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

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, UtahBoise, 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, MissouriPeoria, Illinois [1941] 1929-1948
Imperial Southern Pacific Los Angeles, CaliforniaCalexico, California [1931] 1931-1941
Imperial Southern Pacific, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, IllinoisLos Angeles, California [1948] 1947-1958
Independence Amtrak New York, New YorkWashington, 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 Detroit, MichiganSt. Louis, Missouri (with many different endpoints over the years) [1952] 1917-1920; 1931-1957
Indianapolis Limited Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Cincinnati, OhioIndianapolis, Indiana [1923] 1921-1929
Indianapolis Limited Pennsylvania New York, New YorkIndianapolis, Indiana [1950] 1950; 1953-1957
Indianapolis Midnight Special Pennsylvania Chicago, IllinoisLouisville, Kentucky [1908] 1906-1910
Indianapolis Special Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Cleveland, OhioIndianapolis, Indiana [1920] 1919-1924; 1929-1932
Inter-American Amtrak St. Louis, MissouriLaredo, 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 Chicago, IllinoisMontreal, Quebec [1948] 1927-c.1965
Inter-State Limited Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Chicago, IllinoisMilwaukee, Wisconsin [1929] 1929-1933
International (group of trains) Great Northern Seattle, WashingtonVancouver, British Columbia 1950-1971
International Express Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, 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 Portland, OregonVancouver, British Columbia [1935] 1911-1924; 1931-1946
Interstate Express New York Central Chicago, IllinoisBoston, Massachusetts [1952] 1921-1958
Interstate Express ReadingCNJLackawanna Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSyracuse, 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 New York, New YorkPittsburgh, 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 New York, New YorkBoston, MassachusettsChicago, Illinois [1948] 1926-1967
Irvin S. Cobb Illinois Central Louisville, KentuckyMemphis, Tennessee [1952] 1949-1955
Islander New York, New Haven & Hartford Boston, Massachusetts, then New York, New YorkWoods 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 Chicago, IllinoisCincinnati, Ohio [1948] 1941-1971
Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisWashington, DC [1975] 1971-1977
Jeffersonian Pennsylvania New York, New YorkSt Louis, Missouri [1948] 1941-1953
Jeffersonian Amtrak New York, New YorkWashington, DC [1985] 1982-1990
Jet Rocket Rock Island Chicago, IllinoisPeoria, Illinois [1956] 1956-1957
John Adams Amtrak Boston, MassachusettsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania [1977] 1977
John Quincy Adams New Haven Railroad New York, New YorkBoston, Massachusetts 1957-?
John Wilkes Lehigh Valley New York, New YorkCoxton, PennsylvaniaWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1942] 1939-1960
Judiciary Pennsylvania New York, New YorkWashington, DC [1952] 1933-1955
Judith Special Great Northern Lewiston, IdahoGreat Falls, Montana [1920] 1919-1924
Juniata Pennsylvania Railroad; 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 St. Louis, MissouriDenver, Colorado [1903] 1900-1910
Kansas City Chief Santa Fe Chicago, IllinoisKansas City, Missouri [1950] 1950-1968
Kansas City Day Express Alton Railroad St. Louis, MissouriKansas 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, MissouriKansas 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 Kansas City, MissouriDallas, Texas [1902] 1898-1908
Kansas City Mule Amtrak St. Louis, MissouriKansas 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, MissouriKansas City, Missouri [1901] 1892-1904
Kansas City Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, IllinoisKansas City, Missouri 1953-1968
Kansas City - Florida Special St. Louis-San Francisco
Southern
Atlantic Coast Line
Florida East Coast
Kansas City, MissouriMiami, 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 Chicago, IllinoisKansas City, MissouriOklahoma 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, MissouriGalveston, Texas [1925] 1905; 1917-1928
Kansas Mail St. Louis-San Francisco St. Louis, MissouriWichita, Kansas [1922] 1921-1927
Katahdin Boston and Maine, Maine Central Railroad Company Boston, MassachusettsBangor, Maine [1953] 1951-1958
Kate Shelley 400 Chicago and North Western Chicago, IllinoisCedar Rapids, Iowa [1955] 1955-1971
Katy Flyer Missouri-Kansas-Texas St. Louis, MissouriSan 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, MissouriKansas City, Missouri ?
Kennebec Limited Boston and Maine, Maine Central Railroad Company Boston, MassachusettsBangor, Maine [1953] 1937-1958
Kentuckian Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Chicago, IllinoisSt. Louis, MissouriWashington, DCNewport 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 Jacksonville, FloridaKey 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, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, Pennsylvania [1984] 1983-1988
Keystone Express Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 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 & Western 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, CaliforniaPortland, Oregon [1952] 1929-1955
Knickerbocker New York Central New York, New YorkSt. 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 New York, New YorkBoston, Massachusetts [1925] 1902-1932

L

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
La Salle Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Chicago, IllinoisSt. Louis, Missouri [1928] 1925-1933
La Salle[2] Grand Trunk Western and
Canadian National
Chicago, IllinoisToronto, OntarioMontreal, 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 Detroit, MichiganPittsburgh, 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 Chicago, IllinoisNew York, New YorkBoston, 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 San Francisco, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California [1948] 1911-1968
Las Vegas Holiday Special Union Pacific Railroad Los Angeles, CaliforniaLas Vegas, Nevada [1965] 1962-1967
Las Vegas Limited Amtrak Los Angeles, CaliforniaLas Vegas, Nevada [1976] 1976
LaSalle Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisMilwaukee, Wisconsin [1984] 1980-1989
Laurentian Delaware & Hudson, New York Central, Canadian Pacific Railway New York, New YorkMontreal, Quebec [1948] 1923-1971
Legion Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New YorkWashington, DC [1948] 1944-1952
Legionnaire[4] Chicago Great Western Minneapolis–St. PaulChicago, IllinoisKansas City, Missouri [1930] 1925-1930 (renamed "The Minnesotan")  
Legislator Pennsylvania Railroad Washington, DCNew York, New York [1952] 1932-1971
Lehigh Express Grand Trunk Western, Lehigh Valley Railroad New York, New YorkPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaChicago, 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, PennsylvaniaPhillipsburg, New Jersey [1918] 1916-1932
Lexington Special Louisville and Nashville Railroad Cincinnati, OhioLexington, Kentucky [1922] 1921-1935
Liberty Bell Amtrak Washington, DCNew York, New York [1995] 1995-1998
Liberty Express Amtrak Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaBoston, Massachusetts [1980] 1979-1982
Liberty Limited Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, IllinoisWashington, DC [1948] 1925-1957
Lincoln Limited Chicago and Alton Chicago, IllinoisSt. Louis, Missouri [1930] 1925-1935
Lincoln Service Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisSt. Louis, Missouri 2006-present
Litchfield New Haven Railroad New York, New YorkPittsfield, Massachusetts [1960] 1956-1968
Lock Haven Express Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaWilliamsport, Pennsylvania [1923] 1923-1933
Lone Star St. Louis Southwestern Memphis, TennesseeDallas, Texas [1948] 1928-1952
Lone Star Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisDallas, Texas
Chicago, IllinoisHouston, 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 Chicago, IllinoisLos Angeles, California [1938] 1938-1948
Los Angeles Express Santa Fe Chicago, IllinoisLos Angeles, California [1910] 1905-1916
Los Angeles Limited Chicago and North Western, Union Pacific Railroad Chicago, IllinoisLos Angeles, California [1948] 1906-1953
Louisiana Daylight Texas and Pacific New Orleans, LouisianaFort Worth, Texas [1950] 1949-1963
Louisiana Eagle Texas and Pacific New Orleans, LouisianaFort Worth, Texas [1950] 1949-1963
Louisiana Limited Texas and Pacific New Orleans, LouisianaFort 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 Chicago, Illinois and Louisville, KentuckyNew Orleans, Louisiana [1952] 1931-1967
Louisville and Cincinnati Limited Illinois Central Cincinnati, OhioNew 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, LouisianaLouisville, 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 Kansas City, MissouriDallas, 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, MissouriToledo, Ohio [1910] 1909-1915
Mail and Express Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New YorkPittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1953] 1951-1961
Mail Express Amtrak Washington, DCBoston, Massachusetts [1985] 1984-1990
Main Line Express Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1925] 1893-1930
Maine Coast Special Canadian National Montreal, QuebecBerlin, 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)
Chicago, IllinoisSeattle, Washington (1952–1970);
St. Paul, MinnesotaSeattle, 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, GeorgiaColumbus, Georgia [1953] 1947-1971
Manhattan Amtrak Washington, DCNew York, New York [1991] 1991
Manhattan Limited Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central Chicago, IllinoisNew York, New York [1958] 1903-1971
Manhattan Limited Amtrak New York, New YorkPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania [1982] 1981-1984
Manitoba Express Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway and
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. Paul, MinnesotaWinnipeg, Manitoba [1905] 1904-1918
Manitoba Limited Northern Pacific Railway St. Paul, MinnesotaWinnipeg, Manitoba [1930] 1914-1915, 1921-1946
Maple Leaf[2] Grand Trunk Western Railroad and
Canadian National
Chicago, Illinois (Dearborn Station) – Toronto, OntarioMontreal, 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
New York, New YorkPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaToronto, Ontario [1940] 1937-1961
Marathon Missouri Pacific Kansas City, MissouriOmaha, Nebraska [1935] 1935-1939
Mariner Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCape Charles, Virginia [1944] 1944-1947
Mark Twain Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy St. Louis, MissouriBurlington, Iowa [1948] 1936-1952
Marquette Milwaukee Road Chicago, IllinoisMason City, Iowa [1940] 1938-1950
Marquette Pere Marquette Chicago, IllinoisGrand Rapids, Michigan  
Marquette Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisMilwaukee, Wisconsin [1982] 1980-1983
Marylander Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Reading Railroad, and
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Washington, DCNew York, New York [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, MassachusettsNew York, New York [1954] 1906-1907; 1925-1948; 1952-1968
Mayflower Amtrak Washington, DCBoston, Massachusetts [1995] 1974; 1992-1998
Meadowlark Chicago & Eastern Illinois Chicago, IllinoisCypress, Illinois [1950] 1946-1962
Memphian St. Louis-San Francisco St. Louis, MissouriBirmingham, Alabama (endpoints varied widely by year) [1952] 1923-1958
Memphis and New Orleans Limited Illinois Central Cincinnati, OhioNew Orleans, Louisiana (with sleeping cars to the west coast) [1903] 1902-1910
Memphis Express St. Louis-San Francisco St. Louis, MissouriMemphis, 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 Memphis, TennesseeAtlanta, Georgia [1920] 1917-1924; 1933-1935
Memphis-Californian Rock Island, Southern Pacific Memphis, TennesseeLos Angeles, California [1948] 1923-1949
Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans Express Illinois Central, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway St. Louis, MissouriNashville, TennesseeNew Orleans, Louisiana [1903] 1902-1910
Mercantile Express Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New YorkWashington, DCCleveland, OhioChicago, 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) New York, New YorkBoston, Massachusetts 1903-1998
Mercury New York Central Detroit, MichiganCleveland, Ohio (1936–1939) [1938]
Detroit, MichiganChicago, Illinois (1939–1949) [1944]
1936-1949
Meteor St. Louis-San Francisco Railway St. Louis, MissouriOklahoma City, Oklahoma [1948] 1902-1964
Meteor San Francisco - Sacramento Railroad San Francisco, CaliforniaChico, California [1924] 1924-1927
Metroliner (type of train) Penn Central (1968–1971)
Amtrak (1971–2006)
New York, New YorkWashington, DC 1968-2006
Metropolitan New York Central New York, New YorkBoston, MassachusettsChicago, Illinois [1907] 1905-1928
Metropolitan Amtrak New York, New YorkWashington, DC [1981] 1981-1982
Metropolitan Express Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, IllinoisNew York, New York [1913] 1913-1925
Metropolitan Express Baltimore and Ohio Railroad New York, New YorkSt. Louis, Missouri [1908] 1905-1916
Metropolitan Special Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Washington, DCSt. Louis, Missouri [1952] 1919-1971
Mexico Express Santa Fe Albuquerque, New MexicoEl Paso, Texas [1920] 1906-1932
Mexico Limited Missouri Pacific Railroad St. Louis, MissouriSan 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 New York, New YorkMiami, 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 Chicago, IllinoisToronto, 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 Detroit, MichiganCincinnati, Ohio [1927] 1915-1928; 1939-1941
Michigan Express Pere Marquette Railway Chicago, IllinoisTraverse City, Michigan [1920] 1920-1926
Michigan Special New York Central Detroit, MichiganCincinnati, 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 Chicago, IllinoisSt. Louis, MissouriMemphis, 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 New York, New YorkCincinnati, Ohio [1913] 1910-1920
Mid-West Limited Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Washington, DCSt. Louis, Missouri [1925] 1923-1928
Midday Congressional Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New YorkWashington, DC [1961] 1956-1971
Midday Keystone Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New YorkWashington, DC [1956] 1956-1958
Middle West Express Baltimore and Ohio Railroad New York, New YorkChicago, Illinois [1922] 1917-1930
Midlander Erie Chicago, IllinoisJersey City, New Jersey [1942] 1939-1947
Midnight Wabash Railroad Chicago, IllinoisSt. Louis, Missouri [1945] 1942-1960
Midnight Express New York Central New York, New YorkAlbany, New YorkPlattsburgh, New York (different endpoints in different years) [1916] 1893-1925
Midnight Express New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, New YorkBoston, Massachusetts [1914] 1891-1897; 1905-1918
Midnight Express Reading Railroad, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaBinghamton, New York [1924] 1923-1928
Midnight Keystone Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New YorkWashington, DC [1956] 1956-1959
Midnight Limited Wabash Railroad St. Louis, MissouriKansas City, Missouri [1955] 1908-1914; 1927; 1937-1960
Midnight Special Chicago & Alton,
from 1947 Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Chicago, IllinoisSt. Louis, Missouri [1955] 1901-1971
Midnight Special New York Central and its affiliates Cincinnati, OhioCleveland, Ohio [1948] 1939-1958
Midnight Special Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Chicago, IllinoisCincinnati, Ohio [1943] 1921-1952
Midnight Special Amtrak Washington, DCPhiladelphia, 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 Chicago, IllinoisCincinnati, 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[5] Chicago Great Western Chicago, IllinoisMinneapolis–Saint Paul [1933] 1930-1956 (name dropped in 1949)[6]
Minute Man Boston and Maine Boston, MassachusettsTroy, New York [1948] 1927-1957
Minute Man Amtrak[7][8] Boston, MassachusettsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (1972–1973)

Boston – Washington, DC (1973–1998)

1973-1998
Miss Lou Illinois Central Jackson, MississippiNew 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, MissouriPortland, 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, MissouriOmaha, Nebraska [1948] 1940-1971
Missouri River Express Chicago & North Western Minneapolis–Saint PaulOmaha, Nebraska [1924] 1913-1926
Missouri River Flyer Santa Fe Denver, ColoradoLa Junta, Colorado [1913] 1902-1904; 1907-1915
Missouri River Runner Amtrak St. Louis, MissouriKansas City, Missouri [2010] 2009–present
Missouri State Express Chicago and Alton St. Louis, MissouriKansas City, Missouri [1901] 1901-1905
Missourian Missouri Pacific St. Louis, MissouriKansas City, Missouri [1948] 1925-1963
Missourian New York Central St. Louis, MissouriNew 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, MinnesotaSioux City, Iowa [1948] 1931-1952
Monmouth Express Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLong Branch, New Jersey [1930] 1920-1932
Montreal and Boston Express Soo Line Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway, Boston and Maine Minneapolis–Saint PaulBoston, Massachusetts [1916] 1890-1893; 1903-1916
Montreal Express New York Central, Rutland Railroad, Delaware and Hudson Railway New York, New YorkMontreal, Quebec [1916] 1902-1924
Montreal Express Canadian Pacific Railway, Wabash Railroad Chicago, IllinoisToronto, OntarioMontreal, Quebec [1903] 1903-1909
Montreal Express Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Boston and Maine Chicago, IllinoisMontreal, QuebecBoston, Massachusetts [1916] 1908-1917
Montreal Limited Delaware & Hudson, New York Central New York, New YorkMontreal, Quebec [1948] 1925-1971
Montrealer[9] Pennsylvania Railroad, New Haven, Boston & Maine, Central Vermont, and Canadian National Washington, DCMontreal, Quebec [1952] 1924-1966
Montrealer Amtrak Washington, DCMontreal, Quebec [1981] 1972-1995
Morning Congressional Pennsylvania New York, New YorkWashington, DC [1956] 1950-1971
Morning Daylight Southern Pacific Los Angeles, CaliforniaSan Francisco, California [1941] 1940-1952
Morning Executive Amtrak New York, New YorkWashington, DC [1971] 1971-1972
Morning Express Northern Pacific Railway Minneapolis–Saint PaulDuluth, Minnesota [1902] 1901-1905
Morning Express New Haven Railroad New York, New YorkBoston, Massachusetts [1912] 1905-1913
Morning Flyer Grand Rapids & Indiana Chicago, IllinoisGrand Rapids, Michigan [1905] 1904-1911
Morning Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago, IllinoisSt. Paul, Minnesota [1948] 1939-1971
Morning Keystone Pennsylvania New York, New YorkWashington, DC [1957] 1956-1959
Morning Liberty Express Amtrak Boston, MassachusettsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania [1978] 1978-1979
Morning Puget Sounder Great Northern Railway Seattle, WashingtonVancouver, British Columbia [1947] 1946-1950
Morning Star St. Louis Southwestern St. Louis, MissouriDallas, Texas [1948]
Memphis, TennesseeDallas, Texas [1952]
1941-1950
Morning Steel King New York Central, Erie Railroad Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCleveland, Ohio [1958] 1953-1962
Morning Steeler Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCleveland, Ohio [1952] (earlier years New York endpoint) 1950-1957
Morning Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, IllinoisMinneapolis–St. Paul [1938] 1936-1971
Motor City Special New York Central Chicago, IllinoisDetroit, Michigan [1922] 1917-1965
Motor Queen New York Central Detroit, MichiganCincinnati, Ohio [1929] 1929
Mound City Illinois Terminal Railroad St. Louis, MissouriPeoria, Illinois [1950] 1949-1956
Mound City Limited Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cincinnati, OhioSt. Louis, Missouri [1908] 1905-1916
Mound City Special Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Cincinnati, OhioSt. Louis, MissouriCleveland, Ohio [1935] 1925-1936
Mount Adams Amtrak Seattle, WashingtonPortland, Oregon [1995] 1995-1997
Mount Baker International Amtrak Seattle, WashingtonVancouver, British Columbia [1996] 1996-1997
Mount Rainier Amtrak Seattle, WashingtonPortland, Oregon [1978] 1974-1995
Mount Royal New York Central,
Boston & Maine,
Rutland, and Canadian National
New York, New York and Boston, MassachusettsMontreal, Quebec [1952] 1925-1953
Mount Vernon Pennsylvania; Amtrak from 1976 New York, New YorkWashington, DC [1956] 1933-1971; 1976; 1980-1991; 1997-1998
Mountain Bluebird Chicago and North Western, Union Pacific Railroad Chicago, IllinoisDenver, 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 Chicago, IllinoisVancouver, British Columbia [1948],
later Minneapolis-St. PaulVancouver, British Columbia
1932-1955
Mountaineer Maine Central and Boston & Maine Boston, MassachusettsLittleton, New Hampshire [1948] 1947-1955
Mountaineer Amtrak Chicago, IllinoisNorfolk, Virginia [1975] 1975-1976
Mountaineer Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1908] 1901-1934
Mountaineer Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Denver, ColoradoMontrose, 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 New York, New YorkBoston, Massachusetts [1945] 1940-1971
Murray Hill Amtrak New York, New YorkBoston, 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. Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 31
  3. Illinois Central timetable effective 9/28/1947 (http://illinois-central.net/1947TT.pdf); Official Guide, August 1954
  4. Dubin, Arthur D. 1974. More Classic Trains (Milwaukee: Kalmbach)
  5. Dubin, Arthur D. 1974. More Classic Trains (Milwaukee: Kalmbach)
  6. Official Railway Guide, August 1954
  7. "Panoramio is no longer available". www.panoramio.com.
  8. O. S. Noack, Der große Atlas der Eisenbahnen, Cologne, Germany, November 1992, ISBN 3773550405
  9. Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 26
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