Seaboard92
Engineer
This thread is an idea I had after a discussion in the legacy club shutting down thread about historical service.
So I'm going to do a brief synopsis of the routes and I hope some more knowledgeable members can chime in with more specifics.
1. New York Central Mainline
NYC Terminus: Grand Central
CHI Terminus: La Salle St Terminal
Route: New York-Albany-Buffalo-Cleveland-Toledo-Chicago.
Most famous train: 20th Century Limited.
Other trains: Commodore Vanderbilt, Easterner, Pacemaker (Coaches only), and a few others.
Fastest run time: 16 hours
2. New York Central-Michigan Cantral
NYC Terminus: Grand Central
CHI Terminus: Central Station (IC)
Route: New York-Albany-Buffalo-Detroit-Kalamazoo-Chicago.
Most famous train: Wolverine
Other trains: North Shore Limited, Mohawk, and a few others.
Fastest run time: ?????
3. Pennsylvania Railroad
NYC Terminus: Pennsylvania Station
CHI Terminus: Union Station
Route: New York-North Philadelphia-Harrisburg-Pittsburgh-Crestline-Fort Wayne-Chicago
Most famous train: Broadway Limited
Other trains: General, Pennsylvania Limited, among others.
Fastest run time: 15:30
4. Baltimore and Ohio
NYC Terminus: Jersey City Communipaw Terminal
Route
Route: Jersey City-Philadelphia-Washington-Cumberland-Pittsburgh-Akron-Fostoria-Chicago
Most famous train: Capitol Limited
Other trains: Columbian, and several others.
Fastest run time:????
5. Erie
NYC Terminus: Jersey City
CHI Terminus: Dearborn Terminal
Route: Jersey City-Port Jervis-Binghamton-Youngstown-Chicago
Most famous train: Erie Limited
Other trains:????
Fastest run time: 24 hours I believe.
6. Lackawanna-Nickel Plate Road
NYC Terminus: Hoboken Terminal
CHI Terminus: La Salle St
Route: Jersey City-Scranton-Binghamton-Buffalo(NKP)-Cleveland (NKP)-Bellevue (NKP)-Fort Wayne (NKP)-Chicago (NKP)
Most famous train: Phoebe Snow/Nickel Plate Limited
Other trains: New Yorker
Fastest run time: ????
Connections: 1
I'm sure there are some other routes that I am forgetting. I tried to stick with thru car, and thru Trains only. Hence I left off the PRR-C&O-NYC routing. The fun thing about the 1950s you could basically go from any place to anywhere with quite a variety of routings.
So I'm going to do a brief synopsis of the routes and I hope some more knowledgeable members can chime in with more specifics.
1. New York Central Mainline
NYC Terminus: Grand Central
CHI Terminus: La Salle St Terminal
Route: New York-Albany-Buffalo-Cleveland-Toledo-Chicago.
Most famous train: 20th Century Limited.
Other trains: Commodore Vanderbilt, Easterner, Pacemaker (Coaches only), and a few others.
Fastest run time: 16 hours
2. New York Central-Michigan Cantral
NYC Terminus: Grand Central
CHI Terminus: Central Station (IC)
Route: New York-Albany-Buffalo-Detroit-Kalamazoo-Chicago.
Most famous train: Wolverine
Other trains: North Shore Limited, Mohawk, and a few others.
Fastest run time: ?????
3. Pennsylvania Railroad
NYC Terminus: Pennsylvania Station
CHI Terminus: Union Station
Route: New York-North Philadelphia-Harrisburg-Pittsburgh-Crestline-Fort Wayne-Chicago
Most famous train: Broadway Limited
Other trains: General, Pennsylvania Limited, among others.
Fastest run time: 15:30
4. Baltimore and Ohio
NYC Terminus: Jersey City Communipaw Terminal
Route
Route: Jersey City-Philadelphia-Washington-Cumberland-Pittsburgh-Akron-Fostoria-Chicago
Most famous train: Capitol Limited
Other trains: Columbian, and several others.
Fastest run time:????
5. Erie
NYC Terminus: Jersey City
CHI Terminus: Dearborn Terminal
Route: Jersey City-Port Jervis-Binghamton-Youngstown-Chicago
Most famous train: Erie Limited
Other trains:????
Fastest run time: 24 hours I believe.
6. Lackawanna-Nickel Plate Road
NYC Terminus: Hoboken Terminal
CHI Terminus: La Salle St
Route: Jersey City-Scranton-Binghamton-Buffalo(NKP)-Cleveland (NKP)-Bellevue (NKP)-Fort Wayne (NKP)-Chicago (NKP)
Most famous train: Phoebe Snow/Nickel Plate Limited
Other trains: New Yorker
Fastest run time: ????
Connections: 1
I'm sure there are some other routes that I am forgetting. I tried to stick with thru car, and thru Trains only. Hence I left off the PRR-C&O-NYC routing. The fun thing about the 1950s you could basically go from any place to anywhere with quite a variety of routings.