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20th Century Limited
The streamlined 20th Century Limited departing Chicago on a trial run in June 1938
Overview
StatusCeased
First serviceJune 17, 1902
Last serviceDecember 2, 1967
SuccessorLake Shore Limited
Former operator(s)New York Central Railroad
Route
TerminiNew York
Chicago
Service frequencyDaily
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The 20th Century Limited was an express passenger train on the New York Central Railroad (NYC) from 1902 to 1967. The train traveled between Grand Central Terminal in New York City and LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, Illinois, along the railroad's "Water Level Route".

NYC inaugurated the 20th Century Limited as competition to the Pennsylvania Railroad, aimed at upper-class and business travelers. It made few station stops along the way and used track pans to take water at speed. On June 15, 1938, streamlined train sets designed by Henry Dreyfuss were added to the route.[1]

The 20th Century Limited was the flagship train of the New York Central and was advertised as "The Most Famous Train in the World". It was described in The New York Times as having been "[...] known to railroad buffs for 65 years as the world's greatest train",[2] and its style was described as "spectacularly understated". The phrase "red-carpet treatment" is derived from passengers' walking to the train on a specially-designed crimson carpet.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Citycyclopedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYTlast was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Johnston, Welsh & Schafer 2001, pp. 48–49

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