In 1960s, the C&O shifted the Resort Special name to a White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia to New York City route.

[2] It had two origin points by June 1921, from Chicago (Grand Central Station), and from Detroit (Fort Street Union Depot).

[4] Noteworthy resort locations en route were the Idlewild resort for African-Americans during the Jim Crow era, five miles to the east of Baldwin, the National Music Camp for young musicians and the Interlochen State Park in Interlochen and the Methodist revival camp in Bay View.

The PM's Petoskey Division also included regular year-round service trains that served local stations that the Resort Special bypassed.

[7] In the mid-1960s the C&O rejuvenated the name in an April - June and September - October two night a week eastbound only White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia-New York City all-Pullman train, running express from Covington, Virginia to Washington.