The Shenandoah was an American

United States

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 named passenger train of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

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 (B&O), one of four daily B&O trains operating between New York City

New York City

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 and Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

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, via Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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 and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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 during the 1930s–1950s. Other B&O trains of that period on the route were the Capitol Limited, Columbian, and the Washington - Chicago Express

Washington - Chicago Express

The Washington–Chicago Express, an American named passenger train of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , was one of four daily B&O trains operating between Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois, via Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 1920s–1960s...

. After April 26, 1958, the B&O no longer operated passenger trains north of Baltimore, Maryland, which then became the eastern terminus of the Shenandoah for the remainder of its existence.

In the 1940s–1960s, the daily Shenandoah consisted of coaches, five Pullman sleeping car

Sleeping car

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s, a lounge car

Lounge car

A lounge car is a type of passenger car on a train, where riders can purchase food and drinks. The car may feature large windows and comfortable seating to create a relaxing diversion from standard coach or dining options...

 with a radio, and a full-service dining car

Dining car

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. Beginning in the early 1950s, the train also had a combination sleeper-dome car

Dome car

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 on alternate days.

The westbound Shenandoah, operating as Train # 7, left Washington in the late evening at 11:30 p.m., several hours after the 5 p.m. departure of the Capitol Limited and Columbian from the Nation's Capitol, making it a favorite of travelers seeking to make convenient connections with other railroads in Chicago including the streamliners of the Santa Fe

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

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 and Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

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s. The train also carried a heavy volume of mail and express, with "head-end" equipment such as Railway Post Office

Railway post office

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 cars a regular part of the Shenandoah's consist.

Prior to April 26, 1958, when the B&O discontinued passenger service north of Baltimore, the Shenandoah operated to New York City

New York City

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 via Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. As passenger patronage on American railroads continued to decline in the 1960s, the combination sleeper-dome and dining cars were dropped, and were renamed the Diplomat in 1964 and then dropped altogether in 1967.

Amtrak

Amtrak

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 revived the name in the 1970s

1970s

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 for the short-lived Shenandoah

Shenandoah (Amtrak)

The Shenandoah was a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak between Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati, Ohio. The Shenandoah shared the former Baltimore & Ohio route with the Blue Ridge, which ran as far west as Martinsburg, West Virginia....

, a Washington—Cincinnati train.

Schedule

In 1961, westbound Shenandoah Train # 7 operated on the following schedule (departure times at principal stops shown):

City	Departure time
Baltimore, Md. (Camden Station)	10:00 p.m.
Washington, D.C. (Union Station Union Station (Washington, D.C.) Washington Union Station is a train station and leisure destination visited by 32 million people each year in the center of Washington, D.C. The train station is served by Amtrak, MARC and Virginia Railway Express commuter rail services as well as by Washington Metro subway trains and local buses... )	11:15 p.m.
Martinsburg, W. Va.	12:56 a.m.
Cumberland, Md.	2:47 a.m.
Connellsville, Pa.	5:10 a.m.
McKeesport, Pa.	6:08 a.m.
Pittsburgh, Pa.	7:00 a.m.
Youngstown, Ohio	8:36 a.m.
Akron, Ohio	9:52 a.m.
Gary, Ind. (CT)	2:38 p.m.
Chicago (Grand Central Station Grand Central Station (Chicago) Grand Central Station was a passenger railroad terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, from 1890 to 1969. It was located at 201 W. Harrison Street in the south-western part of the Chicago Loop, the block bounded by Harrison Street, Wells Street, Polk Street and the Chicago River... )	3:45 p.m.
source: B&O timetable, October 29, 1961