Issued in the midst of the Second World War, this timetable predictably has a number of patriotic statements and ads. But it also has lots of interesting information about Milwaukee Road trains. Click image to download a 42.2-MB PDF of … Continue reading
In the 1950s, Norfolk & Western was a highly profitable coal hauler, but it didn’t serve enough big cities to be a major passenger carrier. Its main passenger line was from Norfolk to Cincinnati, served by two passenger trains, the … Continue reading
Unlike its rival, the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard didn’t have financial ties with railroads that connected to the Midwest. As a result, most of its passenger trains were concentrated in the New York-Florida market. This also meant its timetables were … Continue reading
The all-Pullman Panama Limited, Illinois Central’s premiere train, took 16-1/2 hours between Chicago and New Orleans for an average speed of nearly 56 miles per hour. It probably could have been a little faster if it didn’t have cars added … Continue reading
In 1957, the Atlantic Coast Line operated four trains a day between New York (via the PRR to Washington and RF&P to Richmond) and Florida, a fifth train that went as far as Savannah, Georgia, and a sixth train that … Continue reading
In the five years since yesterday’s edition, L&N’s timetable lost another 16 pages. The station index had been cut from two pages to one, rail fares were cut from two pages to one-and-a-half, four pages of connecting trains were eliminated … Continue reading
New streamlined sleeping cars were added to the Pan-American, Humming Bird, Georgian, and Gulf Wind, brags the advertisement on this timetable’s front cover (the back cover being the one shown below). The Pullman-built cars included bedrooms, roomettes, and sections. Click … Continue reading
Yesterday’s post mentioned that the Chicago-Florida South Wind, Dixie Flagler, Georgian, and the Humming Bird were all-coach trains in 1946. The front cover of this timetable (the cover below being the back) advertises that sleeping cars were added to these … Continue reading
As far as long-distance passengers go, the Louisville & Nashville was primarily a bridge railroad, carrying trains over a part of their journey that also went on several other railroads. Between New York and New Orleans, for example, L&N covered … Continue reading
Here’s a 1957 timetable from the railroad that started the Dixie Flyer, the train described in yesterday’s post. By 1957, that train was still operating, but it consisted solely of coaches — no food service cars — which must not … Continue reading
