Chicago Limited (NYC train)
The Chicago Limited was a train running from Hoboken, New Jersey to Chicago, Illinois via the Lackawanna Railroad and the Michigan Central Railroad route through Southwestern Ontario. The train left New York at 2 pm and would arrive in Chicago at 2 pm the next day.[1][2][3]
 Newspaper ad from 1914. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | Midwestern United States/Northeastern United States |
| First service | 1917 |
| Last service | 1941 |
| Successor | Phoebe Snow |
| Former operator(s) | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W) New York Central Railroad (NYC) |
| Route | |
| Start | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| End | Chicago |
| Distance travelled | 396 miles (637 km) |
| Average journey time | 8 hours |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 5 (DLW) - 17 (NYC) (westbound); 6 (DLW) - 40 (NYC) (eastbound) (1940) |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | Coaches |
| Sleeping arrangements | Sections, double bedrooms |
| Catering facilities | Dining car, lounge car |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Eastbound, the train carried the name, Lackawanna Limited. Full service to Chicago ended in 1941. The DLW portion continued between Buffalo, New York and Hoboken was continued to 1949 and in that year was given a renaming as the DLW's Phoebe Snow.[4][5]
References
- "Athlete personal page" (pdf). New-York Tribune. February 27, 1914. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- Official Guide of the Railways, 1936, DLW section
- New York Central timetable, Michigan Central services, August, 1940 http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/images/tt-mc-0840.pdf
- Official Guide of the Railways, 1936, DLW section
- New York Central timetable, Michigan Central services, August, 1940 http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/images/tt-mc-0840.pdf
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