# List of named passenger trains of the United States (N–R)

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

## N

| Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
| Namakagon | Omaha Road | Minneapolis, Minnesota–Ashland, Wisconsin | 1939–1950 |
| Nancy Hanks II | Central of Georgia | Atlanta, Georgia–Savannah, Georgia [1953] | 1947–1971 |
| Napa Valley Wine Train | Napa Valley Railroad | Napa, California–St. Helena, California [2016] | 1989–present |
| Narragansett | Pennsylvania Railroad New Haven Railroad | Philadelphia–Boston [1948] | 1925–1957 |
| Narragansett | Amtrak | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1972] | 1971–1972; 1976; 1984–1994; 1997–1998 |
| Nashville-Chicago Limited | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, Louisville and Nashville Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Nashville, Tennessee–Jacksonville, Florida [1924] | 1892–1903 (called Nashville and Chicago Limited); 1907–1913; 1919–1925 |
| Nathan Hale | New Haven | New York, New York–Springfield, Massachusetts [1970] | 1942–1971 |
| Nathan Hale | Amtrak | Washington, DC–Springfield, Massachusetts [1985] | 1984–1987 |
| National Limited | Baltimore & Ohio | Jersey City, New Jersey–St. Louis, Missouri [1948] | 1925–1971 |
| National Limited | Amtrak | New York, New York–Kansas City, Missouri [1973] | 1971–1979 |
| National Limited | West Shore Railroad, Wabash Railroad | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Boston, Massachusetts–Chicago, Illinois [1904] | 1904–1910 |
| National Parks Special | Chicago & Northwestern, Union Pacific Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Denver, Colorado–West Yellowstone, Montana [1940] | 1940–1941; 1950–1955 |
| Naugatuk | New York, New Haven, & Hartford | New York, New York–Winsted, Connecticut [1949] | 1947–1953 |
| Navajo | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1934] | 1915–1939 |
| Nebraska Limited | Chicago Great Western | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1921] | 1916–1952 |
| Nebraska Limited | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Chicago, Illinois–Lincoln, Nebraska [1923] | 1917; 1923–1928 |
| Nebraska Zephyr | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Chicago, Illinois–Lincoln, Nebraska [1955] | 1947–1971 |
| Nebraska-Chicago Limited | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Chicago, Illinois–Omaha, Nebraska [1910] | 1910–1916 |
| Nellie Bly | Pennsylvania–Pennsylvania–Reading Seashore Lines | New York City–Atlantic City, New Jersey–Washington, D.C.–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1928] | 1926–1942; 1950–1961 |
| Neptune | New Haven | New York City–Woods Hole, Massachusetts [1940] | 1937–1942; 1946–1958; 1960-1964 |
| New England Express | New York Central and its affiliates | New York City–Boston–Chicago [1904] | 1901–1909; 1921–1928 |
| New England Express | Pennsylvania Railroad–New Haven Railroad | Pittsburgh–Boston [1925] | 1920–1930 |
| New England Express | Amtrak | New York City–Boston [1991] | 1991–1995 |
| New England Express | Boston and Maine, Canadian Pacific Railway | Boston, Massachusetts–Montreal, Quebec [1903] | 1903–1910 |
| New England Special | New York Central and its affiliates | Chicago, Illinois–Boston, Massachusetts [1913] | 1901–1925 |
| New England States | New York Central Penn Central | Chicago, Illinois–Boston, Massachusetts [1942] | 1938–1967 |
| New England States Limited | Central Vermont Railway, Boston and Maine, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad | New York, New York–Montreal, Quebec–Boston, Massachusetts [1916] | 1906–1917 |
| New England Wolverine | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Boston, Massachusetts (endpoints varied by year) [1952] | 1911–1933; 1942–1956 |
| New England Zip | Amtrak | Boston–Washington, D.C. [1982] | 1982–1983 |
| New Englander | Central Vermont Railway, Boston and Maine, Canadian National Railway | Boston–Montreal, Quebec [1948] | 1927–1953 |
| New Englander | Pennsylvania Railroad New Haven Railroad | Pittsburgh–Boston [1930] | 1929–1961 |
| New Englander | Amtrak | Boston–Philadelphia [1974] | 1974–1975 |
| New Mexico, Utah and California Express | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | Denver, Colorado–Ogden, Utah [1901] | 1901–1905 |
| New Orleans and Chicago Limited | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–New Orleans, Louisiana [1906] | 1897–1910 |
| New Orleans and Memphis Express | Illinois Central | St. Louis, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana [1914] | 1912–1917 |
| New Orleans and St. Louis Limited | Illinois Central | St. Louis, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana [1904] | 1897–1910 |
| New Orleans Limited | Queen and Crescent Route (Southern Railway from 1917) | Cincinnati, Ohio–New Orleans, Louisiana [1925] | 1895; 1911–1919; 1923–1926 |
| New Orleans Limited | Louisville and Nashville Railroad | Cincinnati, Ohio–New Orleans, Louisiana [1930] | 1917–1936 |
| New Orleans Limited | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana [1922] | 1913; 1917–1930 |
| New Orleans Limited | Southern Pacific | Houston, Texas–New Orleans, Louisiana [1925] | 1923–1934 |
| New Orleans Special | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana [1922] | 1900–1930 |
| New Orleans Special | Southern Railway | Cincinnati, Ohio–New Orleans, Louisiana (with through cars to other points) [1928] | 1925–1930 |
| New Orleans Special | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, Louisville and Nashville Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–New Orleans, Louisiana (with through cars to other points) [1916] | 1902–1903; 1906–1931 |
| New Orleans-Florida Express | Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New Orleans, Louisiana–Jacksonville, Florida [1948] | ca. 1930s–1949 |
| New Orleans-Florida Limited | Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New Orleans, Louisiana–Jacksonville, Florida [1926] | 1925–1931; 1937–1949 |
| New Royal Palm | Southern Railway Florida East Coast Railway, New York Central Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Miami, Florida [1952] | 1949–1955 |
| New York and Atlanta Express | Pennsylvania Railroad, Southern Railway | New York, New York–Atlanta, Georgia [1903] | 1901–1908 |
| New York and Boston Express | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Boston, Massachusetts–Chicago, Illinois [1904] | 1899–1913 |
| New York and Boston Special | Michigan Central and its affiliates | Chicago, Illinois–Boston, Massachusetts–New York, New York [1909] | 1898–1910; 1918–1932 |
| New York and Chicago Express | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad | New York City–Philadelphia–Chicago [1916] | 1908–1916 |
| New York and Florida Special | Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway | New York, New York–Key West, Florida | 1888–1920 |
| New York and Memphis Limited | Pennsylvania Railroad, Southern Railway | New York, New York–Memphis, Tennessee [1906] | 1902–1909 |
| New York and New England Express | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Boston, Massachusetts–Chicago, Illinois [1904] | 1901–1925 |
| New York and New England Special | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri–Boston, Massachusetts–Cincinnati, Ohio [1912] | 1910–1930 |
| New York and New Orleans Limited | Pennsylvania Railroad, Southern Railway, Atlanta and West Point Railroad | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1910] | 1907–1925 |
| New York and Norfolk Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Cape Charles, Virginia [1913] | 1894–1917 |
| New York and Philadelphia Day Express | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Reading Railroad | New York City–Philadelphia [1908] | 1908–1916 |
| New York and Philadelphia Express | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad | New York City–Philadelphia–Chicago, Illinois [1903] | 1894–1916 |
| New York and Washington Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1930] | 1974-1905; 1909; 1913–1949 |
| New York Central Limited | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts–Chicago, Illinois [1913] | 1896; 1910–1924 |
| New York Clocker (group of trains) | Central Railroad of New Jersey | Allentown, Pennsylvania–Jersey City, New Jersey [1955] | 1954–1963 |
| New York Day Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1915] | 1906–1927 |
| New York Day Express | Boston and Albany Railroad, New Haven Railroad | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1922] | 1910; 1919–1931 |
| New York Day Express | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad | New York, New York–Scranton, Pennsylvania | 1919–1927; 1934 |
| New York Executive | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1984] | 1984–1986 |
| New York Express | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1926] | 1877–1894; 1901–1918; 1926–1928; 1933–1941 |
| New York Express | Erie Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Chicago, Illinois [1930] | 1929–1933 |
| New York Express | Boston and Albany Railroad, New Haven Railroad | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1940] | 1882–1886; 1926–1946 |
| New York Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St. Louis, Missouri [1915] | 1903–1928 |
| New York Express | New York Central, Rutland Railroad | New York, New York–Montreal, Quebec [1916] | 1913–1918 |
| New York Express | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York (with through cars to other New York destinations) [1920] | 1919–1924; 1933–1936 |
| New York Express | New York Central | North Adams, Massachusetts--New York, New York [1922] | 1919–1932 |
| New York Express | Long Island Rail Road | New York, New York–Montauk, New York [1940] | 1929–1941; 1947–1949 |
| New York Limited | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Cincinnati, Ohio–St. Louis, Missouri [1904] | 1904–1910 |
| New York Limited | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–Cleveland, Ohio–Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio [1924] | 1910; 1921–1941 |
| New York Limited | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad | New York, New York–Buffalo, New York [1920] | 1919–1924 |
| New York Limited | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1925] | 1923–1931 |
| New York Limited Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Washington, D.C. [1901] | 1874–1904 |
| New York Mail | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad | Chicago, Illinois-New York City [1938]; Buffalo, New York-Hoboken, New Jersey [1958] | 1937–1968 |
| New York Mail | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1915] | 1913–1920 |
| New York Night Express | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Central Railroad of New Jersey Reading Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Washington, D.C. [1940] | 1938–1952 |
| New York Scenic Express | Erie Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Chicago, Illinois [1925] | 1922–1928 |
| New York Special | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1952] | 1910–1967 |
| New York Special | Erie Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Akron, Ohio [1903] | 1897–1915 |
| New York State Express | New York Central and its affiliates | Boston, Massachusetts–Buffalo, New York [1930] | 1927–1941 |
| New York-Berkshire Express | New York Central | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts–Albany, New York [1943] | 1942–1952 |
| New York-Boston Express | Boston and Albany Railroad, New Haven Railroad | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1940] | 1923–1952 |
| New York-Chicago Special | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Chicago, Illinois [1925] | 1919–1934 |
| New York-Cincinnati-St. Louis Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–St. Louis, Missouri [1915] | 1913–1936 |
| New York-Cincinnati-St. Louis Limited | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–St. Louis, Missouri [1915] | 1913–1936 |
| New York-Cincinnati-St. Louis Special | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–St. Louis, Missouri [1928] | 1925–1930 |
| New York-Cleveland Express | Erie Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Cleveland, Missouri [1925] | 1922–1927 |
| New York-Florida Limited | Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–Miami, Florida–St. Petersburg, Florida [1930] | 1927–1941 |
| New York-Pittsburgh-Chicago Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Chicago, Illinois [1932] | 1913–1914; 1931–1934; 1939–1944 |
| New York-Richmond Express | Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad | New York, New York–Richmond, Virginia [1914] | 1912–1918 |
| New York-Washington-Atlanta-New Orleans Express | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway, Atlanta and West Point Railroad, Louisville and Nashville Railroad | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1934] | 1920–1943 |
| New York-Washington-New Orleans Express | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1934] | 1931–1935 |
| New York, Atlanta and New Orleans Limited | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1910] | 1910–1915 |
| New York, Boston and Chicago Special | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts–Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio [1912] | 1895–1900; 1912–1916 |
| New York, Pittsburgh and Chicago Limited | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Chicago, Illinois [1911] | 1911–1916 |
| New Yorker | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1991] | 1973–1976; 1980–1982; 1991–1998 |
| New Yorker | Lackawanna Railroad Nickel Plate | Chicago, Illinois–Hoboken, New Jersey [1938] | 1936–1961 |
| New Yorker | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois (with sections to other cities) [1937] | 1916–1927; 1930–1947 |
| New Yorker | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1911] | 1904–1928 |
| New Yorker | Pennsylvania, Southern Railway | New York, New York–Atlanta, Georgia [1948] | 1948–1953 |
| New Yorker | New Haven | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1940] | 1925–1971 |
| New Yorker | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1928] | 1925–1932 |
| New Yorker | Detroit and Mackinac Railway | Detroit, Michigan–Alpena, Michigan [1938] | 1936–1946 |
| Newarker | Central Railroad of New Jersey | New York, New York–Bay Head, New Jersey [1942] | 1942–1949 |
| Newspaper Special | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Williamsport, Pennsylvania [1920] | 1919–1923 |
| Niagara | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Buffalo, New York, via Detroit, Michigan [1948] | 1926–1949 |
| Niagara-Canadian | New York Central, Canadian Pacific Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Buffalo, New York and Toronto, Ontario, via Detroit, Michigan [1948] | 1942–1946 |
| Niagara | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia–Niagara Falls, New York [1922] | 1920–1932 |
| Niagara Falls and Eastern Express | Michigan Central | Chicago–Boston–New York City [1906] | 1906–1934 |
| Niagara Rainbow | Amtrak | New York, New York–Detroit, Michigan [1976] New York, New York–Albany, New York–Niagara Falls, Ontario–Toronto, Ontario [1994] | 1974–1976 as the Empire State Express; 1976–1979; 1994–1995 |
| Nickel Plate Limited | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1930] | 1929–1954 |
| Nicollete | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1980] | 1980–1989 |
| Nieuw Amsterdam | Amtrak | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1991] | 1991; 1995 |
| Night Cap | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1971] | 1971–1975 |
| Night Cape Codder | New Haven | New York, New York–Woods Hole, Massachusetts [1940] | 1937–1941; 1948–1958 |
| Night Diamond | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1950] | 1947–1958 |
| Night Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | Detroit, Michigan–Cincinnati, Ohio [1966] | 1960–1967 |
| Night Express | Central Vermont, Boston and Maine | Boston, Massachusetts–Montreal, Quebec [1916] | 1911–1918 |
| Night Express | Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio [1921] | 1921–1922 |
| Night Express | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Peoria, Illinois–Indianapolis, Indiana [1918] | 1915–1941 |
| Night Express | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio [1923] | 1923–1930 |
| Night Express | Grand Rapids & Indiana | Chicago, Illinois–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1904] | 1904–1918 |
| Night Express | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Cleveland, Ohio [1903] | 1901–1914 |
| Night Express | Milwaukee Road Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1905] | 1883–1886; 1904–1910 |
| Night Express | New Haven | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1922] | 1881–1909; 1919–1934 |
| Night Express | New York Central, Rutland Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway | New York, New York–Montreal, QC (with through cars to Ottawa, ON) [1903] | 1900–1912 |
| Night Express | Northern Pacific Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Duluth, Minnesota [1901] | 1901–1905 |
| Night Express | Pere Marquette | Chicago, Illinois–Traverse City, Michigan and Muskegon, Michigan [1930] | 1920–1946 |
| Night Express | Texas and Pacific Railway, Missouri Pacific Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Fort Worth, Texas (with through cars to other destinations) [1916] | 1900–1918 |
| Night Hawk | Chicago and Alton, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad from 1947 | St. Louis, Missouri–Kansas City, Missouri [1948] | 1906–1949 |
| Night Owl | Amtrak | Washington, DC–Boston, Massachusetts [1980] | 1972; 1997 |
| Night Special | New York Central | Cincinnati, Ohio-Cleveland, Ohio– [1955] | 1953–1967 |
| Night White Mountains | New Haven, Boston and Maine | New York, New York–Bretton Woods, New Hampshire [1952] | 1926–1940; 1950–1955 |
| Nightingale | Chicago and Alton | Chicago, Illinois–Kansas City, Missouri [1911] | 1909–1918 |
| Nightingale | Chicago & Northwestern | Omaha, Nebraska–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1952] | 1931–1956 |
| Noon Daylight | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1941] | 1940–1941; 1947–1949 |
| Noon Flyer | Grand Rapids & Indiana | Chicago, Illinois–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1912] | 1904–1918 |
| North Adams and Pittsfield Express | New York Central | New York, New York–North Adams, Massachusetts [1915] | 1914–1921 |
| North Adams Express | New York Central | New York, New York–North Adams, Massachusetts [1908] | 1907–1914 |
| North Adams Special | New York Central | New York, New York–North Adams, Massachusetts [1908] | 1902–1914 |
| North American | Chicago & Northwestern | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul (several different endpoints over the years) [1916] | 1916–1959 |
| North Coast Hiawatha | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Seattle, Washington [1973] | 1971–1979 |
| North Coast Limited | Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Seattle, Washington–Tacoma, Washington [1948] | 1900–1971 |
| North Michigan Special | Michigan Central Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Mackinaw City, Michigan [1922] | 1918–1930 |
| North Penn | Reading Railroad | Philadelphia–Bethlehem, Pennsylvania [1963] | 1961–1968 |
| North Shore Limited | New York Central | New York City–Chicago; Toronto, Ontario-Chicago [1948] | 1884–1897; 1902–1905; 1921–1963 |
| North Star | Amtrak | Chicago–Duluth, Minnesota [1978] | 1978–1986 |
| North Star | New York Central | New York, New York–Toronto, Ontario-Cleveland, Ohio–Lake Placid, New York [1952] | 1947–1962 |
| North Star | Pennsylvania, Michigan Central Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Mackinaw City, Michigan [1930] | 1930–1932 |
| North Star Limited | Illinois Central Railroad, Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1912] | 1903–1918 |
| North Star Limited | Wabash Railroad, Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway | St. Louis, Missouri–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1912] | 1907–1918 |
| North Texas Limited | Texas and Pacific Railway, Missouri Pacific Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Fort Worth, Texas (with though cars to other destinations) [1916] | 1914–1918 |
| North Texas Mail | Santa Fe | Dallas, Texas–Cleburne, Texas [1906] | 1906–1910 |
| North Western Fast Mail | Chicago & Northwestern | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1932] | 1932–1937 |
| North Western Limited | Chicago & Northwestern | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1914] | 1914–1958 |
| North Western Mail | Chicago & Northwestern | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1914] | 1909–1933 |
| North Wind | Boston and Maine, New Haven, Central Vermont Railway, Canadian National Railway | New York, New York–Montreal, Quebec [1955] | 1950–1955 |
| North Woods Fisherman | Chicago & Northwestern | Chicago, Illinois–Ashland, Wisconsin [1960] | 1958–1963 |
| North Woods Hiawatha | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Minocqua, Wisconsin | ? |
| Northeast Regional (group of trains) | Amtrak | various destinations in the Northeast | -present |
| Northeastern Limited | Illinois Central | Shreveport, Louisiana–Meridian, Mississippi [1935] | 1934–1967; westbound counterpart is the Southwestern Limited |
| Northern and Western Express | New York Central | New York, New York–Ogdensburg, New York–Watertown, New York [1910] | 1908–1912 |
| Northern Arrow | Pennsylvania | Cincinnati, Ohio–Mackinaw City, Michigan [1935] | 1935–1942; 1946–1961 |
| Northern Express | New York Central, Delaware and Hudson Railway, Central Vermont Railway | New York, New York–Montreal, Quebec [1892] | 1890–1901 |
| Northern Express | Pennsylvania | Washington, DC–Philadelphia–Erie, Pennsylvania (several different endpoints over the years; terminus shifted from Erie to Buffalo, NY in latter years) [1952] | 1892–1968 |
| Northern Express | Illinois Central | New Orleans, Louisiana–Chicago, Illinois [1948] | 1922–1931; 1943–1952 |
| Northern Michigan Express | Detroit and Mackinac Railway | Detroit, Michigan–Cheboygan, Michigan [1933] | 1919–1935 |
| Northern Michigan Special | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Calumet, Michigan [1915] | 1913–1921 |
| Northern New York Express | New York Central | New York, New York–Ogdensburg, New York–Oswego, New York [1902] | 1902–1907 |
| Northern Pacific Express | Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Seattle, Washington–Portland, Oregon [1911] | 1910–1920 |
| Northerner | New York Central | Detroit, Michigan–Mackinaw City, Michigan [1952] | 1952–1962 |
| Northland Express | Pennsylvania | Cincinnati, Ohio–Mackinaw City, Michigan (in some years just called 'Northland' [1924] | 1901–1903; 1923–1935 |
| Northwest Express | Union Pacific | Salt Lake City, Utah–Portland, Oregon [1935] | 1919–1931; 1935–1946 |
| Northwest Special | Union Pacific | Salt Lake City, Utah–Butte, Montana–Spokane, Washington [1952] | 1947–1958 |
| Northwestern Limited | Chicago & Northwestern | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis–Saint Paul [1910] | 1892–1912 |
| Number Eighteen | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio–Buffalo, New York–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1935] | 1936–1946 |
| Number Fifty-Five | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois–Boston, Massachusetts [1937] | 1937–1940 |
| Number Forty-Five | New York Central | New York, New York–Utica, New York [1935] | 1934–1945 |
| Number Forty-Four | New York Central | New York, New York–Cleveland, Ohio [1935] | 1933–1941 |
| Number Forty-One | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1916] | 1911–1934 |
| Number Four | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1918] | 1916–1928 |
| Number Seven | New York Central | New York, New York–Cleveland, Ohio–Toronto, Ontario [1935] | 1932–1941 |
| Number Six | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio [1911] | 1911–1920 |
| Number Thirty-One | New York Central | New York, New York–Plattsburgh, New York [1935] | 1933–1937 |
| Number Thirty-Two | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1925] | 1922–1928 |
| Number Twenty-Three | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1933] | 1932–1936 |
| Number Twenty-Three | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1933] | 1932–1936 |
| Nutmeg | New York, New Haven and Hartford | Boston–Waterbury, Connecticut [1955] | 1950-1955 |
| Nutmeg State | Amtrak | Washington, DC–Springfield, Massachusetts [1995] | 1993–1998 |

## O

| Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
| Oakland Lark | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–Oakland, California [1945] | 1932–1960 |
| Ohio Special | New York Central | Detroit, Michigan–Cincinnati, Ohio (in its earlier years the train had many other northern and southern endpoints) [1945] | 1913–1933, 1942–1958 |
| Ohio State Limited | New York Central | New York, New York–Cincinnati, Ohio [1948] | 1924–1967 |
| Ohioan | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–Columbus, Ohio [1936] | 1935–1958 |
| Oil City Express | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–Oil City, Pennsylvania [1945] | 1938–1950 |
| Oil Field Special | Texas and Pacific Railway | Dallas, Texas–Breckenridge, Texas [1921] | 1921–1924 |
| Oil Fields Special | Frisco Railroad | Kansas City, Missouri–Dallas, Texas [1930] | 1921–1939 |
| Oil Flyer | Santa Fe | Kansas City, Missouri–Tulsa, Oklahoma [1948] | 1925–1968 |
| Oil Special | Rock Island Lines | Chicago, Illinois–Amarillo, Texas [1927] | 1927–1932 |
| Oiler | Missouri Pacific | Little Rock, Arkansas–El Dorado, Arkansas [1923] | 1921–1928 |
| Oklahoma Express | Katy Railroad | Kansas City, Missouri–Muskogee, Oklahoma [1922] | 1921–1926 |
| Oklahoma Rocket | Rock Island Lines | Kansas City, Missouri–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1950] | 1950–1952 |
| Oklahoma Special | Frisco, Alton Railroad, Rock Island Rail Road | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma–Amarillo, Texas [1930] | 1925–1932 |
| Oklahoman | Frisco | St. Louis, Missouri–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1965] | 1933–1958; 1965–1967 |
| Old Dominion | Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac | Washington, DC–Richmond, Virginia (with through cars to New York and Birmingham) [1948] | 1947–1948 |
| Old Dominion | Amtrak | New York, New York–Newport News, Virginia [1993] | 1992–1998 |
| Old Dominion Express | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Huntington, West Virginia [1911] | 1911–1914 |
| Old Dominion Limited | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio–Washington, DC–Newport News, Virginia [1923] | 1923–1928 |
| Olympian | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Seattle, Washington [1930] | 1911–1947 |
| Olympian Hiawatha | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Seattle, Washington [1952] | 1947–1961 |
| Omaha and Des Moines Daylight Express | Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1900] | 1900–1904 |
| Omaha and Des Moines Limited | Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1900] | 1900–1904 |
| Omaha Day Express | Chicago Great Western | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1914] | 1911–1921 |
| Omaha Express | Chicago Great Western | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1948] | 1911–1932; 1948–1949 |
| Omaha Express | Chicago & Northwestern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1924] | 1919–1930 |
| Omaha Limited | Chicago Great Western | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1912] | 1911–1915 |
| Omaha Limited | Chicago & Northwestern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1920] | 1919–1928 |
| Omaha Limited | Wabash Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Omaha, Nebraska [1948] | 1939–1960 |
| Omaha-Chicago Express | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–Omaha, Nebraska [1915] | 1900–1901; 1913–1917 |
| Omaha-Chicago Limited | Illinois Central | Chicago, Illinois–Omaha, Nebraska [1900] | 1900–1911 |
| Omaha-Chicago Special | Chicago & Northwestern | Chicago, Illinois–Omaha, Nebraska [1922] | 1897–1899; 1915–1927 |
| Omaha-Kansas Express | Chicago & Northwestern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska–Kansas City, Missouri [1915] | 1913–1918 |
| Omaha, Minneapolis and St. Paul Express | Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway, Illinois Central Railroad | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1904] | 1900–1910 |
| Omaha, Minneapolis and St. Paul Limited | Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway, Illinois Central Railroad | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Omaha, Nebraska [1904] | 1900–1910 |
| Omahan | Chicago & Northwestern | Chicago, Illinois–Omaha, Nebraska [1956] | 1956–1958 |
| On Wisconsin | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Madison, Wisconsin [1930] | 1929–1954 |
| Oneida | Amtrak | New York, New York–Syracuse, New York [1997] | 1997–1998 |
| Onondaga | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Reading Railroad | Philadelphia–Syracuse, New York [1938] | 1932–1943 |
| Onondaga | New York Central | New York City–Syracuse, New York [1945] | 1934–1936; 1945–1949 |
| Ontarian | New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway | New York City–Toronto [1966] | 1938–1960; 1964–1967 |
| Ontarian-Lake Erie | New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway | New York, New York–Toronto, Ontario–Cleveland, Ohio [1942] | 1942–1946 |
| Orange Blossom Special | Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–Miami, Florida–Fort Myers, Florida (different Florida endpoints in different years) [1948] | 1925–1953 |
| Oregon and California Express | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Portland, Oregon [1911] | 1900–1906; 1910–1918 |
| Oregon Express | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Portland, Oregon [1920] | 1898–1899; 1907–1909; 1919–1927 |
| Oregon Trail Express | Union Pacific | Portland, Oregon–Pocatello, Idaho [1927] | 1927–1932 |
| Oregon-Washington Express | Union Pacific | Portland, Oregon–Green River, Wyoming [1916] | 1914–1920 |
| Oregon-Washington Limited | Union Pacific, Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–Portland, Oregon [1916] | 1910–1922 |
| Oregonian | Oregon & California Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Portland, Oregon [1930] | 1918–1932; 1937–1946 |
| Oregonian | Great Northern | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Seattle, Washington–Portland, Oregon [1910] | 1910–1915 |
| Oriental Limited | Great Northern, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Seattle, Washington [1948] | 1905–1931; 1947–1951 |
| Orleanean | Missouri Pacific, Gulf Coast Lines | New Orleans, Louisiana–Houston, Texas [1948] | 1923–1964 |
| Over-Sea Limited | Florida East Coast Railway | Jacksonville, Florida–Key West, Florida [1916] | 1910–1916 |
| Overland Express | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Chicago, Illinois–Denver, Colorado (with through cars to Pacific endpoints) [1916] | 1910–1918; 1922–1941 |
| Overland Flyer | Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California [1887] | 1887–1896 |
| Overland Limited | Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California (aka San Francisco Overland Limited) [1938] | 1896–1963 |
| Overnighter | Maine Central, Boston and Maine, New Haven | New York, New York–Woodsville, New Hampshire–Berlin, New Hampshire [1952] | 1947–1958 |
| Overseas | New York Central, Canadian Pacific Railway | Montreal, Quebec–Detroit, Michigan [1952] | 1929–1960 |
| Owl | Lackawanna | Hoboken, New Jersey–Buffalo, New York [1940] | 1919–1926; 1936–1968 |
| Owl | New Haven | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1965] | 1911–1913, 1919–1968 |
| Owl | Southern Pacific | Dallas, Texas–Houston, Texas [1955] | 1923–1958 |
| Owl | Southern Pacific | San Francisco, California–Los Angeles, California [1955] | 1900–1964 |
| Owl | Great Northern | Vancouver, British Columbia–Portland, Oregon [1925] | 1910–1930 |
| Owl | Union Pacific | Denver, Colorado–San Francisco, California–Los Angeles, California [1923] | 1912–1918; 1922–1933 |
| Owl | Illinois Terminal Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Peoria, Illinois [1925] | 1925–1940 |
| Ozark Limited | Frisco | St. Louis, Missouri–Little Rock, Arkansas [1928] | 1925–1931 |
| Ozark State Zephyr | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Alton | St. Louis, Missouri–Kansas City, Missouri [1938] | 1936–1939 |
| Ozarker | Missouri Pacific | St. Louis, Missouri–Little Rock, Arkansas [1948] | 1937–1955 |

## P

| Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
| Pacemaker | New York Central | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1952] | 1939–1966 |
| Pacific | Chicago and North Western Railway, Union Pacific Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Portland, Oregon–Los Angeles, California [1947] | 1947–1952 |
| Pacific Coast Express | Soo Line Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Vancouver, British Columbia [1916] | 1911–1916 |
| Pacific Coast Limited | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Rock Island Rail Road, Southern Pacific | Chicago, Illinois–San Francisco, California [1903] | 1892–1915 |
| Pacific Express | Erie | Jersey City, New Jersey–Chicago, Illinois [1948] | 1874–1879; 1892–1915; 1922–1964 |
| Pacific Express | New York Central and its affiliates | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts–Chicago, Illinois [1925] | 1870; 1879–1906; 1910–1926 |
| Pacific Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia–Chicago (the train had many different endpoints over the years) [1915] | 1870–1934 |
| Pacific Express | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Northern Pacific Railway | Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Portland, Oregon [1924] | 1902–1905; 1921–1930 |
| Pacific Express | Michigan Central Railroad | Chicago–Buffalo, New York [1930] | 1928–1934 |
| Pacific Express | Union Pacific, Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–Portland, Oregon [1903] | 1901–1909 |
| Pacific Express | Western Pacific Railroad | Salt Lake City, Utah–San Francisco, California [1930] | 1916–1931 |
| Pacific International | Amtrak | Seattle, Washington–Vancouver, British Columbia [1975] | 1972–1981 |
| Pacific Limited | Grand Trunk Western | Chicago, Illinois–Montreal, Quebec | ? |
| Pacific Limited | Milwaukee Road, Union Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific | Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California–San Francisco, California [1916] | 1890–1894; 1914–1946 |
| Pacific Surfliner (group of trains) | Amtrak | San Diego, California–Paso Robles, California [2014] | 2000–present |
| Padre | Southern Pacific | Los Angeles, California–Oakland, California [1930] | 1923–1931 |
| Palace Express | Alton Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1918] | 1901–1927 |
| Palisades | Amtrak | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1991] | 1991–1995 |
| Palm Beach Limited | Florida East Coast Railway | Jacksonville, Florida–Miami, Florida [1910] | 1910–1914 |
| Palmetto | Amtrak | New York, New York–Savannah, Georgia [1980] | 1976–1995; 2002–present |
| Palmetto | Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (Seaboard Coast Line replacing ACL, 1967) | New York, New York–Augusta, Georgia, Savannah, Georgia and Wilmington, North Carolina [1949]; Washington, D.C.-Augusta, Georgia [1967] | 1944–1968 |
| Palmetto Limited | Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | New York, New York–Augusta, Georgia, Savannah, Georgia and Wilmington, North Carolina [1939] | 1910–1944 |
| Palmland | Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | Boston, Massachusetts–Miami, Florida–Fort Myers, Florida (different endpoints in different years) [1948] | 1941–1971 |
| Pan-American | Louisville & Nashville | Cincinnati, Ohio–New Orleans, Louisiana (some years there were through trains to New York) [1925] | 1921–1971 |
| Pan-Handle Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1931] | 1915–1935 |
| Panama Limited | Illinois Central until 1971; Amtrak from 1971 | Chicago, Illinois–New Orleans, Louisiana | 1908–1980 |
| Panhandle Express | Santa Fe | Albuquerque, New Mexico–Belen, New Mexico (many different endpoints over the years) [1925] | 1920–1950 |
| Panoramic | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | Denver, Colorado–Salt Lake City, Utah [1927] | 1926–1931; 1935–1938 |
| Park Avenue | New Haven | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1945] | 1940–1946; 1959–1960 |
| Park Special | Union Pacific | Salt Lake City, Utah–Victor, Idaho [1962] | 1961–1965 |
| Passenger | Southern Pacific Rock Island | Salt Lake City, California–Chicago, Illinois [1947] | 1940s–1950s |
| Patersonian | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway | New York, New York–Paterson, New Jersey [1952] | 1950–1957 |
| Patriot | New Haven, Pennsylvania Railroad; Amtrak from 1971 | Boston, Massachusetts–Washington, DC [1937] | 1937–1972; 1977–1998 |
| Patroon | Amtrak | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1995] | 1992–1997 |
| Paul Revere | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Boston, Massachusetts [1952] | 1945–1955 |
| Paul Revere Express | New Haven, Boston and Albany Railroad | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1920] | 1919–1924 |
| Pawling Express | New York Central | New York, New York–Pawling, New York [1911] | 1904; 1911–1915 |
| Peach Queen | Southern Railway Pennsylvania Railroad | New York, New York–Atlanta, Georgia [1952] | 1947–1970 |
| Peconic Bay Express | Long Island Rail Road | Long Island City, New York–Greenport, New York [1936] | 1926–1950 |
| Pelican | Southern Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad Norfolk and Western Railway | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1948] | 1946–1970 |
| Peninsula 400 | Chicago and North Western Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Ishpeming, Michigan [1945] | 1942–1971 |
| Peninsular | Pere Marquette | Detroit, Michigan–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1926] | 1925–1935 |
| Penn Texas | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–St Louis, Missouri[1952] | 1948–1970 |
| Penn-Bay State | New Haven, Pennsylvania Railroad | Boston–Philadelphia [1944] | 1941–1946 |
| Pennsy Aerotrain | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh–New York City [1956] | 1956–1957 |
| Pennsylvania Limited | Pennsylvania, Penn Central | New York City–Chicago (endpoints varied over the years) [1948] | 1887–1971 |
| Pennsylvania Special | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1903] | 1902–1912 |
| Pennsylvania-Lehigh Express | Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley Railroad | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–Phillipsburg, New Jersey [1928] | 1919–1931 |
| Pennsylvanian | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1941] | 1941–1949 |
| Pennsylvanian | Amtrak | New York, New York–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1982] | 1980–2016 |
| Penobscot | Boston and Maine Maine Central | Boston, Massachusetts–Bangor, Maine [1946] | 1943–1959 |
| Peoria Rocket | Rock Island; Amtrak from 1971 | Chicago, Illinois–Peoria, Illinois [1952] | 1937–1978 |
| Peoria Special | New York Central | Peoria, Illinois–Indianapolis, Indiana [1940] | 1929–1941 |
| Peoria-Chicago Rocket | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Peoria, Illinois [1942] | 1940–1949 |
| Peoria-Chicago Special | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Peoria, Illinois [1923] | 1920–1936 |
| Peorian | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Peoria, Illinois [1930] | 1929–1937; 1969–1971 |
| Peorian | Illinois Terminal Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Peoria, Illinois [1932] | 1931–1935 |
| Peorian | New York Central | Peoria, Illinois–Indianapolis, Indiana [1952] | 1951–1955 |
| Pere Marquette (group of trains) | Pere Marquette, Chesapeake and Ohio | Detroit, Michigan–Grand Rapids, Michigan–Chicago, Illinois [1948] | 1946–1971 |
| Pere Marquette | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Grand Rapids, Michigan [2008] | 1984–1995; 2004–present |
| Pershing Square | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad | Boston, Massachusetts–New York, New York [1942] | 1940–1966 |
| Philadelphia and Buffalo Express | Reading, Lehigh Valley Railroad | Philadelphia–Buffalo, New York [1916] | 1908–1916 |
| Philadelphia and Washington Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia–Washington, D.C. [1945] | 1900–1910; 1915–1950 |
| Philadelphia Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia–Pittsburgh (endpoints varied over the years) [1952] | 1868–1870; 1874–1932; 1939–1953 |
| Philadelphia Express | Reading, Lehigh Valley Railroad, New York Central Railroad | Detroit–New York City–Philadelphia [1922] | 1922–1927 |
| Philadelphia Express | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Central Railroad of New Jersey Reading Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Cincinnati [1938] | 1936–1948 |
| Philadelphia Flyer | Central Railroad of New Jersey Reading Railroad | Philadelphia–Scranton, Pennsylvania [1928] | 1910–1949 |
| Philadelphia Night Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (endpoints varied over the years) [1948] | 1909–1961 |
| Philadelphia Special | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1903] | 1903–1909 |
| Philadelphia-New York Express | Reading, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–New York, New York–Port Huron, Michigan [1916] | 1897–1907; 1911–1916; 1920–1930 |
| Philadelphia, Washington and Richmond Express | Pennsylvania, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Richmond, Virginia [1920] | 1919–1924 |
| Philadelphian | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Washington, DC [1918] | 1914–1921; 1933–1934 |
| Philadelphian | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Pottsville, Pennsylvania [1924] | 1922–1930 |
| Philadelphian | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Central Railroad of New Jersey Reading Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Syracuse, New York [1922] | 1922–1928 |
| Philadelphian | Amtrak | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1980] | 1980–1981 |
| Phoebe Snow | Lackawanna, Nickel Plate Road Erie Lackawanna, Nickel Plate Road | Hoboken, New Jersey–Buffalo, New York as Delaware Lackawanna & Western [1950] Hoboken, New Jersey–Chicago, Illinois as Erie Lackawanna [1964] | 1949–1961; reinstated 1963–1966 |
| Phoenix | Santa Fe | Los Angeles, California–Oakland, California–Phoenix, Arizona [1930] | 1910–1933 |
| Piedmont | Southern | Washington, DC–New Orleans, Louisiana [1970] | 1970–1976 |
| Piedmont | Amtrak | Raleigh, North Carolina–Charlotte, North Carolina (group of trains from 2010) [1995] | 1993–present |
| Piedmont Limited | Southern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Atlanta and West Point Railroad, Western Railway of Alabama, Louisville and Nashville Railroad | New York, New York–New Orleans, Louisiana [1948] | 1923–1967 |
| Pilgrim | New Haven, Boston and Albany Railroad | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1922] | 1919–1924 |
| Pilgrim | New Haven, Pennsylvania Railroad | Boston, Massachusetts–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1937] | 1937–1949; 1953–1967 |
| Pilgrim | Amtrak | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1975] | 1974–1977 |
| Pine Tree Limited | Boston & Maine Maine Central | Boston, Massachusetts–Bangor, Maine (called 'Pine Tree' from 1946) [1946] | 1925–1958 |
| Pinellas | Atlantic Coast Line | St. Petersburg, Florida–Jacksonville, Florida [1920] | 1918–1927 |
| Pioneer | Gulf Coast Lines, later Missouri Pacific | Houston, Texas–Brownsville, Texas [1933] | 1929–1964 |
| Pioneer | Amtrak | Salt Lake City, Utah–Seattle, Washington [1980] | 1977–1996 |
| Pioneer Limited | Milwaukee Road | Chicago, Illinois–Minneapolis, Minnesota [1940] | 1898–1971 |
| Pioneer Zephyr | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Kansas City, Missouri–Omaha, Nebraska–Lincoln, Nebraska [1940] Galesburg, Illinois–Springfield, Missouri | 1934–1960 |
| Pittsburgh and Buffalo Limited | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–Buffalo, New York [1914] | 1911–1932 |
| Pittsburgh and Chicago Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Chicago, Illinois [1920] | 1917–1930 |
| Pittsburgh and Chicago Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Chicago, Illinois [1923] | 1923–1929 |
| Pittsburgh and Northern Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Washington, DC–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1910] | 1909–1914 |
| Pittsburgh Day Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1907] | 1906–1914 |
| Pittsburgh Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (with through cars to the west) [1920] | 1870–1881; 1896–1924 |
| Pittsburgh Express | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1920] | 1917–1928 |
| Pittsburgh Express | New Haven, Pennsylvania Railroad | Boston, Massachusetts–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1930] | 1921–1937 |
| Pittsburgh Express | New York Central | Detroit, Michigan–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1927] | 1927–1936 |
| Pittsburgh Express | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad | Scranton, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1939) | 1936-1949 |
| Pittsburgh Limited | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1907] | 1900–1912 |
| Pittsburgh Limited | New York Central, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad | Buffalo, New York–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1908] | 1906–1910; 1921–1931 |
| Pittsburgh Night Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1948] | 1907–1961 |
| Pittsburgh Special | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–St. Louis, Missouri [1904] | 1904–1914; 1928–1929 |
| Pittsburgh Special | New York Central | Detroit, Michigan–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1930] | 1927–1952 |
| Pittsburgh-Buffalo Express | New York Central, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–Buffalo, New York (with through cars to other cities in some years) [1952] | 1917–1918; 1922; 1927–1962 |
| Pittsburgh-Cleveland Express | New York Central | Buffalo, New York–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–St. Louis, Missouri [1942] | 1942–1953 |
| Pittsburgh-Cleveland-Detroit Special | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway | Buffalo, New York–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1915] | 1914–1918 |
| Pittsburgher$^{:137–139}$ | Pennsylvania Railroad | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–New York City [1948] | 1916–1917; 1924–1964 |
| Pittsfield and North Adams Special | New York Central | New York City–North Adams, Massachusetts (aka 'Pittsfield and North Adams Express' [1908] | 1907–1909; 1914–1921 |
| Pittsfield Special | New York Central | New York, New York–Pittsfield, Massachusetts (aka 'Pittsfield Express) [1904] | 1901–1910 |
| Plainsman | Frisco | Oklahoma City–Floydada, Texas [1930] | 1929–1935 |
| Planter | Illinois Central | Memphis, Tennessee–New Orleans, Louisiana via Vicksburg & Baton Rouge [1938] | 1931–1952 |
| Pocahontas | Norfolk and Western Railway | Norfolk, Virginia–Cincinnati, Ohio [1948] | 1927–1971 |
| Pocono Express | Lackawanna Erie–Lackawanna | Buffalo, New York–Hoboken, New Jersey (for New York) [1948] | 1936–1965 |
| Pocono Limited | Lackawanna, Pennsylvania Railroad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania [1916] | 1915–1935 |
| Ponce de Leon | New York Central, Southern Railway, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | Detroit, Michigan–Chicago, Illinois–Cleveland, Ohio–Jacksonville, Florida–St. Petersburg, Florida (many different endpoints over the years) [1952] | 1925–1966 |
| Pony Express | New Jersey Transit | Hoboken, New Jersey–Monmouth Park Racetrack, New Jersey [1983] | 1980–2006 |
| Pony Express | Union Pacific | Kansas City, Missouri–Los Angeles, California (many different endpoints over the years) [1952] | 1927–1954 |
| Portland and Puget Sound Express | Union Pacific; Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–Portland, Oregon [1916] | 1911–1918 |
| Portland Flyer | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company | Portland, Oregon–Umatilla, Oregon (with through cars to Midwestern cities) [1903] | 1901–1909 |
| Portland Limited | Union Pacific; Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–Portland, Oregon [1925] | 1923–1930 |
| Portland Rose | Union Pacific, Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–Portland, Oregon [1952] Denver, Colorado–Portland, Oregon [1948] Kansas City, Missouri–Portland, Oregon | 1930–1971 |
| Portland-Chicago Special | Union Pacific, Chicago and North Western | Chicago, Illinois–Portland, Oregon [1906] | 1905–1909 |
| Portland-Spokane Limited | Union Pacific | Portland, Oregon–Spokane, Washington [1918] | 1915–1930 |
| Potatoland Special | Bangor & Aroostook | Bangor, Maine–Madawaska, Maine [1955] | 1943–1959 |
| Potomac | Pennsylvania | Washington, DC–Detroit, Michigan–Chicago, Illinois (with through cars for western points) [1930] New York, New York–Washington, DC [1960] | 1929–1962 |
| Potomac | Amtrak | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1982] | 1982–1988 |
| Potomac Turbo | Amtrak | New York, New York–Parkersburg, West Virginia [1971] | 1971–1972 |
| Powhatan Arrow | Norfolk and Western Railway | Norfolk, Virginia–Cincinnati, Ohio [1948] | 1946–1969 |
| Prairie Marksman | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–East Peoria, Illinois [1980] | 1980–1981 |
| Prairie State | New York Central | Chicago, Illinois–Cleveland, Ohio [1930] | 1929–1956 |
| Prairie State | Amtrak | Milwaukee, Wisconsin–St. Louis, Missouri [1971] | 1971–1972 |
| Prairie State Express | Alton Railroad, Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad from 1947 | Chicago, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri [1950] | 1900–1958 |
| Prairie State Special | Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1930] | 1929–1933 |
| President | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1948] | 1931–1971 |
| Prospector | Rio Grande | Denver, Colorado–Salt Lake City, Utah–Ogden, Utah | 1941–1942; 1945–1967 |
| Puget Sound | Northern Pacific Railway, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Seattle, Washington–Portland, Oregon different Midwestern cities in different years | 1902–1907; 1911–1936 |
| Puget Sound | Amtrak | Seattle, Washington–Portland, Oregon | 1971–1976 |
| Puritan | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts [1948] | 1925–1968 |

## Q

| Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
| Quad Cities Rocket | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Rock Island, Illinois [1971] | −1978 |
| Quaker | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad; Amtrak in 1973 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania--Boston, Massachusetts [1949] | 1920–1958; 1973 |
| Quaker City | Amtrak | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1980] | 1980–1981; 1995 |
| Quaker City Express | Pennsylvania Pennsylvania–Reading Seashore Lines | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Atlantic City, New Jersey [1934] | 1934–1935 |
| Quaker City Express | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1910] | 1906–1929 |
| Queen and Crescent Limited | Southern Railway | Cincinnati, Ohio–New Orleans, Louisiana (with through cars to Midwestern cities) [1930] | 1926–1949 |
| Queen and Crescent Special | Queen and Crescent Route, Southern Railway | Cincinnati, Ohio–New Orleans, Louisiana [1918] | 1895–1913 |
| Queen City | New York Central | Cincinnati, Ohio–Detroit, Michigan [1955] | 1949–1957 |
| Queen City Limited | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Cincinnati, Ohio [1910] | 1905–1916 |
| Queen City Limited | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Cincinnati, Ohio–Indianapolis, Indiana [1922] | 1919–1930 |
| Queen City Special | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio [1910] | 1906–1946 |
| Queen City Special | Southern Railway | Cincinnati, Ohio–New Orleans, Louisiana [1918] | 1917–1926 |
| Queen of the Valley | Central Railroad of New Jersey | Jersey City, New Jersey–Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [1948] | 1911–1967 |
| Quickstep | Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, Louisville and Nashville Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–Atlanta, Georgia (other endpoints over the years) [1903] | 1893–1907 |

## R

| Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical [year] | Operated |
| Radisson | Amtrak | Chicago, Illinois–Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1980] | 1980–1989 |
| Rainbow | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Chicago, Illinois [1930] | 1929–1949 |
| Rainbow Special | Missouri Pacific | Little Rock, Arkansas–Kansas City, Missouri [1948] | 1921–1954 |
| Ranger | Santa Fe | Chicago, Illinois–Galveston, Texas (many different endpoints over the years) [1930] | 1916–1949 |
| Raritan Clocker (group of trains) | Central Railroad of New Jersey | Jersey City, New Jersey–Allentown, Pennsylvania [1960] | 1954–1963 |
| Rebel | Gulf, Mobile & Northern; from 1941 Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad | New Orleans, Louisiana–St. Louis, Missouri [1948] | 1935–1953 |
| Red Arrow | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Detroit, Michigan [1952] | 1925–1960 |
| Red Bird | Chicago Great Western | Minneapolis, Minnesota–Rochester, Minnesota [1930] | 1927–1932 |
| Red Bird | Pennsylvania, Wabash Railroad | Chicago, Illinois–Detroit, Michigan [1948] | 1941–1949 |
| Red Bird | Pennsylvania | Chicago, Illinois–Cincinnati, Ohio [1954] | 1952–1959 |
| Red River | Great Northern | St. Paul, Minnesota–Grand Forks, North Dakota (aka 'Red River Limited') [1930] | 1916–1941; 1947–1968 |
| Red Wing | Boston and Maine, Canadian Pacific Railway | Boston, Massachusetts–Montreal, Quebec [1953] | 1927–1959 |
| Redwood | Northwestern Pacific | San Rafael, California–Eureka, California [1970] | 1956–1971 |
| Regional (group of trains) | Amtrak | Boston, Massachusetts–Newport News, Virginia | |
| Representative | Pennsylvania | New York, New York–Washington, DC [1948] | 1931–1971 |
| Resort Special | Pere Marquette (at times Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad) | Chicago, Illinois–Bay View, Michigan, with second Detroit, Michigan-Bay View branch (different endpoints over the years) [1952] White Sulphur Springs, WV-New York City (1963) | 1904; 1916; 1921–1928; 1936–c.1941; c.1948–1957; c.1963-c.1968 |
| Resorter | Detroit and Mackinac Railway | Detroit, Michigan–Alpena, Michigan [1936] | 1936–1942 |
| Richmond-New York Express | Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad | New York, New York–Richmond, Virginia [1914] | 1913–1918 |
| Richmond-Washington Limited | Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad | New York, New York–Richmond, Virginia [1914] | 1911–1918 |
| Rio Grande Zephyr | Rio Grande | Denver, Colorado–Salt Lake City, Utah [1972] | 1970–1983 |
| Rip Van Winkle | Amtrak | New York, New York–Albany, New York [1982] | 1981–1990 |
| Rittenhouse | Amtrak | New York, New York–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1980] | 1980–1981 |
| River Cities | Amtrak | Kansas City, Missouri–New Orleans, Louisiana [1985] | 1984–1992 |
| River Valley Express | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–Pottsville, Pennsylvania [1928] | 1919–1930 |
| Robert E. Lee | Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad | New York, New York–Birmingham, Alabama [1938] | 1935–1947 |
| Rochester 400 | Chicago & North Western | Chicago, Illinois–Rochester, Minnesota [1960] | 1960–1963 |
| Rochester Express | Chicago Great Western | Chicago, Illinois–Rochester, Minnesota [1928] | 1925–1930 |
| Rochester Special | Chicago & North Western | Chicago, Illinois–Mankato, Minnesota [1956] | 1956–1960 |
| Rochester-Minnesota Special | Chicago & North Western | Chicago, Illinois–Mankato, Minnesota [1940] | 1916–1917; 1921–1955 |
| Rocky Mountain Limited | Rock Island | Chicago, Illinois–Denver, Colorado [1930] | 1902–1939 |
| Rocky Mountain Rocket | Rock Island | Kansas City, Missouri–Colorado Springs, Colorado [1952] | 1939–1966 |
| Roger Williams | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad | New York, New York–Boston, Massachusetts | 1947–1949 |
| Rogue River | Southern Pacific | Portland, Oregon–Ashland, Oregon [1943] | 1941–1956 |
| Royal Blue | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Central Railroad of New Jersey Reading Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Washington, DC [1952] | 1890–1958 |
| Royal Gorge | Missouri Pacific Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Western Pacific Railroad | St. Louis, Missouri–San Francisco, California [1945] | 1940–1967 |
| Royal Limited | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Central Railroad of New Jersey Reading Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Richmond, Virginia [1900] | 1899–1916 |
| Royal Palm | Southern | Cincinnati, Ohio–Miami, Florida (different northern and southern endpoints over the years) [1952] | 1914–1970 |
| Royal Poinciana | Florida East Coast Railway | Jacksonville, Florida–Miami, Florida [1948] (northern endpoints in earlier years) | 1925–1952 |
| Royal Special | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Central Railroad of New Jersey Reading Railroad | Jersey City, New Jersey–Washington, DC [1912] | 1911–1916 |