MAJOR PASSENGER TRAINS

BALTIMORE & OHIO

STREAMLINERS
Trains which were modernized with new streamlined passenger cars, mainly during the 1930's through the 1950's.

#1/#2 - National Limited
Jersey City-(via CNJ-RDG)-Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington-Cincinnati-St. Louis
1940 - becomes a streamliner like train with rebuilt older cars
1957 - gradual reequipping with streamlined sleeping cars completed
1958 - discontinued Jersey City-Baltimore
1968 - discontinued Washington-Cincinnati
1971 - discontinued by Amtrak

#5/#6 - Capitol Limited
Jersey City-(via CNJ-RDG)-Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington-Pittsburgh-Youngstown-Akron-Chicago
1938 - becomes a streamliner like train with rebuilt older cars
1957 - gradual reequipping with streamlined cars completed, some second hand
1958 - discontinued Jersey City-Baltimore
1971 - initially discontinued by Amtrak

#25/#26 - Columbian
Washington-Pittsburgh-Youngstown-Akron-Chicago
1942 - introduced as a streamliner like train with rebuilt older cars
1958 - combined with Capitol Limited

#27/#28 - Royal Blue
Jersey City-(via CNJ-RDG)-Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington
1935 - introduced as a streamliner
1937 - streamlined consist reassigned, Royal Blue reassigned rebuilt older cars
1958 - discontinued

#53/#54 - Cincinnatian
Detroit-Toledo-Lima-Dayton-Hamilton-Cincinnati
1950 - introduced as a streamliner like train with rebuilt older cars
1971 - discontinued by Amtrak

STREAMLINERS/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Consists and concise schedules from various eras, as streamlined trains were introduced.

Dome Era Streamliners
Passenger Diesel Locomotives
Post War Timetables

ADDITIONAL TRAINS
Additional important passenger trains, often named trains, which generally were not fully equipped with with new streamlined passenger cars. Although many of these trains might have received surplus streamlined cars later during their histories.

#3/#4 - Diplomat
Jersey City-(via CNJ-RDG)-Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington-Cincinnati-St. Louis
1958 - discontinued Jersey City-Baltimore
1960 - discontinued Baltimore-Cincinnati
1961 - discontinued

#7/#8 - Shenandoah
Jersey City-(via CNJ-RDG)-Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington-Pittsburgh-Youngstown-Akron-Chicago
1958 - discontinued Jersey City-Baltimore
1970 - discontinued Akron-Chicago
1971 - discontinued by Amtrak

#11/#12 - Metropolitan Special
Washington-Cincinnati-St. Louis
1968 - discontinued Cincinnati-St. Louis
1971 - discontinued by Amtrak

#17/#18 - Cleveland Night Express/Washington Night Express
Baltimore-Washington-Pittsburgh-Youngstown-Akron-Cleveland
1962 - discontinued

#19/#20 - Ambassador
Baltimore-Washington-Pittsburgh-Youngstown-Akron-Toledo-Detroit
1961 - combined as section of Capitol Limited
1969 - discontinued

#33/#38 - unnamed
Pittsburgh-Wheeling-Columbus-Cincinnati
1954 - extended Cincinnati-Louisville
1956 - discontinued

#57/#58 - Night Express
Detroit-Toledo-Lima-Dayton-Hamilton-Cincinnati-North Vernon-Louisville
1960 - discontinued Cincinnati-Louisville
1967 - discontinued