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[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
Antelope	Santa Fe	Kansas City, MO-Fort Worth, TX
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 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

[edit] B

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	Pennsylvania, Norfolk & Western and Southern	New York, NY – Birmingham, AL Chattanooga, TN – Memphis, TN
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
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	Amtrak	Washington, DC – Cumberland, VA	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
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

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

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