List of Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains

The Pennsylvania Railroad operated dozens of named passenger trains, and in fact, was the largest passenger train operator in the US.

All trains discontinued unless otherwise noted.

Symbol legend
Symbol	Indicates
winters-only	winter-only
summers-only	summer-only
weekends-only	weekend-only

References

A

The Admiral 1939 — 1941
Washington, DC — New York, NY

renamed The Constitution
The Admiral 1941 — 1971
Chicago, IL — New York, NY
The Advance Congressional 1941 — 1947
New York, NY — Washington, DC
The Advance East Coast Champion 1957
New York, NY — Miami, FL
The Advance Federal 1946
Boston, MA — Washington, DC
Advance Florida Special 1938 — 1941
New York, NY — Miami, FL
The Advance General 1940 — 1941
Chicago, IL — New York, NY

renamed The Admiral
The Advance Golden Arrow 1944 — 1946
New York, NY — Chicago, IL

renamed The Golden Arrow
The Advance Senator 1947
Washington, DC — Boston, MA
The Advance Senator 1947
Washington, DC — Boston, MA

through cars from Birmingham Special and Camillia
The Advance Silver Meteor 1942 — 1947
New York, NY — Miami, FL

renamed Silver Star
The Afternoon Congressional 1952 — 1971
New York, NY — Washington, DC
The Afternoon Keystone 1961 — 1969
New York, NY — Washington, DC
The Afternoon Steeler 1950 — 1958
Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH via Salem, OH, and Alliance, OH
Aiken-Augusta Special 1928 — 1953
New York, NY — Charlotte, NC — Aiken/Augusta, GA via SOU

renamed Augusta Special
The Airway Limited 1929 — 1932
New York, NY — Port Columbus, OH

as part of air-rail service to Los Angeles, CA
Akron & Cleveland Express 1912 — 1918
Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA via Youngstown, OH

renamed Akron Express
Akron-Cleveland Express 1920
Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA via Youngstown, OH

became train #142
Akron Express 1918 — 1919
Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA via Youngstown, OH

renamed Pittsburgh Night Express
The Akronite 1936 — 1958
New York, NY — Akron, OH via Youngstown, OH
The Alexandria 1941 — 1958
New York, NY — Washington, DC
The All-Florida Special 1924 — 1925
New York, NY — Florida via SAL

renamed Orange Blossom Special
The All-Florida Special 1925 — 1927
New York, NY — Florida via SAL
The Allegheny 1948 — 1959
St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA
Altoona Express 1919 — 1921
Philadelphia, PA — Altoona, PA
The American 1925 — 1956
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO via Dayton, OH
Anthracite Express 1901 — 1941
Philadelphia, PA — Pottsville, PA — Wilkes-Barre, PA
The Arlington 1933 — 1962
Washington, DC — New York, NY
Atlanta Special 1892 — 1895
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA via SAL
Atlantic City & Washington Express 1899 — 1903
Washington, DC — Atlantic City, NJ

renamed Washington & Atlantic City Express
Atlantic City & Washington Express 1907 — 1916
Washington, DC — Atlantic City, NJ

renamed Atlantic City Express/Washington Express
Atlantic City Express/Washington Express 1916 — 1942
Washington, DC — Atlantic City, NJ
Atlantic City Limited/New York Limited 1919 — 1931
New York, NY — Atlantic City, NJ
Atlantic City Special 1904 — 1907
Washington, DC — Atlantic City, NJ

renamed Atlantic City & Washington Express
Atlantic Coast Line Express 1896 — 1903
St. Augustine, FL/Tampa, FL — Washington, DC — New York, NY via ACL
Atlantic Coast Line Express 1903 — 1921
Jacksonville, FL — Washington, DC — New York, NY via ACL

renamed Coast Line Florida Mail
Atlantic Coast Line Limited 1925
Jacksonville, FL — New York, NY
Atlantic Express 1906 — 1913
St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA via Piqua, OH
Atlantic Express 1913 — 1935
Chicago, IL — Columbus, OH — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed The Ohioan
Augusta Special 1915 — 1966
New York, NY — Augusta, GA via SOU

B

Baltimore Day Express 1958 — 1968
Buffalo, NY — Baltimore, MD — Washington, DC
Bankers Special 1928 — 1930
Jersey City, NJ — Philadelphia, PA
Bar Harbor Express 1917 — 1960
Washington, DC — Bangor, ME — Rockland, ME
The Bay State 1940 — 1975
Philadelphia, PA — New Haven, CT — Boston, MA via NYNH&H
Birmingham Special 1909 — 1975
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA — Birmingham, AL via SOU
The Blue Diamond 1965
Wilmington, DE — Delmar, DE

6-month experimental train
Blue Grass Special 1952 — 1959
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
Boston Express 1892 — 1901
Washington, DC — New York, NY — Boston, MA

renamed Federal Express
Boston & Southern Express 1892 — 1901
Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed Federal Express
Boston & Washington Night Express 1877 — 1884
Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed Fast Mail
Boston, Philadelphia & Washington Night Express 1876 — 1877
Boston, MA — New York, NY — Philadelphia, PA — Washington, DC

renamed Boston & Washington Night Express
Boston-Pittsburgh-St. Louis Express 1917 — 1918
Boston, MA — Pittsburgh, PA — St. Louis, MO
The Broadway Limited 1912 — 1995
New York, NY — Chicago, IL
The Buckeye 1936 — 1956
Cleveland, OH — Pittsburgh, PA via Youngstown, OH
The Buckeye 1957 — 1969
Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL via Richmond, IN, and Logansport, IN
The Buckeye Limited 1934 — 1936
Cleveland, OH — New York, NY via Salem, OH

renamed The Clevelander
Bucks County Express 1962 — 1978
Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Trenton, NJ
Buffalo & Northern Express 1904 — 1916
Philadelphia, PA — Buffalo, NY
The Buffalo Day Express 1900 — 1968
Washington, DC — Baltimore, MD — Harrisburg, PA — Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Express 1900 — 1916
Buffalo, NY — Philadelphia, PA
Buffalo Night Express 1900 — 1916
Washington, DC / Philadelphia, PA — Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, Erie & Philadelphia Express 1908 — 1916
Buffalo, NY / Erie, PA — Philadelphia, PA
Buffalo Special 1906 — 1916
Pittsburgh, PA — Buffalo, NY
The Bullet 1937 — 1947
Easton, MD — Wilmington, DE

C

The Camilla 1947 — 1948
New York, NY — Florida via SAL

renamed The Sunland
Capital Express 1904 — 1913
Pittsburgh, PA — Indianapolis, IN — St. Louis, MO via Piqua, OH
Capital Express 1913 — 1927
Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA
Capitol Express 1925 — 1929
Indianapolis, IN — Pittsburgh, PA
Carolina-Florida Special 1923 — 1929
New York, NY — Florida via SAL

renamed New York-Florida Limited
Carolina Golfer 1929 — 1930
New York, NY — Raleigh, NC — Pinehurst, NC via SAL/NS
Carpenter Express 1962 — 1978
Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Chestnut Hill, PA
Catskill Express 1893 — 1900
Philadelphia, PA — Jersey City, NJ
The Cavalier 1927 — 1956
New York, NY — Cape Charles, VA via ferry boat Norfolk, VA
The Champion 1939 — 1979
New York, NY — Miami, FL
The Champion (East Coast) 1943 — 1949
New York, NY — east coast of Florida

renamed East Coast Champion
The Champion (West Coast) 1943 — 1949
New York, NY — west coast of Florida

renamed West Coast Champion
Chesapeake & Ohio Express 1894 — 1917
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed Southern Railway & Chesapeake & Ohio Express
Chester Countian 1965 — 1968
Harrisburg, PA — Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station
The Chicago & Cincinnati Express 1885 — 1898
Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH

renamed Cleveland & Cincinnati Express
The Chicago & New York Express 1906 — 1909
Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
The Chicago & St. Louis Express 1893 — 1912
New York, NY — Columbus, OH — Chicago, IL / St. Louis, MO

split into St. Louis Express and Chicago Express
The Chicago Arrow 1935 — 1949
Detroit, MI — Chicago, IL
The Chicago Day Express 1913 — 1929
Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL
Chicago Daylight Express 1906 — 1952
Louisville, KY / Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL

renamed The Red Bird
Chicago Daylight Special 1906
Louisville, KY / Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL
Chicago Express 1904 — 1914
Louisville, KY / Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL

renamed Chicago Night Express
Chicago Express 1913
Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL

renamed Metropolitan Express
Chicago Express 1929 — 1942
Philadelphia, PA — Chicago, IL
Chicago Limited 1893 — 1913
New York, NY — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH

renamed Manhattan Limited
Chicago Midnight Express 1915 — 1917
Louisville, KY — Chicago, IL

renamed Chicago Night Express
Chicago Midnight Special 1906 — 1914
Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL

renamed Chicago Night Express
Chicago Night Express 1914 — 1952
Louisville, KY / Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL
Chicago Special 1890 — 1906
Louisville, KY / Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL

renamed Chicago Daylight Special
Chicago Special 1904 — 1913
renamed Metropolitan Express
The Chicagoan 1923 — 1928
Washington, DC — Chicago, IL
Cincinnati & New York Express 1906 — 1913
Cincinnati, OH — New York, NY

renamed Metropolitan Express
Cincinnati Commercial Express 1916 — 1932
Pittsburgh, PA — Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Daylight Express 1906 — 1952
Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH via Logansport, IN

renamed The Red Bird
Cincinnati Express 1900 — 1930
Pittsburgh, PA — Cincinnati, OH

renamed The Red Knight
Cincinnati Express 1933 — 1940
Cincinnati, OH — Pittsburgh, PA
The Cincinnati Limited 1920 — 1971
New York, NY — Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Midnight Express 1915 — 1916
Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH

renamed The Southland
Cincinnati Midnight Special 1906 — 1914
Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH

renamed Chicago Night Express
Cincinnati Night Express 1914 — 1952
Cincinnati, OH — Logansport, IN — Chicago, IL
Cincinnati Special 1904 — 1906
Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH

renamed Cincinnati Daylight Express
Cleveland & Cincinnati Express 1897 — 1911
New York, NY — Cleveland, OH / Cincinnati, OH

renamed Cleveland, Cincinnati & Chicago Express
Cleveland, Cincinnati & Chicago Express 1911 — 1930
New York, NY — Chicago, IL
Cleveland Express 1920
Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Night Special 1908 — 1909
Cleveland, OH — Columbus, OH
The Cleveland Special 1904 — 1908
Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH
The Cleveland Special 1908 — 1916
Cleveland, OH — Columbus, OH
The Cleveland-Youngstown-Pittsburgh Express 1926 — 1936
Crestline, OH — Alliance, OH — Youngstown, OH — Pittsburgh, PA
The Clevelander 1916 — 1934
New York, NY — Cleveland, OH

renamed The Buckeye Limited
The Clevelander 1936 — 1965
New York, NY — Cleveland, OH via Youngstown, OH
Coast Line Florida Mail 1921 — 1933
New York, NY — Jacksonville, FL via ACL
The Colonial 1939 — 1973
Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC
Colonial Express 1892 — 1939
Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed The Colonial
Columbian Express 1891 — 1893
Jersey City, NJ — Chicago, IL

for World's Fair
Commercial Express 1913 — 1942
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
The Commodore 1933 — 1938
Philadelphia, PA — Long Branch, NJ
The Congressional 1931 — 1952
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed The Afternoon Congressional
Congressional Express 1882 — 1885
Washington, DC — New York, NY

renamed Congressional Limited Express
Congressional Limited 1906 — 1931
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed The Congressional
Congressional Limited Express 1885 — 1906
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed Congressional Limited
The Consolidated Champions 1965
New York, NY — Jacksonville, FL via ACL
The Constitution 1933 — 1956
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed The President
The Crescent 1938 — 1970
New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU/A&WP/L&N
Crescent Limited 1925 — 1938
New York, NY — New Orleans, LA via SOU/A&WP/L&N

renamed The Crescent
Cresson Special 1888 — 1905
Pittsburgh, PA — Cresson, PA
Cyclone Express 1884 — 1885
Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH

renamed train #12

D-E

Day Express 1916 — 1942
Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
Dayton Express 1928 — 1933
Chicago, IL — Dayton, OH — Springfield, OH
Daytonian 1946 — 1948
Chicago, IL — Dayton, OH
Delaware Valley Express 1904 — 1932
Philadelphia, PA — Trenton, NJ — East Stroudsburg, PA
Delaware Valley Express 1962 — 1972
Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Trenton, NJ
Del-Mar-Va Express 1926 — 1958
New York, NY — Philadelphia, PA — Cape Charles, VA via boat ferry Norfolk, VA
The Detroit Arrow 1935 — 1949
Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Detroit, MI
Detroit Express 1929 — 1932
Pittsburgh, PA — Detroit, MI

renamed The Fort Dearborn
Detroit Express 1948 — 1958
Pittsburgh, PA — Detroit, MI
Dominion Express 1913 — 1958
Washington, DC / Philadelphia, PA — Sunbury, PA — Buffalo, NY
The Duquesne 1929 — 1971
New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed The Keystone
The Duquesne Express 1921 — 1929
New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA bypassing Philadelphia, PA

renamed The Potomac
The Duquesne Special 1906 — 1916
Buffalo, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
Early Bird Express 1962 — 1978
Trenton, NJ — Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station
The East Coast Champion 1949 — 1965
New York, NY — Miami, FL

renamed The Consolidated Champions
The East Wind 1940 — 1946
Washington, DC — Worcester, MA — Lowell, MA — Exeter, NH — Portland, ME — Bangor, ME
Eastern & Southern Express 1904 — 1906
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY

renamed Southern Express
Eastern Express 1888 — 1942
Chicago, IL — New York, NY via Columbus, OH
Eastern Mail 1898 — 1920
Chicago, IL — New York, NY

renamed Mail
Eastern Mail 1920
St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA
The Edison 1931 — 1971
New York, NY — Washington, DC
The Embassy 1933 — 1981
New York, NY — Washington, DC
Erie & Philadelphia Express 1904 — 1908
Erie, PA — Philadelphia, PA

renamed Buffalo, Erie & Philadelphia Express
Erie, Buffalo & Rochester Express 1893 — 1914
Philadelphia, PA — Buffalo, NY / Erie, PA
Erie Express 1902
Harrisburg, PA — Erie, PA
Erie Express 1919 — 1948
Pittsburgh, PA — Erie, PA
Erie Mail 1869 — 1901
Harrisburg, PA — Erie, PA

split into Northern Express and Southern Express
Erie Night Express 1913 — 1914
Erie, PA — Philadelphia, PA
Evening Keystone 1956 — 1971
Washington, DC — New York, NY
The Everglades 1925 — 1927
Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC — Florida via ACL/FEC

merged into The Everglades Limited
The Everglades Limited 1920 — 1929
Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL via ACL/FEC

renamed Magnolia Limited
The Executive 1941 — 1971
New York, NY — Washington, DC
Expo Train 1902 — 1904
Pittsburgh, PA — Fort Wayne, IN — Columbia City, IN — Logansport, IN — St. Louis, MO

for World's Fair
Exposition Express 1901
St. Louis, MO — Columbus, OH — Akron, OH — Buffalo, NY via Erie

for World's Fair
Exposition Flyer 1895 — 1896
New York, NY — Atlanta, GA

for Cotton States Expo

renamed New York & Florida Short Line Limited

F

F.F.V. Limited 1889 — 1968
New York, NY — Cincinnati, OH
Fast Line 1847 — 1904
Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA

split into Main Line Express and Philadelphia Express

among oldest named trains in the US
Fast Mail 1884 — 1891
Boston, MA — Washington, DC

renamed Southern Fast Mail
Fast Mail 1896 — 1904
New York, NY — Chicago, IL

renamed Chicago Special
Fast Mail 1929 — 1930
Chicago, IL — New York, NY

renamed The New Yorker
Fast Southern Express 1880 — 1892
New York, NY — Washington, DC — New Orleans, LA

renamed New York & Washington Fast Express
The Federal 1939 — 1971
Boston, MA — Washington, DC
Federal Express 1900 — 1939
Washington, DC — New York, NY — Boston, MA

renamed The Federal
The Flamingo 1909 — 1918
New York, NY — Miami, FL via SAL
The Flamingo 1929 — 1933
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY — Florida via L&N/CofG/ACL

changed interchange point
The Flamingo 1933 — 1943
Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH — Florida via L&N/CofG/ACL
Florida & Metropolitan Limited 1901 — 1903
New York, NY — Florida via SAL

renamed Seaboard Express
Florida & Southwestern Express 1897 — 1903
New York, NY — Tampa, FL / Memphis, TN via SOU

renamed Norfolk & Western Railway & Southern Railway Express
Florida & West Indian Limited 1896 — 1917
New York, NY — St. Augustine, FL / Tampa, FL via ACL

renamed Havana Special
The Florida Arrow 1935 — 1949
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY — Birmingham, AL — Montgomery, AL / Miami, FL via L&N/CofG/ACL/FEC
Florida East Coast Limited 1926 — 1927
New York, NY — Miami, FL via ACL

renamed Miamian
Florida Gulf Coast Limited 1925 — 1927
New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL

renamed Gulf Coast Limited
Florida Special 1902 — 1903
Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH — Atlanta, GA — Macon, GA — Jesup, GA — St. Augustine, FL
The Florida Special 1920 — 1939
New York, NY — Miami, FL

renamed Florida Special (East Coast)
The Florida Special 1947 — 1972
New York, NY — Miami, FL
Florida Special (East Coast) 1939 — 1947
Boston, MA — Miami, FL

renamed The Florida Special
Florida Special (West Coast) 1939 — 1947
Boston, MA — Florida

renamed The Champion (West Coast)
Florida Sunbeam 1930 — 1931
Boston, MA — Florida via SAL

renamed Seaboard Fast Mail
Florida West Coast Limited 1923 — 1927
New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL via SAL

renamed The Southerner
Floridian 1924 — 1925
New York, NY — Florida via SAL

renamed Orange Blossom Special
Flying Quaker 1936 — 1938
Harrisburg, PA — Philadelphia, PA

renamed The Susquehannock
Flying Spray 1937 — 1942
New York, NY — Atlantic City, NJ
Forest City Special 1903 — 1920
Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH

renamed Cleveland Express
The Fort Dearborn 1932 — 1938
New York, NY — Chicago, IL

split into Mid-City Express and The Golden Triangle
The Fort Duquesne 1929
Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed Fast Mail
The Fort Hayes 1935 — 1956
Columbus, OH — Bradford, OH — Logansport, IN — Chicago, IL
The Fort Pitt 1947 — 1971
Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
Franklin City Express 1906 — 1914
Philadelphia, PA — Ocean City, NJ / Franklin City, VA
The Furlough 1944 — 1958
Philadelphia, PA — Cape Charles, VA

renamed The Mount Vernon

G-K

The General 1937 — 1971
New York, NY — Chicago, IL
The Golden Arrow 1929 — 1947
Chicago, IL — New York, NY
The Golden Triangle 1938 — 1966
Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
The Gotham Limited 1922 — 1956
Chicago, IL — New York, NY
The Governor 1937 — 1956
Philadelphia, PA — Harrisburg, PA

renamed Pennsy Aerotrain
Gulf Coast Limited 1927 — 1939
New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL
Gulf Coast Special 1964 — 1971
New York, NY — Tampa, FL
Harrisburg & Williamsport Express 1898 — 1902
Philadelphia, PA — Williamsport, PA

renamed Williamsport Express
Harrisburg Express 1898 — 1904
Philadelphia, PA — Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburger 1965 — 1972
Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Harrisburg, PA
Havana Special 1917 — 1964
New York, NY — Key West, FL via ACL/FEC

renamed Gulf Coast Special
Indiana Arrow 1936 — 1937
Chicago, IL — Logansport, IN — Louisville, KY / Richmond, IN
Indianapolis Limited 1950 — 1957
New York, NY — Indianapolis, IN
International Express 1913 — 1937
Washington, DC / Philadelphia, PA — Harrisburg, PA — Buffalo, NY
Iron City Express 1909 — 1953
New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
The Jacksonian 1941 — 1943
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY — Miami, FL via L&N/ACL/FEC
Jamestown Limited 1906 — 1907
New York, NY — Portsmouth, VA — Memphis, TN / Birmingham, AL via SAL

for Jamestown Tercentennial
The Jeffersonian 1941 — 1953
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
The Judiciary 1932 — 1956
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed The Midday Congressional
The Juniata 1927 — 1960
St. Louis, MO — New York, NY
The Juniata 1961 — 1971
Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
The Kentuckian 1935 — 1968
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
The Keystone 1956 — 1968
New York, NY — Washington, DC
Keystone Express 1891 — 1940
Chicago, IL — Jersey City, NJ via Ft. Wayne, IN

L

The Legion 1944 — 1952
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed The Morning Congressional
The Legislator 1932 — 1971
New York, NY — Washington, DC
Lehigh-Pennsylvania Express 1916 — 1932
Phillipsburg, NJ — Easton, PA — Mount Carmel, PA — Sunbury, PA — Lock Haven, PA — Tyrone, PA — Altoona, PA via LV

renamed Pittsburgh-Wilkes-Barre Express
The Liberty Limited 1925 — 1957
Washington, DC — Chicago, IL
Limited Mail 1876
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed Boston, Philadelphia & Washington Night Express
Lock Haven Express 1923 — 1933
Philadelphia, PA — Lock Haven, PA

renamed Williamsport Express
Logansport and Fort Wayne Express 1904
Pittsburgh, PA — Ft. Wayne, IN — Columbia City, IN — Logansport, IN — St. Louis, MO

for World's Fair
London Limited 1894
Philadelphia, PA — Jersey City, NJ
Louisville Daylight Express 1906 — 1953
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY

renamed Blue Grass Special
Louisville Daylight Special 1910
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY
Louisville Express 1906 — 1910
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY

renamed Louisville Daylight Special
Louisville Midnight Express 1915 — 1917
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY

renamed Chicago Night Express
Louisville Night Express 1914 — 1935
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY

renamed The Kentuckian
Louisville Special 1904 — 1910
Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY

renamed Louisville Daylight Special

M

Magnolia Limited 1929 — 1930
New York, NY — Florida via ACL

renamed Tamiami
Main Line Express 1893 — 1930
Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA
The Manhattan 1929 — 1932
Cleveland, OH — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed Iron City Express
Manhattan Limited 1903 — 1971
New York, NY — Chicago, IL
The Mariner 1944 — 1947
Philadelphia, PA — Cape Charles, VA via boat ferry Norfolk, VA
Memphis Special 1909 — 1941
New York, NY — Memphis, TN via SOU/N&W/SOU

renamed The Tennessean
Mercantile Express 1912 — 1948
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO

renamed The Allegheny
Mercantile Express 1930 — 1933
Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL

renamed Progress Limited
The Metropolitan 1927 — 1932
New York, NY — Chicago, IL

renamed Pittsburgh Day Express
Metropolitan Express 1913 — 1927
New York, NY — Chicago, IL

split into The Metropolitan and The Metropolitan Limited
The Metropolitan Limited 1925 — 1926
Cincinnati, OH — New York, NY

renamed The Cincinnati Limited
The Miamian 1927 — 1962
New York, NY — Miami, FL via ACL/FEC
The Mid-City Express 1935 — 1949
Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Detroit, MI via WAB
Mid-City Express 1962 — 1978
Trenton, NJ — Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station
The Midday Congressional 1956 — 1971
New York, NY — Washington, DC
The Midday Keystone 1956 — 1958
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed The Legislator
The Midnight Keystone 1956 — 1959
New York, NY — Washington, DC
The Mid-South Special 1921 — 1923
New York, NY — Columbia, SC via SAL/NS
The Mid-West Express 1910 — 1913
Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed Capital Express
The Mid-Westerner 1935 — 1937
Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL

renamed train #37
Monmouth Express 1920 — 1932
Philadelphia, PA — Long Branch, NJ via Trenton, NJ

renamed The Sea Breeze
Montrealer/Washingtonian 1924 — 1966
Washington, DC — Montreal, Canada via NYNH&H/B&M/CV
The Morning Congressional 1952 — 1971
New York, NY — Washington, DC
Morning Express 1873 — 1876
New York, NY — Washington, DC via York, PA

renamed New York Day Express
The Morning Keystone 1956 — 1959
Washington, DC — New York, NY
The Morning Steeler 1950 — 1957
Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH via Salem, OH
The Mount Pocono Special 1899
Philadelphia, PA — Tobyhanna, PA
The Mount Vernon 1933 — 1971
New York, NY — Washington, DC
The Mountaineer 1901 — 1934
Philadelphia, PA — Pottsville, PA — Wilkes-Barre, PA

N

Nashville Express 1901
Buffalo, NY — Akron, OH — Columbus, OH — St. Louis, MO / Cincinnati, OH / Nashville, TN via ERIE

for World's Fair
Nellie Bly 1926 — 1961
New York, NY — Atlantic City, NJ via Trenton, NJ and West Haddonfield, NJ
The New England Express 1920 — 1930
Philadelphia, PA — Boston, MA

renamed The New Englander
The New Englander 1930 — 1961
Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY via North Philadelphia, PA

renamed The Junianta
The New Southland 1935 — 1938
Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Ridgeville, IN — Richmond, IN — Cincinnati, OH — Atlanta, GA — Jacksonville, FL

renamed The Southland
New York Aiken-Augusta Special 1908 — 1910
New York, NY — Aiken, SC / Augusta, GA via SOU

renamed The Southeastern Limited
New York & Atlanta Express 1901 — 1910
New York, NY — Atlanta, GA via SOU
New York & Chicago Limited 1881 — 1887
New York, NY — Chicago, IL

renamed Pennsylvania Limited
New York & Florida Express 1899 — 1902
New York, NY — Aiken, SC / Augusta, GA — Florida via SOU
New York & Florida Express 1923 — 1929
New York, NY — Florida via SAL

renamed New York-Florida Limited
New York & Florida Limited 1897 — 1902
New York, NY — St. Augustine, FL via SOU

renamed The Southern's Palm Limited
New York & Florida Short Line Limited 1895 — 1897
New York, NY — St. Augustine, FL via SOU/FC&P

renamed New York & Florida Limited
New York & Florida Special 1888 — 1920
New York, NY — Jacksonville, FL via ACL

renamed Florida Special
New York & Memphis Limited 1902 — 1909
New York, NY — Memphis, TN via SOU

renamed Memphis Special
New York & New Orleans Limited 1907 — 1925
New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU/L&N

renamed Crescent Limited
New York & Norfolk Express 1894 — 1917
New York, NY — Cape Charles, VA
New York & Richmond Express 1892 — 1894
New York, NY — Richmond, VA

renamed New York & Washington Express
New York & Southern Express 1888 — 1893
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed Chesapeake & Ohio Express
New York & Southern Express 1893 — 1903
New York, NY — Washington, DC

split into Southern Railway Express and Atlantic Coast Line Express
New York & Southern Express 1893 — 1909
New York, NY — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH

renamed Keystone Express
New York & Washington Fast Express 1890 — 1896
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed New York & Washington Express
New York Day Express 1873 — 1880
Washington, DC — New York, NY

renamed Washington & New York Express
New York Day Express 1906 — 1927
Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY

renamed The Juniata
New York Express 1899 — 1914
Cape Charles, VA — New York, NY
New York Express 1904 — 1919
St. Louis, MO / Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — New York, NY

renamed New York Night Express
New York Express 1919 — 1928
Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
New York-Florida Limited 1927 — 1941
New York, NY — Florida via SAL

renamed The Palmland
New York Limited 1924 — 1925
Florida — New York, NY via ACL
New York Limited Express/Washington Limited Express 1874 — 1903
Washington, DC — New York, NY

renamed New York & Washington Express
New York Mail 1913 — 1917
Pittsburgh, PA — Jersey City, NJ
New York Night Express 1873 — 1892
Washington, DC — New York, NY

renamed Washington & New York Express
New York Night Express 1919 — 1922
Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
New York-Richmond & Danville Express 1892
New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA
New York-Richmond Express/Richmond-New York Express 1912 — 1918
New York, NY — Richmond, VA via RF&P
New York Special 1903 — 1913
St. Louis, MO / Cincinnati, OH — Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY

split into Iron City Express and Metropolitan Express
New York-Washington-Atlanta-New Orleans Express 1919 — 1936
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU/A&WP/L&N
The New Yorker 1930 — 1947
Chicago, IL — New York, NY

renamed The Fort Pitt
The New Yorker 1937 — 1940
Washington, DC — New York, NY
The New Yorker 1948 — 1953
Atlanta, GA — New York, NY via SOU
News Express 1889 — 1914
Baltimore, MD / Philadelphia, PA — Lock Haven, PA

renamed Newspaper Special
Newspaper Special 1914 — 1934
New York, NY — Williamsport, PA
Niagara & Buffalo Express 1900
Philadelphia, PA — Buffalo, NY
Niagara 1920 — 1932
Harrisburg, PA — Williamsport, PA — Ridgway, PA
Niagara Express 1870 — 1920
Baltimore, MD / Philadelphia, PA — Emporium, PA — Buffalo, NY

renamed Niagara
Norfolk Express 1926 — 1927
New York, NY — Cape Charles, VA

renamed The Cavalier
North Michigan Resorter 1915 — 1918
Chicago, IL — Kalamazoo, MI — Grand Rapids, MI

renamed North Michigan Special via MC(NYC)
North Michigan Special 1918 — 1930
Chicago, IL — Kalamazoo, MI — Mackinaw City, MI via MC(NYC)

renamed North Star
North Star 1930 — 1931
Chicago, IL — Kalamazoo, MI — Mackinaw City, MI via MC(NYC)

Name dropped.
Northern Arrow 1935 — 1961
Cincinnati, OH — Mackinaw City, MI
Northern Express 1873 — 1876
Washington, DC — New York, NY

renamed Washington, Philadelphia & Boston Night Express
Northern Express 1892 — 1971
Washington, DC — Erie, PA / Canandaigua, NY
The Northland 1923 — 1935
Cincinnati, OH — Mackinaw City, MI

renamed Northern Arrow
Northland Express 1898 — 1903
Cincinnati, OH — Mackinaw City, MI

renamed Northland Limited
Northland Limited 1903 — 1923
Cincinnati, OH — Mackinaw City, MI

renamed The Northland
Northwest Express 1963 — 1978
Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Chestnut Hill, PA

O

Ohio & Virginia Express 1904 — 1906
St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA via Piqua, OH

renamed Atlantic Express
Ohio Valley Express 1899 — 1904
Pittsburgh, PA — Wheeling, WV — Portsmouth, OH — Ironton, OH / Cincinnati, OH via OR/N&W
The Ohioan 1935 — 1958
Chicago, IL — Columbus, OH via Bradford, OH

renamed The Kentuckian
Oil City Express 1938 — 1950
Pittsburgh, PA — Oil City, PA
Old Point Express 1891 — 1926
Philadelphia, PA — Cape Charles, VA

renamed Del-Mar-Va Express
Orange Blossom Special 1925 — 1953
New York, NY — West Palm Beach, FL via SAL
Orange Blossom Special (West Coast) 1927 — 1942
New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL
Overnight Express 1913
Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA

P

Pacific Express 1865 — 1934
Jersey City, NJ — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH
The Palmetto 1943 — 1966
New York, NY — Savannah, GA via ACL
Palmetto Limited 1909 — 1943
New York, NY — Tampa, FL via ACL

renamed The Palmetto
The Palmland 1941 — 1971
New York, NY — Miami, FL / St. Petersburg, FL
Panama-Pacific Express 1913 — 1915
New York, NY — Columbus, OH — Chicago, IL

renamed Pan-Handle Express
Pan-American Express 1901
St. Louis, MO / Nashville, TN — Columbus, OH — Akron, OH — Buffalo, NY via ERIE

for World's Fair
Pan-Handle Express 1915 — 1935
New York, NY — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH

renamed The Fort Hayes
Pan-Handle Limited 1912 — 1914
New York, NY — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH
Passenger, Mail & Express 1932 — 1941
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL
The Patriot 1936 — 1986
Washington, DC — New York, NY
The Peach Queen 1947 — 1970
New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU
The Pelican 1946 — 1969
New York, NY — Bristol, VA — Chattanooga, TN — New Orleans, LA via SOU/N&W/SOU
Peninsula Express 1889 — 1896
Baltimore, MD — Newark, NJ
Penn Center Express 1962 — 1978
Chestnut Hill, PA — Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station
The Penn Texas 1948 — 1970
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO connections with MP and MKT

Renamed.
Pennsy Aerotrain 1956 — 1957
New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA

experimental run of lightweight GM Aerotrain
Pennsylvania & Shore Line Day Express 1890 — 1892
Boston, MA — Philadelphia, PA

renamed Colonial Express
The Pennsylvania Limited 1887 — 1971
New York, NY — Chicago, IL
Pennsylvania Special 1902 — 1912
New York, NY — Chicago, IL

renamed Broadway Limited
The Pennsylvania-Wilkes Barre Express 1932 — 1949
Wilkes-Barre, PA — Sunbury, PA — Lock Haven, PA — Altoona, PA
The Pennsylvanian 1941 — 1949
New York, NY — Chicago, IL
Philadelphia & Baltimore Express 1900 — 1902
Lock Haven, PA — Philadelphia, PA / Baltimore, MD
Philadelphia & Boston Express 1876 — 1880
Philadelphia, PA — Boston, MA
Philadelphia & Washington Express 1900
Kane, PA — Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Express 1888 — 1904
Jersey City, NJ — Chicago, IL

renamed Eastern Express
Philadelphia Express 1907 — 1916
Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA

renamed Day Express
Philadelphia Express 1919 — 1939
Williamsport, PA — Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Night Express 1909 — 1932
Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA

renamed The Sea Gull
Philadelphia Night Express 1932 — 1956
Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Night Express 1958 — 1965
Harrisburg, PA — Philadelphia, PA

renamed Chester Countian
Philadelphia Special 1903 — 1909
Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA

renamed Philadelphia Night Express
Philadelphian 1919 — 1930
Pottsville, PA — Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphian 1965 — 1972
Harrisburg, PA — Philadelphia, PA
Piedmont Limited 1923 — 1967
New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — Montgomery, AL — New Orleans, LA via SOU/A&WP/L&N
The Pilgrim 1929 — 1930
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO

renamed The St. Louisian
The Pilgrim 1937 — 1949
Philadelphia, PA — Boston, MA
Pittsburgh & Chicago Express 1923 — 1929
Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL

renamed Chicago Express
Pittsburgh & Northern Express 1907 — 1914
Philadelphia, PA / Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Day Express 1900 — 1938
Buffalo, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Day Express 1906 — 1914
New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Day Express 1929 — 1935
Detroit, MI — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed The New Yorker
Pittsburgh Day Express 1932
New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed The Metropolitan
Pittsburgh Express 1896 — 1923
Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed Pittsburgh & Chicago Express
Pittsburgh Express 1914
St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Express 1941 — 1942
Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Limited 1898 — 1903
Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY

split into New York Special and Pittsburgh Special
Pittsburgh Night Express 1900 — 1947
Buffalo, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Night Express 1907 — 1932
Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed The Sea Gull
Pittsburgh Night Express 1918 — 1919
Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed Youngstown-New Castle Express
Pittsburgh Night Express 1932 — 1964
Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Special 1900 — 1909
Chicago, IL / Cleveland, OH / Toledo, OH — Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Special 1903 — 1909
New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed Iron City Express
Pittsburgh Special 1904 — 1914
St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY

renamed Pittsburgh Express
Pittsburgh-Wilkes Barre Express 1932 — 1934
Sunbury, PA — Altoona, PA

name dropped
The Pittsburgher 1916 — 1917
Philadelphia, PA — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed Altoona Express
The Pittsburgher 1924 — 1964
New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
Pocono Limited 1915 — 1930
Philadelphia, PA — Stroudsburg, PA
Pocono Mountain Express 1915
Philadelphia, PA — Tobyhanna, PA
The Potomac 1929 — 1931
Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed The Statesman
The Potomac 1933 — 1962
New York, NY — Washington, DC
The President 1931 — 1971
New York, NY — Washington, DC

northbound renamed The Morning Congressional
The Progress Limited 1933 — 1935
Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL

renamed The Mid-Westerner

Q-R

The Quaker 1920 — 1958
Boston, MA — Philadelphia, PA

became NYNH&H-only train
Quaker City Express 1906 — 1929
Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia, PA

renamed The New Englander
Queen Lane Express 1962 — 1963
Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Chestnut Hill, PA

renamed Northwest Express
The Rainbow 1929 — 1951
Chicago, IL — New York, NY
The Red Arrow 1925 — 1960
Detroit, MI — Pittsburgh, PA — New York, NY
The Red Bird 1941 — 1949
Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Detroit, MI via WAB
The Red Bird 1952 — 1971
Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH via Logansport, IN
The Red Knight 1929 — 1930
New York, NY — Chicago, IL

renamed The Rainbow
The Representative 1931 — 1971
New York, NY — Washington, DC
Resort Special 1923 — 1928
Cincinnati, OH — White Sulphur Springs, WV — Hot Springs, VA — Washington, DC — New York, NY via C&O

renamed West Virginian
Richmond & Danville Express 1892 — 1894
New Orleans, LA / Augusta, GA / Memphis, TN — Washington, DC — New York, NY
Richmond & Danville Limited 1892 — 1894
Philadelphia, PA — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA / New Orleans, LA / Asheville, NC / Augusta, GA
Richmond & New York Express 1892 — 1893
Richmond, VA — Washington, DC — New York, NY

renamed Washington & New York Express
Richmond Express 1873 — 1877
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Richmond, VA
Richmond Night Express 1880 — 1894
Richmond, VA — Washington, DC — New York, NY

renamed Southern Night Express
River Valley Express 1919 — 1930
Philadelphia, PA — Pottsville, PA
The Robert E. Lee 1935 — 1942
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA — Birmingham, AL via SAL
Rochester & Buffalo Express 1893
Washington, DC — Buffalo, NY

S

The Sailor 1944 — 1946
Norfolk, VA via ferry boat Cape Charles, VA — New York, NY
The St. Louis & Chicago Express 1920 — 1925
Pittsburgh, PA — Columbus, OH — St. Louis, MO
The St. Louis & Cincinnati Express 1891 — 1893
St. Louis, MO — Cincinnati, OH — Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH

renamed Chicago & St. Louis Express
St. Louis & Pittsburgh Special 1908
St. Louis, MO — Pittsburgh, PA
St. Louis, Chicago & Cincinnati Express 1889 — 1891
Jersey City, NJ — Cincinnati, OH — St. Louis, MO / Chicago, IL via Columbus, OH

renamed The St. Louis & Cincinnati Express
St. Louis Express 1900 — 1913
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO

renamed The Mercantile Express
St. Louis Express 1912 — 1933
Pittsburgh, PA — St. Louis, MO via Dayton, OH
St. Louis Express 1918 — 1920
Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA
St. Louis Limited 1903 — 1913
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO

renamed The Commercial Express
St. Louis Mail 1913
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Special 1904
Pittsburgh, PA — St. Louis, MO via Dayton, OH
The St. Louisan 1913 — 1927
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO

renamed The Spirit of St. Louis
The St. Louisan 1930 — 1959
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO

westbound train renamed The Juniata
The St. Louisan 1930 — 1971
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO
Sandusky Fast Line 1909 — 1911 Sunday-only
Columbus, OH — Sandusky, OH
Sandusky Special 1903 — 1909
Columbus, OH — Sandusky, OH

renamed Sandusky Fast Line
Saratoga Express 18931896
Philadelphia, PA — New York, NY — Saratoga, NY via MC(NYC)
Schuylkill 1920 — 1930
Hazleton, PA — Philadelphia, PA
Sea Breeze 1932 — 1942
Philadelphia, PA — Long Branch, NJ via Trenton, NJ

name dropped
The Sea Clipper 1937 — 1942
New York, NY — Atlantic City, NJ

name dropped
Sea Gull 1927 — 1932
Pittsburgh, PA — Atlantic City, NJ

split into Pittsburgh Night Express and Philadelphia Night Express
Sea Plane 1937 — 1942
New York, NY — Atlantic City, NJ

name dropped
Sea-Shore Express 1893 — 1921
Williamsport, PA — Philadelphia, PA
Seaboard Express 1903 — 1911
New York, NY — Jacksonville, FL

renamed Florida-Cuba Special
Seaboard Express 1910 — 1935
Chicago, IL — New York, NY via Columbua, OH

renamed The Fort Hayes
Seaboard Fast Mail 1901 — 1903
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL

renamed Seaboard Mail
Seaboard Fast Mail 1910 — 1930
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL

renamed Florida Sunbeam
Seaboard Fast Mail 1931 — 1932
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL

renamed Passenger, Mail & Express
Seaboard Florida Limited 1903 — 1927
New York, NY — St. Augustine, FL via SAL

renamed New York-Florida Limited
Seaboard Florida West Coast Limited 1923 — 1924
Boston, MA — Tampa, FL / St. Petersburg, FL via SAL
Seaboard Mail 1903 — 1910
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Jacksonville, FL via SAL

renamed Seaboard Fast Mail
Seashore Limited 1903
New York, NY — Chicago, IL via Ft. Wayne, IN

renamed Manhattan Limited
Second Iron City Express 1920
Philadelphia, PA — Harrisburg, PA
The Senator 1929 — 1958
Boston, MA — New York, NY — Washington, DC
Silver Comet 1947 — 1968
New York, NY — Raleigh, NC — Atlanta, GA — Birmingham, AL via SAL
Silver Meteor 1939 — 1972
New York, NY — Miami, FL / St. Petersburg, FL

renamed
Silver Star 1947 — As of 1996 still operated
New York, NY — Miami, FL
The South Wind 1940 — 1969
Chicago, IL — Indianapolis, IN — Louisville, KY — Miami, FL via L&N/ACL/FEC
Southeastern Limited 1910 — 1915
New York, NY — Augusta, GA — Aiken, SC — Jacksonville, FL via SOU
Southern & Boston Express 1880 — 1892
Washington, DC — Boston, MA

renamed Boston Express
Southern & New York Express 1880 — 1892
Washington, DC — New York, NY

renamed Washington & New York Express
Southern Day Express 1880 — 1892
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed New York & Washington Express
Southern Express 1891 — 1896
New York, NY — Tampa, FL via ACL

renamed Atlantic Coast Line Express
Southern Express 1893 — 1971
Erie, PA / Canandaigua, NY — Washington, DC / Philadelphia, PA
Southern Express 1904 — 1914
Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH / Louisville, KY

renamed Louisville Night Express
Southern Night Express 1880 — 1892
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed New York & Southern Express
Southern Night Express 1893 — 1903
Washington, DC — New York, NY

renamed Atlantic Coast Line Express
Southern States Special 1929 — 1941
New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL / Birmingham, AL via SAL

renamed The Sun Queen
The Southerner 1926 — 1929
New York, NY — Florida via SAL

renamed Southern States Special
The Southerner 1936 — 1940
Pittsburgh, PA — Washington, DC
The Southerner 1941 — 1959
New York, NY — New Orleans, LA via Atlanta, GA and Birmingham, AL
The Southern's Palm Limited 1902 — 1910
New York, NY — Charlotte, NC — St. Augustine, FL via SOU

renamed Southeastern Limited
The Southland 1915 — 1935
Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Ridgeville, IN — Richmond, IN — Cincinnati, OH — Atlanta, GA — Jacksonville, FL via L&N/CofG/ACL

renamed The New Southland
The Southland 1938 — 1957
Chicago, IL — Ft. Wayne, IN — Ridgeville, IN — Richmond, IN — Cincinnati, OH — Atlanta, GA — Jacksonville, FL via L&N/CofG/ACL

renamed The Buckeye
Southwestern Express 1892 — 1900
New York, NY / Cincinnati, OH / Louisville, KY / St. Louis, MO / Memphis, TN via Piqua, OH

renamed St. Louis Express
The Speaker 1941 — 1952
New York, NY — Washington, DC
The Spirit of St. Louis 1927 — 1971
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO

renamed
The Statesman 1931 — 1958
Washington, DC — Pittsburgh, PA
The Steel City Express 1915 — 1934
Chicago, IL — Pittsburgh, PA
The Steel King 1946 — 1947
New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA
The Steeler 1948 — 1950
Pittsburgh, PA — Cleveland, OH via Salem, OH and Alliance, OH

split into The Morning Steeler and The Afternoon Steeler
The Sun Queen 1941 — 1947
New York, NY — Miami, FL / St. Petersburg, FL

renamed The Camillia
The Surfside 1932
Washington, DC — New York, NY — Laconia, NH — Plymouth, NH and Rockland, ME via NYNH&H/B&M
The Susquehannock 1938 — 1960
Philadelphia, PA — Williamsport, PA

T-V

The Tamiami 1930 — 1941 spring-fall-only
New York, NY — Florida via ACL

split into The Tamiami-Champion (East Coast) and The Tamiami-Champion (West Coast)
The Tamiami-Champion (East Coast) 1941 — 1943
New York, NY — Miami, FL via ACL

renamed The Champion (East Coast)
The Tamiami-Champion (West Coast) 1941 — 1943
New York, NY — St. Petersburg, FL via ACL

renamed Champion (West Coast)
The Tar Heel 1927 — 1937
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Wilmington, NC via ACL

name dropped
The Tennessean 1941 — 1959
New York, NY — Memphis, TN via SOU/N&W/SOU
The Thirty-Seven
New York, NY — Washington, DC
The Trail Blazer 1939 — 1959
New York, NY — Chicago, IL

name dropped
The 24-Hour St. Louis 1909 — 1913
New York, NY — St. Louis, MO

renamed The St. Louisian
The Union 1933 — 1971
Chicago, IL — Cincinnati, OH via Ft. Wayne, IN, and Ridgeville, IN
United States Fast Mail 1893 — 1919
New York, NY — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU

renamed New York-Washington-Atlanta-New Orleans Express
The Vacationer 1938 — 1955
New York, NY — Miami, FL via ACL
Valley Special 1936 — 1948
Chicago, IL — Orrville, OH — Alliance Jct., OH — Niles, OH — Youngstown, OH — Pittsburgh, PA
Vandalia-Toledo Day Express 1913 — 1914
Toledo, OH — Terre Haute, IN
Vandalia-Toledo Night Express 1913 — 1914
Toledo, OH — Terre Haute, IN

W-Z

Washington & Atlanta Express 1898 — 1901
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA / Aiken, SC — Savannah, GA via SOU

renamed Washington & Florida Limited
Washington & Atlantic City Express 1903 — 1904
Washington, DC — Atlantic City, NJ

renamed Atlantic City Special
Washington & Boston Night Express 1877 — 1880
Washington, DC — Boston, MA

renamed Southern & Boston Express
Washington & Chattanooga Limited 1899 — 1917
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Chattanooga, TN via SOU/N&W/SOU

renamed Washington-Chattanooga-New Orleans Limited
Washington & Florida Limited 1899 — 1911
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Charlotte, NC — Florida via SOU/FEC
Washington & New York Fast Express 1884 — 1893
Washington, DC — New York, NY

renamed Atlantic Coast Line Express
Washington & Philadelphia Express 1906 — 1951
Buffalo, NY — Philadelphia, PA / Washington, DC

renamed Washington Express
Washington & Southwestern Limited 1891 — 1907
New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA — New Orleans, LA via SOU/L&N

renamed New York & New Orleans Limited
Washington Broadway Limited 1923 — 1925
Washington, DC — Chicago, IL

renamed Liberty Limited
Washington-Chattanooga-New Orleans 1931 — 1946
New York, NY — Bristol, VA — Chattanooga, TN — New Orleans, LA

renamed The Pelican
Washington-Chattanooga-New Orleans Limited 1917 — 1931
New York, NY — Bristol, VA — Chattanooga, TN — New Orleans, LA via SOU/N&W/SOU

renamed Washington-Chattanooga-New Orleans
Washington Day Express 1873 — 1880
New York, NY — Washington, DC

renamed Southern Day Express
Washington Day Express 1884 — 1892
New York, NY — Washington, DC
Washington Day Express 1906
Buffalo, NY — Washington, DC

renamed Washington & Philadelphia Express
Washington Express 1900 — 1906
Buffalo, NY — Washington, DC

renamed Washington Day Express
Washington Express 1910 — 1912
Pittsburgh, PA — Washington, DC

renamed Capital Express
Washington Express 1918 — 1929
Pittsburgh, PA — Washington, DC

renamed The Potomac
Washington Express 1951 — 1958
Buffalo, NY — Washington, DC

renamed Baltimore Day Express
Washington Night Express 1873 — 1880
New York, NY — Washington, DC via York, PA

renamed Southern Night Express
Washington Night Express 1893
Buffalo, NY — Washington, DC
Washington, Philadelphia & Boston Night Express 1876 — 1877
Washington, DC — Philadelphia, PA — New York, NY — Boston, MA

renamed Washington & Boston Night Express
Waterville Express 1932
Washington, DC — New York, NY — Portland, ME — Waterville, ME via NYNH&H/B&M
The Weekend Champion 1957
Miami, FL — New York, NY
Week-End Special 1906 — 1907 Saturday-only
Pittsburgh, PA — Erie, PA
The West Coast Champion 1949 — 1967
New York, NY — Waycross, GA — St. Petersburg, FL

renamed The Champion
West Indian Limited 1925 — 1928
New York, NY — Jacksonville, FL / west coast of Florida via ACL
West Virginian 1924 — 1932
Cincinnati, OH — White Sulphur Springs, WV — Hot Springs, VA — Washington, DC — New York, NY
The West Virginian 1946
Pittsburgh, PA — Fairmont, WV via MGH
Western Express 1888 — 1932
New York, NY — Pittsburgh, PA — Chicago, IL
The William Penn 1940 — 1958
Boston, MA — New York, NY — Philadelphia, PA
Williamsport & Philadelphia Express 1893 — 1919
Philadelphia, PA — Williamsport, PA

renamed Philadelphia Express
Williamsport Express 1893 — 1923
Philadelphia, PA — Williamsport, PA

renamed Lock Haven Express
Williamsport Express 1933 — 1949
Philadelphia, PA — Williamsport, PA
World's Fair Express 1903 — 1904
Columbus, OH — St. Louis, MO

renamed World's Fair Special
World's Fair Special 1904
Pittsburgh, PA — St. Louis, MO via Dayton, OH

renamed St. Louis Special
Youngstown-New Castle Express 1919 — 1920
Chicago, IL / Cleveland, OH — New Castle, PA — Pittsburgh, PA

renamed Akron-Cleveland Express

References

Sources

Baer, Christopher T. (September 8, 2009). "Named Trains of the PRR Including Through Services" (PDF). The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

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