Baltimore & Ohio Railway,
Num 26
The Columbian
(Eastbound)
The Columbian
(Eastbound)
Streamliner
Chicago IL to Washington DC
767 miles. 16 hrs 25 min.
Through Service
to: New York via Capitol Limited No 6
Amenities ...
COACH ONLY, no sleepers. Dining Car.On Dec 19, 1941, route extended from Jersey City to Chicago. Streamliner inaugurated in 1949, name replaced an earlier heavy-weight NY-Washington train. Reserve seating Washington to Chicago, Stewardess Nurse. This was an overnight train, and so the dome cars had little to see. So flood lights were added to illuminate the country side (except in urban areas).
| Arrives | Connecting Cities | Departs |
|---|---|---|
| - - - | Grand Central Station Chicago IL• |
3:40 PM C |
| 4:21 PM C | South Chicago IL• | 4:21 PM C |
| 4:39 PM C | Gary IN• | 4:39 PM C |
| 6:35 PM E | La Paz IN | 6:35 PM E |
| 7:34 PM E | Garrett IN | 7:39 PM E |
| 8:18 PM E | Defiance OH• | 8:18 PM E |
| 9:12 PM E | Fostoria OH• | 9:12 PM E |
| 9:28 PM E | Tiffin OH | 9:28 PM E |
| 11:23 PM E | Union Station Akron OH• |
11:23 PM E |
| 12:28 AM E | Youngstown OH• | 12:28 AM E |
| 2:00 AM E | P&LE Station Pittsburgh PA• |
2:03 AM E |
| 2:30 AM E | McKeesport PA• | 2:30 AM E |
| 3:26 AM E | Connellsville PA• | 3:31 AM E |
| 5:50 AM E | Cumberland MD• | 5:55 AM E |
| 7:29 AM E | Martinsburg WV• | 7:29 AM E |
| 8:47 AM E | Silver Spring MD | 8:47 AM E |
| 9:05 AM E | Union Station Washington DC• |
