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.

List of named passenger trains in the United States

A–B C D–H I–M N–R S–Z

1 A
2 B
3 Notes
4 References

A

Train Name	Railroad	Train Endpoints	Operated
Abraham Lincoln^[1]	Alton Railroad (1935–1947) Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–1971) Amtrak (1971–1978)	Chicago, IL – St. Louis, MO	1935–1978
Acadian^[2]	Southern Pacific	Houston, TX – New Orleans, LA	?-1956
Acela Express^[3]	Amtrak	Boston, MA – Washington, DC	2000–present
Adirondack^[4]	Amtrak	New York, NY – Montreal, PQ	1974–present
Admiral	Pennsylvania	New York, NY – Chicago, IL	1941–1971
Advance Commodore Vanderbilt	New York Central	New York, NY – Chicago, IL	1929–1955
Advance Empire State Express	New York Central	New York, NY – Buffalo, NY
Advance Gilt Edge	New Haven	New York, NY – Boston, MA
Advance Knickerbocker	New York Central	St. Louis, MO – Boston, MA
Advance Midnight Special	Gulf, Mobile & Ohio	Chicago, IL – St. Louis, MO
Advance Wolverine	New York Central	Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI
Advanced Denver Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Chicago, IL – Denver, CO
Adventureland	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Kansas City, MO – Billings, MT
Afternoon Hiawatha	Milwaukee Road	Chicago, IL – St. Paul, MN	1939–1970
Afternoon Puget Sounder	Great Northern	Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC
Afternoon Twin Cities Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Chicago, IL – St. Paul, MN
Aiken-Augusta Special	Pennsylvania Southern	New York, NY – Augusta, GA
Airway Limited	Pennsylvania Transcontinental Air Transport	New York, NY – Los Angeles
Akronite	Pennsylvania	New York, NY – Akron, OH
Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Chicago, IL – Lincoln, NB
Alamo	Southern Pacific	New Orleans, LA – San Antonio, TX
Alaskan	Northern Pacific Spokane, Portland & Seattle	St. Paul, MN – Tacoma, WA
Albany Mail	New York Central	New York, NY – Utica, NY
Alburgh Express	Rutland Railroad	Ogdensburg, NY – Alburgh, VT
Alexandrian	Great Northern	St. Paul, MN – Grand Forks, ND
Allegheny	Pennsylvania	St. Louis, MO – Pittsburgh, PA
Alouette	Boston & Maine	Boston, MA – Montreal, PQ	1926–1956
Alton Limited	Gulf, Mobile & Ohio	Chicago, IL – St. Louis, MO
Ambassador	Baltimore & Ohio New York Central	Detroit, MI – Baltimore, MD
The Ambassador^[5]	New Haven, Boston & Maine, Central Vermont, and Canadian National	New York, NY – Montreal, PQ
Ambassador	Amtrak and Via Rail	Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON
American	Pennsylvania	New York, NY – St. Louis, MO	1925–1956
American Royal Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Chicago, IL – Kansas City, MO	1953–1971
Angel	Santa Fe	San Francisco, CA – Los Angeles, CA
Angelo	Santa Fe	Fort Worth, TX – San Angelo, TX
Ann Rutledge	Alton Railroad (1937–1947), Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–1958)	Chicago, IL – St. Louis, MO	1937–1958
Ann Rutledge	Amtrak	Chicago, IL – Kansas City, MO	1976–2009
Antelope^[6]	Santa Fe	Kansas City, MO – Fort Worth, TX (–1948) Kansas City, MO – Oklahoma City, OK (1948–?)
Argonaut	Southern Pacific	Los Angeles, CA – New Orleans, LA	1926–1932; 1936–1958
Aristocrat	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Denver, CO – Chicago	1930–?
Arizona Limited	Rock Island and Southern Pacific	Chicago, IL – Phoenix, AZ	1940–1942
Arlington	Pennsylvania	New York, NY – Washington, DC
Aroostook Flyer	Bangor & Aroostook	Bangor, ME – Van Buren, ME	1937–1957
Arrow	Milwaukee Road	Chicago, IL – Sioux Falls, SD	1926–1967
Arrowhead Limited	Chicago & North Western	Chicago, IL – Duluth, MN
Arundel	Maine Central	Portland, ME – Bangor, ME	circa 1953
Asa Packer	Lehigh Valley	New York, NY – Coxton, PA	1939–1958
Asheville Special	Pennsylvania Southern	New York, NY – Asheville, NC
Ashland Limited	Chicago & North Western	Chicago, IL – Ashland, WI
Ashland Mail	Chicago & North Western	Chicago, IL – Ashland, WI
Atlantic City Express	Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines	Philadelphia, PA – Atlantic City, NJ
Atlantic Express	Erie	New York, NY – Chicago, IL
Atlantic Express	Grand Trunk Western	Chicago, IL – Montreal, PQ
Atlantic Express	Michigan Central	New York, NY – Chicago, IL
Atlantic Highlands Express	Central of New Jersey	New York, NY – Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Atlanta Limited	Illinois Central	Shreveport, LA – Meridian, MS
Atlantic Limited	Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie	Minneapolis, MN – Sault Ste Marie, MI
Atlantic Limited	Canadian Pacific (1955–1978) Via (1978–1979) via Maine Central Railroad Mattawamkeag to Vanceboro	Saint John, NB – Montreal, QC
Auto Train	Auto-Train Corporation (1971–1981) Amtrak (1983–present)	Lorton, VA – Sanford, FL (1971–1981, 1983–present) Louisville, KY – Sanford, FL (1974–1977)
Azalean	Louisville & Nashville	Cincinnati, OH – New Orleans, LA
Aztec Eagle (Aguila Azteca)	Nacionales de Mexico Missouri Pacific	Mexico City – Nuevo Laredo, TAM – San Antonio, TX

B

Train Name	Railroad	Train Endpoints	Operated
Badger Express	Great Northern	St. Paul, MN – Duluth, MN
Bankers	New Haven	Washington, DC – Springfield, MA
Banner Blue	Wabash	Chicago, IL – St. Louis, MO
Bar Harbor	New Haven Pennsylvania	New York, NY – Springfield, MA
Bar Harbor Express	Maine Central Boston and Maine New Haven	Washington, DC – Ellsworth, ME	1902–1960
Bay Shore Special	Central of New Jersey	Washington, DC – Ellingsworth, PA
Bay State	New Haven	New York, NY – Boston, MA
Beach Special	Boston & Maine	Boston, MA – Portland, ME
Beachcomber	Boston & Maine	Boston, MA – Portland, ME
Beaver	Southern Pacific	San Francisco, CA – Portland, OR	1940–1949
Beeliner	New York Central	Detroit, MI – Mackinaw City, MI	–1962
Berkshire	New Haven	New York, NY – Pittsburgh, PA
Bicentennial	Amtrak	Boston, MA – Philadelphia, PA	1976–1977
Birmingham Special^[7]	Pennsylvania, Norfolk & Western and Southern	New York, NY – Birmingham, AL, with a Chattanooga, TN – Memphis, TN segment
Black Diamond	Lehigh Valley Reading	New York, NY – Buffalo, NY	1896–1959
Black Gold	Frisco	Tulsa, OK – Fort Worth, TX	1938–1959
Black Hawk	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (–1970) Burlington Northern (6 weeks in 1970)	Chicago, IL – Minneapolis, MN	–1970
Black Hawk	Amtrak	Chicago, IL – Dubuque, IA	1974–1981
Bloomington – Louisville Local	Monon Railroad	Bloomington, IN – Louisville, KY
Blue Arrow	Nickel Plate	Cleveland, OH – St. Louis, MO	1956–1959
Blue Comet	Central Railroad of New Jersey	Jersey City, NJ – Atlantic City, NJ	1929–1941
Blue Dart	Nickel Plate	St. Louis, MO – Cleveland, OH	1956–1959
Blue Bird	Wabash	Chicago, IL – St. Louis, MO	1938–1968
Blue Ridge^[8]	Amtrak	Washington, DC – Martinsburg, WV	1973–1986
Blue Ridge Limited	Baltimore & Ohio	Chicago, IL – Washington, DC	1934–1949
Blue Water	Amtrak	Chicago, IL – Port Huron, MI
Bluebonnet	Frisco and Missouri–Kansas–Texas	St. Louis, MO – Fort Worth, TX
Bluegrass	Monon Railroad	Chicago, IL – Louisville, KY
Boardwalk Flyer	Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines	Philadelphia, PA – Atlantic City, NJ
Bon-Air Special	Georgia & Florida	Augusta, GA – Jacksonville, FL	1920–?
Booth Tarkington	New York Central	Chicago, IL – Cincinnati, OH
Border Limited	Southern Pacific	Houston, TX – Corpus Christi, TX
Boston Express	New York Central	Buffalo, NY – Boston, MA
Boston – New York Express	New Haven New York Central	New York, NY – Boston, MA New York, NY – Springfield, MA
Bostonian	New Haven	New York, NY – Boston, MA
Broadway Limited	Pennsylvania (1912–1971) Amtrak (1971–1995)	Chicago, IL – Washington, DC Chicago, IL – New York, NY	1912–1995
Buckeye	Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh, PA – Cleveland, OH
Buffalo – Pittsburgh Express	New York Central	Buffalo, NY – Pittsburgh, PA
Buffalo – Toronto Express	New York Central	New York, NY – Toronto, ON
Buffalo and Chicago Express	Grand Trunk Western	New York, NY – Chicago, IL	1900–1907
Buffalo Day Express	Pennsylvania	Washington, DC – Buffalo, NY	–1971
Buffalo Local	New York Central	Cincinnati, OH – Buffalo, NY
Bullet	Central Railroad of New Jersey	Jersey City - Wilkes-Barre	1929–1931
Business Man's Special	Pere Marquette	Chicago, IL – Grand Rapids, MI
Butte Special	Union Pacific	Salt Lake City, UT – Butte, MT

Notes

^ Schafer (1997), 19–20; Schafer (2000), 58–59; Goldberg (1981), 75–76.
^ Solomon (1999), 66.
^ "U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater celebrates inaugural run of Acela Express high-speed rail service". M2 Presswire. November 17, 2000. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67162158.html. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
^ Schafer (2000), 39.
^ Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 26
^ Yenne (2005), 47.
^ Norfolk and Western Railway, October 27, 1957, timetable, pp. 5, 8.
^ Reynolds (2000), 126–127.

References

Goldberg, Bruce (1981). Amtrak: The First Decade. Silver Spring, MD: Alan Books.
Reynolds, Kirk; Dave Oroszi (2000). Baltimore & Ohio railroad. MBI. ISBN 0760307466. http://books.google.com/books?id=6sSEArRhKZgC.
Schafer, Mike and Welsh, Joe (1997). Classic American Streamliners. MBI Publishing Co.. ISBN 0760303770. http://books.google.com/books?id=e-jEOg16QX8C.
Schafer, Mike (2000). More Classic American Railroads. MBI Publishing Co.. ISBN 076030758X. http://books.google.com/books?id=m78vZ6z-RNgC.
Solomon, Brian (1999). Southern Pacific Railroad. MBI Publishing Co.. ISBN 0760306141. http://books.google.com/books?id=DDgEnEeZe8wC.
Yenne, Bill (2005). Santa Fe Chiefs. MBI Publishing Co.. ISBN 0760318484. http://books.google.com/books?id=LoWNpEXI97oC.

List of named passenger trains in the United States

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

Contents

A

B

Notes

References