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.[1]

I

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
Idaho Express Union Pacific Railroad
Salt Lake City, Utah – Boise, Idaho
[1932]
1911-1913; 1919-1924; 1932-1933; 1942-1946
Idahoan Union Pacific Railroad Cheyenne, WyomingPortland, Oregon [1948] 1947-1954
Illini
Illinois Central
Chicago, IllinoisChampaign, Illinois [1942] 1942-1949; 1969-1971
Illini
Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisCarbondale, Illinois [2014] 1974–present
Illinois Zephyr
Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisQuincy, Illinois [2015] 1971–present
Illmo Limited Illinois Terminal Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri – Peoria, Illinois
[1941]
1929-1948
Imperial
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles, California – Calexico, California
[1931]
1931-1941
Imperial
Los Angeles, California
[1948]
1947-1958
Independence Amtrak
Washington, DC
[1985]
1982-1995
Indian Head
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, IllinoisDrummond, Wisconsin [1948] 1948-1952
Indiana Connection
see Calumet
Indiana Special Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Detroit, MichiganIndianapolis, Indiana [1920] 1919-1921; 1925-1939
Indianapolis Express
New York Central
St. Louis, Missouri
(with many different endpoints over the years) [1952]
1917-1920; 1931-1957
Indianapolis Limited Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Indianapolis, Indiana
[1923]
1921-1929
Indianapolis Limited Pennsylvania
Indianapolis, Indiana
[1950]
1950; 1953-1957
Indianapolis Midnight Special Pennsylvania Chicago, IllinoisLouisville, Kentucky [1908] 1906-1910
Indianapolis Special Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Indianapolis, Indiana
[1920]
1919-1924; 1929-1932
Inter-American Amtrak
St. Louis, Missouri – Laredo, Texas
[1975]
1973-1981
Inter-City Express
New York Central
Buffalo, New YorkSyracuse, New York [1927] 1927-1931
Inter-City Limited[2]
Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National
Montreal, Quebec
[1948]
1927-c.1965
Inter-State Limited Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
[1929]
1929-1933
International (group of trains) Great Northern
Seattle, Washington – Vancouver, British Columbia
1950-1971
International Express Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
[1930]
1913-1937
International Limited[2]
Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National Chicago, IllinoisToronto, Ontario [1955] 1901-1910; 1919-1971
International Limited
Amtrak and Via Chicago, IllinoisToronto, Ontario [1990] 1982-2004
International Limited Great Northern
Vancouver, British Columbia
[1935]
1911-1924; 1931-1946
Interstate Express
New York Central
Boston, Massachusetts
[1952]
1921-1958
Interstate Express
Reading–CNJLackawanna
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Syracuse, New York
[1950]
1929-1957
Iowa and Dakota Express
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, IllinoisHawarden, Iowa [1916] 1897; 1914-1924
Iowa Express
Chicago Great Western
Minneapolis–Saint PaulKansas City, Missouri [1912] 1912-1930
Iowa-Nebraska Limited Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, IllinoisLincoln, Nebraska [1930] 1925-1946
Iowan
Illinois Central
Chicago, IllinoisSioux City, Iowa[3] [1948] 1931-1952
Iron and Copper Country Express
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, IllinoisIshpeming, Michigan [1948] 1914-1958
Iron City Express Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
[1913]
1909-1953
Iron Country Limited
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, IllinoisIron River, Michigan [1933] 1931-1938
Iron Range Express
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, Illinois Menomonie, Wisconsin [1915] 1900-1901; 1914-1936
Iroquois
New York Central
Boston, Massachusetts – Chicago, Illinois
[1948]
1926-1967
Irvin S. Cobb
Illinois Central
Louisville, KentuckyMemphis, Tennessee [1952] 1949-1955
Islander
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New York, New York – Woods Hole, Massachusetts
[1931]
1937-1942

J

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
James River
Amtrak Richmond, VirginiaNewport News, Virginia [1995] 1995-1998
James Whitcomb Riley
New York Central
Cincinnati, Ohio
[1948]
1941-1971
Amtrak
Washington, DC
[1975]
1971-1977
Jeffersonian Pennsylvania
St Louis, Missouri
[1948]
1941-1953
Jeffersonian Amtrak
Washington, DC
[1985]
1982-1990
Jet Rocket
Rock Island
Chicago, IllinoisPeoria, Illinois [1956] 1956-1957
Joe Wheeler Southern Oakdale, TennesseeTuscumbia, Alabama [1940] c.1940-c.1946
John Adams Amtrak
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[1977]
1977
John Quincy Adams
New Haven Railroad
Boston, Massachusetts
1957-?
John Wilkes Lehigh Valley New York, New YorkCoxton, PennsylvaniaWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1942] 1939-1961
Judiciary Pennsylvania
Washington, DC
[1952]
1933-1955
Judith Special Great Northern Lewiston, IdahoGreat Falls, Montana [1920] 1919-1924
Juniata
Penn Central
New York, New YorkPittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1952] 1927-1934; 1938-1971

K

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and Detroit Express Michigan Central Railroad Chicago, IllinoisGrand Rapids, Michigan [1916] 1916-1920
Kansas City and Chicago Fast Mail Santa Fe Kansas City, MissouriGalveston, Texas [1911] 1906-1916
Kansas City and St. Louis Express
Missouri Pacific
Denver, Colorado
[1903]
1900-1910
Kansas City Chief Santa Fe Chicago, IllinoisKansas City, Missouri [1950] 1950-1968
Kansas City Day Express Alton Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri
[1892]
1892-1900
Kansas City Express
St. Louis-San Francisco
Kansas City, MissouriMemphis, Tennessee [1905] 1902-1908
Kansas City Express
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Kansas City, MissouriGalveston, Texas [1908] 1904-1910; 1915-1916; 1921-1926
Kansas City Express Union Pacific Railroad Kansas City, MissouriCheyenne, Wyoming [1922] 1921-1934
Kansas City Express Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City, MissouriPort Arthur, Texas [1930] 1929-1932
Kansas City Express Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, IllinoisKansas City, Missouri [1932] 1932-1936
Kansas City Express Wabash Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri
[1940]
1937-1947
Kansas City Flyer Santa Fe Kansas City, MissouriGalveston, Texas [1912] 1910-1916
Kansas City Limited
Chicago Great Western
Minneapolis–Saint PaulKansas City, Missouri [1922] 1896-1901; 1922-1926
Kansas City Mail
St. Louis-San Francisco
Dallas, Texas
[1902]
1898-1908
Kansas City Mule
Amtrak
St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri
[1983]
1980-2009
Kansas City Rocket Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Minneapolis–Saint PaulKansas City, Missouri [1960] 1957-1962
Kansas City Special
Chicago Great Western
Minneapolis–Saint PaulKansas City, Missouri [1916] 1898-1909; 1912-1918
Kansas City Vestibuled Limited Alton Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri
[1901]
1892-1904
Kansas City Zephyr
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, IllinoisKansas City, Missouri 1953-1968
Kansas City - Florida Special
Florida East Coast
Miami, Florida
(endpoints differed over the years) [1948]
1902-1965
Kansas City - Hot Springs Express
Missouri Pacific
Hot Springs, ArkansasKansas City, Missouri ?
Kansas Cityan
Santa Fe
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
[1952]
1915-1933; 1938-1968
Kansas Fast Mail Santa Fe Kansas City, MissouriPurcell, Oklahoma [1910] 1910-1918
Kansas Limited
St. Louis-San Francisco
St. Louis, Missouri – Galveston, Texas
[1925]
1905; 1917-1928
Kansas Mail
St. Louis-San Francisco
St. Louis, Missouri – Wichita, Kansas
[1922]
1921-1927
Katahdin
Maine Central Railroad Company
Boston, Massachusetts – Bangor, Maine
[1953]
1951-1958
Kate Shelley 400 Chicago and North Western Chicago, IllinoisCedar Rapids, Iowa [1955] 1955-1971
Katy Flyer
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
San Antonio, Texas
(various endpoints over the years) [1948]
1896; 1900-1959
Katy Limited
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Kansas City, MissouriFort Worth, Texas [1948] 1910-1951
Kay-See Flyer Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri
?
Kennebec Limited
Maine Central Railroad Company
Boston, Massachusetts – Bangor, Maine
[1953]
1937-1958
Kentuckian Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Washington, DC – Newport News, Virginia
[1930]
1929-1933
Kentuckian Pennsylvania Chicago, IllinoisLouisville, Kentucky [1935] 1935-1968
Kentucky Cardinal
Illinois Central
Louisville, KentuckyFulton, Kentucky [1952] 1950-1953
Kentucky Cardinal
Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisLouisville, Kentucky [2000] 1999-2003
Key West Express Florida East Coast Railway
Key West, Florida
[1924]
1910-1926
Keystone (group of trains) Amtrak New York, New YorkHarrisburg, Pennsylvania (1980) 1971-1972; 1980-1981; 1991-2007
Keystone Executive
Amtrak
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
[1984]
1983-1988
Keystone Express Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Scranton, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1939) 1936-1949
Keystone Express Pennsylvania New York, New YorkSt. Louis, Missouri (various endpoints over the years) [1914] 1891-1896; 1904-1931; 1937-1940
Keystone Express Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Scranton, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1939) c.1936-c.1947
Keystone State Express
Amtrak New York, New YorkHarrisburg, Pennsylvania (1980) 1991-1995
King Coal Reading Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaShamokin, Pennsylvania [1951] 1950-1964
Klamath Southern Pacific
San Francisco, California – Portland, Oregon
[1952]
1929-1955
Knickerbocker
New York Central
St. Louis, Missouri
(various endpoints over the years) [1948]
1895-1967
Knickerbocker Amtrak New York, New YorkAlbany, New York [1991] 1974-1976; 1991-1994
Knickerbocker Limited
New Haven Railroad
Boston, Massachusetts
[1925]
1902-1932

L

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
La Salle Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri
[1928]
1925-1933
La Salle[2] Grand Trunk Western and
Canadian National
Montreal, Quebec
[1938]
1937-c.1965
La Salle Street Limited Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, IllinoisOmaha, Nebraska [1942] 1935-1953
Lackawanna Limited
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Hoboken, New JerseyBuffalo, New York [1948] 1901-1949
Lackawanna Special Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Hoboken, New JerseyBuffalo, New York [1926] 1925-1936
Lake Cities Erie Railroad, later Erie Lackawanna Chicago, IllinoisHoboken, New Jersey [1952] 1929-1970
Lake Cities
Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisToledo, Ohio (1980–1995) [1980]
Chicago, IllinoisPontiac, Michigan (1995–2004) [1995]
1980-2004
Lake Cities Special
New York Central
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
[1935]
1926-1952
Lake Country Limited Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisJanesville, Wisconsin [2000] 2000-2001
Lake Erie
New York Central
Albany, New YorkBuffalo, New York [1930] 1927-1931
Lake Shore
Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisNew York, New York [1971] 1971-1972
Lake Shore Limited Amtrak
Boston, Massachusetts
[1980]
1975-present
Lake Shore Limited
New York Central
Chicago, IllinoisNew York, New York [1948] 1897-1956
Lake Superior Limited Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Houghton, MichiganSt. Ignace, Michigan (with through trains to many other destinations) [1900] 1893-1900
Lake Superior Limited Northern Pacific Railway Minneapolis–Saint PaulDuluth, Minnesota [1928] 1901-1905; 1921-1930
The Laker Soo Line Chicago, IllinoisDuluth, Minnesota [1952] 1951-1965
Land O'Corn
Illinois Central
Chicago, IllinoisWaterloo, Iowa [1960] 1941-1967
Lark
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles, California
[1948]
1911-1968
Las Vegas Holiday Special
Union Pacific Railroad
Las Vegas, Nevada
[1965]
1962-1967
Las Vegas Limited Amtrak
Las Vegas, Nevada
[1976]
1976
LaSalle
Amtrak
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
[1984]
1980-1989
Laurentian
New York Central, Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal, Quebec
[1948]
1923-1971
Legion Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New YorkWashington, D.C. [1948] 1944-1952
Legionnaire[4]
Chicago Great Western
Minneapolis–St. Paul – Chicago, – Kansas City, Missouri
[1930]
1925-1930 (renamed "The Minnesotan")
Legislator Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington, DC – New York, New York
[1952]
1932-1971
Lehigh Express
Grand Trunk Western, Lehigh Valley Railroad
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Chicago, Illinois
[1912]
1894-1914
Lehigh Limited Lehigh Valley Railroad New York, New YorkBuffalo, New York (with through trains to many other cities) [1930] 1917-1936
Lehigh-Pennsylvania Express Lehigh Valley Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Phillipsburg, New Jersey
[1918]
1916-1932
Lexington Special Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Cincinnati, Ohio – Lexington, Kentucky
[1922]
1921-1935
Liberty Bell Amtrak
Washington, DC – New York, New York
[1995]
1995-1998
Liberty Express Amtrak
Boston, Massachusetts
[1980]
1979-1982
Liberty Limited Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington, DC
[1948]
1925-1957
Lincoln Limited
Chicago and Alton
St. Louis, Missouri
[1930]
1925-1935
Lincoln Service
Amtrak
St. Louis, Missouri
2006-present
Litchfield
New Haven Railroad
New York, New YorkPittsfield, Massachusetts [1960] 1956-1968
Lock Haven Express Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Williamsport, Pennsylvania
[1923]
1923-1933
Lone Star
St. Louis Southwestern
Dallas, Texas
[1948]
1928-1952
Lone Star Amtrak
Houston, Texas
[1974]
1974-1979
Lone Star Limited Texas Midland Railroad Paris, TexasEnnis, Texas (with through cars to St. Louis and Galveston) [1902] 1902-1912
Lookout Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Nashville, TennesseeChattanooga, Tennessee (with through cars to New York) [1933] 1932-1946
Loop
Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisSpringfield, Illinois [1990] 1986-1996
Los Angeles Challenger Chicago and North Western, Union Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles, California
[1938]
1938-1948
Los Angeles Express Santa Fe
Los Angeles, California
[1910]
1905-1916
Los Angeles Limited Chicago and North Western, Union Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles, California
[1948]
1906-1953
Louisiana Daylight
Texas and Pacific
New Orleans, Louisiana – Fort Worth, Texas
[1950]
1949-1963
Louisiana Eagle
Texas and Pacific
New Orleans, Louisiana – Fort Worth, Texas
[1950]
1949-1963
Louisiana Limited
Texas and Pacific
New Orleans, Louisiana – Fort Worth, Texas
(with through cars to other points) [1930]
1913-1949
Louisiana Sunshine Special
Missouri Pacific
Little Rock, ArkansasLake Charles, Louisiana [1948] 1925-1930; 1948-1960
Louisiane
Illinois Central
New Orleans, Louisiana
[1952]
1931-1967
Louisville and Cincinnati Limited
Illinois Central
New Orleans, Louisiana
[1902]
1897-1910; 1917-1918
Louisville Daylight Express Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, IllinoisLouisville, Kentucky [1930] 1911-1953
Louisville Express Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Chicago, IllinoisLouisville, Kentucky [1940] 1931-1941
Louisville Limited
Illinois Central
New Orleans, Louisiana – Louisville, Kentucky
[1922]
1919-1930
Louisville Night Express Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, IllinoisLouisville, Kentucky [1920] 1914-1920; 1934-1935
Louisville Special Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, IllinoisLouisville, Kentucky [1904] 1904-1910

M

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
Mackinaw Island Express Detroit and Mackinac Railway, Michigan Central Railroad Detroit, MichiganAlpena, Michigan [1930] 1919-1935
Mahaiwe
New Haven Railroad
New York, New YorkPittsfield, Massachusetts [1960] 1956-1960
Mahkeenac
New Haven Railroad
New York, New YorkPittsfield, Massachusetts [1960] 1954-1960
Mail and Express
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Dallas, Texas
[1916]
1903-1911; 1915-1916; 1920
Mail and Express Texas Midland Railroad Paris, TexasEnnis, Texas (with through cars to Galveston) [1903] 1902-1911
Mail and Express Wabash Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri – Toledo, Ohio
[1910]
1909-1915
Mail and Express Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
[1953]
1951-1961
Mail Express Amtrak
Boston, Massachusetts
[1985]
1984-1990
Main Line Express Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
[1925]
1893-1930
Maine Coast Special Canadian National
Montreal, Quebec – Berlin, New Hampshire -- Portland, Maine
[1938]
c.1938
Mainstreeter Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (1952–1970);
Burlington Northern (1970–1971)
Seattle, Washington
(1970–1971)
1952-1971
Major Lehigh Valley Railroad New York, New YorkBuffalo, New York [1955] 1954-1958
Man O' War
Central of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia – Columbus, Georgia
[1953]
1947-1971
Manhattan Amtrak
Washington, DC – New York, New York
[1991]
1991
Manhattan Limited
Penn Central
Chicago, IllinoisNew York, New York [1958] 1903-1971
Manhattan Limited Amtrak
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[1982]
1981-1984
Manitoba Express
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway and
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg, Manitoba
[1905]
1904-1918
Manitoba Limited Northern Pacific Railway
Winnipeg, Manitoba
[1930]
1914-1915, 1921-1946
Maple Leaf[2] Grand Trunk Western Railroad and
Canadian National
Montreal, Quebec
(with through cars to New York) [1938]
1927-1971
Maple Leaf Via/Amtrak New York, New YorkToronto, Ontario [1985] 1981-present
Maple Leaf
Lehigh Valley, Reading Company
Canadian National
Toronto, Ontario
[1940]
1937-1961
Marathon
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City, MissouriOmaha, Nebraska [1935] 1935-1939
Mariner Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Cape Charles, Virginia
[1944]
1944-1947
Mark Twain Zephyr
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
St. Louis, Missouri – Burlington, Iowa
[1948]
1936-1952
Marquette Milwaukee Road Chicago, IllinoisMason City, Iowa [1940] 1938-1950
Marquette
Pere Marquette
Chicago, IllinoisGrand Rapids, Michigan  
Marquette Amtrak
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
[1982]
1980-1983
Marylander
Reading Railroad, and
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Washington, DC – Jersey City, New Jersey
[1940]
1938-1956
Matinee New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway New York, New YorkPaterson, New Jersey [1953] 1950-1957
Maumee
New York Central
Chicago, IllinoisToledo, Ohio (with through cars to other points) [1930] 1928-1948
Mayflower New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Boston, Massachusetts – New York, New York
[1954]
1906-1907; 1925-1948; 1952-1968
Mayflower Amtrak
Boston, Massachusetts
[1995]
1974; 1992-1998
Meadowlark
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Chicago, IllinoisCypress, Illinois [1950] 1946-1962
Memphian
St. Louis-San Francisco
St. Louis, Missouri – Birmingham, Alabama
(endpoints varied widely by year) [1952]
1923-1958
Memphis and New Orleans Limited
Illinois Central
New Orleans, Louisiana
(with sleeping cars to the west coast) [1903]
1902-1910
Memphis Express
St. Louis-San Francisco
St. Louis, Missouri – Memphis, Tennessee
[1907]
1906-1908; 1917-1921; 1925
Memphis Mail Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Memphis, TennesseeAmarillo, Texas [1921] 1906-1910; 1921-1924
Memphis Special Pennsylvania Railroad, Norfolk and Western Railway, Southern Railway New York, New YorkMemphis, Tennessee [1938] 1909-1941
Memphis-Atlanta Express
St. Louis-San Francisco, Southern Railway
Atlanta, Georgia
[1920]
1917-1924; 1933-1935
Memphis-Californian Rock Island, Southern Pacific
Los Angeles, California
[1948]
1923-1949
Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans Express
New Orleans, Louisiana
[1903]
1902-1910
Mercantile Express Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland, Ohio – Chicago, Illinois
[1930]
1913-1942
Merchants Express Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Hoboken, New JerseyScranton, Pennsylvania [1948] 1937-1959
Merchants Limited New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (to 1969), Penn Central (1969-1971), Amtrak (from 1971)
Boston, Massachusetts
1903-1998
Mercury
New York Central
Cleveland, Ohio (1936–1939) [1938]
Detroit, MichiganChicago, Illinois
(1939–1949) [1944]
1936-1949
Meteor
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
[1948]
1902-1965
Meteor San Francisco - Sacramento Railroad
San Francisco, California – Chico, California
[1924]
1924-1927
Metroliner
(
type of train)
Penn Central (1968–1971)
Amtrak
(1971–2006)
Washington, DC
1968-2006
Metropolitan
New York Central
Boston, Massachusetts – Chicago, Illinois
[1907]
1905-1928
Metropolitan Amtrak
Washington, DC
[1981]
1981-1982
Metropolitan Express Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, IllinoisNew York, New York [1913] 1913-1925
Metropolitan Express Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri
[1908]
1905-1916
Metropolitan Special Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri
[1952]
1919-1971
Mexico Express Santa Fe Albuquerque, New MexicoEl Paso, Texas [1920] 1906-1932
Mexico Limited Missouri Pacific Railroad
San Antonio, Texas
(with through cars to Mexico) [1924]
1923-1927
Miamian Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway
Miami, Florida
[1941]
1927-1941; 1946-1962
Michigan
New York Central
Chicago, IllinoisDetroit, Michigan [1953] 1937-1938; 1946-1967
Michigan Canadian Pacific Railway, New York Central Railroad
Toronto, Ontario
[1934]
1928-1957
Michigan Central Limited
Michigan Central
New York, New YorkChicago, Illinois [1922] 1905-1923
Michigan Executive Amtrak Detroit, MichiganJackson, Michigan [1980] 1975-1983
Michican Express Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Cincinnati, Ohio
[1927]
1915-1928; 1939-1941
Michigan Express Pere Marquette Railway Chicago, IllinoisTraverse City, Michigan [1920] 1920-1926
Michigan Special
New York Central
Cincinnati, Ohio
[1933]
1930-1958
Michigan Wolverine
New York Central
and its affiliates
Chicago, IllinoisNew York, New York (with through cars to many other points) [1924] 1923-1928
Mid-American
Illinois Central
St. Louis, Missouri – Memphis, Tennessee
[1970]
1968-1971
Mid-City Express Pennsylvania and Wabash Chicago, IllinoisDetroit, Michigan [1940] 1935-1949
Mid-Continent Special Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Minneapolis–Saint PaulKansas City, Missouri [1948] 1925-1954
Mid-Day Limited Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Cincinnati, Ohio
[1913]
1910-1920
Mid-West Limited Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
St. Louis, Missouri
[1925]
1923-1928
Midday Congressional Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington, DC
[1961]
1956-1971
Midday Keystone Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington, DC
[1956]
1956-1958
Middle West Express Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Jersey City, New JerseyChicago, Illinois [1922] 1917-1930
Midlander
Erie Chicago, IllinoisJersey City, New Jersey [1942] 1939-1947
Midnight Wabash Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri
[1945]
1942-1960
Midnight Express
New York Central
Plattsburgh, New York
(different endpoints in different years) [1916]
1893-1925
Midnight Express New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Boston, Massachusetts
[1914]
1891-1897; 1905-1918
Midnight Express
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Binghamton, New York
[1924]
1923-1928
Midnight Keystone Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington, DC
[1956]
1956-1959
Midnight Limited (train) Wabash Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri
[1955]
1908-1914; 1927; 1937-1960
Midnight Special
Chicago & Alton,
from 1947 Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
St. Louis, Missouri
[1955]
1901-1971
Midnight Special
New York Central
and its affiliates
Cleveland, Ohio
[1948]
1939-1958
Midnight Special
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
Cincinnati, Ohio
[1943]
1921-1952
Midnight Special Amtrak
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[1994]
1994
Midnight Sun Alaska Railroad Anchorage, AlaskaFairbanks, Alaska [1960] 1960
Midwest Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago, IllinoisSioux Falls, South Dakota (various endpoints over the years)[1952] 1940-1956
Midwestern New York Central Railroad
Cincinnati, Ohio
[1957]
1957-1959
Mill Cities Limited
Chicago Great Western
Minneapolis–Saint PaulKansas City, Missouri [1948] 1927-1952
Minneapolis-Kansas City Rocket Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Minneapolis–Saint PaulKansas City, Missouri [1941] 1941-1944
Minneapolis-Sioux Falls-Yankton Night Express Great Northern Railway Minneapolis–Saint PaulYankton, South Dakota [1935] 1935-1940
Minnesota 400 Chicago & North Western Mankato, MinnesotaWyeville, Wisconsin [1948] 1936-1952
Minnesota and Black Hills Express Chicago & North Western Chicago, IllinoisRapid City, South Dakota [1918] 1914-1937; 1948-1955
Minnesota Limited
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, IllinoisMinneapolis–Saint Paul [1916] 1910-1918; 1922-1926
Minnesota Marquette Milwaukee Road Chicago, IllinoisMinneapolis–Saint Paul [1948] 1939-1950
Minnesotan[4]
Chicago Great Western
Chicago, IllinoisMinneapolis–Saint Paul [1933] 1930-1956 (name dropped in 1949)[5]
Minute Man
Boston and Maine
Boston, Massachusetts – Troy, New York
[1948]
1927-1957
Minute Man Amtrak[6]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(1972–1973)

Boston –

Washington, DC
(1973–1998)

1973-1998
Miss Lou
Illinois Central
New Orleans, Louisiana
[1944]
1942-1949
Missionary Santa Fe Chicago, IllinoisKansas City, Missouri (and points beyond in many years) [1935] 1915-1936
Mississippi Valley
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Northern Pacific Railway
St. Louis, Missouri – Portland, Oregon
[1920]
1911-1936
Missouri Limited
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, IllinoisKansas City, Missouri [1930] 1909-1918; 1923-1931
Missouri River Eagle
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis, Missouri – Omaha, Nebraska
[1948]
1940-1971
Missouri River Express Chicago & North Western Minneapolis–Saint PaulOmaha, Nebraska [1924] 1913-1926
Missouri River Flyer Santa Fe
Denver, Colorado – La Junta, Colorado
[1913]
1902-1904; 1907-1915
Missouri River Runner
Amtrak
St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri
[2010]
2009–present
Missouri State Express
Chicago and Alton
St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri
[1901]
1901-1905
Missourian
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis, Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri
[1948]
1925-1963
Missourian
New York Central
St. Louis, Missouri – New York, New York
[1928]
1928-1958
Mohawk
Grand Trunk Western
Chicago, IllinoisDetroit, Michigan 1967-1971
Mohawk
New York Central
New York, New YorkBuffalo, New York (many different endpoints over the years) [1948] 1911-1963
Mohawk Amtrak New York, New YorkSchenectady, New York [1991] 1981-1985; 1991-1998
Mohawk and Hudson River Express West Shore Railroad New York, New YorkAlbany, New York [1903] 1899-1916
Mondamin Chicago & North Western
Minneapolis, Minnesota – Sioux City, Iowa
[1948]
1931-1952
Monmouth Express Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Long Branch, New Jersey
[1930]
1920-1932
Montreal and Boston Express
Boston and Maine
Boston, Massachusetts
[1916]
1890-1893; 1903-1916
Montreal Express
Montreal, Quebec
[1916]
1902-1924
Montreal Express Canadian Pacific Railway, Wabash Railroad
Montreal, Quebec
[1903]
1903-1909
Montreal Express
Boston and Maine
Boston, Massachusetts
[1916]
1908-1917
Montreal Limited
New York Central
Montreal, Quebec
[1948]
1925-1971
Montrealer[7]
Boston & Maine, Central Vermont, and Canadian National
Montreal, Quebec
[1952]
1924-1966
Montrealer Amtrak
Montreal, Quebec
[1981]
1972-1995
Morning Congressional Pennsylvania
Washington, DC
[1956]
1950-1971
Morning Daylight
Southern Pacific
San Francisco, California
[1941]
1940-1952
Morning Executive Amtrak
Washington, DC
[1971]
1971-1972
Morning Express Northern Pacific Railway Minneapolis–Saint PaulDuluth, Minnesota [1902] 1901-1905
Morning Express
New Haven Railroad
Boston, Massachusetts
[1912]
1905-1913
Morning Flyer
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Chicago, IllinoisGrand Rapids, Michigan [1905] 1904-1911
Morning Hiawatha Milwaukee Road
St. Paul, Minnesota
[1948]
1939-1971
Morning Keystone Pennsylvania
Washington, DC
[1957]
1956-1959
Morning Liberty Express Amtrak
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[1978]
1978-1979
Morning Puget Sounder Great Northern Railway
Vancouver, British Columbia
[1947]
1946-1950
Morning Star
St. Louis Southwestern
Dallas, Texas
[1952]
1941-1950
Morning Steel King
New York Central, Erie Railroad
Cleveland, Ohio
[1958]
1953-1962
Morning Steeler Pennsylvania
Cleveland, Ohio
[1952] (earlier years New York endpoint)
1950-1957
Morning Zephyr
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Minneapolis–St. Paul
[1938]
1936-1971
Motor City Special
New York Central
Chicago, IllinoisDetroit, Michigan [1922] 1917-1965
Motor Queen
New York Central
Cincinnati, Ohio
[1929]
1929
Mound City
Illinois Terminal Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri – Peoria, Illinois
[1950]
1949-1956
Mound City Limited Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri
[1908]
1905-1916
Mound City Special Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Cleveland, Ohio
[1935]
1925-1936
Mount Adams
Amtrak
Seattle, Washington – Portland, Oregon
[1995]
1995-1997
Mount Baker International
Amtrak
Vancouver, British Columbia
[1996]
1996-1997
Mount Rainier
Amtrak
Seattle, Washington – Portland, Oregon
[1978]
1974-1995
Mount Royal
Rutland, and Canadian National
Montreal, Quebec
[1952]
1925-1953
Mount Vernon Pennsylvania; Amtrak from 1976
Washington, DC
[1956]
1933-1971; 1976; 1980-1991; 1997-1998
Mountain Bluebird Chicago and North Western, Union Pacific Railroad
Denver, Colorado
[1933]
1931-1937
Mountain Express Erie Jersey City, New JerseyPort Jervis, New York [1938] 1931; 1936-1953
Mountain Special Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Hoboken, New JerseyScranton, Pennsylvania [1935] 1921; 1935-1952
Mountaineer
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Minneapolis-St. Paul – Vancouver, British Columbia
1932-1955
Mountaineer
Boston & Maine
Boston, Massachusetts – Littleton, New Hampshire
[1948]
1947-1955
Mountaineer
Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisNorfolk, Virginia [1975] 1975-1976
Mountaineer Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
[1908]
1901-1934
Mountaineer Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Denver, Colorado – Montrose, Colorado
[1948]
1936-1959
Mudlavia and Brazil Express Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Chicago, IllinoisTerre Haute, Indiana [1902] 1902-1906
Murray Hill
New Haven Railroad
Boston, Massachusetts
[1945]
1940-1971
Murray Hill Amtrak
Boston, Massachusetts
[1975]
1973-1981

References

  1. ^ The primary source for American passenger train names is the Official Guide of the Railways, which has been published since 1868, under the following titles: 1868-1869 Travelers' Official Railway Guide of the United States and Canada. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1870-1896 Travelers' Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1897-1900 Travelers’ Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States, Canada and Mexico. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1901-1973 The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and Cuba. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1974-1989 The Official Railway Guide North American Passenger Travel Edition: United States, Canada and Mexico. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1989-2016 Amtrak National Train Timetables.
  2. ^ a b c d Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 31
  3. ^ Illinois Central timetable effective September 28, 1947; Official Guide, August 1954
  4. ^ a b Dubin, Arthur D. 1974. More Classic Trains (Milwaukee: Kalmbach)
  5. ^ Official Railway Guide, August 1954
  6. ^ Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 26