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.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.

I Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] OperatedIdaho ExpressUnion Pacific RailroadSalt Lake City, Utah – Boise, Idaho 1911-1913; 1919–1924; 1932–1933; 1942–1946IdahoanUnion Pacific RailroadCheyenne, Wyoming – Portland, Oregon 1947-1954 Illini Illinois Central Chicago, Illinois – Champaign, Illinois 1942-1949; 1969–1971 Illini Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Carbondale, Illinois 1974–present Illinois Zephyr Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Quincy, Illinois 1971–presentIllmo LimitedIllinois Terminal RailroadSt. Louis, Missouri – Peoria, Illinois 1929-1948ImperialSouthern PacificLos Angeles, California – Calexico, California 1931-1941ImperialSouthern Pacific, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadChicago, Illinois – Los Angeles, California 1947-1958IndependenceAmtrakNew York, New York – Washington, DC 1982-1995Indian HeadChicago and North Western RailwayChicago, Illinois – Drummond, Wisconsin 1948-1952Indiana Connectionsee CalumetIndiana SpecialCleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis RailwayDetroit, Michigan – Indianapolis, Indiana 1919-1921; 1925–1939 Indianapolis Express New York Central Detroit, Michigan – St. Louis, Missouri (with many different endpoints over the years) 1917-1920; 1931–1957Indianapolis LimitedCleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis RailwayCincinnati, Ohio – Indianapolis, Indiana 1921-1929Indianapolis LimitedPennsylvaniaNew York, New York – Indianapolis, Indiana 1950; 1953–1957Indianapolis Midnight SpecialPennsylvaniaChicago, Illinois – Louisville, Kentucky 1906-1910Indianapolis SpecialCleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis RailwayCleveland, Ohio – Indianapolis, Indiana 1919-1924; 1929–1932 Inter-American Amtrak St. Louis, Missouri – Laredo, Texas 1973–1981Inter-City ExpressNew York CentralBuffalo, New York – Syracuse, New York 1927-1931 Inter-City LimitedCanadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 31 Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National Chicago, Illinois – Montreal, Quebec 1927-c.1965Inter-State LimitedChicago North Shore and Milwaukee RailroadChicago, Illinois – Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1929-1933 International (group of trains) Great Northern Seattle, Washington – Vancouver, British Columbia 1950–1971International ExpressPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1913-1937 International Limited Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National Chicago, Illinois – Toronto, Ontario 1901-1910; 1919–1971 International Limited Amtrak and Via Chicago, Illinois – Toronto, Ontario 1982–2004International LimitedGreat NorthernPortland, Oregon – Vancouver, British Columbia 1911-1924; 1931–1946 Interstate Express New York Central Chicago, Illinois – Boston, Massachusetts 1921-1958 Interstate Express Reading–CNJ–Lackawanna Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Syracuse, New York 1929-1957Iowa and Dakota ExpressChicago and North Western RailwayChicago, Illinois – Hawarden, Iowa 1897; 1914–1924Iowa ExpressChicago Great WesternMinneapolis–Saint Paul – Kansas City, Missouri 1912-1930Iowa-Nebraska LimitedChicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadChicago, Illinois – Lincoln, Nebraska 1925-1946 Iowan Illinois Central Chicago, Illinois – Sioux City, IowaIllinois Central timetable effective September 28, 1947; Official Guide, August 1954 1931-1952 Iron and Copper Country Express Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago, Illinois – Ishpeming, Michigan 1914-1958Iron City ExpressPennsylvaniaNew York, New York – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1909-1953Iron Country LimitedChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadChicago, Illinois – Iron River, Michigan 1931-1938Iron Range ExpressChicago and North Western RailwayChicago, Illinois Menomonie, Wisconsin 1900-1901; 1914–1936 Iroquois New York CentralNew York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts – Chicago, Illinois 1926-1967 Irvin S. Cobb Illinois Central Louisville, Kentucky – Memphis, Tennessee 1949-1955 Islander New York, New Haven & HartfordBoston, Massachusetts, then New York, New York – Woods Hole, Massachusetts 1937-1942

J Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] OperatedJames RiverAmtrakRichmond, Virginia – Newport News, Virginia 1995-1998James Whitcomb Riley New York Central Chicago, Illinois – Cincinnati, Ohio 1941–1971 Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Washington, DC 1971–1977 Jeffersonian Pennsylvania New York, New York – St Louis, Missouri 1941-1953JeffersonianAmtrakNew York, New York – Washington, DC 1982-1990 Jet Rocket Rock Island Chicago, Illinois – Peoria, Illinois 1956–1957Joe WheelerSouthernOakdale, Tennessee – Tuscumbia, Alabama c.1940-c.1946John AdamsAmtrakBoston, Massachusetts – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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 1939-1961JudiciaryPennsylvaniaNew York, New York – Washington, DC 1933-1955Judith SpecialGreat NorthernLewiston, Idaho – Great Falls, Montana 1919-1924 Juniata Pennsylvania Railroad; Penn Central New York, New York – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1927-1934; 1938–1971

K Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] OperatedKalamazoo, Grand Rapids and Detroit ExpressMichigan Central RailroadChicago, Illinois – Grand Rapids, Michigan 1916-1920Kansas City and Chicago Fast MailSanta FeKansas City, Missouri – Galveston, Texas 1906-1916Kansas City and St. Louis ExpressMissouri PacificSt. Louis, Missouri – Denver, Colorado 1900-1910Kansas City ChiefSanta FeChicago, Illinois – Kansas City, Missouri 1950-1968Kansas City Day ExpressAlton RailroadSt. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri 1892-1900Kansas City ExpressSt. Louis-San FranciscoKansas City, Missouri – Memphis, Tennessee 1902-1908Kansas City ExpressMissouri-Kansas-TexasKansas City, Missouri – Galveston, Texas 1904-1910; 1915–1916; 1921–1926Kansas City ExpressUnion Pacific RailroadKansas City, Missouri – Cheyenne, Wyoming 1921-1934Kansas City ExpressKansas City Southern RailwayKansas City, Missouri – Port Arthur, Texas 1929-1932Kansas City ExpressChicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadChicago, Illinois – Kansas City, Missouri 1932-1936Kansas City ExpressWabash RailroadSt. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri 1937-1947Kansas City FlyerSanta FeKansas City, Missouri – Galveston, Texas 1910-1916Kansas City LimitedChicago Great WesternMinneapolis–Saint Paul – Kansas City, Missouri 1896-1901; 1922–1926Kansas City MailSt. Louis-San FranciscoKansas City, Missouri – Dallas, Texas 1898-1908 Kansas City Mule Amtrak St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri 1980–2009Kansas City RocketChicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadMinneapolis–Saint Paul – Kansas City, Missouri 1957-1962Kansas City SpecialChicago Great WesternMinneapolis–Saint Paul – Kansas City, Missouri 1898-1909; 1912–1918Kansas City Vestibuled LimitedAlton RailroadSt. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri 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) 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 1915-1933; 1938–1968Kansas Fast MailSanta FeKansas City, Missouri – Purcell, Oklahoma 1910-1918Kansas LimitedSt. Louis-San FranciscoSt. Louis, Missouri – Galveston, Texas 1905; 1917–1928Kansas MailSt. Louis-San FranciscoSt. Louis, Missouri – Wichita, Kansas 1921-1927KatahdinBoston and Maine, Maine Central Railroad CompanyBoston, Massachusetts – Bangor, Maine 1951-1958 Kate Shelley 400 Chicago and North Western Chicago, Illinois – Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1955–1971 Katy Flyer Missouri-Kansas-Texas St. Louis, Missouri – San Antonio, Texas (various endpoints over the years) 1896; 1900–1959 Katy Limited Missouri-Kansas-Texas Kansas City, Missouri – Fort Worth, Texas 1910-1951 Kay-See Flyer Missouri Pacific Railroad St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri?Kennebec LimitedBoston and Maine, Maine Central Railroad CompanyBoston, Massachusetts – Bangor, Maine 1937-1958KentuckianChesapeake and Ohio RailwayChicago, Illinois – St. Louis, Missouri – Washington, DC – Newport News, Virginia 1929-1933KentuckianPennsylvaniaChicago, Illinois – Louisville, Kentucky 1935-1968 Kentucky Cardinal Illinois Central Louisville, Kentucky – Fulton, Kentucky 1950-1953 Kentucky Cardinal Amtrak Chicago, Illinois – Louisville, Kentucky 1999–2003Key West ExpressFlorida East Coast RailwayJacksonville, Florida – Key West, Florida 1910-1926 Keystone (group of trains) Amtrak New York, New York – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1980)1971-1972; 1980–1981; 1991–2007Keystone ExecutiveAmtrakPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1983-1988Keystone ExpressDelaware, Lackawanna and Western RailroadScranton, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1939)1936-1949Keystone Express PennsylvaniaNew York, New York – St. Louis, Missouri (various endpoints over the years) 1891-1896; 1904–1931; 1937–1940Keystone ExpressDelaware, Lackawanna and Western RailroadScranton, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1939)c.1936-c.1947Keystone State ExpressAmtrakNew York, New York – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1980)1991-1995 King Coal Reading Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Shamokin, Pennsylvania 1950-1964KlamathSouthern PacificSan Francisco, California – Portland, Oregon 1929-1955 Knickerbocker New York Central New York, New York – St. Louis, Missouri (various endpoints over the years) 1895-1967KnickerbockerAmtrakNew York, New York – Albany, New York 1974-1976; 1991–1994Knickerbocker LimitedNew Haven RailroadNew York, New York – Boston, Massachusetts 1902-1932

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