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 | | | | | | 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 | | | Acela Express[3] | Amtrak | Boston, MA – Washington, DC | 2000–present | | Adirondack[4] | Amtrak | New York, NY – Montreal, PQ | 1974–2009 | | Admiral | Pennsylvania | New York, NY – Chicago, IL | 1945?–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 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | Ambassador | Boston & Maine Canadian National Central Vermont | Boston, MA – 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 (1947–1971), Amtrak (1971–2009) | Chicago, IL – Kansas City, MO | 1937–2009 | | Antelope[5] | 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 | | 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 | | Ashland Limited | Chicago & North Western | Chicago, IL – Ashland, WI | | | Ashland Mail | Chicago & North Western | Chicago, IL – Ashland, WI | | | Ashville Special | Pennsylvania | New York, NY – Asheville, NC | | | Atlantic City Express | Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines | Philadelphia, PA – Atlantic City, NJ | | | Atlantic Express (Erie) | Erie | New York, NY – Chicago, IL | | | Atlantic Express (Grand Trunk Western) | Grand Trunk Western | Chicago, IL – Montreal, PQ | | | Atlantic Express (Michigan Central) | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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[6] | 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[7] | 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 | | | 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 | | | Business Man's Special | Pere Marquette | Chicago, IL – Grand Rapids, MI | | | Butte Special | Union Pacific | Salt Lake City, UT – Butte, MT | | - ^ 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.
- ^ Yenne (2005), 47.
- ^ Norfolk and Western Railway, October 27, 1957 timetable, pp. 5, 8.
- ^ Reynolds (2000), 126-127.
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