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follows is a summary of Chicago's downtown passenger railroad stations,
their tenants, and the intercity rail services provided from them during
the 1920s and 1930s.
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| Station | Railroads Served | Major Destinations | Name Trains | Present Condition |
| Central
Station
12th Street and Michgan |
Illinois Central | New Orleans | City of New Orleans, Panama Limited, The Louisiane | Demolished |
| St. Louis | The Diamond, Green Diamond | |||
| Michigan Central | Detroit | The Detroiter, Motor City Special | ||
| New York Central | Cincinnati | The James Whitcomb Riley | ||
| Buffalo | North Shore Limited | |||
| Chicago and
North Western Station
Madison at Canal |
Chicago & North Western | Minneapolis | North Western Limited | Demolished |
| Milwaukee | The "400" | |||
| Omaha | Pacific Limited | |||
| Dearborn
Station
Dearborn at Polk |
Chicago & Eastern Illinois | St. Louis | The Zipper, The Silent Knight | Office/retail |
| Evansville | Dixie Flyer | |||
| Erie | New York | Erie Limited, Atlantic Express | ||
| Grand Trunk | Toronto, Montreal | Maple Leaf, International Limited | ||
| Monon | Indianapolis | The Hoosier, The Tippecanoe | ||
| Santa Fe | Los Angeles | Chief, El Capitan | ||
| Grand Canyon | The Grand Canyon | |||
| Dallas | Texas Chief | |||
| Oklahoma City | Antelope | |||
| Kansas City | Kansas Cityan | |||
| Wabash | St. Louis | Blue Bird, Banner Blue | ||
| Grand Central Station
Wells at Harrison |
Baltimore & Ohio | Washington, Baltimore, New York | Capitol Limited, Shenandoah, Columbian | Demolished |
| Chesapeake & Ohio | Richmond, Washington | George Washington, Sportsman | ||
| Chicago Great Western | Omaha | - | ||
| Pere Marquette | Grand Rapids | - | ||
| Soo Line | Minneapolis | - | ||
| LaSalle Street Station
LaSalle at VanBuren |
New York Central | New York, Boston | Twentieth Century Limited, Lake Shore Limited, The Commodore Vanderbilt, The Knickerbocker | Demolished |
| Nickel Plate Route | New York | Nickel Plate Limited | ||
| Rock Island Lines | Kansas City, Los Angeles | Californian, Golden State Express | ||
| Denver | Rocky Mountain Limited | |||
| Dallas | - | |||
| Union
Station
Adams at Canal |
Burlington Route | Denver | Denver Limited, Overland Express, Aristocrat | Train Station |
| Omaha | Ak-Sar-Ben | |||
| Minneapolis | Oriental Limited, North Coast Limited, The Black Hawk | |||
| Kansas City | American Royal | |||
| Alton | St. Louis | The Alton Limited, The Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Milwaukee Road | Seattle | The Olympian | ||
| Minneapolis | The Hiawatha, Pioneer Limited | |||
| Kansas City | Southwest Limited | |||
| Omaha | The Arrow | |||
| Pennsylvania Railroad | New York, Philadelphia | Broadway Limited, Manhattan Limited, The Admiral | ||
| Washington | Pennsylvania Limited, The General, The Trailblazer | |||
| Pittsburgh | Fort Pitt, The Golden Triangle | |||
| Cincinnati | The Buckeye | |||
| Louisville | The Kentuckian |
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Page authored: 11
Decmeber 1997 -
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