Railroads & Locomotives Railroad Operations Amtrak trains on May 1, 1971

Amtrak trains on May 1, 1971

By Angela Cotey | May 30, 2001

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


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Note: Most trains grouped in pairs.

Prior to November 14, 1971, Amtrak did not assign its own train numbers, instead using numbers assigned by the individual freight railroads operating its trains.

101, 104 – Metroliner – New York-Washington (Ex. Sun.)
103, 100 – Metroliner – New York-Washington (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
105, 106 – Metroliner – New York-Washington (Daily)
107, 108 – Metroliner – New York-Washington (Daily; Turboservice from Boston, Mon.-Fri.)
109, 110 – Metroliner – New York-Washington (Daily)
111, 114 – Metroliner – New York-Washington (Daily)
113, 116 – Metroliner – New York-Washington (Daily)
115, 112 – Metroliner – New York-Washington (Ex. Sat.)
117, 102 – Metroliner – New York-Washington (Daily)

126-The Legislator, 133-The President – Washington-New York (Daily; 126-Southern Crescent connection)
130, 135 – Washington-New York (Daily; Silver Star through Connection)
132-The Representative, 137-The Midday Congressional – Washington-New York (Daily)
142, 143 – Washington-New York (Daily; Silver Meteor through Connection)
152-The Afternoon Congressional, 139-The Mount Vernon – New York-Washington (Daily)
154, 155 – The Embassy – Washington-New York (154-Ex. Sat., 155-Daily)
166-The Mount Vernon, 161 – Washington-New York (161-Sun., 166-Sat. and Sun.)
163, 165 – New York-Washington (ran 6 times near holidays, southbound)
401 – Philadelphia to Washington (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)

170, 171 – The Colonial – Washington-Boston (Daily)
172, 173 – The Senator – Washington-Boston (Daily)
174, 175 – The Patriot – Washington-Boston (Daily)
3001, 3002 – TurboserviceMetroliner – Boston-Washington (Ex. Sat. and Sun.; numbered 3001-107, 108-3002 between New York and Washington)

186, 185 – Merchants Limited – New York-Boston (186-Ex. Hol., 185-Ex. Sat.)
180-Bostonian, 181-New Yorker – New York-Boston (180-Daily, 181-Ex. Sat., Hol.)
182-Bay State, 187-Murray Hill – New York-Boston (Daily, Ex. Hol.)
184-Yankee Clipper, 183-The Manhattan – New York-Boston (184-Ex. Sat., Hol., 183-Daily, Ex. Hol.)
402, 403 – New Haven-New London (Ex. Sat, Sun., Hol.)

201, 200 / 234 – New York-Philadelphia (201-Ex. Sun., 200-Ex. Sat. and Sun., 234-Sat. only)
207, 206 – New York-Philadelphia (Ex. Sun.)
213, 212 – New York-Philadelphia (Daily)
215, 202 / 282 – New York-Philadelphia (225-Ex. Sat., 202-Ex. Sat. and Sun., 282-Sun. only)
219, 218 – New York-Philadelphia (Daily)
223, 220 – New York-Philadelphia (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
225, 204 / 280 – New York-Philadelphia (225-Daily, 204-Ex. Sun., 280-Sun. only)
237, 256 – New York-Philadelphia (Ex. Sun.)
263, 254 – New York-Philadelphia (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
272, 298 – Philadelphia-New York (272-Sat. only, 298-Sun. only)
211 – New York to Philadelphia (Daily)
227 – New York to Philadelphia (Daily)
229 – New York to Philadelphia (Daily)
231 – New York to Philadelphia (Daily)
235 – New York to Philadelphia (Daily)
221 – New York to Philadelphia (Ex. Sat.)

1200 – New York (Grand Central) to New Haven (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
1330 – New York (Grand Central) to New Haven (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
1332 – New York (Grand Central) to New Haven (Daily)
1336-1334 – New York (Grand Central) to New Haven (Daily)
1342 – New York (Grand Central) to New Haven (Ex. Sat.)
1346 – New York (Grand Central) to New Haven (Ex. Sun.)
1356 – New York (Grand Central) to New Haven (Daily)
1360 – New York (Grand Central) to New Haven (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
1370 – New York (Grand Central) to New Haven (Daily)
1376 – New York (Grand Central) to New Haven (Sat. and Sun.)
1347 – New Haven to New York (Grand Central); (Daily)
1353-1657 – New Haven to New York (Grand Central); (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
1361 – New Haven to New York (Grand Central); (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
1367-1663 – New Haven to New York (Grand Central); (Daily)
1369 – New Haven to New York (Grand Central); (Daily)

71 – Hartford to New York (Grand Central); (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
89 – Springfield to New York (Grand Central); (Daily; runs from Hartford on Sun.)
73 – Springfield to New Haven (Daily)
81 – Springfield to New Haven (Daily)
85 – Springfield to New Haven (Daily)
70 – New Haven to Springfield (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
76 – New Haven to Hartford (Mon.-Fri.) to Springfield (Sat. and Sun.)
78 – New Haven to Hartford (Mon.-Fri.) to Springfield (Sun.)
80 – New Haven to Hartford (Ex. Sun.) to Springfield (Mon.-Thurs.)
82 – New Haven to Springfield (Daily)
88 – New Haven to Hartford (Daily) to Springfield (Mon.-Fri.)
90 – New Haven to Springfield (Sat. and Sun.)

72 – New Haven to Hartford (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
74 – New Haven to Hartford (Daily)
84 – New Haven to Hartford (Sun.)
86 – New Haven to Hartford (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
75 – Hartford to New Haven (Daily)
77 – Hartford to New Haven (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
79 – Hartford to New Haven (Daily)
83 – Hartford to New Haven (Daily)
87 – Springfield to Hartford (Sun.)

600, 601 – Harrisburg-Philadelphia (Penn Center); (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
602, 603 – Harrisburg-Philadelphia (Penn Center); (Ex. Sun.)
604, 605 – Harrisburg-Philadelphia (Penn Center); (604-Daily, 605-Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
606, 607 – Harrisburg-Philadelphia (Penn Center); (Daily)
608, 609 – Harrisburg-Philadelphia (Penn Center); (608-Ex. Sun., 609-Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
610, 615 – Harrisburg-Philadelphia (Penn Center); (Ex. Sat.)
612, 613 – Harrisburg-Philadelphia (Penn Center); (Ex. Sat. and Sun.)
614, 633 – Harrisburg-Philadelphia (Penn Center); (Daily)
618, 611 / 617 – Harrisburg-Philadelphia (Penn Center); (618-Daily, 611-Mon.-Fri., 617-Sat. and Sun.)

61, 62 – New York (Grand Central)-Albany-Rensselaer (Daily)
81, 82 – New York (Grand Central)-Albany-Rensselaer (Daily)
83, 80 – New York (Grand Central)-Albany-Rensselaer (Daily)
85, 84 – New York (Grand Central)-Albany-Rensselaer (Daily)
70, 75 – Buffalo-New York (Grand Central); (Daily)
72, 73 – Buffalo-New York (Grand Central); (Daily)
74, 71 – Buffalo-New York (Grand Central); (Daily)

135-21-31, 32-22-130 – Silver Star – New York-Miami and St. Petersburg, Fla. (Daily)
31, 32 (Silver Star through section: New York-Auburndale-Miami)

143-57, 58-142 – Silver Meteor – New York-Miami (Daily)

145-91, 92-144 – Champion – New York-St. Petersburg, Fla. (Daily)

90-15-12-5-15, 16-6-11-16-93 – South Wind – Chicago (Central Sta.)-St. Petersburg and Miami (Daily)
90, 93 – South Wind – St. Petersburg-Auburndale through section

16, 25 – Duquesne – Pittsburgh-New York (Daily)

48, 49 – Broadway Limited – Chicago-Pittsburgh-Harrisburg-New York (Daily)
548, 549 – Broadway Limited – (Chicago) – Harrisburg – Washington

16-4-48, 49-31-15 – Kansas City-Pittsburgh-New York (Daily)

16-4-548, 549-31-15 – Spirit of St. Louis – Kansas City-Washington, D.C. (Daily)

1, 2 – George Washington – Washington-Charlottesville-Cincinnati (Daily)
41, 42 – George Washington – Newport News-Charlottesville-Cincinnati (Daily)

303, 304 – James Whitcomb Riley – Chicago (Central Sta.)-Cincinnati (Daily)

9, 10 – Chicago (Central Sta.)-Carbondale (Daily)

1, 4 – The Limited – Chicago-St. Louis (Daily)
2, 3 – Abraham Lincoln – Chicago-St. Louis (Daily)

14, 17 – Chicago-Detroit (Daily)
355, 356 – Chicago-Detroit (Daily)

9, 46 – Chicago-Milwaukee (Daily)
12, 27 – Chicago-Milwaukee (Daily)
23, 24 – Chicago-Milwaukee (Daily)

1, 2 – City of New Orleans – Chicago (Central Sta.)-New Orleans (Daily)

15, 16 – Texas Chief – Chicago-Houston (Daily)

1, 2 – Sunset – New Orleans-Los Angeles (Tri-weekly)

17, 18 – Super Chief-El Capitan – Chicago-Los Angeles (Daily)

1, 2 – Denver Zephyr – Chicago-Denver (Daily)
1-17, 2-18 – California Zephyr – Chicago-Denver-Oakland (Tri-weekly beyond Denver to Oakland, departing Denver and Oakland Mon., Thurs., Sat.)

31, 32 – Empire Builder – Chicago-Seattle (Daily)

195, 196 – Seattle-Portland (Daily)

198, 199 – Portland-Seattle (Daily)

11, 12 – Seattle-San Diego (Tri-weekly)
98, 99 – Los Angeles-Oakland (Four times a week on days when through train 11/12 doesn’t run)

75, 78 – Los Angeles-San Diego (Daily)
76, 77 – Los Angeles-San Diego (Daily)

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