| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | Midwestern United States/Northeastern United States |
| First service | June 30, 1940 |
| Last service | April 30, 1971 |
| Former operator(s) | Pennsylvania Railroad From 1968: Penn Central |
| Route | |
| Termini | New York City, New York Chicago, Illinois |
| Distance travelled | 907.7 miles (1,460.8 km) (1955) |
| Service frequency | Daily (1955) |
| Train number(s) | Eastbound: 70 Westbound: 71 |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | Reclining seat coaches |
| Sleeping arrangements | Roomettes, double bedrooms and duplex rooms (1955) |
| Catering facilities | Dining car |
| Entertainment facilities | Lounge car |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Streamlined passenger cars by Pullman Standard |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The Admiral was a named passenger train of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its successor Penn Central which operated between Chicago, Illinois and New York City. The Admiral began on April 27, 1941, when the Pennsylvania renamed the eastbound Advance General.