On what now is Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, the Pennsylvania Railroad operated the Congressional, along with the Senator operating via the New Haven to Boston, beginning in 1952. In addition, the New Haven furnished some streamliners operating south to Washington, including the Senator prior to 1952.
June 30, 1952 #48 #28 #58 #62 ------------------------------------------------------- Chicago 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 3:40 pm 9:15 pm Fort Wayne 5:27 pm 5:51 pm 6:07 pm 11:39 pm Pittsburgh 12:11 am 12:22 am 12:41 am 7:20 am Harrisburg 5:06 am 5:13 am 5:31 am ----- Baltimore ----- ----- 7:47 am ----- Washington ----- ----- 8:35 am ----- N. Philadelphia 6:51 am 6:59 am ----- ----- New York 8:20 am 8:30 am ----- ----- ------------------------------------------------------- June 30, 1952 #63 #49 #59 #29 ------------------------------------------------------- New York ----- 4:00 pm ----- 5:00 pm N. Philadelphia ----- 5:20 pm ----- 6:21 pm Washington ----- ----- 4:30 pm ----- Baltimore ----- ----- 5:15 pm ----- Harrisburg ----- 7:02 pm 7:25 pm 8:01 pm Pittsburgh 10:00 pm 11:54 pm 12:17 am 12:52 am Fort Wayne 3:20 am 4:39 am 4:56 am 5:32 am Chicago 6:10 am 7:20 am 7:30 am 8:00 am ------------------------------------------------------- BROADWAY LIMITED (#28-#29) (required 2 sets) Diner 3BR Lounge Harbor Cove/Harbor Rest 4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper (New York-Los Angeles via Santa Fe Chief) 21R Sleeper _____ Inn 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ Rapids 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ Rapids 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ Rapids 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ Rapids 4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ 4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ 4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ 12DUP/4BR Sleeper _____ Creek 2MR/1BR Observation Mountain View/Tower View GENERAL (#48-#49) (required 2 sets) 3BR/1DR Lounge Colonial _____ 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ Rapids 14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight) 12DUP/4BR Sleeper _____ Creek Diner TRAIL BLAZER (#48-#49) (required 2 sets) 44 Seat Coaches Diner Lounge Observation 1132-1136 (shops 1947) LIBERTY LIMITED (#58-#59) (required 2 sets) Bar Lounge Coach 44 Seat Coaches Diner 6BR Lounge _____ Falls 12DUP/4BR Sleeper _____ Creek 21R Sleeper _____ Inn 4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ 14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight) 14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight) 2DR/1BR/1C Obs. GOLDEN TRIANGLE (#62-#63) (required 2 sets) 44 Seat Coaches 12DUP/4BR Sleeper _____ Creek 21R Sleeper _____ Inn 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ Rapids 12DUP/5BR Sleeper _____ Brook 12S/1DR Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight) 3BR/1DR Lounge Colonial _____ June 30, 1952 #4 #40 #30 #64 ------------------------------------------------------- St. Louis 10:15 am ----- 12:30 pm 1:00 pm Indianapolis 2:25 pm ----- 4:50 pm 5:05 pm Cincinnati ----- 5:15 pm ----- ----- Columbus 6:53 pm 7:58 pm 9:18 pm 9:35 pm Pittsburgh 10:47 pm 11:47 pm 1:14 am 1:40 am Harrisburg 3:55 am 4:49 am 6:09 am 6:39 am Baltimore 6:37 am ----- 8:59 am 8:59 am Washington 7:25 am ----- 9:50 am 9:50 am N. Philadelphia 5:47 am 6:36 am 7:58 am 8:31 am New York 7:20 am 8:05 am 9:25 am 10:05 am ------------------------------------------------------- June 30, 1952 #31 #41 #65 #3 ------------------------------------------------------- New York 5:10 pm 5:25 pm 6:15 pm 7:35 pm N. Philadelphia 6:40 pm 6:55 pm 7:44 pm 9:06 pm Washington 5:25 pm ----- 6:05 pm 7:30 pm Baltimore 6:10 pm ----- 6:52 pm 8:17 pm Harrisburg 8:22 pm 8:40 pm 9:40 pm 10:53 pm Pittsburgh 1:19 am 1:43 am 2:28 am 4:00 am Columbus 5:15 am 5:47 am 6:43 am 8:00 am Cincinnati ----- 8:30 am ----- ----- Indianapolis 7:45 am ----- 9:23 am 10:32 am St. Louis 12:10 pm ----- 1:40 pm 3:00 pm ------------------------------------------------------- PENN TEXAS (#3-#4) (required 3 sets) 44 Seat Coaches Recreation Lounge 7300-7302 (ACF 1948) Diner 10R/6BR Sleeper (Washington-Houston via MP) 12S/1DR Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight) (New York-St. Louis) 10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade _____ (New York-St. Louis) 10R/6BR or 14R/4BR (New York-San Antonio via SLSF/MKT) 10R/6BR Sleeper (New York-San Antonio via MP) 10R/6BR Sleeper (New York-Houston via MP) 14R/4BR Sleeper (New York-El Paso via MP) SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS (#30-#31) (required 3 sets) Diner 6BR Lounge _____ Falls 12DUP/4BR Sleeper _____ Creek 14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight) 10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade _____ 14S Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight) (St. Louis-Washington) 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ Rapids (St. Louis-Washington) 21R Sleeper _____ Inn (Indianapolis-New York) 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ Rapids (Indianapolis-New York) 2DR/1BR/1C Obs. (St. Louis-Washington) CINCINNATI LIMITED (#40-#41) (required 2 sets) 44 Seat Coaches Bar Lounge Coach Diner 6BR Lounge _____ Falls 12S/1DR Sleeper (rebuilt heavyweight) 21R Sleeper _____ Inn 12DUP/4BR Sleeper _____ Creek 10R/6BR Sleeper L&N 3410-3412 (PS 1950) (New York-Nashville) 2DR/1BR/1C Obs. JEFFERSONIAN (#64-#65) (required 3 sets) 44 Seat Coaches Diner Lounge Observation 1132-1136 (shops 1947) CARS ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT TRAINS Lounge Observation 1132-1136 (shops 1947) Bar Lounge Coach 1151-1152 (Budd 1949) 44 Seat Coach 4068-4088 (ACF 1947) 44 Seat Coach 4100-4169 (shops 1947) Diner 4519-4524 (Budd 1949) Dining Room 4590-4598 even (shops 1948) Kitchen Dorm 4591-4599 odd (shops 1948) Dining Room 4600-4608 even (ACF 1949) Kitchen Dorm 4601-4609 odd (ACF 1949) Dining Room 4610-4622 even (Budd 1949) Kitchen Dorm 4611-4623 odd (Budd 1949) Baggage Dorm 6691-6694 (ACF 1948) Baggage Lounge 6695-6699 (shops 1947) Recreation Lounge 7300-7302 (ACF 1948) 12DUP/5BR Sleeper _____ Brook (6 cars) (PS 1938) 12DUP/5BR Sleeper _____ Brook (4 cars) (PS 1940) 10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade _____ (6 cars available) (PS 1939) 10R/5BR Sleeper Cascade _____ (33 cars available) (PS 1940) 3BR/1DR Lounge Colonial _____ (8 cars) (PS 1949) 12DUP/4BR Sleeper _____ Creek (24 cars) (PS 1949) 10R/6BR Sleeper Eagle _____ (11 cars) (ACF 1949) 6BR Lounge _____ Falls (11 cars) (PS 1949) 3BR Lounge Harbor Cove/Harbor Rest (PS 1949) (Broadway Limited) 4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Imperial _____ (15 cars) (ACF 1948) 21R Sleeper _____ Inn (50 cars) (Budd 1949) 21R Sleeper _____ Inn (7 cars) (ACF 1950) 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ Rapids (2 cars) (Budd 1949) 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ Rapids (35 cars) (PS 1949) 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ Rapids (12 cars) (ACF 1950) 2MR/1BR Observation Mountain View/Tower View (PS 1949) (Broadway Limited) 2DR/1BR/1C Obs. (7 cars) (PS 1949) 14S Sleeper (12 cars available) (rebuilt heavyweight) 12S/1DR Sleeper (22 cars available) (rebuilt heavyweight) June 30, 1952 #131 #175 #177 #153 #171 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Boston ----- 7:30 am 10:00 am ----- 2:00 pm Providence ----- 8:25 am 10:48 am ----- 2:50 pm New Haven ----- 10:42 am 12:49 pm ----- 4:55 pm New York 5:30 am 12:30 pm 2:30 pm 3:30 pm 6:30 pm Philadelphia 7:11 am 2:04 pm 4:03 pm 4:59 pm 8:05 pm Baltimore 8:39 am 3:35 pm 5:35 pm 6:24 pm 9:33 pm Washington 9:20 am 4:15 pm 6:15 pm 7:05 pm 10:15 pm ----------------------------------------------------------------- June 30, 1952 #120 #174 #176 #170 #152 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Washington 6:00 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 2:00 pm 3:00 pm Baltimore 6:41 am 9:41 am 11:41 am 2:42 pm 3:40 pm Philadelphia 8:14 am 11:12 pm 1:13 pm 4:13 pm 5:06 pm New York 9:55 am 1:00 pm 3:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:35 am New Haven ----- 2:40 pm 4:45 pm 7:35 pm ----- Providence ----- 4:52 pm 6:37 pm 9:35 pm ----- Boston ----- 5:45 pm 7:25 pm 10:25 pm ----- ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Boston-New York via New Haven Railroad) CONGRESSIONAL (#120-#131-#152-#153) (required 2 sets) (all cars built by Budd in 1952) (coaches built by Budd in 1951) 60 Seat Coach 1568/1576 60 Seat Coach 1569/1577 60 Seat Coach 1570/1578 60 Seat Coach 1571/1579 Tavern Lounge 1153/1154 60 Seat Coach 1572/1580 60 Seat Coach 1573/1581 60 Seat Coach 1574/1582 60 Seat Coach 1575/1583 Dining Room 4624/4626 Kitchen Bar Lounge 4625/4627 Conf. Room Parlor Thomas A. Edison/Matthias W. Baldwin 29 Seat Parlor Casimer Pulaski/Leonard Calvert 29 Seat Parlor General Lafayette/Robert Morris 29 Seat Parlor Henry Knox/William Penn 29 Seat Parlor Johan Printz/Molly Pitcher 29 Seat Parlor Johns Hopkins/Betsy Ross Parlor Lounge Obs. George Washington/Alexander Hamilton SENATOR (#176-#177) (required 2 sets) (all cars built by Budd in 1952) (coaches built by Budd in 1951) 60 Seat Coach 1584/1592 60 Seat Coach 1585/1593 60 Seat Coach 1586/1594 60 Seat Coach 1587/1595 60 Seat Coach 1588/1596 Tavern Lounge 1155/1156 60 Seat Coach 1589/1597 60 Seat Coach 1590/1598 60 Seat Coach 1591/1599 Diner 4525/4526 29 Seat Parlor Baron DeKalb/Paul Revere 29 Seat Parlor Henry Hudson/Roger Williams 29 Seat Parlor Miles Standish/Nathan Hale Parlor Lounge Obs. Benjamin Franklin/Martha Washington PATRIOT (#170-#171) COLONIAL (#174-#175) (equipment furnished by New Haven Railroad) #304 June 30, 1952 #303 --------------------------------- 9:00 am Chicago 5:45 pm 12:40 am Indianapolis 1:55 pm 3:00 pm Louisville 11:45 am 6:32 pm Nashville 8:12 am 10:22 pm Birmingham 4:22 am 12:30 am Montgomery 2:25 am 8:00 am Waycross 8:45 pm 9:45 am Jacksonville 7:20 pm 4:45 pm Miami 12:01 pm --------------------------------- (Louisville-Montgomery via Louisville & Nashville) (Montgomery-Jacksonville via Atlantic Coast Line) (Jacksonville-Miami via Florida East Coast) SOUTH WIND (#303-#304) (required 2 sets/operated every third day) (consist from Atlantic Coast Line timetable dated September 30, 1951) (identity of many cars generally unknown) 36 Seat Coach 6S/6BR Sleeper 10R/6BR Sleeper 6BR Lounge Diner 10R/6BR Sleeper (Chicago-Jacksonville) 52 Seat Coach (Chicago-Jacksonville) 52 Seat Coach 52 Seat Coach 52 Seat Coach Buffet Observation