The Chicago Limited was a train running from Hoboken, New Jersey to Chicago, Illinois run by the Lackawanna Railroad and west of Buffalo connecting with the Michigan Central Railroad's Wolverine, taking a route through Southwestern Ontario. The train left New York at 2 pm and would arrive in Chicago at 2 pm the next day.Official Guide of the Railways, 1936, DLW sectionNew York Central timetable, Michigan Central services, August, 1940 https://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/images/tt-mc-0840.pdf The Wabash Railroad's #1-11 hitched with the train for coach and sleeper service that veered from the Michigan Central route from Detroit westward. It took the Wabash's most southernly route through Montpelier, Ohio.Official Guide of the Railways, February 1932, Wabash railroad section
Eastbound, the train carried the name, Lackawanna Limited. Full service to Chicago ended in 1941. The DLW portion continued between Buffalo, New York and Hoboken was continued to 1949 and in that year was given a renaming as the DLW's Phoebe Snow.Official Guide of the Railways, 1936, DLW sectionNew York Central timetable, Michigan Central services, August, 1940 https://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/images/tt-mc-0840.pdf
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