PRR Broadway Limited

The Broadway Limited was a passenger train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) between New York City and Chicago. It operated from 1912 to 1995. It was the Pennsylvania's premier train, competing directly with the New York Central Railroad's 20th Century Limited. The Broadway Limited continued operating after the formation of Penn Central (PC) in February 1968, one of the few long-distance trains to do so. PC conveyed the train to Amtrak in 1971, who operated it until 1995. The train's name referred not to Broadway in Manhattan, but rather to the "broad way" of PRR's four-track right-of-way along the majority of its route.

[@kevinhoward9593]

i wish i could go back in time to ride the train.

[@ronaldstokes4841]

The Broadway was a 4-track main but as kids we played on those tracks in Philly and there were 8 tracks across this wide expanse at Front Street, with an added 2 sidings. When a train was in the distance, one couldn' tell which track it was on. Hence, to us it was a game of 'chicken' to pick the track and stay as long as you can. We did get locked up once by railroad police. Well, no charges but our parents hadda come get us.

[@cats0182]

I believe that the Broadway Limited died when the PRR died and became the Penn Central. After that,, the Conrail and AMTRAK versions were merely passenger trains running on only parts of the original route especially west of Harrisburg. The same can be said of AMTRAK's Lake Shore Limited.