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| name            = ''Cincinnatian''
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| image           = The Cincinnatian Baltimore and Ohio steam locomotive 1956.JPG
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| caption         = The streamlined steam ''Cincinnatian'' in 1956.
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| status          = Discontinued
| locale          = [[Midwestern United States]]
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| first           = January 19, 1947
| last            = April 30, 1971
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| formeroperator  = [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]
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| start           = [[Michigan Central Station|Detroit, Michigan]] (1950–1971)
| stops           = 14 (incl. [[Toledo Union Station|Toledo]], Lima, Dayton) (1950–1971)
| end             = [[Cincinnati Union Station|Cincinnati, Ohio]] (1950–1971)
| distance        = {{convert|258.1|mi|km}} 1950, southbound from Detroit to Cincinnati
| journeytime     = 6 hours, 35 minutes (southbound and northbound) 
| frequency       = Daily
| trainnumber     = 75: westbound (To 1950)<br>76: eastbound<br> 53: southbound (From 1950)<br>54: northbound
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| seating         = [[Passenger_railroad_car#Coach|Reclining seat coaches]]
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| catering        = [[Lounge_car#Tavern-lounge_cars|Observation-lounge diner]], with radio;<br>Stewardess service
| observation     = "Fiesta car," with radio [1955]
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The '''''Cincinnatian''''' was a [[List of named passenger trains|named passenger train]] operated by the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] (B&O). The B&O inaugurated service on January 19, 1947, with service between [[Baltimore, Maryland]] and [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], carrying the number 75 westbound and 76 eastbound, essentially a truncated route of the ''[[National Limited]]'' which operated between Jersey City, New Jersey and St. Louis.<ref name=leaves>{{Schwieterman-Leaves-Eastern|pages=312–315}}</ref>

This route was unsuccessful due to the thin population along the line, and the route was changed on June 25, 1950, from a Baltimore–Cincinnati daylight schedule to a [[Detroit]]–[[Cincinnati]] daylight schedule where it would remain until the creation of [[Amtrak]]. On this new routing, originating from the New York Central's [[Michigan Central Station]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Table 50|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=87 |issue=7 |date=December 1954}}</ref> the train sets became successful almost from the beginning. This replaced the ''Great Lakes Limited,'' which southbound, ran from Detroit to Cincinnati. Passengers wishing to travel all the way to Louisville had to take an unnamed [[sleeping cars|night train]] counterpart, #57. The northbound night train counterpart was #58.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trains.com/community/forum/post.asp?method=ReplyQuote&REPLY_ID=636753&TOPIC_ID=35270&FORUM_ID=3&S_ID=2|title=trains.com}}{{Dead link|date=July 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="auto">Baltimore & Ohio timetable, July 1948 http://streamlinermemories.info/Eastern/B&O48TT.pdf</ref><ref>Baltimore & Ohio timetable, October 1955</ref> The 57/58 became named the ''[[Night Express (B&O train)|Night Express]]'' in 1960.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Baltimore and Ohio, Table 15, Named on the consist table, 'Pullman, Coach and Dining Car Service,'  |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=92 |issue=12 |date=May 1960}}</ref> The ''Cincinnatian'' on this route used lots of mail cars, which contributed to the route's success.

== History ==
The ''Cincinnatian'' is most famed for its original dedicated equipment, rebuilt in the B&O [[Mount Clare Shops]]. The design work was done by [[Olive Dennis]], a pioneering [[civil engineering|civil engineer]] employed by the railroad and appointed by [[Daniel Willard]] to special position in charge of such work for passenger service.<ref>{{cite book|title = Daniel Willard and Progressive Management on the Baltimore & Ohio | page = 87| first = David M. | last = Vrooman | publisher = Ohio State University Press |
year = 1991| location = Columbus}}</ref> Four P-7 "president" class [[4-6-2|Pacific]] locomotives (5301-5304) were rebuilt and shrouded as class P-7d, with [[roller bearing]]s on all axles and larger six-axle [[Tender (railroad car)|tender]]s. Older heavyweight passenger cars were completely stripped and rebuilt as [[streamliner]]s. The livery used the blue and gray scheme designed by [[Otto Kuhler]], which Dennis laid on the engine and tender in a pattern of horizontal stripes and angled lines.<ref>{{cite book|title = B&O Power|first = Lawrence| last = Sagle|publisher= Alvin F. Staufer|year = 1964|pages=241, 266}}</ref> The train's stop in [[Lima, Ohio]] was at the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s [[Lima station (Pennsylvania Railroad)|Lima station]], so passengers were able to transfer to the PRR's east-west trains there.<ref>'Official Guide of the Railways,' June 1961, Index of stations</ref>

By fall, 1966, the train switched over to the [[Fort Street Union Depot]] for its travel to and from Detroit.<ref>C&O/B&O timetable, January 27, 1964, Table D http://streamlinermemories.info/Eastern/C&OB&O66-10TT.pdf</ref> In 1970 and 1971, the ''Cincinnatian'' was the only B&O train on the Cincinnati-Detroit route. The trains no longer offered checked baggage, as passengers had to carry their own luggage on and off the coaches. Service ended on April 30, 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lanepl.org/blount/jbcols/documents/A8FCDC056A726AB74C810A4CF590923DCD5F846D.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060517062241/http://www.lanepl.org/blount/jbcols/documents/A8FCDC056A726AB74C810A4CF590923DCD5F846D.html |url-status=dead |title=lanepl.org|archivedate=May 17, 2006}}</ref> When [[Amtrak]] took over service on May 1, 1971, it did not continue operating any of B&O's remaining passenger routes.

==Station list==
{| class="wikitable"
!Stations
!State
|-
|Detroit - [[Fort Street Union Depot|Fort St. Depot]]
|[[Michigan]]
|-
|[[Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza (Toledo)|Toledo]]
|rowspan="12"|[[Ohio]]
|-
|Deshler
|-
|[[Lima station (Pennsylvania Railroad)|Lima]]
|-
|Wapakoneta
|-
|Sidney
|-
|Piqua
|-
|Troy
|-
|[[Dayton Union Station|Dayton]]
|-
|Middletown
|-
|[[Hamilton station (Ohio)|Hamilton]]
|-
|Winton Place
|-
|[[Cincinnati Union Terminal|Cincinnati]]
|}

==Equipment==
The original 1947 ''Cincinnatian'' consisted of rebuilt heavyweight cars:

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;First consist
* #1307 ''Eden Park'' baggage-crew's room-buffet-lounge
* #3565 ''Indian Hill'' coach (60 seats)
* #3572 ''Oakley'' coach (56 seats)
* #3567 ''College Hill'' coach (60 seats)
* #3304 ''Peebles Corner'' cafe-observation
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;Second consist
* #1308 ''Hyde Park'' baggage-crew's room-buffet-lounge
* #3566 ''Winton Place'' coach (60 seats)
* #3573 ''Norwood'' coach (56 seats)
* #3568 ''Walnut Hills'' coach (60 seats)
* #3305 ''Fountain Square'' cafe-observation
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There were stewardess' rooms in the ''Oakley'' and ''Norwood''. Two 52-seat coaches, the ''Avondale'' (#3574) and ''Price Hill'' (#3575), replaced the ''College Hill'' and ''Walnut Hill''.<ref name="wayner">{{Wayner - Car names, numbers, consists|page=54}}</ref>

==Route==
From Detroit to Toledo, the trains ran with trackage rights on the [[Pere Marquette Railway]] and the [[Wabash Railroad]]. From Toledo south, the tracks were Baltimore and Ohio owned. The route was straight south Toledo to Deshler (junction with B&O's Washington–Chicago main line), Lima, Piqua, Dayton, Hamilton, then Cincinnati.<ref>B&O 1950 Timetable</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{YouTube|id=eNn99V4OpAQ|title=B&O Cincinnatian Deshler Ohio ca. 1960}}

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[[Category:Passenger trains of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of the United States]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1947]]
[[Category:Transportation in Ohio]]
[[Category:Passenger rail transportation in Cincinnati]]
[[Category:Passenger rail transportation in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Railway services discontinued in 1971]]