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

For a list of named passenger trains that operated in areas other than North America, please see List of named passenger trains.

Trains in North America (N-Z)

The following is a list of named passenger trains that operated in North America. The trains listed here begin with a letter from N through Z (inclusive).

Train Name	Railroad Operator	Train Endpoints	Operating Years
Nancy Hanks II	Central of Georgia	Atlanta, GA-Savannah, GA	1947-1971
Narragansett		Philadelphia, PA-Boston, MA
National Limited	Baltimore & Ohio	Kansas City, MO-Washington, DC Kansas City, MO-New York, NY Los Angeles, CA-Washington, DC Los Angeles, CA-New York, NY
Nebraska Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Chicago, IL-Lincoln, NE	1947-
New England States	New York Central	Chicago, IL-Boston, MA
New England Wolverine	New York Central	Detroit, MI-Boston, MA
New Royal Palm	Southern, Florida East Coast, connections with New York Central	Cincinnati, OH-Miami, FL	1949-1955
New York & Boston Special	Michigan Central	Chicago, IL-Boston, MA
New York Special	New York Central	Chicago, IL-Toledo, OH Chicago, IL-Buffalo, NY
New Yorker	Pennsylvania	New York, NY-Detroit, MI
Niagara Falls & Eastern Express	Michigan Central	Chicago, IL-Boston, MA
Niagara Rainbow		New York, NY-Detroit, MI
Night Express	Central Vermont	New York, NY-Montreal, PQ
Night Express	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway	Detroit, MI-Cincinnati, OH
Night Express	Grand Rapids & Ishpeming	Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI
Night Express	Pere Marquette	Chicago, IL-Traverse City, MI
Night Owl		Washington, DC-Boston, MA
Noon Daylight	Southern Pacific		1940-
Noon Flyer	Grand Rapids & Ishpeming	Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI
North Coast Hiawatha	Amtrak	Chicago, IL-Seattle, WA	1971-1979
North Coast Limited	Northern Pacific
North Shore Limited	New York Central	New York, NY-Chicago, IL
North Star	Pennsylvania	Chicago, IL-Mackinaw City, MI
North Woods Hiawatha	Milwaukee Road	Chicago, IL-Minocqua, WI
Northern Arrow	Pennsylvania	Cincinnati, OH-Mackinaw City, MI
Northern Michigan Express	Detroit & Mackinac	Detroit, MI-Cheboygan, MI
Northern Michigan Special	Milwaukee Road	Chicago, IL-
Northerner	New York Central	Detroit, MI-Mackinaw City, MI
Northland Express	Pennsylvania	Cincinnati, OH-Mackinaw City, MI
Ocean	Canadian National, VIA Rail	Montreal, QC-Halifax NS	CN April 1966-1978;VIA 1978-present
Ocean Limited	Intercolonial Railway,Canadian Government Railways,Canadian National	Montreal, QC-Halifax NS	July 3,1904-1966
Ohio Special	New York Central	Detroit, MI-Cincinnati, OH
Ohio State Limited	New York Central	New York, NY-Cincinnati, OH
Old Dominion	Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac	Washington, DC-Richmond, VA	1947-
Olympian Hiawatha	Milwaukee Road	Chicago, IL-Seattle, Washington	1947-1961
Oriental Limited	Great Northern
Overland Flyer	Union Pacific		1887-1890
Overland Limited	Newfoundland Railway	Port aux Basques, NL-St. John's, NL	1928-1949
Overland Limited	Union Pacific		1890-1963
Ozark State Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Pacific Express	Canadian Pacific	Montreal, PQ- Vancouver, BC one-way	June 28,1886-June 1911
Pacific Express	Michigan Central	New York, NY-Chicago, IL
Pacific International		Seattle, Washington-Vancouver, BC
Pacific Limited	Grand Trunk Western	Chicago, IL-Montreal, PQ
Pacific Surfliner	Amtrak	San Diego, CA-Paso Robles, CA	2000-
Palmetto	Amtrak	New York, NY-Savannah, GA
Panama Limited	Illinois Central	Chicago, IL-New Orleans, LA	1942-
Peninsula 400	Chicago and North Western Railway	Chicago, IL-Ishpeming, MI	1942-
Peninsular	Pere Marquette	Detroit, MI-Grand Rapids, MI
Pennsy Aerotrain	Pennsylvania		1956-1956
Pennsylvania Limited	Pennsylvania	New York, NY-Detroit, MI
Peoria Rocket	Rock Island	Chicago, IL-Peoria, IL	1937-
Pere Marquette	Amtrak	Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI
Pere Marquette	Pere Marquette	Detroit, MI-Grand Rapids, MI	1946-1947
Piedmont	Amtrak	Raleigh, NC-Charlotte, NC
Phoebe Snow	Lackawanna	Hoboken, NJ-Buffalo, NY	1949-1961, reinstated 1963-1966
Pilgrim		New York, NY-Boston, MA
Pioneer Limited	Milwaukee Road
Pioneer Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Kansas City, Missouri-Omaha, Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Galesburg, Illinois-Springfield, Missouri	1934-1960
Ponce De Leon	New York Central	Detroit, MI-Cincinnati, OH
Powhatan Arrow	Norfolk & Western
Prairie State	New York Central	Chicago, IL-Toledo, OH
Prospector	Rio Grande	Denver, CO-Salt Lake City, UT	1941-
Puget Sound		Seattle, Washington-Portland, Oregon
Quad City Rocket		Chicago, IL-Rock Island, IL
Rebel	Gulf, Mobile & Northern	New Orleans, LA-Jackson, TN	1935-1940
Red Arrow	Pennsylvania	New York, NY-Detroit, MI
Red River	Great Northern	St. Paul, MN-Grand Forks, ND	1950-
Regional	Amtrak	Boston, MA-Newport News, VA
Resort Special	Pere Marquette	Detroit, MI & Chicago, IL-Bay View, MI
Rio Grande Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Denver, CO-Salt Lake City, UT
Rocky Mountain Rocket	Rock Island	Kansas City, MO-Denver, CO	1939-
Royal Blue	Baltimore & Ohio
Royal Palm	Southern, Florida East Coast, connections with New York Central	Cincinnati, OH-Miami, FL	1920's-1970
St. Clair		Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI
St. Louis Limited	Wabash	Detroit, MI-St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Mule	Amtrak	St. Louis, MO-Kansas City, MO
St. Paul Express	Canadian Pacific	Sault Ste. Marie, MI-Montreal, PQ
Salt City Express		New York, NY-Syracuse, NY
Sam Houston Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
San Diegan	Amtrak	Santa Barbara, CA-San Diego, CA	1971-1999
San Diegan	Santa Fe	Los Angeles, CA-San Diego, CA	1938-1971
San Francisco Challenger	Southern Pacific and Union Pacific	Chicago, IL-San Francisco, CA	1935-
San Francisco Chief	Santa Fe	Chicago, IL-San Francisco, CA	1936-1971
San Francisco Overland Limited	Union Pacific
San Francisco Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Chicago, IL-San Francisco, CA
San Joaquin Daylight	Southern Pacific	Los Angeles, CA-San Francisco, CA	1941-1971
San Joaquins	Amtrak	Bakersfield, CA-Oakland, CA Bakersfield, CA-Sacramento, CA
Sangamon	Illinois Terminal Railroad
Santa Fe De Luxe	Santa Fe	Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA	1911-
Scout	Santa Fe	Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA
Senator		Washington, DC-Boston, MA
Shasta Daylight	Southern Pacific	Oakland, CA-Portland, OR	1949-1967
Shawnee		Chicago, IL-Carbondale, IL
Shenandoah		Washington, DC-Cincinnati, OH
Shoppers Special	Pere Marquette	Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI
Shoreland 400	Chicago and North Western Railway	Chicago, IL-Green Bay, WI
Silver Meteor	Seaboard Air Line, later Amtrak	New York, NY-Tampa, FL New York, NY-Miami, FL	1939-present
Silver Star	Seaboard Air Line, later Amtrak	New York, NY-Tampa, FL New York, NY-Miami, FL	1947-present
Silver Streak Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Kansas City, MO-Lincoln, NE	1940-
Silverliner Service		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
South Shore Express	New York Central	Chicago, IL-Toledo, OH
South Wind	Florida East Coast and Pennsylvania	Chicago, IL-Miami, FL	1940-
Southern Belle	Kansas City Southern	Kansas City, MO-New Orleans, LA	1940-1969
Southern Crescent		Boston, MA-New Orleans, LA
Southern Michigan Express	Detroit & Mackinac	Detroit, MI-Cheboygan, MI
Southerner	Pennsylvania and Southern	New York, NY-New Orleans, LA	1941-
Southwest Chief	Amtrak	Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA	1971-present
Sportsman	Chesapeake and Ohio Railway	Detroit, MI-Grand Rapids, MI
State House	Amtrak	Chicago, IL-St. Louis, MO
Statesman		Boston, MA-Washington, DC
Sundown		New York, NY-Boston, MA
Sunset Limited	Southern Pacific	Los Angeles, CA-New Orleans, LA	1926-1971
Sunset Limited	Amtrak	Los Angeles, CA-Orlando, FL	1971-present
Super Chief	Santa Fe	Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA	1936-1971
Tennesseean	Southern	Washington, DC-Memphis, TN	1941-
Texas Chief	Santa Fe	Chicago, IL-Galveston, TX	1936-1971
Texas Eagle	Amtrak	Chicago, IL-San Antonio, TX
Texas Rocket	Rock Island	Fort Worth, TX-Houston, TX Kansas City, MO-Dallas, TX	1937-1938 1938-
Texas Special		St. Louis, MO-San Francisco, CA
Texas Zephyr	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	Denver, CO-Dallas, TX	1940-
Thoroughbred	Monon Railroad	Chicago, IL-Louisville, KY	1948-
Three Rivers	Amtrak	New York, NY-Chicago, IL	1971-2005
Timberliner	New York Central	Detroit, MI-Mackinaw City, MI
Tippecanoe	Monon Railroad	Chicago, IL-Indianapolis, IN	1947-
Toledo - Detroit Express	New York Central	Detroit, MI-Toledo, OH
Torpedo	Ann Arbor	Frankfort, MI-Toledo, OH
Tourist Flyer	Santa Fe	San Francisco, CA-Chicago, IL
Treasure Island Special	Union Pacific	Chicago, IL-San Francisco, CA	1939-
The Tulsan	Santa Fe	Chicago, IL-Tulsa, Oklahoma
Turboliner		Chicago, IL-Milwaukee, WI Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI
Turbotrain	Amtrak	New York, NY-Boston, MA	1971-
Twentieth Century Limited	New York Central	New York, NY-Chicago, IL	1902-1967
Twilight Limited	New York Central	Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI
Twin Cities 400	Chicago and North Western Railway
Twin Cities Hiawatha	Milwaukee Road	Chicago, IL-St. Paul, MN	1935-
Twin Star Rocket	Rock Island		1945-
Valley 400	Chicago and North Western Railway	Chicago, IL-Green Bay, WI
Valley Express	New York Central	Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI
Valley Flyer	Santa Fe	Oakland, CA-Bakersfield, CA
Valley Forge		New York, NY-Harrisburg, PA
Vermonter	Amtrak	Washington, DC-St. Albans, VT
Wabash Cannonball	Wabash	Detroit, MI-St. Louis, MO
Washington - Detroit Limited	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad	Detroit, MI-Baltimore, MD
Washington Irving		New York, NY-Albany, NY
Water Level Express		New York, NY-Buffalo, NY
Water Level Limited	New York Central	Chicago, IL-Toledo, OH
Western Express	New York Central	Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI
Western Star	Great Northern
Whippoorwill	Chicago & Eastern Illinois	Chicago, IL-Evansville, IN	1946-
Wolverine	Amtrak	Chicago, IL-Pontiac, MI
Wolverine	New York Central	Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI Chicago, IL-New York, NY
Xplorer	New York Central	Cleveland, OH-Cincinnati, OH	1956-
Zephyr-Rocket	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Rock Island	St. Louis, MO-Minneapolis, MN	1941-
Zephyrette	Western Pacific	Salt Lake City, UT-Oakland, CA	1950-