During 1953 the New York Central ran many trains of which most will be listed below.
Train #2, "The Pacemaker" ran from Chicago to New York as an all-coach train with an observation tavern lounge car from Chicago to New York, dining service for all meals, and coaches from Chicago to New York.
Train #4, "The James Whitcomb Riley" ran from Chicago to Cincinnati with an observation tavern lounge car from Chicago to Cincinnati, dining serevice for all meals, and coaches from Chicago to Cincinnati.
Train #6, the "Fifth Avenue Special" ran from, Chicago to New York with sleepers from Chicago to New York, Cleveland to Albany, Cleveland to Boston(via train #28 from Buffalo), Niagara Falls to New York(connecting at Buffalo from #246), Rochester to New York, dining service from Chicago to Buffalo, tavern lounge coach from Chicago to Cleveland, coaches from Chicago to New York.
TRain #8, "The Wolverine" ran from Chicago and Detroit to New York with sleepers from Chicago to New York, Detroit to New York, lounge sleeping car from Chicago to New York, observation parlor car from Chicago to Detroit, dining service for all meals, tavern lounge coach from Chicago to Detroit, coaches from Chicago to New York.
Train #12, the "Southwestern Limited" ran from St. Louis to New York with sleepers from St. Louis to New York, St. Louis to Boston(via train #78 at Buffalo), Cleveland to New York, Buffalo to New York, coaches from St. Louis to New York, St. Louis to Boston(via train #78 at Buffalo), observation lounge sleeper from St. Louis to New York.
Train #16, the "Ohio State Limited", ran from Cincinnati to New York with sleepers from Cincinnati to New York, Columbus to New York, Cincinnati to Boston(via train #78 at Buffalo), Cincinnati to Buffalo, five sleepers from Toronto to New York(via train #382 at Buffalo), observation lounge sleeper from Cincinnati to New York, lounge coach from Cincinnati to New York, dining service for all meals, coaches from Cincinnati to New York.
Train #22, the "Lake Shore Limited" ran from Chicago to New York with a lounge sleeper car from Chicago to New York, sleepers from San Francisco to New York, Chicago to New York, Chicago to Boston, Chicago to Buffalo, Detroit to New York(from #364 at Buffalo), St. Louis to Boston(from #24 at Albany), dining car servicce for all meals, coaches from Chicago to New York, Albany to Boston.
Train #24, "The Knickerbocker" ran from St. Louis to New York with a lounge sleeping car from St. Louis, sleepers from St. Louis to New York, St. Louis to Boston(via #22 at Albany), St. Louis to Richmond, Va(via #406 at Indianapolis, C&O #4-46 at Cincinnati), Cincinnati to New York, Cleveland to New York, Cleveland to Toronto(via #371 at Buffalo), Pittsburg to Albany(via P&LE #7, NYC #276 at Ashtabula), Pittsburg to Toronto(via P&LE #7, NYC #272 Ashtabula, NYC #371 at Buffalo)Pittsburg to Buffalo(via P&LE #7, NYC #272 at Ashtabula), sleeper buffet lounge Pittsburg to Buffalo(via P&LE #7, NYC #272 at Ashtabula), dining car St. Louis to Cleveland, diner lounge car from Syracuse to New York, coaches St. Louis to New York, St. Louis to Cincinnati, Pittsburg to Buffalo(via P&LE #&, NYC #272 at Ashtabula).
Train #26, the "Twentieth Century Limited" an all-Pullman train from Chicago to New York with an observation lounge sleeper car from Chicago to New York, club lounge buffet car from Chicago to New York, sleepers from Los Angeles to New York, Chicago to New York, dining service from New York to Chicago. NO COACHES.
Train #30, "The Twilight Limited" ran from Chicago to Detroit with an observation parlor car from Chicago to Detroit, tavern lounge coach from Chicago to Detroit, parlor car from Chicago to Detroit, dining car service, and coaches from Chicago to Detroit.
Train #34, "The Cayuga" ran from Syracuse, Buffalo, and Upper New York with sleeping cars from Syracuse to New York, Rochester to New York, Buffalo to New York, Massena to New York, Ogdensburg to New York, coaches from Syracuse to New York, Massena to New York.
Train #38, "The Mohawk" ran from Buffalo to New York with a diner lounge car from Buffalo to Albany, coaches from Buffalo to New York.
Train #40, "The Missourian" ran from St. Louis to New York with a lounge-buffet sleeper from St. Louis to New York(buffet breakfast service into Buffalo), sleeping cars from St. Louis to New York, St. Louis to Buffalo, St. Louis to Cleveland, St. Louis to Detroit(via #304 from Bellefountaine), observation parlor car from Buffalo to New York, dining cars from St. Louis to Indianapolis, Buffalo to New York, tavern lounge coach from Buffalo to New York, coaches from St. Louis to New York, St. Louis to Detroit(via #304 from Bellefountaine).
Train #42, ran from Buffalo to Boston with sleeping cars from Buffalo to Boston, Albany to Boston, coaches from Buffalo to Boston.
Train #44, the "New York Special" ran from Chicago to New York with connection from Detroit, Jackson, Syracuse, Lake Placid, Massena, and Toronto. A lounge sleeping car ran from Detroit to Boston, sleepers from Chicago to New York, Chicago to Boston, Jackson to New York, Detroit to New York, Detroit to Hoboken(via DL&W #2 at Buffalo), Syracuse to New York, Lake Placid to New York, Massena to New York, dining cars from Chicago to New York, Detroit to Buffalo, coaches from Chicago to New York, Toronto to New York, Massena to New York. Additonal sleepers ran from Plattsburg to New York with a coach from Rouses Point to New York.
Train #46, the "Interstate Express" ran from Chicago to Boston with a lounge sleeper from Chicago to Boston, Detroit to Boston, sleepers from Chicago to Boston, Cleveland to Boston, Detroit to Boston, Toronto to Boston, Buffalo to Boston, parlor car from Detroit to Boston, dining car service, coaches from Chicago to Boston, Detroit to Pittsburg(via the P&LE) Detroit to Cleveland.
Train #48, "The Detroiter" ran from Detroit to New York with a lounge sleeping car from Detroit to New York, sleepers from Detroit to New York, Detroit to Boston(via #28 at Buffalo), Buffalo to New York(Buffet), dining service. PULLMAN CARS ONLY.
Train #50, the "Empire State Express" ran from Detroit to New York with an observation tavern lounge coach from Cleveland to New York, tavern lounge Parlor car from Cleveland to New York, Parlor cars from Cleveland to New York, Detroit to New York, dining cars from Cleveland to New York, Detroit to New York, coaches from Cleveland to New York, Detroit to New York.
Train #52, "The Easterner" ran from Cleveland to New York with sleepers from Buffalor to Boston(via #42 at Albany), Buffalo to New York, diner lounge car from Buffalo to New York, coaches from Cleveland to New York, Buffalo to Boston(via #42 from Albany).
Train #52 "The Easterner", MONDAYS ONLY, ran with a coach from Albany to New York.
Train #54, SUNDAYS ONLY, ran from Syracuse to New York with a diner lounge car and coaches from Syracuse to New York.
Train #58, the "Cleveland Limited" ran from Cleveland to New York with a lounge sleeper from Cleveland to New York(with a breakfast buffet into New York), sleepers from Cleveland to New York. PULLMAN CARS ONLY.
Train #62, the "Montreal Limited" ran from Montreal to New York with a lounge sleeper from Montreal to New York (buffet breakfast into New York), sleepers from Montreal to New York with coaches from Montreal to New York. Connection from the D&H #19 at Troy, NY.
Train #66, the "Advance Commodore Vanderbilt" ran from Chicago to New York with an observation lounge sleeping car from Chicago to New York, lounge sleeping car from Chicago to New York, sleeperes from Los Angeles to New York, Chicago to New York,dining car service for all meals. PULLMAN CARS ONLY.
Train #761-76, "The Cleveland Mercury" ran from Detroit to Cleveland with parlor cars from Detroit to Cleveland, parlor buffet lounge car from Detroit to Cleveland, dining car service for all meals, coaches from Detroit to Cleveland.
Train #78, "The Paul Revere" ran from St. Louis to Boston with sleepers from Cincinnati to Boston(from #16 at Buffalo), St. Louis to Boston(via #12 at Buffalo), Cleveland to Albany(via #6 at Buffalo), Pittsburg to Massena(from P&LE #33-NYC #284 at Buffalo to NYC #7 at Syracuse), dining car from Albany to Boston, coaches from Buffalo to Boston, St. Louis to Boston(from #18 at Buffalo).
Train #70, "The Chicagoan" ran from Chicago to New York with lounge sleeper from Chicago to New York, Chicago to Buffalo(breakfast buffet service into Buffalo), sleepers from Chicago to New York, Cincinnati to Buffalo(from #442 at Cleveland), dining car from Cleveland to New York, coaches from Chicago to New York.
"New Royal Palm" equipment with sleeping cars from Miami to Buffalo beginning December 18, 1953.
Train #96, the "Advance Empire State Express" ran from Buffalo to New York with a parlor car from Buffalo to New York(sleeper as parlor car), tavern lounge coach from Buffalo to New York, dining car from Buffalo to New York, coaches from Buffalo to New York, Toronto to New York(from #372 at Buffalo).
Train #144, "The Laurentian" from Montreal to New York with an observation parlor car from Montreal to New York, dining service from Montreal to Troy, Troy to New York, coaches from Montreal to New York.
Train #272, "Pittsburg-Buffalo Express"
