AMERICA'S STREAMLINERS
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
(PRE WW II)
The Pennsylvania Railroad's most famous train was the Broadway Limited, operating between Chicago and New York and rivaling the New York Central's Twentieth Century Limited. This was the Pennsylvania Railroad's first streamlined train, with a few more trains streamlined before World War II, although still with steam locomotives. The South Wind was one of three all coach streamliners operating every third day over different routings between Chicago and Miami. Overall, one streamliner was leaving Chicago or Miami each day.
Only streamlined trains and the most important stations are shown.
June, 1942 #76 #58 #48 #28
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Chicago 1:30 pm 3:20 pm 3:30 pm 4:30 pm
Fort Wayne 3:54 pm 5:44 pm 5:59 pm 6:43 pm
Pittsburgh 10:45 pm 12:25 am 12:51 am 1:22 am
Harrisburg 4:10 am 5:25 am 5:59 am 6:16 am
Baltimore ----- 7:46 am ----- -----
Washington ----- 8:40 am ----- -----
N. Philadelphia 5:56 am ----- 7:50 am 8:08 am
New York 7:30 am ----- 9:30 am 9:30 am
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June, 1942 #49 #59 #29 #77
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New York 4:40 pm ----- 6:00 pm 5:25 pm
N. Philadelphia 6:08 pm ----- 7:19 pm 6:56 pm
Washington ----- 5:45 pm ----- -----
Baltimore ----- 6:30 pm ----- -----
Harrisburg 7:55 pm 8:40 pm 9:04 pm 8:50 pm
Pittsburgh 12:59 am 1:37 am 1:58 am 1:48 am
Fort Wayne 6:06 am 6:28 am 6:37 am 6:59 am
Chicago 8:40 am 8:50 am 9:00 am 9:25 am
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June, 1942 #60 #30 #20 #64
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St. Louis ----- 12:00 pm ----- 12:10 pm
Indianapolis ----- 4:20 pm 4:25 pm 4:30 pm
Columbus ----- 8:47 pm 8:55 pm 9:08 pm
Pittsburgh 11:00 pm 12:42 am 1:02 am 1:15 am
Harrisburg 4:40 am 5:40 am 6:22 am 6:26 am
Baltimore ----- ----- 8:43 am -----
Washington ----- ----- 9:30 am -----
N. Philadelphia 6:42 am 7:26 am ----- 8:19 am
New York 8:20 am 9:00 am ----- 9:50 am
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June, 1942 #61 #31 #65 #21
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New York 12:05 am 6:05 pm 6:15 pm -----
N. Philadelphia ----- 7:36 pm 7:41 pm -----
Washington ----- ----- ----- 6:20 pm
Baltimore ----- ----- ----- 7:05 pm
Harrisburg 3:35 am 9:27 pm 9:33 pm 9:38 pm
Pittsburgh 8:55 am 2:16 am 2:29 am 2:40 am
Columbus ----- 6:20 am 6:36 am 6:45 am
Indianapolis ----- 8:49 am 9:06 pm 9:10 am
St. Louis ----- 1:10 pm 1:25 pm -----
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BROADWAY LIMITED (#28-#29)
(required 2 sets)
(all cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1938)
(heavyweight diner also assigned)
2BR Lounge Harbor Point/Harbor Springs
18R Sleeper City of _____
18R Sleeper City of _____
18R Sleeper City of _____
18R Sleeper City of _____
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____
13BR Sleeper Allegheny County/New York County
2DR/1BR Observation Metropolitan View/Skyline View
SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS (#20-#21)
(required 2 sets)
SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS (#30-#31)
(required 3 sets)
(all cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1938 unless noted below)
#20 (Indianapolis-Washington)
12S/1DR Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below)
10S/3BR Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below)
Diner (see below)
10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade _____ (see below) (from STL via #30)
8S/2C/1DR Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below) (from STL via #30)
2DR/1BR/1C Obs. Juniata/Lewiston/Jack's Narrows (from STL via #30)
#21 (Washington-Indianapolis)
12S/1DR Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below)
10S/3BR Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below)
Diner (see below)
1DR/3BR Lounge Colonial Dames/Inns/Mansions (from NYC via #31)
10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade _____ (see below) (from NYC via #31)
18R Sleeper City of Akron/Wilmington/Youngstown (from NYC via #31)
14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below) (from NYC via #31)
#30 (St. Louis-New York)
18R Sleeper City of Akron/Wilmington/Youngstown
12DUP/5BR Sleeper Maple/Mar/Meadow Brook
14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below)
Diner (see below)
1DR/3BR Lounge Colonial Dames/Inns/Mansions (from IND)
10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade _____ (see below) (from IND)
18R Sleeper City of _____ (see below) (from IND)
14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below) (from IND)
#31 (New York-St. Louis)
14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below)
18R Sleeper City of Akron/Wilmington/Youngstown
12DUP/5BR Sleeper Maple/Mar/Meadow Brook
Diner (see below)
8S/2C/1DR Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below) (from WAS via #21)
10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade _____ (see below) (from WAS via #21)
2DR/1BR/1C Obs. Juniata/Lewiston/Jack's Narrows (from WAS via #21)
GENERAL (#48-#49)
(required 2 sets)
(all cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1938 unless noted below)
1DR/3BR Lounge Colonial Congress/Fathers/Governors/Statesmen
6BR Lounge _____ Falls (see below/replaced one of above cars)
12DUP/5BR Sleeper Maiden Brook/Major Brook (withdrawn by 1942)
14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below)
14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below)
18R Sleeper City of Louisville/City of Newark
13BR Sleeper Lancaster County/Philadelphia County
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial Range/Imperial Terrace
Diner (see below)
Diner (see below)
LIBERTY LIMITED (#58-#59)
(required 2 sets)
(all cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1938 unless noted below)
1DR/3BR Lounge Colonial Stages/Colonial Trails
14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below)
12DUP/5BR Sleeper Mill/Mineral/Mirror/Morning Brook
10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade Falls/Cascade Park
12S/1DR Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight/see below)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ (see below)
Diner (see below)
Coach (rebuilt heavyweight/see below)
2DR/1BR Observation Federal View/Washington View
PITTSBURGHER (#60-#61)
(required 2 sets)
(all cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1938 unless noted below)
Club ?
1DR/3BR Lounge Colonial _____?
18R Sleeper City of _____ (see below)
18R Sleeper City of _____ (see below)
12DUP/5BR Sleeper _____ Brook (see below)
13BR Sleeper _____ County (see below)
13BR Sleeper _____ County (see below)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ (see below)
JEFFERSONIAN (#64-#65)
(all coach train with rebuilt heavyweight cars - see below)
(assigned coaches, twin unit diner, buffet observation)
TRAIL BLAZER (#76-#77)
(all coach train with rebuilt heavyweight cars - see below)
(assigned coaches, twin unit diner, buffet observation)
ADDITIONAL CARS LATER ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT TRAINS
12DUP/5BR Sleeper _____ Brook (6 cars available) (PS 1939)
12DUP/5BR Sleeper _____ Brook (4 cars available) (PS 1940)
10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade _____ (6 cars available) (PS 1939)
10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade _____ (33 cars available) (PS 1940)
18R Sleeper City of _____ (18 cars available) (PS 1938)
13BR Sleeper _____ County (4 cars available) (PS 1939)
6BR Lounge _____ Falls (13 cars available) (PS 1940)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ (6 cars available) (PS 1939)
Diner 4507-4511 (ACF 1939)
Diner 4512,4514-4517 (PS 1939)
14S Sleeper (12 cars available) (rebuilt heavyweight)
12S/1DR Sleeper (22 cars available) (rebuilt heavyweight)
10S/3BR Sleeper Villa _____ (3 cars available) (rebuilt heavyweight)
8S/2C/1DR Sleeper _____ Oak (5 cars available) (rebuilt heavyweight)
68 Seat Coach 4194-4243 (rebuilt heavyweight)
56 Seat Coach 4244-4309 (rebuilt heavyweight)
68 Seat Coach 4310-4359 (rebuilt heavyweight)
Dorm Kitchen 8019,8021 (rebuilt heavyweight/for Trail Blazer)
Dining Room 8020,8022 (rebuilt heavyweight/for Trail Blazer)
Dorm Kitchen 8027,29,31 (rebuilt heavyweight/for Jeffersonian)
Dining Room 8028,30,32 (rebuilt heavyweight/for Jeffersonian)
Buffet Observation 1120-1125 (rebuilt heavyweight)
SOUTH WIND
(required 1 set/operated every third day)
#308 May 24, 1942 #309
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8:20 am Chicago 9:05 pm
11:45 am Indianapolis 5:40 pm
1:55 pm Louisville 3:30 pm
5:27 pm Nashville 11:57 am
9:18 pm Birmingham 8:12 am
11:20 pm Montgomery 6:15 am
6:45 am Waycross 12:48 am
8:25 am Jacksonville 11:15 pm
2:55 pm Miami 4:30 pm
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(Louisville-Montgomery via Louisville & Nashville)
(Montgomery-Jacksonville via Atlantic Coast Line)
(Jacksonville-Miami via Florida East Coast)
(all cars built by Budd in 1940)
Baggage Dorm Coach 6700
60 Seat Coach 4022
60 Seat Coach 4023
Diner 4518
60 Seat Coach 4020
60 Seat Coach 4021
Buffet Observation 1126