List of named passenger trains of the United States (C)

This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning with C.

C

Train Name	Railroad	Train Endpoints	Operated
Cabana	New Haven	New York, NY – Boston, MA
California Limited	Santa Fe	Chicago, IL – Los Angeles, CA	1892–1954
California Special	Santa Fe	Chicago, IL – Los Angeles, CA
California Zephyr	Amtrak	Chicago, IL – San Francisco, CA	1983–present
California Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Western Pacific	Chicago, IL – Oakland, CA	1949–1970
Californian	Rock Island Southern Pacific	Chicago, IL – Los Angeles, CA
Camellia	Pennsylvania Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Seaboard Air Line	New York, NY – Venice, FL
Campus	Amtrak	Chicago - Champaign, IL	1971-1972
Canadian	Canadian Pacific New York Central	Chicago, IL– Montreal, QC
Canadian Niagara	New York Central	Detroit, MI – Buffalo, NY
Cannon Ball	Boston & Maine	Boston, MA – Plymouth, NH
Cannon Ball	Long Island	New York, NY – Montauk, NY	1899–present
Cannon Ball[1]	Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Norfolk and Western Railway	New York, NY – Norfolk, VA
Capital	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad	Detroit, MI – Baltimore, MD
Cape Codder	New York, New Haven, & Hartford	New York, NY – Woods Hole, MA
Cape Codder	Amtrak	New York, NY – Hyannis, MA
Capital City Special	New York Central	Cleveland, OH – Columbus, OH
Capitol 400	Chicago and North Western Railway	Chicago, IL – Madison, WI	1942–1950
Capitol Corridor	Amtrak	Auburn, CA – San Jose, CA
Capitol Limited	Baltimore & Ohio Central of New Jersey Reading	New York, NY – Chicago, IL via Washington, DC	1923–1971
Capitol Limited	Illinois Terminal Railroad	St. Louis, MO – Peoria, IL
Capitol Limited	Amtrak	Chicago, IL – Washington, DC	1981–present
Cardinal	Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad	Chicago, IL – St. Louis, MO
Cardinal	Amtrak	New York, NY – Chicago, IL	1977-1981; 1982–present
Carolina Golfer	Pennsylvania Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Seaboard Air Line	New York, NY – Pinehurst, NC	c. 1930
Carolina Special	Southern	Chicago, IL – Charleston, SC	1911–1968
Carolinian	Amtrak	New York, NY – Charlotte, NC
Cascade	Southern Pacific	Oakland, CA – Portland, OR	1950–
Cascades	Amtrak	Eugene, OR – Vancouver, BC	1993–
Cascadian	Great Northern	Seattle, WA – Portland, OR
Cavalier[2]	Norfolk & Western	Norfolk, VA – Cincinnati, OH (reduced to Petersburg, VA – Portsmouth, OH by October 1957).
Cavalier	Pennsylvania	New York, NY – Cape Charles, VA
Cayuga	New York Central	New York, NY – Buffalo, NY
Centennial State	Santa Fe	Denver, CO – Newton, KS
Central States Limited	Wabash	Detroit, MI – Kansas City, MO	c. 1930
Challenger	Union Pacific	Chicago, IL – Los Angeles, CA	1935–1971
Champion	Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Atlantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast	New York, NY – Miami, FL New York, NY – St. Petersburg, FL	1939–1979
Cherokee	Rock Island Southern Pacific	Memphis, TN – Tucumcari, NM – Los Angeles
Chesapeake	Amtrak	Washington, DC – Philadelphia, PA
Cheshire	Boston & Maine	Boston, MA – White River Junction, VT
Chicago – Des Moines Rocket	Rock Island	Chicago, IL – Des Moines, IA
Chicago Arrow	Pennsylvania Wabash	Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI
Chicago Daylight Express	Pennsylvania	Chicago, IL – Louisville, KY
Chicago Express	Canadian Pacific New York Central	Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC
Chicago Express	Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad	Chicago, IL – Evansville, IN
Chicago Express	Chicago and North Western Railway	Chicago, IL – Omaha, NE
Chicago Express	Santa Fe	Chicago, IL – Galveston, TX
Chicago Limited	Chicago and North Western Railway	Chicago, IL – Duluth, MN
Chicago Limited	Monon Railroad	Chicago, IL – Indianapolis, IN
Chicago Limited	Pennsylvania Railroad	New York – Chicago, IL	–1913
Chicago Limited	Pere Marquette	Chicago, IL – Grand Rapids, MI
Chicago Mail	Monon Railroad	Chicago, IL – Louisville, KY
Chicago Mail	New York Central	Cleveland, OH – Chicago, IL
Chicago Night Express	Baltimore & Ohio	Chicago, IL – Wheeling, WV
Chicago Night Express	New York Central	St. Louis, MO – Cincinnati, OH
Chicago Night Express	Pennsylvania	Chicago, IL – Cincinnati, OH
Chicago Northwestern Limited	Chicago and North Western Railway	Chicago, IL – Duluth, MN
Chicago Special	Michigan Central	New York, NY – Chicago, IL
Chicagoan	Santa Fe	Chicago, IL – Kansas City, MO	1938–1968
Chicagoan	New York Central	New York, NY – Chicago, IL
Chief	Santa Fe	Chicago, IL – Los Angeles, CA	1926–1968
Chippewa	Milwaukee Road	Chicago, IL – Channing, MI	1937–1960
Choctaw Rocket	Rock Island	Memphis, TN – Amarillo, TX	1940–1952
Choctaw Rockette	Rock Island	Memphis, TN – Amarillo, TX	1953–1964
Cigar Valley	New Haven	New York, NY – Springfield, MA	c. 1953
Cincinnati Limited	Pennsylvania	New York, NY – Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Mercury	New York Central	Cincinnati, OH – Cleveland, OH	c. 1953
Cincinnatian	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Chesapeake and Ohio Railway	Cincinnati, OH – Baltimore, MD Cincinnati, OH – Detroit, MI	1947–1950 1950–
Cincinnatian	Monon Railroad	Chicago, IL – Cincinnati, OH
City of Cleveland	Nickel Plate	Chicago, IL – Buffalo, NY	1954-1965
City of Chicago	Nickel Plate	Buffalo, NY – Chicago, IL	1954-1965
City of Decatur	Illinois Terminal Railroad	St. Louis, MO – Decatur, IL
City of Decatur	Norfolk and Western Railway	Chicago, IL–Decatur, IL	1968–1971
City of Denver	Chicago and North Western Railway (until 1955), Milwaukee Road (from 1955), Union Pacific	Chicago, IL – Denver, CO	1936–1971
City of Kansas City	Wabash	St. Louis, MO – Kansas City, MO	1947–
City of Las Vegas	Union Pacific	Los Angeles, CA – Las Vegas, NV	1956–1957
City of Los Angeles	Chicago and North Western Railway (until 1955), Milwaukee Road (from 1955), Union Pacific	Chicago, IL – Los Angeles, CA	1936–1971
City of Memphis	Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis	Nashville, TN – Memphis, TN	1947–1958
City of Mexico	Missouri Pacific	St. Louis, MO – Mexico City	1937–1940
City of Miami	Atlantic Coast Line Central of Georgia Florida East Coast Illinois Central	Chicago, IL – Miami, FL	1940–1971
City of Milwaukee 400	Chicago and North Western Railway	Chicago, IL – Milwaukee, WI
City of New Orleans	Illinois Central Amtrak	Chicago, IL – New Orleans, LA	1947–1971 (IC); 1971–present (Amtrak)
City of Portland	Chicago and North Western Railway Union Pacific	Chicago, IL – Portland, OR	1935–1971
City of Salina	Union Pacific	Salina, KS – Kansas City, MO	1934–1940
City of San Francisco	Chicago and North Western Railway (until 1955), Milwaukee Road (from 1955), Union Pacific Southern Pacific	Chicago, IL – San Francisco, CA	1936–1971
“City of Seattle” (unofficial name)	Union Pacific	Portland, OR – Seattle, WA	1942–
City of St. Louis	Union Pacific Wabash	St. Louis, MO – Cheyenne, WY St. Louis, MO – Los Angeles, CA	1946–1951 1951–
Clamdigger	New Haven Railroad	New Haven, CT – Providence, RI
Cleveland – Chicago Express	New York Central	Chicago, IL – Cleveland, OH
Cleveland – Cincinnati Night Special	New York Central	St. Louis, MO – Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland – Cincinnati Special	New York Central	Cleveland, OH – Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland – St. Louis Special	New York Central	Cleveland, OH – St. Louis, MO
Cleveland Express	New York Central	Cleveland, OH – Indianapolis, IN Cleveland, OH – Columbus, OH
Cleveland Limited	New York Central	New York, NY – Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Mail	New York Central	Cleveland, OH – Toronto, ON
Cleveland Mercury	New York Central	Detroit, MI – Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Night Express	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad	Baltimore, MD – Cleveland, OH	1942–1962
Cleveland Special	New York Central	Cincinnati, OH – Cleveland, OH
Clevelander	Pennsylvania	New York, NY – Cleveland, OH
Coast Daylight	Southern Pacific Amtrak	San Francisco, CA – Los Angeles, CA	1937–1974
Coast Line Florida Mail	Atlantic Coast Line Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac	Washington, DC – Jacksonville, FL
Coast Starlight	Amtrak	Los Angeles, CA – Seattle, WA	1971–present
Coastal Classic	Alaska Railroad	Anchorage, AK – Seward, AK	–present
Coaster	Southern Pacific	Los Angeles, CA – San Francisco, CA
Colonial	Pennsylvania Railroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad	Washington, DC – New York, NY – Boston, MA	1892–1971 (PRR-NH) 1971–1973 (Amtrak)
Colorado Eagle	Denver and Rio Grande Western, Missouri Pacific	St. Louis, MO – Denver, CO	1942–1966
Colorado Express	Rock Island	Kansas City, MO – Denver, CO
Coloradoan	Chicago, Burlington and Quincy	Chicago, IL – Denver, CO
Columbia River Express	Spokane, Portland & Seattle	Portland, OR – Pasco, WA
Columbian	Baltimore and Ohio	Jersey City, NJ–Washington, D.C.	1931–1941
		Jersey City, NJ–Chicago, IL	1941–1958
		Baltimore, MD–Chicago, IL	1958–1964
Columbian	Milwaukee Road	Chicago, IL – Tacoma, WA	1911–1930; 1947–1955
Columbine	Chicago & North Western Union Pacific	Chicago – Denver, CO	1927–?
Comet	New Haven	Boston, MA – Providence, RI	1935 to c. 1942
Commander	New Haven	New York, NY – Boston, MA	c. 1953
Commercial Traveler	Clover Leaf	St. Louis, MO – Toledo, OH	c. 1916
Commodore Vanderbilt	New York Central	Chicago, IL – Toledo, OH
Commuter 400	Chicago and North Western Railway	Chicago, IL – Milwaukee, WI
Congressional	Pennsylvania Railroad	Washington, D.C. – New York, NY	1885–?
Connecticut Yankee		Springfield, MA – Philadelphia, PA Springfield, MA – Washington, DC
Continental Limited	Wabash	St. Louis, MO/Chicago, IL – New York, NY/Boston, MA	1898–? (at least 1916)
Continental Limited	Wabash	Chicago, IL – Buffalo, NY	c. 1916
Copper Country Limited	Milwaukee Road, Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic (until December 1960) Soo Line (after December 1960)	Chicago, IL – Champion, MI – Calumet, MI	–May 1968
Corn Belt Limited	Peoria and Eastern Railway	Indianapolis, IN – Peoria, IL
Corn Belt Rocket	Rock Island	Chicago, IL – Omaha, NE
Corn King	Chicago & North Western	Chicago, IL – Omaha, NE
Cotton Belter	St. Louis Southwestern	St. Louis, MO – Dallas, TX	–1941
Cotton States Special	Seaboard Air Line	New York, NY – Birmingham, AL	–1947
Creole	Illinois Central	Chicago, IL – New Orleans, LA
Crescent	Southern Railway Amtrak	New York, NY – New Orleans, LA	1891–1979 (Southern); 1979–present (Amtrak)
Cross Florida Night Limited	Seaboard Air Line	Miami, FL – St. Petersburg, FL	circa 1930
Crusader	Reading	Philadelphia, PA – Jersey City, NJ	1937–1983
Cumberland	Boston & Maine	Portland, ME – Boston, MA	circa 1953
Curfew	Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad	Chicago, IL – St. Louis, MO	c. 1930

References

1. Norfolk and Western Railway, October 27, 1957 timetable, pp. 5, 11.
2. Norfolk and Western Railway, October 27, 1957 timetable, pp. 5, 14–15