Chicago Limited (DLW train)

For other uses, see Chicago Limited.

The Chicago Limited was a train running from Hoboken, New Jersey to Chicago, Illinois run by the Lackawanna Railroad and west of Buffalo connecting with the Michigan Central Railroad's Wolverine, taking a route through Southwestern Ontario. The train left New York at 2 pm and would arrive in Chicago at 2 pm the next day.^[1][2][3] The Wabash Railroad's #1-11 hitched with the train for coach and sleeper service that veered from the Michigan Central route from Detroit westward. It took the Wabash's most southernly route through Montpelier, Ohio.^[4]

Chicago Limited

Newspaper ad from 1914.
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Midwestern United States/Northeastern United States
First service	1917
Last service	1941
Successor	Phoebe Snow
Former operator(s)	Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W) Michigan Central Railroad (MCR) Wabash Railroad
Route
Termini	Hoboken, New Jersey Chicago
Distance travelled	396 miles (637 km)
Average journey time	8 hours
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	5 (DLW) - 17 (MCR) (westbound); 40 (MCR) - 6 (DLW) (eastbound) (1940)
On-board services
Seating arrangements	Coaches
Sleeping arrangements	Sections, double bedrooms
Catering facilities	Dining car, lounge car
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Eastbound, the train carried the name, Lackawanna Limited. Full service to Chicago ended in 1941. The DLW portion continued between Buffalo, New York and Hoboken was continued to 1949 and in that year was given a renaming as the DLW's Phoebe Snow.^[5][6]