List of named passenger trains of the United States (D–H)

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

D

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
Dakota 400 Chicago & North Western Chicago - Rapid City, SD 1950–1960
Dakotan Great Northern Williston, ND - St. Paul, MN  
Dan'l Webster New Haven New York, NYBoston, MA 1957–
Day Express New York Central New York, NYNiagara Falls, NY
Day White Mountains New Haven and Boston & Maine New York, NYWhite River Junction, VT  
Daylight Limited Southern Pacific San Francisco, CALos Angeles, CA 1922–1937
Daylight Limited Illinois Central Chicago, IL-St. Louis, MO 1950
De Luxe Santa Fe Chicago - Los Angeles 1911–1917
Del Monte Southern Pacific Monterey, CaliforniaSan Francisco, California 1890s–1971
Delta Eagle Missouri Pacific Memphis, TennesseeTallulah, LA 1941–1954
Denali Star Alaska Railroad Anchorage, AlaskaFairbanks, Alaska ?–present
Denver Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (1936–1971)
Amtrak (1971–1973)
Chicago, ILDenver, CO 1936–1973
Des Moines Limited Wabash St. Louis, MO - Des Moines, IA  
Des Moines Rocket Rock Island Chicago, ILDes Moines, IA 1937–?
Des Moines-Omaha Limited Rock Island Chicago - Omaha, NE  
Desert Wind Amtrak Los Angeles, CAChicago, IL October 28, 1979 – May 12, 1997
Detroit & New York Express Grand Trunk Western New York, NYChicago, IL  
Detroit Arrow Pennsylvania and Wabash Chicago, ILDetroit, MI  
Detroiter New York Central New York, NYDetroit, MI  
Detroit Express Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Mackinaw City, MIHoughton, MI  
Detroit Express Grand Trunk Western Chicago, ILDetroit, MI  
Detroit Express Pennsylvania New York, NYDetroit, MI  
Detroit Express Wabash Chicago, ILDetroit, MI  
Detroit – Grand Rapids – Kalamazoo Express Michigan Central Detroit, MIKalamazoo, MI  
Detroit Limited Wabash St. Louis, MODetroit, MI  
Detroit Night Express Michigan Central Chicago, ILDetroit, MI  
Detroit Night Express New York Central Indianapolis, INDetroit, MI  
Detroit Special New York Central Chicago, ILDetroit, MI  
Detroit Special Wabash (Wabash renamed train Wabash Cannon Ball 4/50) St. Louis, MO-Detroit, MI 1940s & 1960s
Detroiter New York Central New York - Detroit 1911-?
DeWitt Clinton New York Central Chicago, ILToledo, OH  
DeWitt Clinton   New York, NYAlbany, NY  
Diplomat Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Reading Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey St. Louis, MOWashington, DCNew York, NY 1930–1961
Dixiana Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Louisville and Nashville, Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis, Central of Georgia, Atlantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast Chicago, ILMiami, FL 1942–1942
Dixie Express Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Louisville & Nashville Chicago, ILNew Orleans, LA  
Dixie Flagler Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Louisville and Nashville, Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis, Atlantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast Chicago, ILMiami, FL 1940–1954
Dixie Flyer Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Louisville and Nashville, Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis, Central of Georgia, Atlantic Coast Line Chicago - Jacksonville, FL 1892-1966
Dixieland (the renamed Dixie Flagler) Louisville & Nashville   1954–1957
Dominion Express Pennsylvania Washington, D.C. - Buffalo, NY  
Down Easter New York, New Haven & Hartford, Boston & Maine, Maine Central, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National New York, NYHalifax, NS 1929
Downeaster Amtrak Boston, MABrunswick, ME  
Duluth & Boston Express Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Duluth, MNSault Ste. Marie, MI  
Duluth-Superior Limited Chicago & North Western Chicago - Madison, WI - Duluth, MN -1961
Duquesne Pennsylvania Railroad,
later Penn Central,
later Amtrak
New York CityPittsburgh, PA

E

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
East Coast Flyer Pere Marquette Chicago, ILGrand Rapids, MI  
East Wind Pennsylvania,
New York, New Haven & Hartford,
Boston & Maine
Washington, DCPortland, ME 1940–1942, 1946–1955[1]
Easterner Missouri Pacific Railroad Kansas City, MOSt. Louis, MO  
Easterner New York Central Cleveland, OH - New York  
Edison Pennsylvania Washington, D.C. - New York  
Egyptian Zipper Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Danville, ILCypress, IL 1937–
El Capitan Santa Fe Chicago, ILLos Angeles, CA 1938–1971
Electroliner Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Chicago, ILMilwaukee, WI 1941–1963
Embassy Pennsylvania Railroad New York, NYWashington, DC  
Empire Builder Burlington and Great Northern (1929–1970)
Burlington Northern (1970 - 1971)
Amtrak (1971–present)
Chicago, ILSeattle, Washington
Chicago, ILPortland, OR
1929–present
Empire State Express New York Central New York, NYChicago, IL  
Erie Limited Erie New York - Chicago 1929–1963
Ethan Allen Express Amtrak New York, NYRutland, VT 1996–present
Everglades New Haven, Pennsylvania, Atlantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast Boston, MAMiami, FL 1920s–1930s
Exposition Flyer New York Central New York CityChicago, IL 1893-1893
Exposition Flyer Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Western Pacific Chicago, ILOakland, CA 1939–1949(?)

F

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
Fast Flying Virginian (later FFV) Pennsylvania, Chesapeake & Ohio New York City, NYCincinnati, OH 1889–1968
Fast Mail Chicago & North Western Cedar Rapids, IA - Chicago, IL  
Fast Mail Great Northern Seattle, WA - Minneapolis, MN  
Fast Mail Milwaukee Road Chicago, ILMinneapolis, MN  
Fast Mail Michigan Central New York City, NYChicago, IL  
Fast Mail New York Central Chicago, ILToledo, OH  
Fast Mail New York Central New York City, NYDetroit, MI  
Federal Express New Haven
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C. - Boston, MA  
Fifth Avenue Special New York Central Chicago, ILNew York City, NY  
Fireball Ann Arbor Toledo, OHFrankfort, MI  
Firefly Frisco Kansas City, MOOklahoma City, OK 1939–1960
Fisherman's Special Long Island Rail Road Jamaica, Queens, New York City, NY - Canoe Place, Hampton Bays, NY
or Montauk, NY
1932–1973
Fisherman's Special Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Philadelphia, PA - Cape May Harbor, NJ
Flambeau 400 Chicago and North Western Chicago, IL - Green Bay, WI - Ashland, WI 1950-1971
Flamingo New York Central
Pennsylvania
Louisville & Nashville
Central of Georgia
Atlantic Coast Line
Florida East Coast
Cincinnati, OH - Jacksonville, FL  
Florida Arrow Pennsylvania
Louisville & Nashville
Atlantic Coast Line
Florida East Coast
Chicago, ILMiami, FL  
Florida Special Atlantic Coast Line New York City, NYSt. Petersburg, FL
Chicago, ILMiami, FL
1888–1972
Floridian Amtrak Chicago, ILSt. Petersburg, FL/Miami, FL 1971–1979
Flying Crow Kansas City Southern Kansas City, MOPort Arthur, TX 1928–1968
Flying Yankee Boston & Maine, Maine Central Bangor, MEBoston, MA 1935–1957(?)
Forest City New York Central Chicago, ILToledo, OH  
Fort Crevecouer Illinois Terminal Railroad St. Louis, MOPeoria, IL 1949–1956
Fort Dearborn Pennsylvania, Chesapeake & Ohio New York City, NYDetroit, MI  
Fort Pitt Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago, ILPittsburgh, PA
Fort Pitt Amtrak Pittsburgh, PAAltoona, PA 1981–1983
Forty-Niner Union Pacific   1937–1941
FrontRunner Utah Transit Authority Provo, UT - Salt Lake City, UT - Pleasant View, UT 2008-
Furniture City Special Pere Marquette Chicago, ILMuskegon, MI  

G

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
Gateway New York Central Cleveland, OHSt. Louis, MO  
General Pershing Zephyr Chicago, Burlington & Quincy St. Louis, MO - Kansas City, MO  
General Pennsylvania New York, NY/Washington, DC -- Chicago, IL  
General Wood St. Louis-San Francisco    
Genesee New York Central Buffalo, NY - New York  
George Washington Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Cincinnati, OHWashington, DC 1932–1971
Georgian Louisville & Nashville and
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
St. Louis, MOAtlanta, GA 1946–
Glacier Discovery Alaska Railroad Anchorage, AKWhittier, AK –present
Gold Coast Chicago & North Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Chicago - San Francisco 1926-?
Golden Arrow Pennsylvania New York - Chicago 1929-?
Golden Gate Santa Fe   1938–
Golden Gate Special Union Pacific Omaha, NE - San Francisco  
Golden Rocket Rock Island and Southern Pacific Chicago, ILLos Angeles, CA (cancelled before it could start in 1948)
Golden State Southern Pacific and Rock Island Chicago, ILLos Angeles, CA 1947–1968
Golden State Limited Southern Pacific Chicago, ILLos Angeles, CA 1902–1947 then renamed Golden State (see above entry).
Golden Triangle Pennsylvania Chicago - Pittsburgh, PA  
Gopher Great Northern Minneapolis, MN/St. Paul, MNDuluth, MN/Superior, WI
Gotham Limited Amtrak New York - Newport News, VA  
Gotham Limited Pennsylvania Chicago - New York  
Governor's Special Illinois Central Chicago, ILSpringfield, IL 1968–1971
Grand Canyon Santa Fe    
Grand Rapids and Chicago Night Express Michigan Central Chicago, ILGrand Rapids, MI  
Great Lakes Aerotrain New York Central   1956–1956
Great Valley Flyer SEPTA Thorndale, PA - Philadelphia, PA  
Great Western Limited Chicago & North Western Chicago - Minneapolis  
Green Diamond Illinois Central Chicago, ILSt. Louis, MO 1936–1968
Green Mountain Flyer New York Central,
Boston & Maine,
Rutland, and Canadian National
New York, NYMontreal, PQ ca. 1900–1953
Gulf Breeze Amtrak Birmingham, ALMobile, AL 1991–1994
Gulf Coast Limited Amtrak Mobile, ALNew Orleans, LA 1985
Gulf Coast Rebel Gulf, Mobile & Ohio St. Louis, MOMobile, AL 1940–1958
Gulf Coast Special Colorado and Southern Denver, CO-Dallas, TX
Gulf Coast Special Mobile & Ohio St. Louis, MO - Mobile, AL –1940
Gulf Wind Louisville and Nashville, Seaboard Air Line New Orleans, LAJacksonville, FL 1949–1971
The Gull[2] Boston & Maine,
Maine Central,
Canadian Pacific, and
Canadian National
Boston, MAHalifax, NS 1930–1959

H

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
Harrisburger Central Railroad of New Jersey Harrisburg-Jersey City
Havana Special Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Atlantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast New York, NYKey West, FL (to 1935)
New York, NYMiami, FL
 
Hawkeye Illinois Central Chicago - Sioux City, IA  
Heartland Flyer Amtrak Oklahoma City, OKFort Worth, TX June 14, 1999 –
Hendrick Hudson New York Central Albany-New York City
Henry Hudson   New York, NYAlbany, NY  
Henry M. Flagler Florida East Coast Jacksonville, FLMiami, FL 1939–1940
Hiawatha Amtrak Chicago, ILMilwaukee, WI  
Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Various  
Hoosier Monon Railroad Chicago, ILIndianapolis, IN 1947–
Hoosier Limited Monon Railroad Chicago, ILFrench Lick, IN
Hoosier State Amtrak Chicago, ILIndianapolis, IN  
Hopi Santa Fe Chicago - Los Angeles  
Hot Springs Limited Rock Island St. Louis, MOHot Springs, AR ?–1948
Hot Springs-Panama Limited Rock Island St. Louis, MOHot Springs, AR  
Hot Springs Special Missouri Pacific Memphis, TNHot Springs, AR ?–1949
Houstonian Missouri Pacific New Orleans, LA-Houston, TX  
Hummer Alton Chicago - Kansas City, MO 1880-?
Humming Bird Louisville & Nashville, Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Chicago, IL/St. Louis, MO (originally Cincinnati, OH) – New Orleans, LA 1946–1969
Huron Shore Express Detroit and Mackinac Railway Bay City, MIAlpena, MI  
Hurricane Turn Alaska Railroad Talkeetna, Alaska – Hurricane Gulch  
Hustler Southern Pacific Dallas, TXHouston, TX  

References

  1. Johnson (1985) p.112
  2. Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables: April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 7
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