List of named passenger trains of the United States (I-M)

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This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning I through M.

 
List of named passenger trains in the United States

Contents

[edit] I

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
Illini Illinois Central Chicago, IL – Champaign, IL  
Illini Amtrak Chicago, IL – Carbondale, IL 1971–1972,1973–present
Illinois Zephyr Amtrak Chicago, IL – Quincy, IL  
Indianapolis Express New York Central Detroit, MI – Indianapolis, IN  
Inter-American Amtrak St. Louis, MO – Laredo, TX 1974–
Inter-City Limited[1] Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC  
International Limited[1] Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON 1982–2004
International Limited Amtrak and Via Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON 1982–2004
International Great Northern Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC 1950–1971
Interstate Express New York Central Chicago, IL – Boston, MA  
Interstate Express Reading–CNJ–Lackawanna Philadelphia, PA – Syracuse, NY  
Iron & Copper Country Express Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago, IL – Ishpeming, MI  
Iroquois New York Central Chicago, IL – Toledo, OH  

[edit] J

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
James Whitcomb Riley New York Central Chicago-Cincinnati, Ohio 1941-1971
Amtrak Chicago-Washington, D.C. 1971-1977
Jeffersonian Pennsylvania New York, NY – St Louis, MO  
Jet Rocket Rock Island Chicago, IL – Peoria, IL 1956–
John Quincy Adams New Haven Railroad New York, NY – Boston, MA 1957–
John Wilkes Lehigh Valley New York, NY – Coxton, PA (Wilkes-Barre, PA)  
Juniata Penn Central New York City – Pittsburgh, PA –1971

[edit] K

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
Kansas City-Florida Special St. Louis-San Francisco –
Southern –
Atlantic Coast Line –
Florida East Coast		 Kansas City, MO – Miami, FL 1902–1965
Kansas City - Hot Springs Express Missouri Pacific Hot Springs, AR - Kansas City, MO  
Kansas City Mule Amtrak St. Louis, MO – Kansas City, MO 1980–2009
Kansas City Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, IL – Kansas City, MO 1953–1968
Kansas Cityan Santa Fe Chicago, IL – Kansas City, MO 1938–
Katy Flyer Missouri-Kansas-Texas Kansas City, MO – San Antonio, TX  
Katy Limited Missouri-Kansas-Texas Kansas City, MO – San Antonio, TX  
Kay-See Flyer Missouri Pacific Railroad St Louis, MO – Kansas City, MO  
Kentucky Cardinal Illinois Central Louisville, KY – Memphis, TN
Kentucky Cardinal Amtrak Chicago, IL – Louisville, KY 1999–2003
Keystone Service Amtrak New York, NY – Harrisburg, PA  
Keystone Pennsylvania New York, NY – Washington, DC 1956–
Knickerbocker New York Central New York, NY – St. Louis, Missouri  

[edit] L

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
The La Salle[1] Grand Trunk Western and
Canadian National		 Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON  
La Salle Via Rail Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON; Sarnia, ON – Montreal, QC  
Lake Cities Erie Railroad, later Erie Lackawanna Chicago, IL – Hoboken, NJ 1947–1970
Lake Cities Amtrak Chicago, IL – Toledo (1980–1995)
Chicago, IL – Pontiac, MI (1995–2004)		 1980–2004
Lake Cities Special New York Central Detroit, MI – Pittsburgh, PA  
Lake Country Limited Amtrak Chicago, IL – Janesville, WI 2000–2001
Lake Shore Amtrak Chicago, IL - New York, NY 1971–1972
Lake Shore Limited Amtrak Chicago, IL – New York, NY/Boston, MA 1975–present
Lake Shore Limited New York Central Chicago, IL – New York City 1897–1956
Lake Superior Limited Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Calumet, MI – St. Ignace, MI  
The Laker Soo Line Chicago, IL – Superior-Duluth / Minneapolis-St. Paul June 1951 to January 1965
Land O'Corn Illinois Central Chicago, IL – Waterloo, IA October 26, 1941–August 5, 1967
Lark Southern Pacific San Francisco, CA – Los Angeles, CA 1940–1968
LaSalle Amtrak Chicago, IL – Milwaukee, WI 1980–1989
Las Vegas Limited Amtrak Los Angeles, CA - Las Vegas, NV 1976
Laurentian Delaware & Hudson, New York Central New York, NY – Montreal, PQ -1971
Legionnaire Chicago Great Western Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN – Chicago, IL  
Lehigh Express Grand Trunk Western New York, New York – Chicago, IL  
Legislator Penn Central/Amtrak Washington, D.C. – New York City –1971
Liberty Bell Amtrak Philadelphia – New York City  
Liberty Express Amtrak Philadelphia – Boston, MA 1979–?
Liberty Limited Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, IL – Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Service Amtrak Chicago, IL – St. Louis, MO 2006–present
Lone Star St. Louis Southwestern Memphis, TN – Dallas, TX –1952
Lone Star Amtrak Chicago, IL – Dallas, TX
Chicago, IL – Houston, TX		 1974–1979
Loop Amtrak Chicago, IL – Springfield, IL –1996
Louisiana Limited Texas and Pacific New Orleans, LA - El Paso, TX  
Louisiana Sunshine Special Missouri Pacific Little Rock, AR - Lake Charles, LA  

[edit] M

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
Mainstreeter Northern Pacific (1952–1970);
Burlington Northern (1970–1971)		 Chicago, IL – Seattle, WA (1952–1970);
St. Paul, MN – Seattle, WA (1970–1971)
Man O' War Central of Georgia Atlanta, GA – Columbus, GA 1947–1970
Manhattan Limited Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, IL – New York
Manitoba Express Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway and
Canadian Pacific Railway		 St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB 1904–1909
The Maple Leaf[1] Grand Trunk Western Railroad and
Canadian National		 Chicago, IL (Dearborn Station) – Toronto, ON  
Maple Leaf Via/Amtrak New York, NY – Toronto, ON  
Maple Leaf Lehigh Valley, and
Canadian National		 New York, NY – Toronto, ON  
Marathon Missouri Pacific Kansas City, MO – Omaha, NE  
Mark Twain Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Hannibal, MO – St. Louis, MO  
Marquette Milwaukee Road Chicago, IL – Mason City, IA  
Marquette Pere Marquette Chicago, IL – Grand Rapids, MI  
Marylander Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Reading Railroad, and
Central Railroad of New Jersey		 Washington, DC – New York, NY  ?–1956
Maumee New York Central Chicago, IL – Toledo, OH  
Meadowlark Chicago & Eastern Illinois Chicago, IL – Cypress, IL 1946–
Memphian St. Louis-San Francisco St. Louis, MO – Memphis, TN 1925–1958
Memphis-Californian Rock Island Memphis, TN – Los Angeles, CA 1923–1949
Merchants Limited New Haven Railroad New York City (Grand Central Terminal) – Boston, MA  
Mercury New York Central Detroit, MI – Cleveland, OH (1936–1939)
Detroit, MI – Chicago, IL (1939–)		 1936–
Meteor St. Louis-San Francisco Railway    
Meteor Sacramento Northern Railway    
Metroliner Penn Central (1968–1971)
Amtrak (1971–2006)		 New York, NY – Washington, DC 1968–2006
Metropolitan Special Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Washington, DC – St. Louis, MO  ?–1971
Michigan New York Central Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI  
Michigan Central Limited Michigan Central New York City – Chicago, IL  
Michigan Executive Amtrak Detroit, MI – Jackson, MI  
Michigan Special New York Central Detroit, MI – Cincinnati, OH  
Mid-City Express Pennsylvania and Wabash Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI  
Midnight Special Chicago & Alton,
later Gulf, Mobile & Ohio		 Chicago, IL – St. Louis, MO –1971
Midnight Sun Alaska Railroad Anchorage, AK – Fairbanks, AK  
Midwest Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago, IL – Omaha, NE 1942–
Minnesota Marquette Milwaukee Road Chicago, IL – Austin, MN  
Minnesotan Chicago Great Western Chicago, IL – Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN  
Minute Man Boston & Maine Boston, MA – Washington, DC  
Missouri River Eagle Missouri Pacific St. Louis, MO – Omaha, NE 1940–1971
Missouri River Runner Amtrak St. Louis, MO – Kansas City, MO 2009–
Missourian Missouri Pacific St. Louis, MO – Kansas City, MO  
Missourian New York Central St. Louis, MO – New York City  
Mohawk Grand Trunk Western Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI  
Mohawk New York Central Chicago, IL – Toledo, OH  
The Montrealer and
The Washingtonian[2]		 Pennsylvania Railroad,
New Haven,
Boston & Maine,
Central Vermont, and
Canadian National		 Washington, DC – Montreal, PQ 1836–1965
Montrealer/Washingtonian Amtrak Washington, DC – Montreal, PQ 1972–1987
Montreal Limited Delaware & Hudson, New York Central New York, NY – Montreal, PQ  
Morning Daylight Southern Pacific   1941–
Morning Flyer Grand Rapids & Indiana Chicago, IL – Grand Rapids, MI  
Morning Star St. Louis Southwestern St. Louis, MO – Dallas, TX
Memphis, TN – Dallas, TX		 1941–
Morning Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago, IL – St. Paul, MN 1939–1971
Motor City Special New York Central Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI  
Motor Queen New York Central Detroit, MI – Cincinnati, OH  
Mound City Illinois Terminal Railroad    
Mountaineer Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Chicago, IL – Vancouver, BC,
later Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN – Vancouver, BC		  
Mountaineer Maine Central and Boston & Maine Boston, MA – Conway, NH  
Mountaineer Amtrak Chicago, IL – Norfolk, VA  
Mount Rainier   Seattle, WA – Portland, OR  
Mount Royal (train) New York Central,
Boston & Maine,
Rutland, and Canadian National		 New York, NY – Montreal, PQ  ca.1900-1953
Murray Hill New Haven Railroad New York, NY (Grand Central Terminal) – Boston, MA  

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 31
  2. ^ Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 26
 
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