| Name | Route | Service
Began | Service
Ended | Notes |
Blue Ridge
(train) | Washington, D.C. - Cumberland | May 7, 1973 (1973-05-07) | October 30, 1976 (1976-10-30) | Curtailed from the Potomac Special. Then merged into the MARC Train on the Brunswick Line. |
| Washington, D.C. - Martinsburg | October 31, 1976 (1976-10-31) | 1986 (1986) |
Broadway Limited
(train) ‡ | New York City - Chicago | May 1, 1971 (1971-05-01) | September 10, 1995 (1995-09-10) | Inherited from the Penn Central Broadway Limited. Replaced by the Three Rivers |
Capitol Limited
(train) † | Washington, D.C. - Chicago | October 1, 1981 (1981-10-01) | present | |
Cardinal
(train) † | Washington, D.C. - Chicago | October 30, 1977 (1977-10-30) | April 25, 1981 (1981-04-25) | Renamed from the James Whitcomb Riley. |
| New York City - Chicago | April 26, 1981 (1981-04-26) | September 30, 1981 (1981-09-30) | |
| January 8, 1982 (1982-01-08) | present | |
| Empire State Express | New York City - Detroit | October 31, 1974 (1974-10-31) | April 25, 1976 (1976-04-25) | Previously an Empire Corridor service. Renamed the Niagara Rainbow. |
George Washington
(train) ‡ | Washington, D.C./Newport News - Cincinnati | May 1, 1971 (1971-05-01) | November 14, 1971 (1971-11-14) | Inherited from Chesapeake and Ohio Railway George Washington. Merged with the James Whitcomb Riley |
| Washington, D.C./Newport News - Chicago | November 14, 1971 (1971-11-14) | May 19, 1974 (1974-05-19) | Eastbound service only. The westbound train named James Whitcomb Riley. |
Hilltopper
(train) | Washington, D.C. - Catlettsburg | May 31, 1977 (1977-05-31) | January 8, 1978 (1978-01-08) | Replaced the Mountaineer. |
| Boston - Catlettsburg | January 8, 1978 (1978-01-08) | October 1, 1979 (1979-10-01) | Combined with the Night Owl |
James Whitcomb Riley
(train) ‡ | Cincinnati - Chicago | May 1, 1971 (1971-05-01) | November 14, 1971 (1971-11-14) | Inherited from the Penn Central James Whitcomb Riley. Merged with the George Washington |
| Washington, D.C./Newport News - Chicago | November 14, 1971 (1971-11-14) | June 14, 1976 (1976-06-14) | Eastbound service retained the George Washington name until May 19, 1974. Newport News section replaced by the Colonial. |
| Washington, D.C. - Chicago | June 14, 1976 (1976-06-14) | October 30, 1977 (1977-10-30) | Renamed Cardinal. |
Lake Shore
(train) | New York City - Chicago | May 10, 1971 (1971-05-10) | January 6, 1972 (1972-01-06) | Unnamed until November 14, 1971. |
Lake Shore Limited
(train) † | New York City/Boston - Chicago | October 31, 1975 (1975-10-31) | present | |
Mountaineer
(train) | Norfolk - Chicago | March 25, 1975 (1975-03-25) | May 31, 1977 (1977-05-31) | Replaced by the Hilltopper. |
National Limited
(Amtrak train) | New York City/Washington, D.C. - Kansas City | November 14, 1971 (1971-11-14) | October 1, 1979 (1979-10-01) | Renamed from Spirit of St. Louis. |
Niagara Rainbow
(train) | New York City - Detroit | April 25, 1976 (1976-04-25) | January 30, 1979 (1979-01-30) | Renamed from the Empire State Express. Then taken back into service as an Empire Corridor train post-1979. |
Pennsylvanian
(train) † | Pittsburgh - Philadelphia | April 27, 1980 | October 29, 1983 | |
| Pittsburgh - New York City | October 30, 1983 | November 6, 1998 | |
| Chicago - New York City | November 7, 1998 | January 26, 2003 | |
| Pittsburgh - New York City | January 27, 2003 | October 31, 2004 | Merged with Three Rivers |
| March 8, 2005 | present | Replaced Three Rivers |
Potomac Special
(Amtrak train) | Washington, D.C. - Parkersburg | May 14, 1972 (1972-05-14) | May 6, 1973 (1973-05-06) | Renamed from the Potomac Turbo. Renamed the Blue Ridge. |
Potomac Turbo
(train) | Washington, D.C. - Parkersburg | February 7, 1972 (1972-02-07) | May 14, 1972 (1972-05-14) | Renamed from the West Virginian. Renamed the Potomac Special. |
Shenandoah
(Amtrak train) | Washington, D.C. - Cincinnati | October 31, 1976 (1976-10-31) | September 30, 1981 (1981-09-30) | |
Skyline Connection
(train) | Philadelphia - Chicago | | | Never implemented, but was listed in the Spring 2000 national timetable. |
Spirit of St. Louis
(train) ‡ | New York City/Washington, D.C. - Kansas City | May 1, 1971 (1971-05-01) | November 14, 1971 (1971-11-14) | Inherited from Penn_Central/Missouri Pacific Railroad Spirit of St. Louis. Renamed National Limited |
Three Rivers
(train) | New York City - Pittsburgh | September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11) | November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09) | Replaced the Broadway Limited. |
| New York City - Chicago | November 10, 1996 (1996-11-10) | March 7, 2005 (2005-03-07) | |
West Virginian
(Amtrak train) | Washington, D.C. - Parkersburg | September 8, 1971 (1971-09-08) | February 7, 1972 (1972-02-07) | Renamed the Potomac Turbo. An Amtrak route. |
