Abraham Lincoln (train)

Abraham Lincoln
Postcard depiction of the streamlined train.
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleIllinois and Missouri
First service1935
Last service1977
SuccessorState House
Former operator(s)
Route
TerminiChicago, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
Distance travelled284 mi (457 km) (Amtrak)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
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Chicago
37 mi
60 km
Joliet
124 km
77 mi
Normal
185 mi
298 km
Springfield
257 mi
414 km
Alton
284 mi
457 km
St. Louis–Union Station
The route after its revival in 1976.

The Abraham Lincoln was a named passenger train operated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1935 into the 1960s. The Abe Lincoln ran between Chicago and St. Louis on the B&O's subsidiary Alton Railroad. The train later passed to the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and then finally to Amtrak, which retained the name until 1978. Service between Chicago and St. Louis is now known by the umbrella term Lincoln Service. This train was the first streamlined passenger service to travel the 284 miles between Chicago and St. Louis, with Joliet, Bloomington-Normal, Springfield and Alton in between. Passengers can get a glimpse of the Mississippi River between Alton and St. Louis.