The Manhattan Limited was the Pennsylvania Railroad's running mate for the Broadway Limited, with both running between Penn Station in New York and Union Station in Chicago. While the Broadway was almost entirely first-class and intended to compete with the New York Central's 20th Century Limited, the Manhattan accommodated passengers of every class. It also made significantly more stops between New York and Chicago and thus took longer to reach its destination. The train made its last run in 1971, a casualty of the decline in passenger rail service in the U.S. However, Amtrak kept the Broadway Limited name and route operational until 1995.

Steam and smoke rising, snow falling.

6110 was built in April 1942 (several years after the VO1000 shown here).

In this photograph, less than a year later, no one has bothered to close the decorative doors covering the coupler and a panel near the headlight has slipped out of position.

These locomotives were designed for high-speed service powered by familiar coal but were soon eclipsed by more efficient diesel-electric locomotives and only lasted about 10 years. As DeeGee noted, an ambitious effort is underway to build a new one from scratch. Already the boiler, cab and several driving wheels have been fabricated and work is underway on the frame.

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The Manhattan Limited was originally an eastbound-only Chicago to New York train, but in 1913 the westbound Chicago Limited was renamed to provide service both ways. The Manhattan Limited was slower (more stops) and less luxurious (fewer sleeper and first-class accommodations) than the flagship Broadway Limited -- but the plaque below, from northeast Ohio, shows how seriously keeping to schedule was taken in those days.

Soon after the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads merged in 1968, Penn Central petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to discontinue the Manhattan Limited. Though permission was granted, passage of the Rail Passenger Act in 1970 gave a reprieve. But when Amtrak took over, it chose to refurbish the premier Broadway Limited, with the Manhattan Limited making its final run on April 30, 1971. (The Broadway Limited lasted until 1995.)

The T1 may yet live again.