Southwestern Limited (New York Central train)

Southwestern Limited
The Southwestern Limited at Indianapolis Union Station
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleNortheastern United States - Midwestern United States
First service1889
Last serviceOctober 30, 1966
Current operator(s)New York Central Railroad
Route
TerminiNew York City
St. Louis
Average journey time21 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)Westbound: 11
Eastbound: 12
Line(s) usedThe Water Level Route and The Big Four Route
On-board services
Seating arrangementsReclining seat coaches, all seats reserved
Sleeping arrangementsRoomettes and double bedrooms
Catering facilitiesDining service
Observation facilitiesLounge sleeping car
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Sample consist
1953
TrainNo. 11 New York – St. Louis
  • One 6 Double Bedroom and Lounge (New York—St. Louis)
  • Two 10-6 Sleeper (New York—St. Louis)
  • One 10-6 sleeper and one 22 roomette sleeper (From Boston, added at Albany)
  • 10-6 sleeper (New York—Toledo, Ohio)
  • One 10-5 Pullman (Boston—Toronto)
  • 10-6 sleeper (Richmond, Virginia—St. Louis; interchanged in Cincinnati with the C&O)
  • Dining cars (New York—St. Louis)
  • Coaches (New York—St. Louis)
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The Southwestern Limited was a passenger train service operated by the New York Central Railroad between New York City and St. Louis, from 1889 to 1966. The Southwestern Limited was one of the New York Central's luxury passenger trains. This passenger train competed with the other major railroad in the northeast, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and its Blue Ribbon named passenger trains the St. Louisan, the Jeffersonian, the Penn Texas and the Spirit of St. Louis.

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