AMERICA'S STREAMLINERS
AMERICA'S STREAMLINERS
NEW YORK CENTRAL
(PRE WW II)
Perhaps the most famous train in America was the New York Central's Twentieth Century Limited, connecting Chicago and New York. This was the only pre war New York Central train serving Chicago to be completely streamlined, although using shrouded steam locomotives. Also using shrouded steam locomotives was the Empire State Express. The James Whitcomb Riley was partially streamlined during that era, while still steam powered. And the Mercury used rebuilt heavyweight cars.
Only streamlined trains and the most important stations are shown.
June 7, 1942 #50 #76 #26
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Chicago ----- 9:15 am 4:00 pm
Elkhart ----- ----- -----
Kalamazoo ----- 12:44 pm -----
Detroit ----- 3:15 pm -----
Detroit 8:30 am 5:30 pm -----
St. Thomas 10:32 am ----- -----
Toledo ----- 6:39 pm 8:33 pm
Cleveland 9:55 am 8:30 pm -----
Buffalo 1:30 pm ----- -----
Rochester 2:38 pm ----- -----
Syracuse 4:05 pm ----- -----
Albany 6:50 pm ----- 6:03 am
New York 9:40 pm ----- 9:00 am
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June 7, 1942 #25 #75 #51
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New York 6:00 pm ----- 8:50 am
Albany 8:40 pm ----- 11:38 am
Syracuse 11:03 pm ----- 2:17 pm
Rochester ----- ----- 3:42 pm
Buffalo ----- ----- 5:05 pm
Cleveland ----- 7:45 am 8:30 pm
Toledo ----- 9:33 am -----
St. Thomas ----- ----- 7:52 pm
Detroit ----- 10:40 am 9:55 pm
Detroit ----- 1:00 pm -----
Kalamazoo ----- 3:34 pm -----
Elkhart ----- ----- -----
Chicago 9:00 am 5:00 pm -----
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TWENTIETH CENTURY LIMITED (#25-#26)
(normally required 2 sets/many spare cars apparently available)
(all cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1938)
Baggage Mail 5017-5020
Dorm Lounge Century Club/Inn/Lounge/Tavern
Diner 680-685
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ (14 cars)
10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade _____ (12 cars)
17R Sleeper City of _____ (10 cars)
13BR Sleeper _____ County (8 cars)
1DR/1BR Observation Bedloes/Manhattan/Pelee/Thousand Island
EMPIRE STATE EXPRESS (#50-#51)
(required 2 sets)
(all cars built by Budd in 1941)
Baggage Mail Alonzo B. Cornell/John A. Dix (to Cleveland)
Baggage Tavern Lounge Grover Cleveland/Martin Van Buren (to Detroit)
30 Seat Parlor (6 available) (to Cleveland and Detroit)
Diner (4 available) (to Cleveland and Detroit)
56 Seat Coach (10 available) (to Cleveland and Detroit)
Tavern Lounge Obs. Theodore Roosevelt/Franklin D. Roosevelt (to Clev.)
MERCURY (#75-#76)
(required 2 sets)
(heavyweight consist rebuilt in 1936)
Baggage Coach 1001
60 Seat Coach 1002
Coach Kitchen 1003
Dining Room 1004
56 Seat Coach 1005
56 Seat Coach 1006
Buffet Lounge Toledo
Parlor Cleveland
Parlor Observation Detroit
(heavyweight consist rebuilt in 1939)
(some cars possibly transferred to 1936 consist)
Baggage Coach 1007
60 Seat Coach 1008
56 Seat Coach 1009
56 Seat Coach 1010
56 Seat Coach 1011
56 Seat Coach 1012
Coach Kitchen 1013
Dining Room 1014
Buffet Lounge Michigan
Parlor Greenfield Village
Parlor Observation Chicago
#4 June 7, 1942 #3
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4:40 pm Chicago 12:30 pm
5:45 pm Kankakee 11:25 am
7:04 pm Lafayette 10:05 am
8:10 pm Indianapolis 9:05 am
10:55 pm Cincinnati 8:15 am
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JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY (#3-#4)
(required 1 set)
Baggage 8551 (rebuilt heavyweight)
60 Seat Coach 2562 (Budd 1939)
60 Seat Coach 2563 (Budd 1941)
Diner 576 (rebuilt heavyweight)
52 Seat Coach 2560 (Budd 1938)
52 Seat Coach 2561 (Budd 1938)
Buffet Observation 52 (rebuilt heavyweight)
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