In 1963, the Florida East Coast Railroad, which was just emerging from bankruptcy, decided to buck the union work rules that had been accepted by the rest of the railroad industry. This allowed the railroad to operate much more efficiently, … Continue reading
The City of Miami required four different railroads to make the 1,500-mile trip between Chicago and Miami, and Illinois Central had the longest segment between Chicago and Birmingham. The trains left Chicago/Birmingham early in the morning and arrived at the … Continue reading
The success of the Silver Meteor and Champion inspired several railroads to join with the Altantic Coast Line and Florida East Coast in providing coach streamliner service between Chicago and Miami in December, 1940. Such service was complicated by the … Continue reading
