History Broadway Limited

equipment , services on broadway limited in 1920s.

on june 15, 1938, broadway limited received lightweight streamlined cars replace heavyweight steel cars; on same day rival new york central s 20th century limited streamlined. raymond loewy styled new cars , prr gg1 electric locomotive streamlined steam locomotives pennsylvania, notably s1 , t1 duplex drive engines. broadway limited 1 of 4 pre-world war ii pennsylvania trains receive such equipment; others being general (new york–chicago), spirit of st. louis (new york–st. louis), , liberty limited (washington–chicago). other pennsylvania trains continued use heavyweight cars until after end of world war ii. of 1938 cars built new pullman-standard between march , may of year, diners, rpo , baggage cars rebuilt heavyweight cars railroad s altoona shops. broadway limited pennsylvania train re-equipped lightweight sleeping cars before world war ii. train s running time further reduced 16 hours.

1916 newspaper ad broadway limited.

in 1949 prr again re-equipped broadway limited new streamlined equipment. all-sleeper train carried compartments, bedrooms, duplex rooms, roomettes single occupant , drawing rooms 3 persons. buffet-lounge-observation cars built pullman standard named mountain view , tower view. had squared-off observation ends, instead of tapered or rounded ends in 1938 version, , contained 2 master rooms radio , showers.

also introduced twin-unit dining car , mid-train lounge car, such harbor rest, described prr brochure cheerful, spacious ... richly appointed leisure deep, soft carpets ... latest periodicals in libraries. february 1956 official guide listed westbound broadway limited (train 29) consist having fourteen cars assigned: 9 sleeping cars between new york , chicago, 1 additional sleeping car new york continuing through los angeles on santa fe s super chief, twin-unit dining car, lounge car, , observation car. train departed new york @ 6:00 p.m. eastern standard time , arrived @ chicago following morning @ 9:00 a.m. central time.

the broadway limited not immune decline in passenger rail transport, though resisted longer most. 20th century limited began carrying coaches in 1957. in late 1967, when illinois central railroad s panama limited began carrying coaches broadway limited became last all-pullman train in united states, distinction did not last long. pennsylvania merged broadway limited general on december 13, 1967. train 1 of few long-distance trains survive merger of pennsylvania , new york central railroad penn central.

amtrak

the broadway limited @ fort wayne, indiana in 1974.

amtrak s incorporators selected broadway limited new company s sole new york-chicago route. amtrak operated washington, d.c. section via port road branch, separated @ harrisburg. in 1970s, broadway limited experienced chronic lateness tracks ran on degraded. beginning in 1979, route changed, tracks abandoned , downgraded conrail, penn central s successor. these changes included:

a minor re-route on ex-new york central in gary, indiana in 1979.
a major re-route on ex-baltimore , ohio railroad (b&o) in indiana , ohio, due conrail s desire abandon part of former pittsburgh, fort wayne , chicago railway. change took effect on november 10, 1990.

amtrak discontinued broadway limited on september 10, 1995, in face of significant funding problems. broadway limited earned $6.6 million against costs of $24 million. amtrak replaced all-coach 3 rivers, in turn discontinued in 2005.