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  • Discussion relating to the NYC and subsidiaries, up to 1968. Visit the NYCS Historical Society for more information.
Discussion relating to the NYC and subsidiaries, up to 1968. Visit the NYCS Historical Society for more information.

Moderator: Otto Vondrak

 #22142  by coalmine
 
In my never-ending study of the ww2-era, NYC, this is right at the top of the list for complicated sleeper routings, en route switching, etc.

14 - "Interstate Express"
46 - "Boston Special" Lv. 9:50 a.m. (LaSalle St.) Arr. 9:40 p.m. (Buffalo)
Train 14 “Interstate Express”
Chicago-New York Sleeping Car: 14 sections (In NYC 44 from Buffalo)
Cleveland-Lake Placid Sleeping Car: 10 sections/ drawing room/ compartment (Tuesdays and Fridays only; June 26-September 24) In NYC 44 from Buffalo to Utica-to Adirondack Division Train 13 from Utica
Cincinnati-New York Sleeping Car: 14 sections (From NYC 404 @ Cleveland to NYC 44 @ Buffalo
Chicago-Boston Sleeping Cars: 14 sections; drawing room/2 compartments/ lounge (To NYC 46 @ Buffalo)
Lounge Car: Chicago-Boston (To NYC 46 @ Buffalo)

Train 46 “Boston Special” Lv. Buffalo10:00 p.m. Arr. Boston 9:10 a.m.

Chicago-Boston Sleeping Cars: 14 sections; drawing room/2 compartments/
lounge (From NYC 14 @ Buffalo)
Detroit-Boston Sleeping Car: 8 sections/drawing room/3 double bedrooms (From NYC 44 @ Buffalo)
Toronto-Boston Sleeping Car:10 sections/drawingroom/2 compartments (From TH&B 380 @ Buffalo)
Buffalo-Boston Sleeping Car: 8 sections/5 single bedrooms
Rochester-Boston sleeping Car: 12 sections/drawing room (Xpt Sat.) (From NYC 30 @ Albany)
Buffalo-Montreal Sleeping Car: 10 sections/buffet (to Adirondack Division Train 5 @ Utica)
Lake Placid-Boston Sleeping Car: 12 sections/drawing room (Sun. only July 5-August 30; also Sept. 7; from Adirondack Division Train 14 @ Utica)
Lounge Car: Chicago-Boston (From NYC 14 @ Buffalo)
Diner: Springfield-Boston
Coaches: Chicago-Boston (From NYC 14 @ Buffalo)
Coaches: Chicago-Boston (to NYC 46 @ Buffalo); Detroit-Pittsburgh (From Detroit Branch Train 305; Detroit-Cleveland (From Detroit Branch Train 305)

Trains 14 and 46 ran together from Chicago to Buffalo.

Train 14 and 44 ran together from Buffalo t New York.

14/44 “Interstate Express”
“New York Special” 10:10 p.m. (Buffalo) 7:10 a.m. New York
Chicago-New York Sleeping Car: 14 sections (In NYC 44 from Buffalo)
Cleveland-Lake Placid Sleeping Car: 10 sections/ drawing room/ compartment (Tuesdays and Fridays only; June 26-September 24) In NYC 44 from Buffalo to Utica-to Adirondack Division Train 13 from Utica
Cincinnati-New York Sleeping Car: 14 sections (From NYC 404 @ Cleveland)
Chicago-New York Sleeping Cars: 14 sections (From NYC 14 @ Buffalo)
8 section/drawing room/2 compartments (via Niagara Falls From NYC 246 @ Buffalo
Chicago-Montreal Sleeping Car: 8 sections/drawing room/2 compartments (In CP 22 from Detroit)
Grand Rapids-New York Sleeping Car: 8 sections/drawing room/2 compartments (From NYC 108 @ Jackson)
Bay City-New York Sleeping Car: 8 sections/drawing room/2 compartments (From NYC 208 @ Detroit)
Toronto-New York Sleeping Car: 10 sections/drawing room/2 compartments (From TH&B 380 @ Buffalo)
Niagara Falls-New York Sleeping Car: 6 sections/6 double bedrooms (From NYC 246 @ Buffalo)
Rochester-New York Sleeping Car: 12 sections/drawing room (From Auburn Road 18 @ Syracuse
Sleeping Cars from Adirondack Division 4 @ Utica
Malone-New York: 10 sections/drawing room/2 compartments
Lake Placid-New York: 8 sections/drawing room/2 compartments (from Adirondack Division 14 June 20-Sept. 13)
Sleeping Cars from Adirondack Division 14 @ Utica June 20-Sept. 13
Lake Placid-New York: 8 section/buffet lounge; 8 section/drawing room/
2 compartments; 10 sections/drawing room/2 compartments;
Sleeping Cars from Adirondack Division 14 @ Utica June 21-Sept. 13 (Sun. only)
Lake Placid-New York: 4 compartments/4 double bedrooms/2 drawing rooms; 13 double bedrooms
Sleeping Cars from St. Lawrence Division 80 @ Utica
Watertown-New York: 10 sections/2 drawing rooms (Ex. Sat.)
Massena-New York: 10 sections/3 double bedrooms
Ogdensburg-New York: 12 sections/drawing room; 8 sections/drawing room/2 compartments (Sun. only; June 14-Sept 7, Sept 13 and 30)
Clayton-New York: 8 sections/5 double bedrooms (Xpt Fri and Sat; June 14-Sept. 7, Sept. 13 and 30; 4 compartments/4 bedrooms/2 drawing rooms (Sun. only July 5-aufg 30, Sept. 7)
Coaches: Chicago-New York; Chicago-Montreal (via CP23 from Detroit); Lake Placid-New York (From Adirondack Division 14 @ Utica June 30-Sept. 13)

Source is June 7, 1942 Form 1001.

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