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Metropolitan Special
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The Metropolitan Special was a passenger train of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) that operated from 1971. For most of its career, it ran between St. Louis, Missouri, and Jersey City, New Jersey.
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![]() The Metropolitan in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in 1969 | |||||
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
Status | Discontinued | ||||
Locale | Mid-Atlantic United States; Midwestern United States | ||||
First service | 1919 | ||||
Last service | April 30, 1971 | ||||
Former operator(s) | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Jersey City, New Jersey St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 11 (westbound) 12 (eastbound) | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Seating arrangements | Reclining seat coaches [1958] | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Roomettes and double bedrooms | ||||
Catering facilities | Parlor-Dining car (Washington - Cincinnati), lunch counter and lounge rooms (Cincinnati - St. Louis) | ||||
Technical | |||||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) | ||||
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