Train name
|
Railroad
|
Train endpoints in a typical [year]
|
Operated
|
Badger
|
Amtrak
|
Chicago–
Milwaukee [1985]
|
1985–1989
|
Badger Express
|
Great Northern
|
St. Paul, Minnesota–
Duluth, Minnesota [1943]; 1955-1971 just called 'Badger'
|
1925–1971
|
Badger Limited
|
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
|
Chicago–
Milwaukee [1930]
|
1929–1933
|
Badger State Express
|
Chicago & North Western
|
Chicago–
Minneapolis [1919]
|
1892–1936
|
Baltimore Day Express
|
Pennsylvania
|
Buffalo, New York-
Washington, D.C. [1962]
|
1958-1968
|
Baltimore-Washington Night Express
|
Baltimore & Ohio,
Central Railroad of New Jersey,
Reading Company
|
Jersey City, New Jersey–
Washington, D.C. [1941]
|
1938–1946
|
Bankers
|
New Haven
Penn Central (1969-1971)
|
New York City–
Springfield, Massachusetts [1945]
|
1939–1971
|
Bankers
|
Amtrak
|
Washington, D.C.–
Springfield, Massachusetts [1980]
|
1976–1998
|
Banner Blue
|
Wabash
|
Chicago–
St. Louis [1938]
|
1894–1896; 1905–1967
|
Bar Harbor Express
|
Maine Central
Boston and Maine
New Haven
|
Washington, D.C.–
Ellsworth, Maine [1950]
|
1902–1960
|
Barnacle Bill Special
|
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
|
Philadelphia–
Atlantic City, New Jersey [1939]
|
1938–1941
|
Bat
|
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
|
Chicago–
Minneapolis [1929]
|
1929–1930
|
Bay Shore Special
|
Central Railroad of New Jersey
|
Washington, D.C.–
Ellingsworth, Pennsylvania [1948]
|
1940–1949
|
Bay State
|
New Haven
Penn Central (1969–1971)
Amtrak (from 1971)
|
New York City–
Boston [1985]
|
1894–1917; 1925–1974; 1982–1994; 1997–1998
|
Bayonne Flyer
|
New Jersey Transit (
Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)
|
Hoboken, New Jersey–
Bayonne, New Jersey
|
2011–present
|
Beach Comber
|
Boston & Maine
|
Boston–
Portland, Maine [1950]
|
1950–1952
|
Beach Patrol
|
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
|
Philadelphia–
Atlantic City, New Jersey [1939]
|
1938–1941
|
Beach Special
|
Boston & Maine
|
Boston–
Portland, Maine [1952]
|
1950–1952
|
Beachcomber
|
Long Island Rail Road
|
New York City–
Montauk, New York [1964]
|
1963–1966
|
Beacon Hill
|
Amtrak
|
Boston–
New Haven, Connecticut [1979]
|
1978–1981
|
Bear Mountain
|
Amtrak
|
New York City–
Albany, New York [1985]
|
1977; 1981–1995
|
Beaver
|
Southern Pacific
|
San Francisco–
Portland, Oregon [1942]
|
1940–1949
|
Beaver
|
New York Central
|
New York City–
Cleveland–Toronto [1921]
|
1913–1926
|
Benjamin Franklin
|
Amtrak
|
Boston–
Philadelphia [1982]
|
1977–1994
|
Berkshire
|
Boston & Albany,
New York Central
|
Boston–
Albany, New York [1948]
|
1902–1931; 1952–1959
|
Berkshire
|
Boston & Maine
|
Boston–
Troy, New York [1940]
|
c. 1932-1936 (Berkshire Flyer); c. 1937–1940
|
Berkshire
|
New Haven
|
New York City–
Pittsfield, Massachusetts [1954]
|
c. 1931–1941 (Berkshire Express); c. 1946-1968
|
Berkshire Hills Express
|
New York Central
|
New York City–
Chatham, New York--
North Adams, Massachusetts [1924]
|
1919–1934
|
Betsy Ross
|
Amtrak
|
New York City–Washington, D.C. [1980]
|
1976–1981
|
Bicentennial
|
Amtrak
|
Boston–
Philadelphia [1976]
|
1976–1977
|
Big Apple
|
Amtrak
|
New York City–
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1983]
|
1980–1992; 1997–1998
|
Birmingham and Atlanta Owl
|
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
|
Birmingham, Alabama–
Atlanta [1930]
|
1927–1933
|
Birmingham Owl
|
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
|
Birmingham, Alabama–
Atlanta [1935]
|
1925–1926; 1934–1938
|
Birmingham Special
[8]
|
Pennsylvania, then
Penn Central (1969-1971)
Norfolk & Western and
Southern
|
New York City–
Birmingham, Alabama, with a
Chattanooga, Tennessee–
Memphis, Tennessee segment [1926]
|
1909-1971
|
Biscayne
|
Florida East Coast Railway
|
Jacksonville, Florida–
Miami [1930]
|
1927–1931
|
Black Diamond
|
Lehigh Valley
Reading
|
Philadelphia–New York City–
Buffalo, New York [1952]
|
1896–1959
|
Black Gold
|
Frisco
|
Tulsa, Oklahoma–
Fort Worth, Texas [1952]
|
1938–1959
|
Black Hawk
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (–1970)
Burlington Northern (6 weeks in 1970)
|
Chicago–
Minneapolis [1945]
|
1927–1970
|
Black Hawk
|
Amtrak
|
Chicago–
Dubuque, Iowa [1976]
|
1974–1981
|
Black Hills and Minnesota Express
|
Chicago & North Western
|
Chicago–
Rapid City, South Dakota [1915]
|
1914–1918
|
Blue Arrow
|
Nickel Plate
|
Cleveland–
St. Louis [1958]
|
1956–1959
|
Blue Bird
[9]
|
Chicago Great Western
|
Minneapolis–
Rochester, Minnesota [1930]
|
1929–1931
|
Blue Bird
|
Wabash
|
Chicago–
St. Louis [1943]
|
1938–1968
|
Blue Comet
|
Central Railroad of New Jersey
|
Jersey City, New Jersey–
Atlantic City, New Jersey [1934]
|
1929–1941
|
Blue Dart
|
Nickel Plate
|
St. Louis–
Cleveland [1958]
|
1956–1959
|
Blue Grass Special
|
Pennsylvania
|
Chicago–
Louisville, Kentucky [1955]
|
1952–1957
|
Blue Ridge
[10]
|
Amtrak,
Marc after 1986
|
Washington, D.C.–
Martinsburg, West Virginia [1977]
|
1973-1988
|
Blue Ridge Limited
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
Chicago–Washington, D.C. [1945]
|
1934–1949
|
Blue Water
|
Amtrak
|
Chicago–
Port Huron, Michigan [2008]
|
1975–1982 as the Blue Water Limited; 2004–present
|
Bluebonnet
|
Frisco and
Missouri–Kansas–Texas
|
St. Louis–
Fort Worth, Texas [1952]
|
1928–1958
|
Bluegrass
|
Monon Railroad
|
Chicago–
Louisville, Kentucky [1949]
|
1948–1952
|
Boardwalk Flyer
|
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
|
Philadelphia–
Atlantic City, New Jersey [1940]
|
1934–1935; 1939–1941
|
Bon-Air Special
|
Georgia & Florida
|
Augusta, Georgia–
Jacksonville, Florida [1925]
|
1924–1930
|
Booth Tarkington
|
New York Central
|
Chicago–
Cincinnati [1958]
|
1958
|
Border Limited
|
Southern Pacific
|
Houston–
Corpus Christi, Texas [1952]
|
1929–1930; 1934-1952
|
Boston Afternoon Express
|
Boston & Albany
|
Boston–
Albany, New York [1925]
|
1913–1927
|
Boston and Buffalo Special
|
New York Central
|
Boston–Chicago [1924]
|
1906–1928
|
Boston and Chicago Special
|
New York Central
|
Boston–Chicago [1912]
|
1892–1914
|
Boston and New York Express
|
New York Central
|
Boston–Chicago (with sleeping cars to many other points) [1912]
|
1905–1914
|
Boston Day Express
|
Boston & Albany,
New Haven
|
New York City–
Boston [1930]
|
1924–1931
|
Boston Evening Express
|
Boston & Albany
|
Boston-
Albany, New York [1925]
|
1925-1928
|
Boston Express
|
New York Central
|
Buffalo, New York–
Boston [1930]
|
1888–1948
|
Boston Express
|
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway
|
Duluth, Minnesota–
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (with through trains to many eastern cities) [1908]
|
1890–1916
|
Boston Express
|
Pennsylvania,
New Haven
|
Washington, D.C.–
Boston [1895]
|
1892–1900
|
Boston Express
|
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie,
Canadian Pacific Railway
|
Minneapolis–Saint Paul–
Montreal [1908]
|
1898–1910
|
Boston Limited
|
Boston & Albany,
New York Central Railroad
|
Boston–Chicago [1894]
|
1894–1909
|
Boston Night Express
|
Boston & Albany
|
Boston–
Albany, New York [1920]
|
1913–1922
|
Boston Special
|
Boston & Albany,
New York Central Railroad
|
Boston–Chicago [1892]
|
1892–1909
|
Boston Special
|
New York Central
|
Boston–Chicago (with through trains to Toronto and Montreal) [1945]
|
1942–1946
|
Boston–New York Express
|
New Haven
New York Central
|
New York City–
Boston [1938] New York City–
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
1925–1951
|
Bostonian
|
New Haven (until 1968)
Penn Central (1969-1971)
Amtrak (since 1971)
|
New York City–
Boston [1953]
|
1919–1977
|
Bowery
|
Amtrak
|
New York City–Washington, D.C. [1997]
|
1997–1998
|
Brainerd and International Falls Express
|
Northern Pacific Railway
|
Saint Paul, Minnesota–
International Falls, Minnesota [1928]
|
1921–1946
|
Brazil and Mudlavia Express
|
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
|
Chicago–
Terre Haute, Indiana [1905]
|
1902–1906
|
Broadway Limited
|
Pennsylvania (1912–1969)
Penn Central (1969–1971)
Amtrak (1971–1995)
|
Chicago–Washington, D.C. [1930] Chicago–New York City
|
1912–1995
|
Buckeye
|
Pennsylvania
|
Pittsburgh–
Cleveland (Buckeye Limited 1916–1936) [1939]
|
1916-1948
|
Buckeye
|
Pennsylvania
Penn Central (1969–1971)
|
Chicago–
Cincinnati and
Columbus, Ohio [1958]
|
1957-1969
|
Buckeye
|
Pere Marquette Railway
|
Detroit–
Columbus, Ohio [1930]
|
1928–1931
|
Budd Highlander
|
Boston and Maine
|
Boston–
Albany, New York [1955]
|
1952-1958
|
Buffalo–Chicago Special
|
New York Central
|
Chicago–
Buffalo, New York [1925]
|
1921–1927
|
Buffalo–Cincinnati Express
|
New York Central
|
Buffalo, New York–
Cincinnati (with through trains to the south) [1934]
|
1934–1946
|
Buffalo - Pittsburgh - Detroit Special
|
New York Central
|
Buffalo, New York–
Pittsburgh–
Detroit [1925]
|
1922–1934
|
Buffalo - Pittsburgh - Toledo Special
|
New York Central
|
Buffalo, New York–
Pittsburgh–
Toledo, Ohio [1938]
|
1935–1940
|
Buffalo – Pittsburgh Express
|
New York Central and
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
|
Buffalo, New York–
Pittsburgh [1942] (aka Buffalo and Pittsburgh Express)
|
1904–1917; 1929–1930; 1935–1961
|
Buffalo–Toronto Express
|
New York Central,
Canadian Pacific Railway
|
New York City–
Toronto [1945]
|
1943–1963
|
Buffalo and Chicago Express
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
New York, New York-
Chicago, Illinois [1903]
|
1900–1907
|
Buffalo and Chicago Special
|
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
|
Buffalo, New York–Chicago [1910]
|
1906–1913
|
Buffalo and Chicago Special
|
Boston and Albany Railroad,
New York Central Railroad
|
Boston–Chicago [1915]
|
1913–1920
|
Buffalo Day Express
|
Pennsylvania
|
Washington, D.C.–
Buffalo, New York [1933]
|
1900–1968
|
Buffalo Express
|
Lehigh Valley Railroad,
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
|
Toronto–
Buffalo, New York [1905]
|
1902–1914
|
Buffalo Express
|
New York Central
|
Chicago–
Buffalo, New York [1933]
|
1912–1943
|
Buffalo Limited
|
New York Central
|
New York, New York-
Buffalo, New York [1903]
|
1902-1906
|
Buffalo Limited
|
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
|
New York City–
Buffalo, New York [1920]
|
1919–1926
|
Buffalo Limited
|
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
|
Pittsburgh–
Buffalo, New York [1930]
|
1919–1931
|
Buffalo Local
|
New York Central
|
Cincinnati–
Buffalo, New York
|
?
|
Buffalo Mail
|
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
|
New York City–
Buffalo, New York [1930]
|
1919–1935
|
Buffalo Special
|
New York Central
|
New York City–
Buffalo, New York [1908]
|
1892–1893; 1902–1914; 1919–1925
|
Buffalo Special
|
Pennsylvania Railroad
|
Pittsburgh–
Buffalo, New York [1911]
|
1906–1916
|
Buffalo Train
|
Lehigh Valley Railroad,
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
|
New York City–Chicago [1907]
|
1902–1914
|
Buffalonian
|
West Shore Railroad
|
New York City–
Buffalo, New York (with sleeping cars to Chicago, St. Louis, and Boston) [1915]
|
1910–1925
|
Buffalonian
|
New York Central
|
New York City–
Buffalo, New York [1924]
|
1915–1932
|
Buffalonian
|
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
|
New York City–
Buffalo, New York [1940]
|
1936–1941
|
Bullet
|
Central Railroad of New Jersey
|
Jersey City, New Jersey-
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1930]
|
1929–1931
|
Bullet
|
Pennsylvania Railroad
|
Wilmington, Delaware-
Easton, Maryland [1938]
|
1937-c.1946
|
Bunker Hill
|
New Haven (until 1946),
Amtrak (since 1971)
|
New York City–
Boston [1972]
|
1940-1946; 1971-1975
|
Business Man's Special
|
Pere Marquette
|
Chicago–
Grand Rapids, Michigan [1930]
|
1928–1932
|
Butte and Portland Special
|
Union Pacific
|
Salt Lake City–
Butte, Montana–
Portland, Oregon [1915]
|
1911–1920
|
Butte Express
|
Union Pacific
|
Salt Lake City–
Butte, Montana–
Boise, Idaho [1938]
|
1894–1895; 1915–1931; 1935–1941
|
Butte Special
|
Union Pacific
|
Salt Lake City–
Butte, Montana [1952]
|
1921–1971
|
Butte - Northwest Express
|
Union Pacific
|
Salt Lake City–
Butte, Montana–
Spokane, Washington–
Portland, Oregon [1935]
|
1932–1941
|
Butte - Portland Express
|
Union Pacific
|
Salt Lake City–
Butte, Montana–
Portland, Oregon [1912]
|
1911–1914
|