Buffalo Day Express
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The Buffalo Day Express was a long-distance north–south Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Washington, D.C., to Buffalo, New York. It had a second branch that originated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and at times, from New York, New York. In the southbound direction, the train ran by the name, Washington Express.[1] It was the longest running of trains on the Washington-Buffalo route, north through central Pennsylvania on the Buffalo Line, operating from 1900 to the latter years of the 1960s, with a shortened segment until 1971.[2][3]
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Service type | Inter-city rail |
Status | discontinued |
Locale | Northeastern United States/Mid-Atlantic States |
First service | 1900 |
Last service | 1968 |
Former operator(s) | Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) |
Route | |
Termini | Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Buffalo, New York |
Distance travelled | 435.4 miles (700.7 km) |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 571 (northbound), 570 (southbound) |
On-board services | |
Seating arrangements | coach |
Catering facilities | dining car, cafe coach |
Observation facilities | parlor car |
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