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.
| Train Name |
Railroad |
Train Endpoints |
Operated |
| Abraham Lincoln |
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio |
|
18?? - 19?? |
| Abraham Lincoln |
Baltimore and Ohio |
Chicago, IL-St. Louis, MO |
1934 - 1960s |
| Acadian |
Southern Pacific |
Houston, TX-New Orleans, LA |
|
| Acela Express |
Amtrak |
Boston, MA-Washington, DC |
|
| Adirondack |
Amtrak |
New York, NY-Montreal, PQ |
|
| Admiral |
Pennsylvania |
New York, NY-Chicago, IL |
|
| Advance Commodore Vanderbilt |
New York Central |
New York, NY-Chicago, IL |
|
| 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 |
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| Advance Midnight Special |
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio |
Chicago, IL-St. Louis, MO |
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| Advance Wolverine |
New York Central |
Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI |
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| Advanced Denver Zephyr |
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy |
|
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| 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, Washington-Vancouver, BC |
|
| Afternoon Twin Cities Zephyr |
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy |
Chicago, IL-St. Paul, Minnesota |
|
| 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, Nebraska |
|
| Alamo |
Southern Pacific |
New Orleans, LA-San Antonio, Texas |
|
| Alaskan |
Northern Pacific
Spokane, Portland & Seattle |
St. Paul, Minnesota-Tacoma, Washington |
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| Albany Mail |
New York Central |
New York, NY-Utica, NY |
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| Alburgh Express |
Rutland Railroad |
Ogdensburg, NY-Alburgh, VT |
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| Alexandrian |
Great Northern |
St. Paul, Minnesota-Grand Forks, North Dakota |
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| Alouette |
Boston & Maine |
Boston, MA-Montreal, PQ |
|
| Alton Limited |
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio |
Chicago, IL-St. Louis, Missouri |
|
| Ambassador |
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central |
Detroit, Michigan-Baltimore, Maryland |
|
| Ambassador |
Boston & Maine
Canadian National
Central Vermont |
Boston, Massachusetts-Montreal, PQ |
|
| Ambassador |
joint VIA Rail/Amtrak |
Chicago, IL-Toronto, ON |
|
| American |
Pennsylvania |
New York, NY-St. Louis, Missouri |
|
| American Royal Zephyr |
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy |
Chicago, IL-Kansas City, Missouri |
1953-1971 |
| Angel |
Santa Fe |
San Francisco, CA-Los Angeles, CA |
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| Angelo |
Santa Fe |
Fort Worth, TX-San Angelo, TX |
|
| Ann Rutledge |
Amtrak
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio |
Chicago, IL-Kansas City, MO |
|
| Antelope |
Santa Fe |
Kansas City, MO-Fort Worth, TX |
|
| Argonaut |
Southern Pacific |
Los Angeles, CA-New Orleans, LA |
|
| Arizona Limited |
Rock Island
Southern Pacific |
Chicago, IL-Phoenix, AZ |
1940-1942 |
| Arlington |
Pennsylvania |
New York, NY-Washington, DC |
|
| Aroostook Flyer |
Bangor & Aroostook |
Bangor, ME-Van Buren, ME |
-1957 |
| Arrow |
Milwaukee Road |
Chicago, IL-Sioux Falls, SD |
|
| Arrowhead Limited |
Chicago and North Western Railway |
Chicago, IL-Duluth, MN |
|
| Arundel |
Maine Central |
Portland, ME-Bangor, ME |
circa 1953 |
| Asa Packer |
Lehigh Valley |
New York, NY-Coxton, PA |
|
| Ashland Limited |
Chicago and North Western Railway |
Chicago, IL-Ashland, WI |
|
| Ashland Mail |
Chicago and North Western Railway |
Chicago, IL-Ashland, WI |
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| Ashville Special |
Pennsylvania |
New York, NY-Asheville, NC |
|
| Atlantic Express (Erie) |
Erie |
New York, NY-Chicago, IL |
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| Atlantic Express (Grand Trunk Western) |
Grand Trunk Western |
Chicago, IL-Montreal, PQ |
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| Atlantic Express (Michigan Central) |
Michigan Central |
New York, NY-Chicago, IL |
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| Atlantic Highlands Express |
Central of New Jersey |
New York, NY-Atlantic Highlands, NJ |
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| Atlanta Limited |
Illinois Central |
Shreveport, LA-Meridian, MS |
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| Atlantic Limited |
Soo Line |
Minneapolis, MN-Sault Ste Marie, MI |
|
| Atlantic Limited |
Canadian Pacific
VIA
via Maine Central Railroad Mattawamkeag to Vanceboro |
Saint John, NB-Montreal, QC |
CPR 1955-1978
VIA 1978-1979 |
| Auto Train |
Auto-Train Corporation (1971-1981)
Amtrak (1983-present) |
Lorton, VA-Sanford, FL
Louisville, KY-Sanford, FL |
1971-1981, 1983-present
1974-1977 |
| Azalean |
Louisville & Nashville |
Cincinnati, OH-New Orleans, LA |
|
| Aztec Eagle (Aguila Azteca) |
Nacionales de Mexico
Missouri Pacific |
Mexico City-Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas-San Antonio, Texas |
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| Train Name |
Railroad |
Train Endpoints |
Operated |
| Badger Express |
Great Northern |
St. Paul, MN-Duluth, MN |
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| Bankers |
New Haven |
Washington, DC-Springfield, MA |
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| 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 |
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| Beaver |
Southern Pacific |
San Francisco, CA-Portland, OR |
|
| Berkshire |
New Haven |
New York, NY-Pittsburgh, PA |
|
| Bicentennial |
|
Boston, MA-Philadelphia, PA |
|
| Birmingham Special |
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
Southern |
New York, NY-Birmingham, AL
Chattanooga, TN-Memphis, TN |
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| Black Diamond |
Lehigh Valley
Reading |
New York, NY-Buffalo, NY |
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| Black Gold |
Frisco |
Tulsa, OK-Fort Worth, TX |
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| Black Hawk |
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy |
Chicago, IL-Minneapolis, MN
Chicago, IL-Dubuque, IA |
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| Bloomington - Louisville Local |
Monon Railroad |
Bloomington, IN-Louisville, KY |
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| Blue Arrow |
Nickel Plate |
Cleveland, OH-St. Louis, MO |
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| Blue Comet |
Central Railroad of New Jersey |
Jersey City, NJ-Atlantic City, NJ |
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| Blue Dart |
Nickel Plate |
St. Louis, MO-Cleveland, OH |
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| Blue Bird |
Wabash |
Chicago, IL-St. Louis, MO |
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| Blue Ridge |
|
Washington, DC-Cumberland, VA |
|
| Blue Ridge Limited |
Baltimore & Ohio |
Chicago, IL-Washington, DC |
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| Blue Water |
Amtrak |
Chicago, IL-Port Huron, MI |
|
| Bluebonnet |
Frisco
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad |
St. Louis, MO-Fort Worth, TX |
|
| Bluegrass |
Monon Railroad |
Chicago, IL-Louisville, KY |
|
| 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 |
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| Bostonian |
New Haven |
New York, NY-Boston, MA |
|
| Broadway Limited |
Pennsylvania |
Chicago, IL-Washington, DC
Chicago, IL-New York, NY |
|
| 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 |
|
| Buffalo Day Express |
Pennsylvania |
Washington, DC-Buffalo, NY |
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| 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 |
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