65 | 67 | Train Number | 66 | 68 | ||||
Daily | Daily | Miles | Services | Daily | Daily | |||
3 15P | 3 45P | Dp | 0.0 | New York, NY (Grand Central Tml.) (ET) | C R | Ar | 7 05A | 8 25A |
R 4 01P | R 4 31P | 32.7 | Harmon, NY | C | D 6 07A | D 7 26A | ||
F 5 18P | 72.8 | Poughkeepsie, NY | C | |||||
F 5 55P | 142.2 | Albany, NY | C R | |||||
F 6 23P | 159.1 | Schenectady, NY | C R | |||||
7 42P | 236.8 | Utica, NY | C | |||||
7 59P | 250.6 | Rome, NY | C | |||||
8 40P | 289.6 | Syracuse, NY | C R | D 1 30A | ||||
10 06P | 369.9 | Rochester, NY | C R | |||||
11 15P | Ar | 435.9 | Buffalo, NY (Central Terminal) | C R | ||||
11 20P | Dp | |||||||
4 05A | D 4 24A | 727.6 | Toledo, OH (ET) | C | R 6 15P | R 7 38P | ||
F 5 10A | 860.6 | Elkhart, IN (CT) | C | R 3 18P | R 4 40P | |||
F 5 33A | F 5 45A | 875.7 | South Bend, IN | C | F 2 54P | |||
902.4 | La Porte, IN | C | F 2 34P | |||||
F 6 30A | 935.0 | Gary, IN | C | F 2 03P | ||||
D 7 00A | D 7 25A | 954.5 | Englewood, IL | R 1 44P | R 3 14P | |||
7 15A | 7 40A | Ar | 961.2 | Chicago, IL (La Salle St. Sta.) (CT) | C R | Dp | 1 30P | 3 00P |
Through Sleeper New York-San Francisco (Alternate Days-See Note) | ||||||||
39 | Connecting Train Number (Burlington-D. & R. G. W.-W. P.) | 40 | ||||||
1 30P | Dp | 0 | Chicago, IL (Union Sta.) (CT) | C R M | Ar | 9 45A | ||
8 20A | Ar | 1034 | Denver, CO (MT) | T C R | Dp | 1 00P | ||
7 25A | Ar | 1604 | Salt Lake City, UT (MT) | T C | Dp | 8 00P | ||
7 50A | Ar | 2525 | Oakland, CA (PT) | C | Dp | 6 45P | ||
8 50A | Ar | 2532 | San Francisco, CA (via ferry) (PT) | T C | Dp | 6 00P | ||
Through Sleeper New York-Los Angeles (Alternate Days Eastbound-See Note) | ||||||||
1 | Connecting Train Number (Various RR's—See Notes) | 4 | ||||||
0 | Chicago, IL (La Salle St. Sta.) (CT) | T C R | Ar | 11 30A | ||||
510 | Kansas City, MO (Union Sta.) (CT) | T C | Dp | 1 10A | ||||
1124 | Tucumcari, NM (MT) | T C | Dp | 1 05P | ||||
1916 | Phoenix, AZ (MT) | T C R | Dp | 10 03P | ||||
2340 | Los Angeles, CA (Union Psgr. Tml) (PT) | T C R | Dp |
12 30P |
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12 01P | Dp | 0 | Chicago, IL (North Western Sta.) (CT) | T C R | ||||
9 00P | Ar | 488 | Omaha, NE (CT) | T C | ||||
5 25P | Ar | 1514 | Salt Lake City, UT (MT) | T C | ||||
2 05A | Ar | 1964 | Las Vegas, NV (PT) | T C | ||||
10 40A | Ar | 2299 | Los Angeles, CA (Union Psgr. Tml) (PT) | T C R |
Lounge Sleeping Car...Chicago to New York—6 Double Bedroom—Buffet.
Sleeping Cars..San Francisco to New York—10-Section, Drawing-room, 2 Compartment (from W. P.-D. & R. G. W.-C. B. & Q. No. 40 at Chicago). Leaves San Francisco May 1, 3, and every other day thereafter.
Chicago to New York—6-Compartment, 3-Drawing-room.
Chicago to New York—13 Double Bedroom.
Chicago to New York—18 Roomette.
Chicago to New York—10-Section, 2 Double Bedroom, 1 Compartment.
Chicago to New York—8-Section, Drawing-room, 2 Compartment.
Dining Service. Pullman Cars only; no coach passengers carried.
Lounge Sleeping Car...Chicago to New York—6 Double Bedroom—Buffet.
Sleeping Cars...Los Angeles to New York—4 Compartment, 4 Double Bedroom, 2 Drawing-room (from S. P.-C. R. I. & P. No. 4 at Chicago). Leaves Los Angeles May 1, 3, and every other day thereafter.
Chicago to New York—4-Compartment, 4 Double Bedroom, 2-Drawing-room. (Two.)
Chicago to New York—13 Double Bedroom (Three).
Chicago to New York—10 Roomette, 5 Double Bedroom.
Chicago to New York—18 Roomette (Two).
Chicago to New York—6-Compartment, 3 Drawing-room.
Chicago to New York—14-Section.
Observation Lounge Sleeping Car...Chicago to New York—4 Double Bedroom—Buffet.
Dining Service. Pullman Cars only; no coach passengers carried.
Lounge Sleeping Car...New York to Chicago—6 Double Bedroom—Buffet.
Sleeping Cars...New York to Los Angeles—6 Section, 6 Double Bedroom (in C. & N. W.-U. P. No. 1 from Chicago.)
New York to Chicago—6 Compartment, 3 Drawing-room.
New York to Chicago—13 Double Bedroom.
New York to Chicago—18 Roomette.
New York to Chicago—10-Section, 2 Double Bedroom, 1 Compartment.
New York to Chicago—8-Section, Drawing-room, 2 Compartment.
New York to Chicago—New York to Chicago—12-Section, Drawing-room.
Albany to Chicago—8-Section, 5 Double Bedroom.
Dining Service.
Coach...New York to Chicago.
Lounge Sleeping Car...New York to Chicago—6 Double Bedroom—Buffet.
Sleeping Cars...New York to San Francisco—10-Section, Drawing-room, 2 Compartment. (In C. B. & Q.-D. & R. G. W.-W. P. No. 39 from Chicago.) Leaves New York May 1, 3, and every other day thereafter.
New York to Chicago—4 Compartment, 4 Double Bedroom, 2 Drawing-room (Two).
New York to Chicago—13 Double Bedroom (Three).
New York to Chicago—10 Roomette, 5 Double Bedroom.
New York to Chicago—18 Roomette (Two).
New York to Chicago—6 Compartment, 3 Drawing-room.
New York to Chicago—14-Section.
Observation Lounge Sleeping Car...New York to Chicago—4 Double Bedroom—Buffet.
Dining Service.
Pullman Cars only; no coach passengers carried.
It might appear as though the New York Central was shortchanging important secondary cities such as Cleveland, Albany and Buffalo, but fear not. During this time period there was a wealth of mid-tier trains targeted directly at these intermediate markets. The Central was free to market its premium trains directly to the New York to Chicago traffic—and it did.
The Commodore Vanderbilt was to the Twentieth Century Limited what the Pennsy's General was to the Broadway Limited—a secondary backup train which nevertheless could have qualified as a premium train on most other railroads. At the time of this schedule, the Commodore Vanderbilt was an all-Pullman train as well—although the westbound Advance Commodore Vanderbilt did in fact carry a coach between New York City and Chicago.