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Blue Ridge Limited
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The Blue Ridge Limited was one of six daily American named passenger trains operated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) during the late 1930s between Washington, D. C. and Chicago, Illinois, via Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Inaugurated in 1934, the once high-status train was discontinued in 1949.
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Overview | |
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Service type | Inter-city rail |
Status | Discontinued |
Locale | Mid-Atlantic United States, Midwestern United States |
First service | 1934 |
Last service | February 20, 1949 |
Former operator(s) | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad |
Route | |
Termini | Washington, D.C. Chicago |
Train number(s) | 15/16 |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) |
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