passenger train operated new_york_city chicago operated pennsylvania premier train competing directly 20th continued operating merger long distance trains conveyed train amtrak amtrak discontinued train referred broadway manhattan broad way pennsylvania track right way large portion route history pennsylvania railroad express trains pennsylvania operated new_york_city chicago november pennsylvania renamed avoid confusion similarly named spelled broadway honored pennsylvania track broad way main line heavyweight era extra fare sleeper coach service train open platform observation car end washington hall scheduled running time hours reduced hours reductions took place final heavyweight running time hours minutes june received lightweight streamlined cars replace heavyweight steel cars day rival 20th streamlined styled new cars electric locomotive streamlined steam locomotives pennsylvania notably drive engines pre world war pennsylvania trains receive equipment general new_york chicago spirit washington chicago pennsylvania trains continued use heavyweight cars end world war cars built new standard march year baggage cars rebuilt heavyweight cars railroad shops pennsylvania train completely equipped lightweight sleeping cars world war train running time reduced hours equipped new streamlined equipment sleeper train carried compartments rooms single drawing rooms persons lounge observation cars built standard named mountain view tower view squared observation ends instead tapered rounded ends version contained master rooms radio showers introduced twin unit dining car mid train lounge car described cheerful richly appointed leisure deep soft latest periodicals libraries february listed westbound broadway limited train consist having fourteen cars normally assigned sleeping cars new_york chicago additional sleeping car new_york continuing los_angeles super chief twin unit dining car lounge car observation car train departed new_york eastern standard time arrived chicago following morning immune decline passenger rail transport resisted longer 20th began carrying coaches late began carrying coaches train united_states distinction long pennsylvania merged general december train long distance trains survive merger pennsylvania amtrak amtrak selected new company sole new_york chicago route amtrak operated washington section port road branch separated 1970s experienced chronic tracks ran degraded beginning route changed tracks abandoned downgraded successor changes included minor route new york central indiana major route baltimore indiana ohio desire abandon pittsburgh chicago railway change took effect november amtrak discontinued september face significant funding problems earned million costs million amtrak replaced coach rivers turn discontinued equipment standard built entirety equipment pool lightweight exception dining cars rebuilt pennsylvania shops equipment delivered included sleeping cars sleeper bar compartment drawing room double bedroom sleeping cars double bedroom sleeping cars sleeper lounge observation cars including famed dining car seated tables configurations featured small bar end seating sleeper bar lounge included secretary room barber shop shower bath bar lounge booth chair seating received additional equipment included harbor cove harbor rest sleeper bar double mountain view tower view sleeper lounge observation cars master rooms double bedroom received coaches time merged general penn central train carried coaches twin unit better remaining passenger trains cars far cry old days amtrak singled special treatment completely refurbished equipment penn central sleeping cars amtrak added consist amtrak tried rebuilt bedroom rock island sleeping cars limited capacity reduced revenue began receiving rebuilt cars coaches cars rebuilt total cost million
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