois – Minneapolis–St. Paul [1938] 1936-1971
Motor City Special New York Central Chicago, Illinois – Detroit, Michigan [1922] 1917-1965
Motor Queen New York Central Detroit, Michigan – Cincinnati, Ohio [1929] 1929
Mound City Illinois Terminal Railroad St. Louis, Missouri – Peoria, Illinois [1950] 1949-1956
Mound City Limited Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cincinnati, Ohio – St. Louis, Missouri [1908] 1905-1916
Mound City Special Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Cincinnati, Ohio – St. Louis, Missouri – Cleveland, Ohio [1935] 1925-1936
Mount Adams Amtrak Seattle, Washington – Portland, Oregon [1995] 1995-1997
Mount Baker International Amtrak Seattle, Washington – Vancouver, British Columbia [1996] 1996-1997
Mount Rainier Amtrak Seattle, Washington – Portland, Oregon [1978] 1974-1995
Mount Royal New York Central,
Boston & Maine,
Rutland, and Canadian National 		New York, New York and Boston, Massachusetts – Montreal, Quebec [1952] 1925-1953
Mount Vernon Pennsylvania; Amtrak from 1976 New York, New York – Washington, DC [1956] 1933-1971; 1976; 1980-1991; 1997-1998
Mountain Bluebird Chicago and North Western, Union Pacific Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Denver, Colorado [1933] 1931-1937
Mountain Express Erie Jersey City, New Jersey – Port Jervis, New York [1938] 1931; 1936-1953
Mountain Special Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Hoboken, New Jersey – Scranton, Pennsylvania [1935] 1921; 1935-1952
Mountaineer Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Chicago, Illinois – Vancouver, British Columbia [1948],
later Minneapolis-St. Paul – Vancouver, British Columbia 		1932-1955
Mountaineer (Boston and Maine) Maine Central and Boston & Maine Boston, Massachusetts – Littleton, New Hampshire [1948] 1947-1955
Mountaineer Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Norfolk, Virginia [1975] 1975-1976
Mountaineer Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1908] 1901-1934
Mountaineer Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Denver, Colorado – Montrose, Colorado [1948] 1936-1959
Mudlavia and Brazil Express Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Terre Haute, Indiana [1902] 1902-1906
Murray Hill New Haven Railroad New York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts [1945] 1940-1971
Murray Hill Amtrak New York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts [1975] 1973-1981

References

  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. ^ a b c d Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 31
  3. ^ Illinois Central timetable effective September 28, 1947; Official Guide, August 1954
  4. ^ a b Dubin, Arthur D. 1974. More Classic Trains (Milwaukee: Kalmbach)
  5. ^ Official Railway Guide, August 1954
  6. ^ O. S. Noack, Der große Atlas der Eisenbahnen, Cologne, Germany, November 1992, ISBN 3773550405
  7. ^ Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 26