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.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.

A Train name Railroad Train endpoints in a typical [year] Operated Abraham LincolnSchafer (1997), 19–20; Schafer (2000), 58–59 Alton Railroad (1935–1947)Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–1971)Amtrak (1971–1978) Chicago-St. Louis 1935–1978 AcadianSolomon (1999), 66. Southern Pacific Houston–New Orleans 1936–1956 Acela Express (renamed Acela in 2019) Amtrak Boston–Washington, D.C. 2000–present Acela (train type, not name) AdirondackSchafer (2000), 39. Amtrak New York City–Montreal 1974–present Adirondack and Montreal Express New York Central New York City–Montreal 1902–1922 Admiral Pennsylvania New York City–Chicago–Washington, DC 1939–1964 Advance Commodore Vanderbilt New York Central New York City–Chicago 1929–1955 Advance Denver Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Denver 1936 Advance Empire State Express New York Central New York City–Buffalo, New York 1942–1956 Advance Florida Special Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Atlantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast New York City–Miami 1938–1942 Advance Flyer Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Lincoln, Nebraska 1941–1946 Advance Forest City New York Central Chicago–New York 1942–1945 Advance Gilt Edge New Haven New York City–Boston 1937–1951 Advance Knickerbocker New York Central St. Louis–Boston 1945–1956 Advance Merchants Limited New Haven New York–Boston 1952–1960 Advance Midnight Special Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Chicago–St. Louis 1947–1949 Advance Silver Meteor Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Seaboard Air Line New York City–Miami 1942–1947Advance Twentieth Century LimitedNew York CentralChicago–New York 1929–1931Advance Water Level LimitedNew York CentralChicago–New York 1943–1945 Advance Wolverine New York Central Chicago–New York–Boston 1947–1948 Adventureland Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Kansas City, Missouri–Billings, Montana 1937–1952Afternoon Congressional PennsylvaniaPenn Central (1968–1970) New York–Washington, D.C. 1952–1970Afternoon Executive Amtrak New York–Washington, D.C. 1971–1972Afternoon ExpressNew York, New Haven and Hartford RailroadNew York–Boston 1891–1913Afternoon FlyerGrand Rapids and Indiana RailroadChicago–Grand Rapids, Michigan 1904–1918 Afternoon Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago–St. Paul, Minnesota 1939–1970Afternoon KeystonePennsylvaniaPenn Central (1968–1969)New York–Washington, D.C. 1961–1969 Afternoon Puget Sounder Great Northern Seattle–Vancouver 1946–1950 Afternoon Steeler Pennsylvania Pittsburgh–Cleveland 1950–1958 Afternoon Twin Cities Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–St. Paul, Minnesota 1936–1970 Aiken-Augusta Special PennsylvaniaSouthern New York City–Charlotte, North Carolina–Columbia, South Carolina–Augusta, Georgia 1928–1953Air Line LimitedNew York, New Haven and Hartford RailroadNew York–Boston 1894–1901Air Line SpecialNew York, New Haven and Hartford RailroadNew York–Fitchburg, Massachusetts 1904–1907 Airway Limited PennsylvaniaTranscontinental Air Transport New York City–Los Angeles 1929–1932Akron and Cleveland ExpressPennsylvaniaChicago–Akron, Ohio 1912–1918 Akronite Pennsylvania New York City–Akron, Ohio 1937–1957Ak-Sar-BenChicago, Burlington & QuincyChicago–Lincoln, Nebraska 1930–1953; 1969–1970 Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Lincoln, Nebraska 1940–1947; 1953–1969 Alamo Southern Pacific New Orleans–San Antonio 1936–1952 Alamo Special Missouri-Kansas-Texas Houston–San Antonio 1906–1910; 1928–1933 Alaskan Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Spokane, Portland & Seattle Chicago–Tacoma, Washington–Portland, Oregon 1931–1952Albany and Troy ExpressNew York CentralNew York City–Albany, New York–Troy, New York 1900–1938Albany ExpressNew York CentralNew York, New York-Albany, New York 1908–1917; 1923–1943 Albany Mail New York Central New York City–Utica, New York 1947–1948Albany Morning ExpressBoston and Albany RailroadBoston–Albany, New York 1913–1932Albany Night ExpressBoston and Albany Railroad, New York Central RailroadBoston–Chicago 1913–1926 Alburgh Express Rutland Railroad Ogdensburg, New York–Rutland (city), Vermont 1914–1918AlexandriaPennsylvaniaNew York–Washington, D.C. 1941–1958 Alexandrian Great Northern St. Paul, Minnesota–Fargo, North Dakota 1932–1950All-Florida SpecialPennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Seaboard Air LineBoston–St. Petersburg, Florida–West Palm Beach, Florida 1924–1927 Allegheny Pennsylvania St. Louis–Pittsburgh 1948–1959 Alouette Boston & Maine, Canadian Pacific Railway Boston–Montreal 1926–1965 Alton Limited Alton Railroad (pre–1947),Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–end) Chicago–St. Louis 1900–1924; 1928–1958 Ambassador Baltimore & Ohio Detroit–Baltimore 1931–1964 Ambassador New Haven,Boston & Maine,Central Vermont, andCanadian National Boston–Montreal 1927–1966 American Pennsylvania New York City–St. Louis 1925–1956AmericanGreat NorthernSeattle–Vancouver 1919–1946American Express Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis RailwayCleveland–St. Louis 1911–1918American RoyalChicago, Burlington & QuincyChicago–Kansas City, Missouri 1932–1952; 1969–1971 American Royal Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago–Kansas City, Missouri 1953–1968 Angel Santa Fe San Francisco–Los Angeles–San Diego 1911–1917 Angelo Santa Fe Fort Worth, Texas–San Angelo, Texas 1933–1966Ann Rutledge Alton Railroad (1937–1947),Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (1947–1958) Chicago–St. Louis 1937–1958 Amtrak Chicago–Kansas City, Missouri 1976–2009; 1976–2008 AntelopeYenne (2005), 47. Santa Fe Kansas City, Missouri–Fort Worth, Texas Kansas City, Missouri–Oklahoma City 1927–1948; 1948–1954Anthracite ExpressPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 1933–1941ApacheRock Island and Southern PacificChicago–Los Angeles 1927–1938 Argonaut Southern Pacific Los Angeles–New Orleans 1926–1932; 1936–1958 Aristocrat Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Denver–Chicago 1930–1941 Arizona Limited Rock Island and Southern Pacific Chicago, Illinois-Phoenix, Arizona 1940–1942Arkansas and Texas MailSt. Louis–San Francisco RailwaySt. Louis–Cleburne, Texas 1898–1908 Arlington Pennsylvania New York City–Washington, D.C. 1933–1962 Aroostook Flyer Bangor & Aroostook Bangor, Maine–Van Buren, Maine 1937–1957 Arrow Milwaukee Road Chicago–Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1926–1967ArrowheadAmtrakMinneapolis–Duluth, Minnesota 1976–1977 Arrowhead Limited Chicago & North Western Chicago–Duluth, Minnesota 1927–1955 Arundel Maine Central, Boston and Maine Boston–Bangor, Maine 1952–1953 Asa Packer Lehigh Valley New York City–Coxton, Pennsylvania 1939–1958 Asheville Special Pennsylvania, then Penn Central (1968–1970)Southern New York City–Asheville, North Carolina 1930–1970Ashland and Ishpeming MailChicago & North WesternChicago–Green Bay, Wisconsin 1914–1918; 1921–1928 Ashland Limited Chicago & North Western Chicago–Ashland, Wisconsin 1894–1901; 1914–1957 Ashland Mail Chicago & North Western Chicago–Ashland, Wisconsin 1929–1930; 1937–1951 Atlanta Limited Illinois Central Shreveport, Louisiana–Meridian, Mississippi 1934–1942; 1946–1947Atlanta OwlSeaboard Air Line RailroadAtlanta-Birmingham, Alabama 1925–1926; 1934–1938Atlanta–Birmingham SpecialPennsylvaniaSouthernNew York, New York–Birmingham, Alabama 1911–1934Atlanta–Jacksonville ExpressSouthernAtlanta–Jacksonville, Florida 1920–1924Atlanta–Memphis ExpressSouthernAtlanta–Memphis, Tennessee 1921–1924; 1933–1935 Atlantic City Express Central Railroad of New Jersey New York City–Atlantic City, New Jersey 1907–1910; 1923–1928Atlantic City ExpressPennsylvaniaWashington, D.C.–Atlantic City, New Jersey 1910–1942Atlantic City ExpressAmtrakPhiladelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania–Atlantic City, New Jersey 1989–1994Atlantic City LimitedPennsylvaniaNew York City–Atlantic City, New Jersey 1919–1931Atlantic City SpecialCentral Railroad of New JerseyNew York, New York–Atlantic City, New Jersey 1902–1910; 1923–1926Atlantic Coast LimitedChicago, Burlington & QuincyChicago–Denver 1910–1916; 1929–1930Atlantic Coast Line ExpressPennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line RailroadNew York, New York–Tampa, Florida 1893–1935 Atlantic Express Erie New York City–Chicago 1874–1878; 1885–1887; 1892–1915; 1922–1964 Atlantic Express Grand Trunk Western Chicago–Montreal 1879–1917 Atlantic Express Michigan Central, New York Central Railroad New York City–Chicago 1882–1930Atlantic ExpressPennsylvaniaPittsburgh–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1875–1928Atlantic ExpressCanadian National RailwayChicago–Toronto 1926–1930Atlantic ExpressNorthern Pacific Railway, Spokane, Portland and Seattle RailwaySaint Paul, Minnesota–Seattle–Portland, Oregon 1883–1888; 1910–1930Atlantic ExpressChicago & North WesternChicago–Minneapolis 1900–1926Atlantic ExpressUnion Pacific RailroadPortland, Oregon–Kansas City, Missouri 1903–1928Atlantic FlyerLouisville and Nashville RailroadCincinnati–Birmingham, Alabama 1929–1936 Atlantic Highlands Express Central Railroad of New Jersey New York City–Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey? Atlantic Limited Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Minneapolis–Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan–Montreal 1902–1909 Atlantic Limited Canadian Pacific (1955–1978)Via (1978–1979)via Maine Central Railroad Mattawamkeag to Vanceboro Saint John, New Brunswick–Montreal 1956–1970; 1978–1981Augusta SpecialPennsylvaniaSouthernNew York, New York–Charlotte, North Carolina–Columbia, South Carolina–Augusta, Georgia 1915–1928; 1953–1966Augusta-Aiken SpecialPennsylvaniaSouthernNew York, New York–Charlotte, North Carolina–Columbia, South Carolina–Augusta, Georgia 1931–1934 Aurora Winter Train Alaska Railroad Anchorage, Alaska-Fairbanks, Alaska 1947–present Auto Train Auto-Train Corporation (1971–1981)Amtrak (1983–present) Lorton, Virginia–Sanford, Florida (1971–1981; 1983–present)Louisville, Kentucky-Sanford, Florida (1974–1977)see on left Azalean Louisville & Nashville Cincinnati–New Orleans 1937–1953 Aztec Eagle (Aguila Azteca) Nacionales de Mexico Missouri Pacific Mexico City–Nuevo Laredo–San Antonio 1950–1971

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