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trains used between New York and St. Louis. Instead, the B&O concentrated on service, and won consistent loyalty from business travelers and the general public alike. However, the B&O suffered from a lack of large population centers along the route. Only
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The B&O discontinued service between Cincinnati and Baltimore on September 17, 1960, leaving a rump train between St. Louis and Cincinnati. The B&O discontinued the train altogether on April 30, 1961, leaving the
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operated as Train No. 3 westbound, and No. 4 eastbound. It was timed to provide connections to several western railroads that terminated in St. Louis, including the
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Unfortunately, the B&O was never in a position to directly compete against the much faster and more populous routes the
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After the B&O's discontinuation of passenger service to New York on April 26, 1958, the eastern terminus of the
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from Detroit. However, in 1966, catering was simplified to a food bar coach. 1968 was the final year that the
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By the end of 1964, the B&O revived the train, but with a new itinerary. It would now travel as #7 from
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appeared. In the final years approaching the termination of B&O passenger service, the
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bound for Toledo and Detroit. Passengers making the Washington-bound trip would take the
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Train # 3 operated on the following schedule (departure times at principal stops shown):
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Other B&O trains on the route during that period were the premier
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Amenities in equipment consisted of, in addition to coaches:
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Baltimore & Ohio's Capitol Limited and National Limited
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was the only remaining Washington-Chicago B&O train.
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and a dining car. Schedules advertised a connection in
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1938 ad for the train in B&O's employee magazine.
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Passenger trains of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Inter-city rail
Mid-Atlantic United States
Midwestern United States
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Jersey City, New Jersey
Washington, D.C.
St. Louis, Missouri
Chicago, Illinois
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Sleeping cars
Dining car
Lounge car
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St. Louis, Missouri

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