List of North American named passenger trains (N-Z)

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List of North American named passenger trains

0-9, A-C, D-H, I-M, N-Z

Trains in North America (N-Z)

The following is a list of named passenger trains that operate in North America. The trains listed here begin with a letter from N through Z (inclusive). Trains crossing the international border are listed in both countries.

Canada
Train Name Railroad Operator Train Endpoints Operating Years
Night Express Central Vermont New York, NY-Montreal, PQ  
Northlander Ontario Northland Railway Toronto-Cochrane, Ontario  
Ocean Canadian National, VIA Rail Montreal, QC-Halifax NS CN April 1966-1978;VIA 1978-present
Ocean Limited Intercolonial Railway,Canadian Government Railways,Canadian National Montreal, QC-Halifax NS July 3,1904-1966
Overland Limited Newfoundland Railway Port aux Basques, NL-St. John's, NL 1928-1949
Overseas New York Central-Canadian Pacific Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI-Windsor, ON-Toronto, ON  
Pacific Express Canadian Pacific Montreal, PQ- Vancouver, BC one-way June 28,1886-June 1911
Pacific International Great Northern Seattle, Washington-Vancouver, BC  
Pacific Limited Grand Trunk Western Chicago, IL-Montreal, PQ  1971
St. Paul Express Canadian Pacific Sault Ste. Marie, MI-Montreal, PQ  
Pine Tree Acadian Boston & Maine, Maine Central, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National Boston, MA-Halifax, NS 1929
Polar Bear Express Ontario Northland Railway Cochrane, Ontario-Moosonee, Ontario  
Scotian Canadian National Montreal, QC-Halifax, NS 1941
Viger Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC-Quebec City, QC  
Mexico
Train Name Railroad Operator Train Endpoints Operating Years
El Nuevo Regiomontano Nacionales de Mexico Mexico City - Nuevo Laredo  
La Oaxaqueña Nacionales de Mexico Mexico City - Oaxaca, Mexico  
El Purepecha Nacionales de Mexico Mexico City - Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico  
El Regiomontano Nacionales de Mexico Mexico City - Monterrey  
El Tapatio Nacionales de Mexico Mexico City - Guadalajara, Jalisco undetermined - 1996
Tequila Express[1] Ferromex Guadalajara, Jalisco - Amatitan, Jalisco Present
United States
Train Name Railroad Operator Train Endpoints Operating Years
Nancy Hanks II Central of Georgia Atlanta, GA-Savannah, GA 1947-1971
Narragansett   Philadelphia, PA-Boston, MA  
National Limited Baltimore & Ohio Kansas City, MO-Washington, DC
Kansas City, MO-New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA-Washington, DC
Los Angeles, CA-New York, NY
 
Nebraska Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, IL-Lincoln, NE 1947-
New England States New York Central Chicago, IL-Boston, MA  
New England Wolverine New York Central Detroit, MI-Boston, MA  
New Royal Palm Southern Railway, Florida East Coast Railway, connections with New York Central Railroad Cincinnati, OH-Miami, FL 1949-1955
New York & Boston Special Michigan Central Chicago, IL-Boston, MA  
New York Special New York Central Chicago, IL-Toledo, OH
Chicago, IL-Buffalo, NY
 
New Yorker Pennsylvania New York, NY-Detroit, MI  
Niagara Falls & Eastern Express Michigan Central Chicago, IL-Boston, MA  
Niagara Rainbow   New York, NY-Detroit, MI  
Night Express Central Vermont New York, NY-Montreal, PQ  
Night Express Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Detroit, MI-Cincinnati, OH  
Night Express Grand Rapids & Indiana Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI  
Night Express Pere Marquette Chicago, IL-Traverse City, MI  
Night Owl   Washington, DC-Boston, MA  
Noon Daylight Southern Pacific   1940-
Noon Flyer Grand Rapids & Indiana Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI  
North Coast Hiawatha Amtrak Chicago, IL-Seattle, WA 1971-1979
North Coast Limited Northern Pacific    
North Shore Limited New York Central New York, NY-Chicago, IL  
North Star Pennsylvania Chicago, IL-Mackinaw City, MI  
North Woods Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago, IL-Minocqua, WI  
Northern Arrow Pennsylvania Cincinnati, OH-Mackinaw City, MI  
Northern Michigan Express Detroit and Mackinac Railway Detroit, MI-Cheboygan, MI  
Northern Michigan Special Milwaukee Road Chicago, IL-  
Northerner New York Central Detroit, MI-Mackinaw City, MI  
Northland Express Pennsylvania Cincinnati, OH-Mackinaw City, MI  
Ohio Special New York Central Detroit, MI-Cincinnati, OH  
Ohio State Limited New York Central New York, NY-Cincinnati, OH  
Oklahoman St. Louis-San Francisco St. Louis, MO-Oklahoma City, OK 1965-1967
Old Dominion Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Washington, DC-Richmond, VA 1947-
Olympian Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago, IL-Seattle, Washington- Tacoma, Washington 1947-1961
Oriental Limited Great Northern    
Overland Flyer Union Pacific   1887-1890
Overland Limited Union Pacific   1890-1963
Owl Southern Pacific [San Francisco, CA]-[Los Angeles, CA]  
Ozark State Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy    
Pacific Express Michigan Central New York, NY-Chicago, IL  
Pacific International   Seattle, Washington-Vancouver, BC  
Pacific Limited Grand Trunk Western Chicago, IL-Montreal, PQ  
Pacific Surfliner Amtrak San Diego, CA-Paso Robles, CA 2000-
Palmetto Amtrak New York, NY-Savannah, GA  
Pan American Louisville & Nashville Cincinatti, OH-New Orleans, LA  
Panama Limited Illinois Central Chicago, IL-New Orleans, LA 1908-1971
Peninsula 400 Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago, IL-Ishpeming, MI 1942-
Peninsular Pere Marquette Detroit, MI-Grand Rapids, MI  
Penn Texas Pennsylvania New York, NY-St Louis, MO  
Pennsy Aerotrain Pennsylvania   1956-1956
Pennsylvania Limited Pennsylvania New York, NY-Detroit, MI  
Peoria Rocket Rock Island Chicago, IL-Peoria, IL 1937-
Pere Marquette Amtrak Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI  
Pere Marquette Pere Marquette Detroit, MI-Grand Rapids, MI 1946-1947
Piedmont Amtrak Raleigh, NC-Charlotte, NC  
Phoebe Snow Lackawanna, Erie Lackawanna Hoboken, NJ-Buffalo, NY as DL&W
Hoboken, NJ-Chicago, IL as EL
1949-1961, reinstated 1963-1966
Pilgrim   New York, NY-Boston, MA  
Pine Tree Acadian Boston & Maine, Maine Central, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National Boston, MA-Halifax, NS 1929
Pioneer Limited Milwaukee Road Chicago, IL-Minneapolis, MN 1898-1970;
Pioneer Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Kansas City, Missouri-Omaha, Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska

Galesburg, Illinois-Springfield, Missouri

1934-1960
Ponce De Leon New York Central Detroit, MI-Cincinnati, OH  
Pony Express New Jersey Transit Hoboken, New Jersey-Monmouth Park Racetrack 1980-2006
Powhatan Arrow Norfolk & Western Norfolk, VA-Cincinnati, OH  
Prairie State New York Central Chicago, IL-Toledo, OH  
Prospector Rio Grande Denver, CO-Salt Lake City, UT/Ogden, UT 1941-1942; 1945-1967
Puget Sound   Seattle, Washington-Portland, Oregon  
Quad City Rocket   Chicago, IL-Rock Island, IL  
Rainbow Special Missouri Pacific Little Rock, AR-Kansas City, MO 1921-1954
Rebel Gulf, Mobile & Northern New Orleans, LA-Jackson, TN 1935-1940
Red Arrow Pennsylvania New York, NY-Detroit, MI  
Red River Great Northern St. Paul, MN-Grand Forks, ND 1950-
Regional Amtrak Boston, MA-Newport News, VA  
Resort Special Pere Marquette Detroit, MI/Chicago, IL-Bay View, MI  
Rio Grande Zephyr Rio Grande Denver, CO-Salt Lake City, UT 1970-1983
Rocky Mountain Rocket Rock Island Kansas City, MO-Denver, CO 1939-
Royal Blue Baltimore & Ohio    
Royal Palm Southern, Florida East Coast Railway, connections with New York Central Railroad Cincinnati, OH-Miami, FL 1920s-1970
Sacramento Daylight Southern Pacific Lathrop, CA-Sacramento, CA  
Saint Santa Fe Los Angeles, CA-San Francisco, CA  
St. Clair   Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI  
St. Louis Limited Wabash Detroit, MI-St. Louis, MO  
St. Louis Mule Amtrak St. Louis, MO-Kansas City, MO  
Salt City Express   New York, NY-Syracuse, NY  
Sam Houston Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Fort Worth, TX - Houston, TX  
San Diegan Amtrak Santa Barbara, CA-San Diego, CA 1971-1999
San Diegan Santa Fe Los Angeles, CA-San Diego, CA 1938-1971
San Francisco Challenger Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Chicago, IL-San Francisco, CA 1935-
San Francisco Chief Santa Fe Chicago, IL-San Francisco, CA 1936-1971
San Francisco Overland Limited Union Pacific    
San Francisco Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, IL-San Francisco, CA  
San Joaquin Daylight Southern Pacific Los Angeles, CA-San Francisco, CA 1941-1971
San Juan Express Denver & Rio Grande Western Alamosa, CO-Durango, CO 1937-1951
San Joaquins Amtrak Bakersfield, CA-Oakland, CA
Bakersfield, CA-Sacramento, CA
 
Sangamon Illinois Terminal Railroad    
Santa Fe De Luxe Santa Fe Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA 1911-
Scout Santa Fe Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA  
Senator   Washington, DC-Boston, MA  
Senator Southern Pacific Oakland, CA-Sacramento, CA  
Shasta Daylight Southern Pacific Oakland, CA-Portland, OR 1949-1967
Shavano Denver & Rio Grande Western Salida, CO-Gunnison, CO 1937-1940
Shawnee   Chicago, IL-Carbondale, IL  
Shelter Island Express Long Island Rail Road Long Island City-Greenport, New York Name dropped by LIRR sometime in the 1980s
Shenandoah   Washington, DC-Cincinnati, OH  
Shoppers Special Pere Marquette Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI  
Shoreland 400 Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago, IL-Green Bay, WI  
Silver Comet PRR - SAL New York, NY-Birmingham, AL  
Silver Meteor Seaboard Air Line, later Amtrak New York, NY-Tampa, FL
New York, NY-Miami, FL
1939-present
Silver Star Seaboard Air Line, later Amtrak New York, NY-Tampa, FL
New York, NY-Miami, FL
1947-present
Silver Streak Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Kansas City, MO-Lincoln, NE 1940-
Silverliner Service   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  
Somerset Hills Express Lackawanna, Erie Lackawanna, Conrail, New Jersey Transit Hoboken, New Jersey-Gladstone, New Jersey 1940s-2001
South Shore Express New York Central Chicago, IL-Toledo, OH  
South Wind Florida East Coast and Pennsylvania Chicago, IL-Miami, FL 1940-
Southern Belle Kansas City Southern Kansas City, MO-New Orleans, LA 1940-1969
Southern Crescent   Boston, MA-New Orleans, LA  
Southern Michigan Express Detroit and Mackinac Railway Detroit, MI-Cheboygan, MI  
Southerner Pennsylvania and Southern New York, NY-New Orleans, LA 1941-
Southwest Chief Amtrak Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA 1971-present
Southwestern Limited New York Central New York, NY-St Louis, MO  
Spirit of California Amtrak Sacramento, CA-Los Angeles, CA 1981?-1983
Spirit of St. Louis Pennsylvania New York, NY-St Louis, MO  
Sportsman Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Detroit, MI-Grand Rapids, MI  
State House Amtrak Chicago, IL-St. Louis, MO  
State of Maine New Haven
Boston & Maine
Maine Central
New York, NY-Bangor, ME  
Statesman   Boston, MA-Washington, DC  
Sundown   New York, NY-Boston, MA  
Sun Tan Special Southern Pacific San Francisco, CA-Santa Cruz, CA  
Sunset Limited Southern Pacific Los Angeles, CA-New Orleans, LA 1926-1971
Sunset Limited Amtrak Los Angeles, CA-Orlando, FL 1971-present
Sunshine Special Missouri Pacific and Texas and Pacific St. Louis-San Antonio 1915-1948
Super Chief Santa Fe Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA 1936-1971
Tennessean Southern Washington, DC-Memphis, TN 1941-1968
Texas Chief Santa Fe Chicago, IL-Galveston, TX 1936-1971
Texas Eagle Missouri Pacific St. Louis, MO - Galveston, TX / St. Louis, MO - San Antonio, TX / St. Louis, MO - El Paso, TX 1948- 1970
Texas Eagle Amtrak Chicago, IL-San Antonio, TX  
Texas Rocket Rock Island Fort Worth, TX-Houston, TX
Kansas City, MO-Dallas, TX
1937-1938
1938-
Texas Special Frisco - Katy St. Louis, MO-San Antonio, TX  
Texas Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Denver, CO-Dallas, TX 1940-
Tex-Mex Express Texas Mexican Railway Corpus Christi, TX - Laredo, TX  
Thoroughbred Monon Railroad Chicago, IL-Louisville, KY 1948-
Three Rivers Amtrak New York, NY-Chicago, IL 1971-2005
Timberliner New York Central Detroit, MI-Mackinaw City, MI  
Tippecanoe Monon Railroad Chicago, IL-Indianapolis, IN 1947-
Toledo - Detroit Express New York Central Detroit, MI-Toledo, OH  
Tom Taber Express Lackawanna, Erie Lackawanna, Conrail, New Jersey Transit Hoboken, New Jersey-Dover, New Jersey 1940s-1996
Torpedo Ann Arbor Frankfort, MI-Toledo, OH  
Tourist Flyer Santa Fe San Francisco, CA-Chicago, IL  
Treasure Island Special Union Pacific Chicago, IL-San Francisco, CA 1939-
The Tulsan Santa Fe Chicago, IL-Tulsa, Oklahoma  
Turboliner Amtrak New York, NY-upstate New York (exact route unknown)
Chicago, IL-Milwaukee, WI
Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI
1970s–1995
mid-1970s–early 1980s
Turbo (train) Amtrak New York, NY-Boston, MA 1971-
Twentieth Century Limited New York Central New York, NY-Chicago, IL 1902-1967
Twilight Limited New York Central Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI  
Twin Cities 400 Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago,IL-Minneapolis,MN-Saint Paul, MN  
Twin Cities Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Chicago, IL-St. Paul, MN 1935-
Twin Star Rocket Rock Island Minneapolis, MN-Houston, TX 1945-
Valley 400 Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago, IL-Green Bay, WI  
Valley Eagle Missouri Pacific Brownsville, TX - Corpus Christi, TX - Houston, TX  
Valley Express New York Central Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI  
Valley Flyer Santa Fe Oakland, CA-Bakersfield, CA  
Valley Forge   New York, NY-Harrisburg, PA  
Valpo Local Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Amtrak Chicago, IL-Valparaiso, Ind 1869-1991
Vermonter Amtrak Washington, DC-St. Albans, VT  
Wabash Cannonball Wabash Detroit, MI-St. Louis, MO ??-1971
Washington - Detroit Limited Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Detroit, MI-Baltimore, MD  
Washington Irving New York Central New York, NY-Albany, NY  
Water Level Express New York Central New York, NY-Buffalo, NY  
Water Level Limited New York Central Chicago, IL-Toledo, OH  
Western Express New York Central Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI  
Western Star Great Northern    
Whippoorwill Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Chicago, IL-Evansville, IN 1946-
Wolverine Amtrak Chicago, IL-Pontiac, MI  
Wolverine New York Central Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI
Chicago, IL-New York, NY
 
Xplorer New York Central Cleveland, OH-Cincinnati, OH 1956-
Zephyr Rocket Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Rock Island St. Louis, MO-Minneapolis, MN 1941-
Zephyrette Western Pacific Salt Lake City, UT-Oakland, CA 1950-