List of named passenger trains of the United States (C):
This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning with C.
| Train Name |
Railroad |
Train Endpoints |
Operated |
| Cabana |
New Haven |
New York, NY-Boston, MA |
|
| California Limited |
Santa Fe |
Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA |
1892-1954 |
| California Special |
Santa Fe |
Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA |
|
| California Zephyr |
Amtrak |
Chicago, IL-San Francisco, CA |
1983-present |
| California Zephyr |
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Denver, Rio Grande & Western
Western Pacific |
Chicago, IL-Oakland, CA |
1949-1970 |
| Californian |
Rock Island
Southern Pacific |
Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA |
|
| Camellia |
Pennsylvania
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Seaboard Air Line |
New York, NY-Venice, FL |
|
| Canadian |
Canadian Pacific
New York Central |
Chicago, IL-Montreal, PQ |
|
| Canadian Niagara |
New York Central |
Detroit, MI-Buffalo, NY |
|
| Cannon Ball |
Boston & Maine |
Boston, MA-Plymouth, NH |
|
| Cannon Ball |
Long Island |
New York, NY-Montauk, NY |
|
| Cannon Ball |
Norfolk & Western |
Richmond, VA-Norfolk, VA |
|
| Capital |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
Detroit, MI-Baltimore, MD |
|
| Capital City Special |
New York Central |
Cleveland, OH-Columbus, OH |
|
| Capitol 400 |
Chicago and North Western Railway |
Chicago, IL-Madison, WI |
|
| Capitol Corridor |
Amtrak |
Auburn, CA-San Jose, CA |
|
| Capital Limited |
Illinois Terminal Railroad |
St. Louis, MO-Peoria, IL |
|
| Capitol Limited |
Baltimore & Ohio
Central of New Jersey
Reading |
New York, NY-Chicago, IL via Washington, DC |
1923-1971 |
| Capitol Limited |
Amtrak |
Chicago, IL-Washington, DC |
1981-present |
| Cardinal |
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad |
Chicago, IL-St. Louis, MO |
|
| Cardinal |
Amtrak |
New York, NY-Chicago, IL |
|
| Carolina Golfer |
Pennsylvania
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Seaboard Air Line
|
New York, NY-Pinehurst, NC |
circa 1930; |
| Carolina Special |
New York Central
Southern |
Chicago, IL-Goldsboro, NC |
|
| Carolinian |
Amtrak |
New York, NY-Charlotte, North Carolina |
|
| Cascade |
Southern Pacific |
Oakland, CA-Portland, OR |
1950- |
| Cascades |
Amtrak |
Eugene, OR-Vancouver, BC |
1993- |
| Cascadian |
Great Northern |
Seattle, WA-Portland, OR |
|
| Cavalier |
Norfolk & Western |
Cincinnati, OH-Norfolk, VA |
|
| Cavalier |
Norfolk & Western |
New York, NY-Cape Charles, VA |
|
| Cayuga |
New York Central |
New York, NY-Buffalo, NY |
|
| Centennial State |
Santa Fe |
Denver, CO-Newton, KS |
|
| Central States Limited |
Wabash |
Detroit, MI-Kansas City, MO |
circa 1930 |
| Challenger |
Union Pacific |
Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA |
1935-1971 |
| Champion |
Atlantic Coast Line
Florida East Coast
Pennsylvania
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac |
New York, NY-Miami, FL
New York, NY-St. Petersburg, FL |
1939-?
1939-1979
|
| Cheshire |
Boston & Maine |
Boston, MA-White River Junction, VT |
|
| Chicago - Des Moines Rocket |
Rock Island |
Chicago, IL-Des Moines, IA |
|
| Chicago Arrow |
Pennsylvania
Wabash |
Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI |
|
| Chicago Daylight Express |
Pennsylvania |
Chicago, IL-Louisville, KY |
|
| Chicago Express |
Canadian Pacific
New York Central |
Chicago, IL-Montreal, PQ |
|
| Chicago Express |
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad |
Chicago, IL-Evansville, IN |
|
| Chicago Express |
Chicago and North Western Railway |
Chicago, IL-Omaha, NE |
|
| Chicago Express |
Santa Fe |
Chicago, IL-Galveston, TX |
|
| Chicago Limited |
Chicago and North Western Railway |
Chicago, IL-Duluth, MN |
|
| Chicago Limited |
Monon Railroad |
Chicago, IL-Indianapolis, IN |
|
| Chicago Limited |
Pere Marquette |
Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI |
|
| Chicago Mail |
Monon Railroad |
Chicago, IL-Louisville, KY |
|
| Chicago Night Express |
Baltimore & Ohio |
Chicago, IL-Wheeling, WV |
|
| Chicago Night Express |
New York Central |
St. Louis, MO-Cincinnati, OH |
|
| Chicago Night Express |
Pennsylvania |
Chicago, IL-Cincinnati, OH |
|
| Chicago Northwestern Limited |
Chicago and North Western Railway |
Chicago, IL-Duluth, MN |
|
| Chicago Special |
Michigan Central |
New York, NY-Chicago, IL |
|
| Chicagoan |
Santa Fe |
Chicago, IL-Kansas City, MO |
1938- |
| Chief |
Santa Fe |
Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA |
1926-1968 |
| Chippewa |
Milwaukee Road |
Chicago, IL- |
|
| Choctaw Rocket |
Rock Island |
Memphis, TN-Amarillo, TX |
1940-1952 |
| Choctaw Rockette |
Rock Island |
Memphis, TN-Amarillo, TX |
1953-1964 |
| Cigar Valley |
New Haven |
New York, NY-Springfield, MA |
circa 1953; |
| Cincinnati Mercury |
New York Central |
Cincinnati, OH-Cleveland, OH |
circa 1953; |
| Cincinnatian |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway |
Cincinnati, OH-Baltimore, MD
Cincinnati, OH-Detroit, MI |
1947-1950
1950- |
| Cincinnatian |
Monon Railroad |
Chicago, IL-Cincinnati, OH |
|
| City of Cleveland |
Nickel Plate |
Chicago, IL-Buffalo, NY |
|
| City of Chicago |
Nickel Plate |
Buffalo, NY-Chicago, IL |
|
| City of Decatur |
Illinois Terminal Railroad |
St. Louis, MO-Decatur, IL |
|
| City of Denver |
Chicago and North Western Railway
Union Pacific |
Chicago, IL-Denver, CO |
1936-1971 |
| City of Kansas City |
Wabash |
St. Louis, MO-Kansas City, MO |
1947- |
| City of Las Vegas |
Union Pacific |
Los Angeles, CA-Las Vegas, NV |
1956-1957 |
| City of Los Angeles |
Chicago and North Western Railway
Union Pacific |
Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA |
1936-1971 |
| City of Memphis |
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis |
Nashville, TN-Memphis, TN |
1947-1958 |
| City of Miami |
Atlantic Coast Line
Central of Georgia
Florida East Coast
Illinois Central |
Chicago, IL-Miami, FL |
1940-1971 |
| City of Milwaukee 400 |
Chicago and North Western Railway |
Chicago, IL-Milwaukee, WI |
|
| City of New Orleans |
Illinois Central
Amtrak |
Chicago, IL-New Orleans, LA |
1947-1971 (IC); 1971-Present (Amtrak) |
| City of Portland |
Chicago and North Western Railway
Union Pacific |
|
|
| City of Salina |
Union Pacific |
Salina, KS-Kansas City, MO |
1934-1940 |
| City of San Francisco |
Chicago and North Western Railway
Union Pacific
Western Pacific |
Chicago, IL-San Francisco, CA |
1936-1971 |
| City of Seattle (unofficial name) |
Union Pacific |
Portland, OR-Seattle, WA |
1942- |
| City of St. Louis |
Union Pacific
Wabash |
St. Louis, MO-Cheyenne, WY
St. Louis, MO-Los Angeles, CA |
1946-1951
1951- |
| Clamdigger |
New Haven Railroad |
New Haven, CT-Providence, RI |
|
| Cleveland - Chicago Express |
New York Central |
Chicago, IL-Cleveland, OH |
|
| Cleveland - Cincinnati Night Special |
New York Central |
St. Louis, MO-Cincinnati, OH |
|
| Cleveland - Cincinnati Special |
New York Central |
Cleveland, OH-Cincinnati, OH |
|
| Cleveland - St. Louis Special |
New York Central |
Cleveland, OH-St. Louis, MO |
|
| Cleveland Express |
New York Central |
Cleveland, OH-Indianapolis, IN
Cleveland, OH-Columbus, OH |
|
| Cleveland Limited |
New York Central |
New York, NY-Cleveland, OH |
|
| Cleveland Mail |
New York Central |
Cleveland, OH-Toronto, ON |
|
| Cleveland Mercury |
New York Central |
Detroit, MI-Cleveland, OH |
|
| Cleveland Night Express |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
Baltimore, MD-Cleveland, OH |
1942-1962 |
| Cleveland Special |
New York Central |
Cincinnati, OH-Cleveland, OH |
|
| Clevelander |
Pennsylvania |
New York, NY-Cleveland, OH |
|
| Coast Daylight |
Southern Pacific |
San Francisco, CA-Los Angeles, CA |
1937-1971 |
| Coast Line Florida Mail |
Atlantic Coast Line
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac |
Washington, DC-Jacksonville, FL |
|
| Coast Starlight |
Amtrak |
Los Angeles, CA-Seattle, WA |
1971-present |
| Coastal Classic |
Alaska Railroad |
Anchorage, AK-Seward, AK |
-present |
| Coaster |
Southern Pacific |
Los Angeles, CA-San Francisco, CA |
|
| Colonial |
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad |
Washington, DC-New York, NY-Boston, MA |
1935-1971(PRR-NH)
1971-1973(Amtrak) |
| Colorado Eagle |
Missouri Pacific
Texas and Pacific |
St. Louis, MO-Denver, CO |
1942-1966 |
| Colorado Express |
Rock Island |
Kansas City, MO-Denver, CO |
|
| Columbia River Express |
Spokane, Portland & Seattle |
Portland, OR-Pasco, WA |
|
| Columbian |
Baltimore & Ohio |
Chicago, IL-Jersey City, NJ |
1931– |
| Columbian |
Milwaukee Road |
Chicago, IL-Tacoma, WA |
1911-1930; 1947-1955 |
| Comet see Comet (train) |
New Haven |
Boston, Massachusetts - Providence, Rhode Island |
1935 to circa 1942 |
| Commander |
New Haven |
New York, NY-Boston, MA |
circa 1953; |
| Commercial Traveler |
Toledo, St. Louis & Western |
St. Louis, MO-Toledo, OH |
circa 1916; |
| Commodore Vanderbilt |
New York Central |
Chicago, IL-Toledo, OH |
|
| Commuter 400 |
Chicago and North Western Railway |
Chicago, IL-Milwaukee, WI |
|
| Congressional |
Pennsylvania Railroad |
|
|
| Connecticut Yankee |
|
Springfield, MA-Philadelphia, PA
Springfield, MA-Washington, DC |
|
| Continental Limited |
Wabash |
Chicago, IL-Buffalo, NY |
circa 1916; |
| Copper Country Limited |
Milwaukee Road
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic (until December 1960)
Soo Line (after December 1960) |
Chicago, IL-Calumet, MI |
–May 1968 |
| Cotton Belter |
St. Louis Southwestern |
St. Louis, MO-Dallas, TX |
-1941 |
| Creole |
Illinois Central |
Chicago, IL-New Orleans, LA |
|
| Crescent |
Southern Railway
Amtrak |
New York, NY-New Orleans, LA |
1891-1979 (Southern); 1979-Present (Amtrak) |
| Cross Florida Night Limited |
Seaboard Air Line |
Miami, FL-St. Petersburg, FL |
circa 1930; |
| Crusader |
Reading |
Philadelphia, PA-Jersey City, NJ |
1937-1983 |
| Cumberland |
Boston & Maine |
Portland, ME-Boston, MA |
circa 1953; |
| Curfew |
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad |
Chicago, IL-St. Louis, MO |
circa 1930; |
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