New England States

The New England States was a passenger train operated by the New York Central Railroad and its successor Penn Central over the Water Level Route between Chicago and Boston.... Wikipedia

• Service type:  Inter-city rail
• Status:  Discontinued
• Locale:  Midwest United States/New England
• First service:  June 15, 1938
• Last service:  December 3, 1967
• Successor:  Eventually Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited
• Former operator(s):  New York Central Railroad
• Start:  South Station
• End:  LaSalle Street Station
• Distance travelled:  1,018 mi (1,638.31 km)
• Average journey time:  19 hours
• Service frequency:  Daily
• Train number(s):  27/28
• Line used:  Water Level Route
• Seating arrangements:  Reclining seat coaches
• Sleeping arrangements:  Conventional roomettes and double bedrooms, slumbercoach roomettes and double bedrooms (1965)
• Catering facilities:  dining service
• Observation facilities:  Lounge car
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo