# List of named passenger trains of the United States (S–Z)

This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning S through Z.

## S

| Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
| Sacramento | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–Sacramento, California [1922] | 1921–1924 |
| Sacramento Daylight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–Sacramento, California [1953] | 1946–1971 |
| Safety Express | Chessie System | | 1980–1981 |
| Sailor | Pennsylvania Railroad | Cape Charles, Virginia-New York, New York [1946] | c. 1946 |
| Saint | Santa Fe | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California–San Diego, California [1911] | 1911–1917 |
| St. Clair | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan [1972] | 1971–1980 |
| St. Joseph Limited | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–St. Joseph, Missouri [1905] | 1903–1907 |
| St. Lawrence Express | New York Central | New York, New York–Utica, New York | ? |
| St. Louis and Chicago Express | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–St. Louis, Missouri–Chicago, Illinois [1925] | 1920–1927 |
| St. Louis and Colorado Express | Rock Island | St. Louis, Missouri–Denver, Colorado (with through cars to Los Angeles) [1930] | 1919–1934 |
| St. Louis and Kansas City Express | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Denver, Colorado [1905] | 1900–1910 |
| St. Louis and New Orleans Limited | Illinois Central | St. Louis, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana [1905] | 1897–1910 |
| St. Louis Express | Illinois Central | St. Louis, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana [1905] | 1900–1910 |
| St. Louis Express | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1926] | 1923–1931 |
| St. Louis Express | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1905] | 1897–1899; 1903–1916 |
| St. Louis Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1905] | 1900–1913 |
| St. Louis Express | Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–San Antonio, Texas–Houston, Texas [1906] | 1903–1910 |
| St. Louis Express | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1910] | 1907–1913 |
| St. Louis Express | Wabash | St. Louis, Missouri–Denver, Colorado (earlier years had through trains to the West Coast] (1932) | 1921–1933 |
| St. Louis Limited | Wabash | Detroit, Michigan–St. Louis, Missouri [1950] | 1939–1968 |
| St. Louis Limited | Frisco | St. Louis, Missouri–Galveston, Texas [1922] | 1896–1908; 1917–1926 |
| St. Louis Limited | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1905] | 1903–1911 |
| St. Louis Limited | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1910] | 1907–1913 |
| St. Louis Limited | Wabash | St. Louis, Missouri–Omaha, Nebraska [1911] | 1908–1918; 1927 |
| St. Louis Limited | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | St. Louis, Missouri–Denver, Colorado [1937] | 1910–1916; 1932–1940 |
| St. Louis Limited | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Cleveland, Ohio [1928] | 1925–1930 |
| St. Louis Mail | Frisco | St. Louis, Missouri–Dallas, Texas [1906] | 1890–1908 |
| St. Louis Mule | Amtrak | St. Louis, Missouri–Kansas City, Missouri [1984] | 1980–2009 |
| St. Louis Special$^{:235}$ | Southern | Asheville, North Carolina–St. Louis, Missouri [1914] | 1912–1917 |
| St. Louis Special | Wabash (Wabash renamed train Wabash Cannon Ball 4/50) | Detroit, Michigan–St. Louis, Missouri [1944] | 1937–1950 |
| St. Louis Special | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–St. Louis, Missouri [1908] | 1904–1913 |
| St. Louis Special | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1910] | 1907–1913 |
| St. Louis Special | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Cleveland, Ohio–Cincinnati, Ohio [1920] | 1919–1948 |
| St. Louis Special | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1926] | 1925–1930 |
| St. Louis-Chicago Limited | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1920] | 1919–1924 |
| St. Louis-Cincinnati-New York Special | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1922] | 1915–1928 |
| St. Louis-Cincinnati-Washington-New York Express | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1922] | 1913–1917 |
| St. Louis-Cincinnati-Washington-New York Limited | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1922] | 1913–1917 |
| St. Louis-Colorado Limited | Union Pacific, Wabash Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Denver, Colorado (earlier cars went through to West Coast) [1930] | 1910–1916; 1925–1940 |
| St. Louis-Jacksonville Express | Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Jacksonville, Florida [1926] | 1919–1938 |
| St. Louis-Twin Cities Express | Rock Island | St. Louis, Missouri–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1918] | 1911–1936 |
| St. Louis-Twin Cities Special | Rock Island | St. Louis, Missouri–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1918] | 1911–1936 |
| St. Louis, Colorado and Pacific Coast Express | Rock Island, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Southern Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Los Angeles, California [1916] | 1911–1918 |
| St. Louis, Peoria, Chicago, Indianapolis, Dayton, Springfield, Columbus and Cincinnati Express | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Cleveland, Ohio–Cincinnati, Ohio [1905] | 1902–1910 |
| St. Louis, Peoria, Indianapolis and Cincinnati Express | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1905] | 1903–1910 |
| St. Louisan | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri (with though cars to different points in different years) [1948] | 1913–1967 |
| St. Paul and Minneapolis Express | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1911] | 1906–1916 |
| St. Paul-Minneapolis-Montreal Express | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway | Minneapolis, Minnesota–Montreal, Quebec [1919] | 1918–1925 |
| St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth Express | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway | Minneapolis, Minnesota–Montreal, Quebec [1903] | 1903–1910 |
| St. Paul, Minneapolis and Yankton Night Express | Great Northern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Yankton, South Dakota [1925] | 1922–1929 |
| Salt City Express | Amtrak | New York, New York–Syracuse, New York [1975] | 1974–1980 |
| Salt Lake Express | Union Pacific | Salt Lake City, Utah–Portland, Oregon [1915] | 1910; 1914–1918 |
| Salt Lake Special | Union Pacific | Butte, Montana–Salt Lake City, Utah [1943] | 1911–1946 |
| Salt Lake-San Francisco Express | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Western Pacific Railroad | Denver, Colorado–San Francisco, California [1930] | 1918–1930 |
| Saluki | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Carbondale, Illinois [2016] | 2007–present |
| Sam Houston Zephyr | Burlington-Rock Island Railroad | Fort Worth, Texas–Houston, Texas [1940] | 1936–1966 |
| San Diegan (group of trains) | Santa Fe Amtrak | Los Angeles, California–San Diego, California (1948) | 1938–2000 (Amtrak from 1971) |
| San Francisco and Chicago Limited | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, San Francisco | Denver, Colorado–San Francisco, California (with through cars to Chicago) [1903] | 1900–1914 |
| San Francisco Challenger | Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California [1939] | 1936–1948 |
| San Francisco Chief | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California [1968] | 1954–1971 |
| San Francisco Express | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California (with through cars to other California cities) [1908] | 1905–1915 |
| San Francisco Express | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Portland, Oregon [1918] | 1911–1927 |
| San Francisco Limited | Chicago and North Western Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California–Los Angeles, California [1930] | 1914–1918; 1929–1931 |
| San Francisco Overland | see 'Overland Limited' for details | | |
| San Francisco Zephyr | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Oakland, California [1975] | 1972–1983 |
| San Joaquin | Southern Pacific, Amtrak group of trains from 1974 | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1940] | 1928–1941; 1974–present |
| San Joaquin Daylight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1948] | 1941–1971 |
| San Joaquin Valley Flyer | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1914] | 1913–1918 |
| San Juan Express | Denver & Rio Grande Western | Alamosa, Colorado–Durango, Colorado | 1937–1951 |
| Sand Dune | New York, New Haven and Hartford | Boston–Hyannis and to Woods Hole [1955] | 1949-1958 |
| Sandusky Special | Pennsylvania | Columbus, Ohio–Sandusky, Ohio [1905] | 1903–1909 |
| Sangamon | Illinois Terminal Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Peoria, Illinois [1952] | 1950–1956 |
| Santa Fe De Luxe | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1912] | 1911–1918 |
| Santa Fe Eight | Santa Fe | different California and Midwestern endpoints in different years | 1916–1930 |
| Scenic Highlander | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | Jacksonville, Florida–Tampa, Florida [1933] | 1925–1928; 1933–1938 |
| Scenic Limited | Denver & Rio Grande Western, Missouri Pacific Railroad, and Western Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–San Francisco, California [1940] | 1915–1946 |
| Schuylkill | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Hazleton, Pennsylvania [1925] | 1920–1931 |
| Schuylkill | Reading Company | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Pottsville, Pennsylvania [1952] | 1949–1962 |
| Scout | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1948] | 1916–1931; 1936–1953 |
| Scranton Express | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad | New York, New York–Scranton, Pennsylvania [1922] | 1919–1927; 1936 |
| Scranton Express | Central Railroad of New Jersey, Reading Company | New York, New York–Scranton, Pennsylvania [1930] | 1922–1932 |
| Scranton Flyer | Central Railroad of New Jersey, Reading Company | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Scranton, Pennsylvania [1948] | 1910–1949 |
| Scrantonian | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad | New York, New York–Scranton, Pennsylvania [1945] | 1942–1960 |
| Sea Breeze | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Long Branch, New Jersey [1940] | 1932–1942 |
| Sea Breeze | Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1958] | 1952–1961 |
| Sea Clipper | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1940] | 1937–1942 |
| Sea Plane | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1940] | 1937–1942 |
| Seaboard Express | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–Jacksonville, Florida [1910] | 1903–1911 |
| Seaboard Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1910] | 1910–1935 |
| Seaboard Fast Mail | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–Jacksonville, Florida [1910] | 1901–1933 |
| Seaboard Florida Limited | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–Miami, Florida [1930] | 1903–1932 |
| Seaboard Mail and Express | Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Louisville and Nashville Railroad | New Orleans, Louisiana–Jacksonville, Florida [1945] | 1930–1931; 1937–1948 |
| Seashore Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1908] | 1906–1910 |
| Seashore Express | Southern Pacific | different California and Midwestern endpoints in different years | 1915–1924 |
| Seashore Express | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad | New York, New York–Providence, Rhode Island [1953] | 1921; 1940; 1950–1955; 1962–1963 |
| Seaside Special | Santa Fe | San Bernardino, California–Redlands, California [1910] | 1901–1919 |
| Sebago | Boston and Maine | Boston, Massachusetts–Portland, Maine [1952] | 1952–1954 |
| Second Empire | New York Central | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1907] | 1906–1910 |
| Seminole | Illinois Central Railroad, Central of Georgia Railroad, and Atlantic Coast Line | Chicago, Illinois–Jacksonville, Florida (different southern and midwestern endpoints in different years; 'Seminole Limited' before 1923) [1910] | 1909–1969 |
| Senator | Pennsylvania Railroad and New Haven Railroad; from 1971 Amtrak | Washington, DC–Boston, Massachusetts [1965] | 1929–1958; 1962–1981; 1985–1998 |
| Senator | Southern Pacific | Oakland, California–Sacramento, California | ? |
| Seneca | New York Central | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1930] | 1929–1934; 1940–1948 |
| Sequoia | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1930] | 1928–1942 |
| Seven O'Klocker | Central Railroad of New Jersey, Reading Company | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1941] | 1935–1942 |
| Shasta | Southern Pacific | Oakland, California–Portland, Oregon [1930] | 1921–1941; 1946–1948 |
| Shasta Daylight | Southern Pacific | Oakland, California–Portland, Oregon [1952] | 1949–1967 |
| Shasta Express | Southern Pacific | Oakland, California–Portland, Oregon [1903] | 1900–1907 |
| Shasta Limited | Southern Pacific, Union Pacific Railroad | Oakland, California–Portland, Oregon–Seattle, Washington [1911] | 1910–1918 |
| Shavano | Denver & Rio Grande Western | Salida, Colorado–Gunnison, Colorado [1938] | 1937–1940 |
| Shawnee | Illinois Central, Amtrak from 1971 | Chicago, Illinois–Carbondale, Illinois [1971] | 1969–1986 |
| Shelter Island Express | Long Island Rail Road | Long Island City, New York–Greenport, New York [1940] | 1901–1903; 1923–1942 |
| Shenandoah | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | Washington, DC–Cincinnati, Ohio (different endpoints in different years) [1960] | 1937–1971 |
| Shenandoah | Amtrak | Washington, DC–Cincinnati, Ohio [1978] | 1976–1981 |
| Shenandoah Special | Pennsylvania, Norfolk and Western Railway | New York, New York–Bristol, Virginia [1905] | 1904–1909 |
| Shinnecock Bay Express | Long Island Rail Road | Long Island City, New York–Montauk, New York [1938] | 1926–1950 |
| Shopper | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway | New York, New York–Paterson, New Jersey [1952] | 1950–1957 |
| Shoppers Special | Pere Marquette | Chicago, Illinois–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1930] | 1928–1936 |
| Shore Line | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1911] | 1906; 1910–1931 |
| Shore Line Express | Great Northern | Portland, Oregon–Vancouver, British Columbia [1915] | 1911–1918 |
| Shore Line Express | New Haven | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts ('Shore Line Flyer' until 1936) [1938] | 1892–1921; 1931–1939 |
| Shoreland | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Manitowoc, Wisconsin [1936] | 1936–1941 |
| Shoreland 400 | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Green Bay, Wisconsin [1942] | 1942–1968 |
| Shoreliner | New Haven, Amtrak group of trains from 1980 | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1930] | 1925–1932; 1940–1952; 1980–1990 |
| Short Line Express | Rock Island | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN–Kansas City, Missouri [1925] | |
| Showman | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway | New York, New York–Paterson, New Jersey [1952] | 1950–1957 |
| Shreveport Express | Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad | Dallas, Texas–Shreveport, Louisiana [1903] | 1903–1910 |
| Shreveporter | Louisiana and Arkansas, Missouri Pacific Railroad; Kansas City Southern Railway from around 1940 | Hope, Arkansas–Shreveport, Louisiana [1948] | 1928–1961 |
| Silent Knight | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1938] | 1937–1949 |
| Silver Comet | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–Birmingham, Alabama [1947] | 1947–1969 |
| Silver Meteor | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Amtrak from 1971 | New York, New York–Tampa, Florida–Miami, Florida (many different endpoints over the years) [1952] | 1939–present |
| Silver Palm | Amtrak | Miami – Tampa, Florida (1983–1984) [1983] New York, New York–Miami, Florida (1997–2001) [2000] | 1983–1984; 1997–2001 |
| Silver Star | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Amtrak from 1971 | New York, New York–\Miami, Florida (many different endpoints over the years) [1947] | 1947–present |
| Silver Streak Zephyr | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Kansas City, Missouri–Lincoln, Nebraska [1942] | 1940–1959 |
| Silverliner Service (group of trains) | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | |
| Silverton | Denver & Rio Grande Western | Durango, Colorado–Silverton, Colorado [1952] | 1951–1955; 1963–1966 |
| Sinnissippi | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–Fort Dodge, Iowa [1931] | 1931–1948 |
| Sioux | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Rapid City, South Dakota [1930] | 1928–1971 |
| Sioux City and Chicago Express | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–Sioux City, Iowa [1903] | 1901–1905 |
| Sioux City-Chicago Express | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–Sioux City, Iowa [1915] | 1913–1918 |
| Sioux City-Chicago Special | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Sioux City, Iowa [1920] | 1916–1927 |
| Skipper | Boston and Maine | Bangor, Maine-Boston, Massachusetts [1956] | 1951–1958 |
| Skunk | California Western Railroad | Fort Bragg, California–Willits, California | 1926–1973 |
| Skyland Special | Southern | Asheville, North Carolina–Charlotte, North Carolina–Jacksonville, Florida [1952] | 1927–1958 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Amtrak | Albany, New York–Schenectady, New York [1984] | 1984–1995 |
| Somerset Hills Express | Lackawanna, Erie Lackawanna, Conrail, New Jersey Transit | Hoboken, New Jersey–Gladstone, New Jersey | 1940s–2001 |
| Soo Express | Soo Line and Canadian Pacific | Montreal, Quebec–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1915] | 1911–1918; 1929–1933 |
| Soo-Dominion | Soo Line and Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN–Vancouver, British Columbia [1948] | 1932–1960 |
| Soo-Pacific Express | Soo Line and Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Moose Jaw, SK [1920] | 1919–1931 |
| Sooner | Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad | Kansas City, Missouri–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1948] | 1927–1951 |
| South Atlantic Limited | Pennsylvania, Louisville and Nashville Railroad; Central of Georgia Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Jacksonville, Florida (different endpoints in different years) [1915] | 1909–1915 |
| South Shore Express | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois (different endpoints in different years) [1948] | 1928–1960 |
| South Shore Express | Pere Marquette | Chicago, Illinois–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1920] | 1920–1927 |
| South Shore Express | Long Island Rail Road | New York, New York–Montauk, New York [1930] | 1928–1941; 1947–1949 |
| South Wind | Florida East Coast, Pennsylvania, Louisville and Nashville and Atlantic Coast Line | Chicago, Illinois–Miami, Florida [1942] | 1940–1971 |
| Southeastern Express | Great Northern Railway, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Seattle, Washington–Kansas City, Missouri (aka 'Southeast Express') [1910] | 1909–1929 |
| Southeastern Limited | Frisco and connecting lines in the South | Kansas City, Missouri, various southern cities | 1900–1908 |
| Southeastern Limited | Pennsylvania, Southern | New York, New York–Jacksonville, Florida [1910] | 1910–1915 |
| Southern Belle | Kansas City Southern | Kansas City, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana [1942] | 1940–1969 |
| Southern Crescent | Pennsylvania, Southern; Amtrak from 1971 | Boston, Massachusetts–New Orleans, Louisiana [1975] | 1970–1979 |
| Southern Express | Frisco, Southern | Kansas City, Missouri–Atlanta, Georgia [1902] | 1902–1908 |
| Southern Express | Illinois Central Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–New Orleans, Louisiana (different endpoints in different years) [1950] | 1897–1918; 1922–1931; 1947–1966 |
| Southern Express | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio–Louisville, Kentucky [1910] | 1905–1914 |
| Southern Express | Pennsylvania | Erie, Pennsylvania–Washington, D.C. [1964] | c.1893-c.1900, 1914–1968 |
| Southern Illinois Express | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Danville, Illinois–Thebes, Illinois [1902] | 1901–1906 |
| Southern Michigan Express | Detroit and Mackinac Railway | Detroit, Michigan–Cheboygan, Michigan [1919] | 1919 |
| Southern Scenic | Missouri Pacific | Memphis, Tennessee–Kansas City, Missouri [1938] | 1931–1952 |
| Southern States Special | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–St. Petersburg, Florida [1930] | 1929–1941 |
| Southern Tier Express | Erie Railroad | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1925] | 1911–1915; 1923–1928; 1932–1952 |
| Southern’s Palm Limited | Pennsylvania, Southern | New York, New York–St. Augustine, Florida [1903] | 1902–1910 |
| Southerner | Pennsylvania and Southern | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1945] | 1941–1970 |
| Southerner | Missouri Pacific and Texas and Pacific | Kansas City, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana (many different endpoints over the years) | 1925–1963 |
| Southland | Pennsylvania, Louisville & Nashville, Central of Georgia, Atlantic Coast Line | Chicago, Illinois–St. Petersburg, Florida and other endpoints: Sarasota, Florida and Miami, Florida [1946; 1954] | 1915–1957 |
| Southland | St. Louis-San Francisco Railway | Kansas City, Missouri–Birmingham, Alabama | 1965–1967 |
| Southwest Chief | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1986] | 1984–present |
| Southwest Empire | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–St Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1910] | 1909–1916 |
| Southwest Express | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Kansas City, Missouri [1943] | 1943–1950 |
| Southwest Limited | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1975] | 1974–1984 |
| Southwest Limited | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Milwaukee, Wisconsin–Kansas City, Missouri [1914] | 1903–1958 |
| Southwest Limited | Frisco | St. Louis, Missouri–Fort Worth, Texas [1918] | 1911–1931 |
| Southwestern Day Express | Chicago Great Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Kansas City, Missouri [1911] | 1896–1914 |
| Southwestern Express | New York Central and its affiliates | Boston, Massachusetts–Chicago, Illinois [1905] | 1888–1891; 1900–1908; 1913–1924 |
| Southwestern Express | Chicago Great Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Kansas City, Missouri [1930] | 1915–1931 |
| Southwestern Limited | Illinois Central | Meridian, Mississippi–Shreveport, Louisiana (eastbound counterpart is the Northeastern Limited) [1960] | 1934–1967 |
| Southwestern Limited | New York Central | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1952] | 1889–1967 |
| Southwestern Limited | Chicago Great Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Des Moines, Iowa (different endpoints in different years) [1931] | 1896–1921; 1931–1932 |
| Southwestern Mail | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1925] | 1910–1928 |
| Southwestern Special | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1903] | 1902–1907 |
| Speaker | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1945] | 1941–1952 |
| Special Fast Express | Boston and Albany Railroad, New Haven | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1902] | 1888–1909 |
| Speed Merchant | Boston and Maine | Boston, Massachusetts–Portland, Maine | ?-1964 |
| Spirit of California | Amtrak | Sacramento, California–Los Angeles, California [1982] | 1981–1983 |
| Spirit of St. Louis | Pennsylvania, Amtrak in 1971 | New York, New York–St Louis, Missouri [1935] | 1927–1971 |
| Spokane | Union Pacific | Portland, Oregon–Spokane, Washington [1935] | 1931–1964 |
| Spokane Flyer | Union Pacific | Portland, Oregon–Spokane, Washington [1903] | 1901–1909 |
| Spokane Limited | Northern Pacific Railway | Seattle, Washington–Spokane, Washington [1922] | 1921–1928 |
| Spokane-Portland Limited | Union Pacific | Portland, Oregon–Spokane, Washington [1922] | 1915–1930 |
| Spokane-Portland Train Deluxe | Soo Line, Canadian Pacific, and connecting lines | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Portland, Oregon [1912] | 1910–1914 |
| Sportsman | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad | Detroit, Michigan–Washington, D.C. and Phoebus, Virginia (many different endpoints over the years) [1941] | 1930–1968 |
| Sportsman | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway | New York, New York–Paterson, New Jersey [1952] | 1950–1957 |
| Springfield Express | Boston and Albany Railroad | Boston, Massachusetts–Springfield, Massachusetts [1914] | 1913–1922; 1929–1931 |
| Spuyten Duyvil | Amtrak | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1992] | 1991–1994 |
| Standard Express | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Nickel Plate | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1903] | 1897–1905 |
| Star | Lehigh Valley Railroad | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1948] | 1927–1958 |
| Star | Missouri Pacific | Fort Worth, Texas–Galveston, Texas [1926] | 1926–1936 |
| Starlight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1953] | 1950–1957 |
| State House | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1980] | 1974–2006 |
| State of Maine Express | New York, New Haven & Hartford and Boston & Maine | New York, New York–Portland, Maine [1952] | 1913–1960 |
| State Special | New York Central | Cincinnati, Ohio–Cleveland, Ohio [1960] | 1957–1961 |
| Statesman | Amtrak | Boston, Massachusetts–Washington, DC [1973] | 1973–1976 |
| Statesman | Pennsylvania | Washington, DC–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1935] | 1931–1957 |
| Steel City Express | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1920] | 1915–1934 |
| Steel King | Erie Railroad (1960-1963: Erie Lackawanna), Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–Cleveland, Ohio [1950] | 1950–1952; 1959–1963 |
| Steeler | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–Cleveland, Ohio [1948] | 1948–1950 |
| Storm King | Amtrak | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1992] | 1981–1995 |
| Streamliner | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | Spokane, Washington–Portland, Oregon | −1970 |
| Streamliner 400 | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1945] | 1935–1946; 1951–1968 |
| Sun Queen | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–St. Petersburg, Florida–Miami, Florida [1945] | 1941–1947 |
| Sunbeam | Texas and New Orleans (subsidiary of Southern Pacific) | Houston, Texas–Dallas, Texas [1948] | 1925–1955 |
| Sunchaser | Illinois Central, Central of Georgia, Florida East Coast Railway | Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri–Miami, Florida [1948] | 1941–1949 |
| Sunday Special | Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway | Mackinaw City, Michigan–Soo Junction, Michigan [1906] | 1905–1913 |
| Sundown | New Haven | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1948] | 1942–1952; 1959–1968 |
| Sundown | Amtrak | Boston, Massachusetts–Washington, DC [1973] | 1973–1977 |
| Sunflower | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Wichita, Kansas [1928] | 1924–1954 |
| Sunland | Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Seaboard Air Line, New Haven Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad | Boston, Massachusetts–Fort Myers, Florida (many different endpoints over the years) [1948] | 1948–1968 |
| Sunnyland (train) | Frisco and Southern | Memphis, Tennessee–Pensacola, Florida–Atlanta, Georgia (many different endpoints over the years) [1948] | 1925–1964 |
| Sunrise Special | Long Island Rail Road | New York, New York–Montauk, New York [1936] | 1922–1942 |
| Sunset | Detroit and Mackinac Railway | Detroit, Michigan–Alpena, Michigan [1940] | 1936–1949 |
| Sunset Limited | Southern Pacific, from 1971 Amtrak | Los Angeles, California–New Orleans, Louisiana (some years have different endpoints) [1948] | 1894–present |
| Sunset Mail | Southern Pacific | New Orleans, Louisiana–Houston, Texas–Dallas, Texas [1930] | 1923–1935 |
| Sunshine Special | Missouri Pacific and Texas and Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–San Antonio, Texas (some years have different endpoints) [1918] | 1915–1960 |
| Suntan Special | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Santa Cruz, California | ? |
| Super Chief | Santa Fe, from1971 Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1948] | 1936–1974 |
| Super Skunk | California Western Railroad | Fort Bragg, California–Willits, California [1970] | 1967–1973 |
| Susquehanna | Amtrak | New York, New York–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1985] | 1982–1994 |
| Susquehannock | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Williamsport, Pennsylvania [1935] | 1938–1960 |
| Suwanee River Special | Southern, Seaboard Air Line, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | St. Petersburg, Florida - various Midwestern cities, Chicago, Illinois, Detroit, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio [1926] | 1923–1930 |
| Sycamore | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio [1948] | 1923–1957, 1959-1966 |

## T

| Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
| Taconic | New Haven | New York, New York–Pittsfield, Massachusetts [1955] | 1954–1958 |
| Tamiami | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway | New York, New York–Miami, Florida–Tampa, Florida [1935] | 1930–1940 |
| Tamiami Champion | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway | New York, New York–Miami, Florida–Tampa, Florida [1942] | 1941–1943 |
| Tampa Special | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | Jacksonville, Florida–Tampa, Florida (with through cars to New York, Chicago, and many other cities) [1930] | 1918; 1923–1941 |
| Tar Heel | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | New York, New York and additional branch from Norfolk, Virginia–Wilmington, North Carolina [1932] | 1927–1937 |
| Techachapi | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1928] | 1921–1942 |
| Tennessean | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Memphis, Tennessee[1930] | 1927–1948 |
| Tennessean | Southern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Norfolk and Western, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis | New York, New York–Memphis, Tennessee, and NCStL branch from Chattanooga to Nashville [1948, 1954] | 1941–1968 |
| Texan | Missouri Pacific, Texas and Pacific Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Fort Worth, Texas–Houston, Texas [1952] | 1928–1960 |
| Texan | Frisco | Chicago, Illinois–Galveston, Texas [1916] | 1911–1921 |
| Texan | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California–Houston, Texas–Oakland, California [1948] | 1915–1918; 1931; 1936–1954 |
| Texas and California Express | Texas and Pacific Railway | Texarkana, Texas–El Paso, Texas (with through cars between St. Louis and Los Angeles) [1908] | 1905–1910 |
| Texas Chief | Santa Fe Amtrak (from 1971) | Chicago, Illinois–Galveston, Texas [1948] | 1948–1974 |
| Texas Eagle | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Galveston, Texas–St. Louis, Missouri–San Antonio, Texas–St. Louis, Missouri–El Paso, Texas (different years had different endpoints, with some years New York and Los Angeles on other railroads) [1948] | 1948–1971 |
| Texas Eagle | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Houston, Texas (through to Los Angeles in later years via San Antonio) (1989) | 1989–present |
| Texas Express | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Galveston, Texas (different endpoints in different years) [1930] | 1911–1934 |
| Texas Express | Katy | St. Louis, Missouri–San Antonio, Texas [1903] | 1903–1910 |
| Texas Express | Kansas City Southern Railway | Kansas City, Missouri–Port Arthur, Texas [1930] | 1925–1932 |
| Texas Flyer | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Galveston, Texas [1918] | 1910–1927 |
| Texas Limited | Katy | St. Louis, Missouri–Galveston, Texas [1936] | 1898–1931; 1936–1937 |
| Texas Limited | Southern Pacific | New Orleans, Louisiana–San Antonio, Texas (with through cars to Chicago) [1930] | 1923–1934 |
| Texas Limited | Santa Fe | Denver, Colorado–Galveston, Texas (different endpoints in different years) [1920] | 1906–1925 |
| Texas Ranger | Texas and Pacific Railway, Missouri Pacific Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–El Paso, Texas [1930] | 1923–1946 |
| Texas Rocket | Rock Island | Kansas City, Missouri–Dallas, Texas [1948] | 1937–1955 |
| Texas Special | Katy–Frisco | St. Louis, Missouri–Houston, Texas [1952] | 1915–1965 |
| Texas Triangle | Missouri Pacific | Houston, Texas–Fort Worth, Texas (with through cars to other destinations) [1945] | 1936–1947 |
| Texas Zephyr | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Denver, Colorado–Houston, Texas [1948] | 1940–1967 |
| Texas-Colorado Limited | Texas and Pacific Railway | New Orleans, Louisiana–Fort Worth, Texas [1915] | 1913–1918; 1923–1927; 1936–1946 |
| Texas, Kansas City and Chicago Express | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Dallas, Texas [1920] | 1919–1924 |
| Tex-Mex Express | Texas Mexican Railway | Corpus Christi, Texas–Laredo, Texas | ? |
| Thoroughbred | Monon Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Louisville, Kentucky [1950] | 1948;1967 |
| Three Rivers | Amtrak | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1999] | 1995;2005 |
| Through Mail | Illinois Central Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–New Orleans, Louisiana [1915] | 1915–1921 |
| Tidewater | Seaboard Air Line Railroad | Jacksonville, Florida–Portsmouth, Virginia [1955] | 1954–1968 |
| Tidewater | Amtrak | New York, New York–Richmond, Virginia [1981] | 1981–1988 |
| Timberliner | New York Central | Detroit, Michigan–Mackinaw City, Michigan [1955] | 1951–1962 |
| Times Square | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1996] | 1981–1982; 1995–1998 |
| Tippecanoe | Monon Railroad | Chicago, Illinois-Indianapolis, Indiana [1948] | 1924–1940; 1947–1958 |
| Tiresaver | Florida East Coast Railway | Jacksonville, Florida–Miami, Florida [1945] | 1942–1946 |
| Toledo and Chicago Express | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Toledo, Ohio [1903] | 1903–1909 |
| Toledo - Detroit Express | New York Central | Detroit, Michigan–Toledo, Ohio [1945] | 1922–1928; 1942–1951 |
| Toledo - Detroit Limited | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Cincinnati, Ohio–Indianapolis, Indiana–Detroit, Michigan [1920] | 1917–1926 |
| Toledo - Detroit Special | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Detroit, Michigan–Indianapolis, Indiana [1920] | 1917–1924; 1929–1932 |
| Tom Taber Express | Lackawanna, Erie Lackawanna, Conrail, New Jersey Transit | Hoboken, New Jersey–Dover, New Jersey | 1940s–1996 |
| Tomahawk | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Woodruff, Wisconsin [1952] | 1931–1964 |
| Tonopah Express | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Goldfield, Nevada [1922] | 1919–1927 |
| Toronto | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Canadian National Railway | New York, New York–Toronto, Ontario [1933] | 1931–1936 |
| Toronto Limited | New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway | New York, New York–Toronto, Ontario (with through cars to other destinations) [1930] | 1925–1931 |
| Toronto-Buffalo Express | New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway | New York, New York–Toronto, Ontario (1952] | 1943–1963 |
| Torpedo | Ann Arbor | Frankfort, Michigan–Toledo, Ohio | ? |
| Tourist Flyer | Santa Fe | San Francisco, California–Chicago, Illinois [1915] | 1911–1916 |
| Trail Blazer | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–New York, New York [1940] | 1939–1959 |
| Trans-Atlantic Limited | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–New York, New York [1925] | 1924–1927; 1933–1941 |
| Traveler | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1945] | 1943–1968 |
| Travelers’ Special | Illinois Central Railroad | Memphis, Tennessee–Jackson, Mississippi [1930] | 1927–1933 |
| Treasure Island Special | Union Pacific, Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California [1940] | 1939–1940 |
| Tri-City Special | New York Central | Cleveland, Ohio–Detroit, Michigan [1933] | 1929–1935 |
| Tri-State Limited | Chicago Great Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Kansas City, Missouri [1930] | 1927–1933 |
| Trojan | Boston and Maine | Boston, Massachusetts–Troy, New York [1952] | 1952–1956 |
| Troy Special | New York Central | New York, New York–Troy, New York [1922] | 1891; 1896–1909; 1919–1932 |
| Tulsan | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Tulsa, Oklahoma [1952] | 1939–1971 |
| Turbo (family of trains) | USDOT, New Haven Railroad, Penn Central, Amtrak | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts | 1968– |
| Turboliner (family of trains) | Amtrak | New York, New York–upstate New York (various endpoints) Chicago, Illinois–Milwaukee, Wisconsin Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan | 1970s–1995 mid-1970s–early 1980s |
| Tuscarora | New York Central | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1948] | 1938–1958 |
| Tuxedo | Erie Railroad | New York, New York–Port Jervis, New York [1940] | 1931–1960 |
| Twentieth Century Limited | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1948] | 1902–1967 |
| Twenty-Four-Hour New Yorker | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1909] | 1909–1913 |
| Twenty-Four-Hour St. Louis | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1909] | 1909–1913 |
| Twilight | Lackawanna | Hoboken, New Jersey–Buffalo, New York [1963] | 1950–1965 |
| Twilight Express | Boston and Albany Railroad, New York, New Haven and Hartford | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1940] | 1918–1938 |
| Twilight Limited | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan [1935] | 1927–1971 |
| Twilight Limited | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan [1978] | 1976–2004 |
| Twilight Limited | Chicago & North Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Duluth, Minnesota [1908] | 1906–1915; 1919–1930 |
| Twilight Shoreliner | Amtrak | Boston, Massachusetts–Newport News, Virginia [2000] | 1997–2003 |
| Twin Cities 400 | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1944] | 1935–1963 |
| Twin Cities Hiawatha | Milwaukee Road (Amtrak in 1977) | Chicago, Illinois–St Paul, Minnesota [1956] | 1935–1971; 1977 |
| Twin Cities Special | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1925] | 1921–1928 |
| Twin Cities-Chicago Express | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1925] | 1921–1936 |
| Twin Cities-St. Louis Special | Rock Island | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–St. Louis, Missouri [1920] | 1919–1928; 1932–1933 |
| Twin Cities, Chicago, Milwaukee Limited | Soo Line | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1912] | 1911–1916 |
| Twin City Express | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1905] | 1903–1910 |
| Twin City Express | Northern Pacific Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Portland, Oregon [1903] | 1902–1905; 1910–1914 |
| Twin City Express | Chicago Great Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Kansas City, Missouri [1930] | 1910–1932; 1948–1949 |
| Twin City Limited | Chicago Great Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1948] | 1896–1907; 1912–1952 |
| Twin City Limited | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–St. Louis, Missouri [1916] | 1915–1918; 1936–1940 |
| Twin City Special | Chicago Great Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Kansas City, Missouri [1903] | 1896–1914 |
| Twin City-Chicago Limited | Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1915] | 1913–1918 |
| Twin City-Omaha Limited | Chicago and North Western Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1915] | 1910–1918 |
| Twin City-Twin Ports Express | Northern Pacific Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Duluth, Minnesota [1930] | 1921–1966 |
| Twin Star Rocket | Rock Island, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Minneapolis, Minnesota–Houston, Texas [1948] | 1945–1967 |

## U, V

| Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
| Umpachanee | New Haven | New York, New York–Pittsfield, Massachusetts [1955] | 1955–1960 |
| Union | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio & Louisville, Kentucky branch via Indianapolis, Indiana [1950]; continuing cars to Norfolk [1959] | 1933–1960 |
| United States Fast Mail | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1918] | 1893–1919; 1923–1932 |
| Upstate Special | New York Central | New York, New York–Utica, New York [1952] | 1925–1931; 1935–1957 |
| Utah and California Express | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | Denver, Colorado–Ogden, Utah [1906] | 1900; 1906–1910 |
| Utah Express | Union Pacific | Salt Lake City, Utah–Boise, Idaho [1930] | 1911–1913; 1919–1931; 1936–1946 |
| Utah Parks Special | Union Pacific | Salt Lake City, Utah–Cedar City, Utah [1930] | 1927–1932; 1954–1960 |
| Utahn | Union Pacific | Los Angeles, California–Cheyenne, Wyoming [1947] | 1947–1951 |
| Ute | Colorado Midland Railway | Denver, Colorado–Grand Junction, Colorado (with through cars to California) [1903] | 1900–1908 |
| Vacationer | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway | New York, New York–Miami, Florida [1940] | 1938–1942; 1946–1955 |
| Valley | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Green Bay, Wisconsin [1936] | 1936–1941 |
| Valley 400 | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Green Bay, Wisconsin [1945] | 1942–1968 |
| Valley Eagle | Missouri Pacific | Brownsville, Texas–Corpus Christi, Texas–Houston, Texas [1948] | 1948–1962 |
| Valley Express | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan [1947] | 1943–1948 |
| Valley Express | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Los Angeles, California [1910] | 1907–1917 |
| Valley Express | New Haven, Boston and Maine, Central Vermont Railway | New York, New York–White River Junction, Vermont [1948] | 1948–1957 |
| Valley Flyer | Santa Fe | Oakland, California–Bakersfield, California | 1939–1942 |
| Valley Flyer | Southern Pacific | Oakland, California–Fresno, California [1921] | 1921–1927 |
| Valley Forge | Amtrak | New York, New York–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1989] | 1971–1990 |
| Valley Special | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1948] | 1936–1940; 1947–1949 |
| Valpo Local | Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Valparaiso, Indiana | 1869–1991 |
| Varsity | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Madison, Wisconsin [1935] | 1929–1971 |
| Varsity | Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville | Chicago, Illinois–Bloomington, Indiana [1950] | 1950–1953 |
| Vermonter | Central Vermont Railway | St. Albans, Vermont–White River Junction, Vermont (other endpoints with other railroads in other years) [1948] | 1940–1965 |
| Vermonter | Amtrak | Washington, DC–St. Albans, Vermont [1998] | 1995–present |
| Verrazano | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1984] | 1982–1990 |
| Vestibuled Limited | Erie Railroad | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1911] | 1892–1915 |
| Victory | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1938] | 1931–1955 |
| Viking | Chicago & North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota–St Paul, Minnesota [1938] | 1923–1955 |
| Virginian | Amtrak | New York, New York–Richmond, Virginia [1985] | 1984–1994; 1997–1998 |
| Volunteer | Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway | Nashville, Tennessee–Memphis, Tennessee [1932] | 1932–1934 |

## W

| Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
| Wabash Cannonball | Wabash Railroad; Norfolk and Western Railway from 1964 | Detroit, Michigan–St. Louis, Missouri [1962] | 1948–1971 |
| Wachusett | Boston and Maine | Boston, Massachusetts–Greenfield, Massachusetts [1954] | 1952–1956 |
| Wall Street | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1997] | 1991; 1997–1998 |
| Wall Street | Reading and Jersey Central | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Jersey City, New Jersey (called 'Wall Street Special' before 1948) [1950] | 1935–1942; 1948–1968; 1973–1980 |
| Wall Street Special | Long Island Rail Road | New York, New York–Montauk, New York [1965] | 1963–1966 |
| Washington and Florida Limited | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway | New York, New York–Jacksonville, Florida [1905] | 1903–1908 |
| Washington and New York Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Washington, DC (with through cars to other points at different times) [1930] | 1885–1905; 1909–1936; 1940–1946 |
| Washington and Philadelphia Express | Pennsylvania | Washington, DC–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Buffalo, New York [1930] | 1910–1951 |
| Washington Day Express | Pennsylvania | Washington, DC–Buffalo, New York [1908] | 1906–1914 |
| Washington Executive | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1984] | 1984–1986 |
| Washington Express | Pennsylvania | Washington, DC–Buffalo, New York (The Pennsylvania Railroad has several trains with this name with different destinations) [1951] | 1877–1891; 1900–1906; 1910–1913; 1918–1927; 1951–1958 |
| Washington Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Washington, DC [1945] | 1942–1948 |
| Washington Irving | Amtrak | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1978] | 1975–1980; 1991–1993 |
| Washington Night Express | Reading, Jersey Central, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Washington, DC [1952] | 1947–1952 |
| Washington-Atlanta | Southern Railway | Washington, DC–Atlanta, Georgia [1964] | 1954-c.1965 |
| Washington-Atlanta-New Orleans Express | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1950] | 1929; 1936–1938; 1942–1943; 1950–1954 |
| Washington-Chattanooga-New Orleans Limited | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1924] | 1917–1932 |
| Washington–Chicago Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Washington, DC–Chicago, Illinois [1960] | 1935–1936; 1960–1967 |
| Washington-Cleveland Night Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Washington, DC–Cleveland, Ohio [1945] | 1942–1946 |
| Washington-Detroit Limited | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Detroit, Michigan–Baltimore, Maryland [1930] | 1928–1930 |
| Washington-Philadelphia Express | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Richmond, Virginia [1937] | 1931–1940 |
| Washington-Pittsburgh Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Baltimore, Maryland–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1938] | 1935–1941 |
| Washington-Pittsburgh-Chicago Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Washington, DC–Chicago, Illinois [1950] | 1945–1959 |
| Washington-Richmond Limited | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad | New York, New York–Richmond, Virginia [1911] | 1911–1918 |
| Washingtonian | Amtrak | Montreal, Quebec–New York, New York [1972] | 1972–1974 |
| Washingtonian | Boston and Maine Railroad, New Haven, Pennsylvania Railroad, Canadian National Railway, Central Vermont Railway | Montreal, Quebec–Washington, DC [1948] | 1924–1966 |
| Washingtonian | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad | Baltimore, Maryland–Cleveland, Ohio [1948] | 1942–c.1956 |
| Washingtonian | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Washington, DC [1945] | 1914–1927; 1933–1956 |
| Washingtonian | Great Northern Railway | Seattle, Washington–Portland, Oregon [1920] | 1919–1924 |
| Water Level Express | Amtrak | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1975] | 1974–1977; 1989–1998 |
| Water Level Limited | New York Central | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts–Chicago, Illinois [1936] | 1936–1949 |
| Waterloo-Des Moines Express | Chicago Great Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Waterloo, Iowa [1917] | 1914–1924 |
| Weekender | Maine Central Railroad Company, Boston and Maine | Boston, Massachusetts–Bangor, Maine [1954] | 1953–1958 |
| Weekender | Long Island Rail Road | New York, New York–Montauk, New York [1963] | 1963–1964 |
| West Coast | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Seattle, Washington (different endpoints in different years) [1948] | 1928–1960 |
| West Coast Champion | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | New York, New York–St. Petersburg, Florida [1953] | 1949–1967 |
| West Shore Day Express | West Shore Railroad | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1924] | 1917; 1923–1928 |
| West Shore Express | West Shore Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Albany, New York [1916] | 1894–1918; 1928–1930 |
| West Virginia Night Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Wheeling, West Virginia [1948] | 1929–1959 |
| West Virginian | Amtrak | Washington, DC–Parkersburg, West Virginia [1971] | 1971;1972 |
| West Virginian | Baltimore & Ohio | Parkersburg, West Virginia–Chicago, Illinois [1948] | 1915–1916; 1929–1962 |
| West Virginian | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | Washington, DC–Richmond, Virginia–Cincinnati, Ohio [1925] | 1923–1931 |
| Western Express | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan (many different endpoints over the years; in latter years westbound-only through train from Montreal to Chicago) [1943] | 1894–1946 |
| Western Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois (many different endpoints over the years) [1920] | 1878–1932 |
| Western Express | Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad | Toledo, Ohio–St. Louis, Missouri [1903] | 1902–1908 |
| Western Express | Rock Island | Little Rock, Arkansas–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (many different endpoints over the years) [1916] | 1906–1923 |
| Western Express | Southern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri–San Francisco, California [1908] | 1907–1914 |
| Western Express | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1924] | 1921–1926 |
| Western Mail | Rock Island | Memphis, Tennessee–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1906] | 1906–1909; 1919–1924 |
| Western New York Express | New York Central | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1910] | 1906–1925 |
| Western Special | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Chicago, Illinois [1930] | 1928–1938 |
| Western Star | Great Northern | Chicago, Illinois–Seattle, Washington–Portland, Oregon [1951] | 1951–1971 |
| Westerner | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio (endpoints varied over the years) [1915] | 1913–1931; 1957 |
| Westerner | Texas and Pacific Railway | Dallas, Texas–El Paso, Texas (in some years though cars to California) [1952] | 1949–1963 |
| Westerner | Missouri Pacific, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Los Angeles, California [1930] | 1925–1934 |
| Westerner | Lackawanna Railroad, Nickel Plate Road | Chicago, Illinois–Hoboken, New Jersey [1948] | 1939–1961 |
| Wheeling Night Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Wheeling, West Virginia [1918] | 1917–1922; 1928 |
| Wheeling-Baltimore Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Baltimore, Maryland–Wheeling, West Virginia [1922] | 1913–1931 |
| Wheeling-Chicago Night Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Wheeling, West Virginia [1925] | 1923–1927; 1960 |
| Whippoorwill | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Evansville, Indiana [1948] | 1946–1949 |
| White City Special | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio [1930] | 1897–1948 |
| Whitelight Limited | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1930] | 1927–1935 |
| Wilkes-Barre Express | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Reading | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1905] | 1904–1909; 1915–1938 |
| Wilkes-Barre Night Express | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Reading | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1912] | 1909–1931 |
| Will Rogers | St. Louis–San Francisco Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1948] | 1937–1965 |
| Willamette Valley | Amtrak | Portland, Oregon–Eugene, Oregon [1980] | 1980–1982 |
| William Penn | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1938] | 1931–1938 |
| William Penn | Pennsylvania, New Haven | Boston, Massachusetts–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1949] | 1940–1962 |
| William Penn | Amtrak | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1980] | 1980–1981; 1995 |
| Williamsport and Philadelphia Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Williamsport, Pennsylvania [1915] | 1904–1920 |
| Williamsport Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Williamsport, Pennsylvania [1935] | 1893–1910; 1919–1921; 1934–1938 |
| Williamsporter | Central Railroad of New Jersey | Jersey City, New Jersey–Williamsport, Pennsylvania [1935] | 1931–1944 |
| Winnebago | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Green Bay, Wisconsin [1940] | 1936–1941 |
| Winnipeg Express | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie and Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota–Winnipeg, Manitoba [1925] | 1909–1928 |
| Winnipeg Limited | Great Northern | Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota–Winnipeg, Manitoba [1948] | 1906–1971 |
| Winnipeger | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie and Canadian Pacific (1928–1960) Soo Line and Canadian Pacific (1961–1967) | Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota–Winnipeg, Manitoba [1935] | 1928–1967 |
| Winnipesaukee | Boston and Maine, New Haven | New York, New York–Concord, New Hampshire [1950] | 1948–1954 |
| Winona | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Indianapolis, Indiana–South Bend, Indiana [1933] | 1932–1936 |
| Winter Haven-Ft. Myers Special | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | Jacksonville, Florida–Fort Myers, Florida [1926] | 1925–1928; 1933–1941 |
| Wisconsin Lakes Special | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Watersmeet, Michigan [1952] | 1932–1936; 1940; 1950–1955; 1963 |
| Wolverine | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan–New York, New York [1948] | 1906–1967 |
| Wolverine (in later years group of trains) | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Pontiac, Michigan [2004] | 1971–present |
| Wyoming Valley Express | Lehigh Valley Railroad | New York, New York–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (many different endpoints over the years) [1905] | 1902–1905; 1912–1924; 1935–1938 |

## X, Y, & Z

| Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
| Xplorer | New York Central | Cleveland, Ohio–Cincinnati, Ohio | 1956–1957 |
| Yampa Valley | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | Denver, Colorado–Craig, Colorado (called 'Yampa Valley Mail' before 1958 [1960] | 1955–1968 |
| Yankee | Boston and Albany Railroad, New York, New Haven and Hartford | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1920] | 1919–1924 |
| Yankee Clipper | New Haven Railroad; Amtrak from 1971 | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts | 1930–1976; 1980–1998 |
| Yankton and Minneapolis and St. Paul Night Express | Great Northern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Yankton, South Dakota [1927] | 1925–1929 |
| Yankton and Minneapolis Night Express | Great Northern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Yankton, South Dakota [1933] | 1930–1940 |
| Yellowstone Comet | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Northern Pacific Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Gardiner, Montana (called 'Yellowstone Park Comet until 1930) [1930] | 1926–1932 |
| Yellowstone Express | Union Pacific Railroad, Wabash Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–West Yellowstone, Montana [1930] | 1922–1942 |
| Yellowstone Special | Union Pacific Railroad | Salt Lake City, Utah–West Yellowstone, Montana [1915] | 1914–1917; 1921–1934; 1947–1960 |
| Yuletide Special | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | Washington, D.C.–Chicago, Illinois [1964] | 1964 |
| Zenith Special | Great Northern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Duluth, Minnesota [1921] | 1919–1924 |
| Zephyr 9902 | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Chicago, Illinois–Hannibal, Missouri [1950] | 1949–1953 |
| Zephyr Rocket | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Rock Island | St. Louis, Missouri–Minneapolis, Minnesota [1945] | 1941–1963 |
| Zephyrette | Western Pacific | Salt Lake City, Utah–Oakland, California [1953] | 1950–1960 |
| Zipper | Chicago & Eastern Illinois | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1940] | 1931; 1937–1946 |