Trail Blazer (train)

The Trail Blazer was a named passenger train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad from Chicago, Illinois, to New York City, via Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Trail Blazer was a coach-only train that provided a 17-hour service between New York to Chicago. The Trail Blazer was one of the first all-coach trains (along with the Santa Fe's El Capitan) to provide premium services comparable to a Pullman train. Service began on July 28, 1939, and was an immediate success. The number of passengers on the Trail Blazer frequently exceeded those of the Pennsylvania's better-known train, the Broadway Limited. In 1951 the Pennsylvania combined the Trail Blazer and General into one service. However, their time table still distinguished the two trains until July 26, 1959, when the Trail Blazer's name was removed.^[1]

References

↑ Welsh, Joe (2006). Pennsylvania Railroad's Broadway Limited. Saint Paul, MN: Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760323021. OCLC 65425926.

Named trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad

Admiral Advance General Afternoon Steeler Birmingham Special Broadway Limited Colonial Cincinnati Limited East Wind Federal General Jeffersonian Keystone Manhattan Limited Morning Steeler Northern Arrow Pittsburgher South Wind Spirit of St. Louis Steeler Sunshine Special Trail Blazer Valpo Local

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