Atlantic Coast Line and Florida East Coast also participated with several other railroads in operation of three separate streamliners between Chicago and Miami, each operating every third day and overall providing daily service between the two endpoints. The Dixie Flagler originally used cars owned by Florida East Coast, and is described below. Also existing was the City Of Miami, originally using cars owned by Illinois Central, and the South Wind, originally using cars owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad. By 1951, the Dixie Flagler and South Wind schedules were lengthened to those shown below, with each train requiring two sets. While the City of Miami continued to require one set, operating on a different schedule not shown. It is not clear what additional cars were used to enable two sets for these trains. It is also not known what sleepers were used for the Dixie Flagler, which previously had only coaches.
#1 #91 #5 Sept. 30, 1951 #2 #92 #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ----- 9:00 am Chicago ----- ----- 5:50 pm 2:20 pm 3:40 pm ----- New York 10:15 am 12:30 pm ----- 4:02 pm 5:22 pm ----- Philadelphia 8:30 am 10:51 am ----- 5:35 pm 6:53 pm ----- Baltimore 7:01 am 9:21 am ----- 6:40 pm 8:00 pm ----- Washington 6:20 am 8:40 am ----- 9:10 pm 10:25 pm ----- Richmond 3:35 am 5:50 am ----- 2:20 am 3:15 am ----- Florence 10:25 pm 12:45 am ----- 3:45 am 4:40 am ----- Charleston 8:42 pm 11:02 pm ----- 5:40 am 6:40 am ----- Savannah 7:05 pm 9:25 pm ----- ----- ----- 8:00 am Waycross ----- ----- 8:43 pm 8:30 am 9:40 am 9:45 am Jacksonville 4:35 pm 6:55 pm 7:20 pm ----- 12:15 pm ----- Sanford ----- 3:43 pm ----- ----- 3:15 pm ----- Tampa ----- 12:40 pm ----- ----- 11:40 am ----- Gainesville ----- 4:18 pm ----- ----- 1:47 pm ----- Leesburg ----- 2:10 pm ----- ----- 4:55 pm ----- St. Petersburg ----- 11:15 am ----- 11:47 am ----- 12:56 pm Melbourne 12:51 pm ----- 3:36 pm 3:30 pm ----- 4:45 pm Miami 9:15 am ----- 12:01 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (New York-Washington via Pennsylvania Railroad) (Washington-Richmond via Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac) (Jacksonville-Miami via Florida East Coast) EAST COAST CHAMPION (#1-#2) (required 3 sets) 44 Seat Coach (New York-Miami) 10R/6BR Sleeper (New York-Jacksonville) 10R/6BR Sleeper (New York-Miami) 10R/6BR Sleeper (New York-Miami) 10R/6BR Sleeper (New York-Miami) 6BR Lounge (New York-Miami) Diner (New York-Miami) Diner (New York-Miami) 52 Seat Coach (New York-Miami) 54 Seat Coach (New York-Miami) 54 Seat Coach (New York-Miami) 54 Seat Coach (New York-Miami) 54 Seat Coach (New York-Miami) 54 Seat Coach (New York-Miami) 54 Seat Coach (New York-Jacksonville) Tavern Lounge Obs. (New York-Miami) WEST COAST CHAMPION (#91-#92) (required 3 sets) Baggage Dorm Coach (New York-Tampa) 54 Seat Coach (New York-Tampa) 54 Seat Coach (New York-St. Petersburg) 54 Seat Coach (New York-St. Petersburg) 54 Seat Coach (New York-Sarasota) 54 Seat Coach (New York-Tampa) Tavern Lounge (New York-Tampa) Diner (New York-Tampa) 6BR Lounge (New York-Tampa) 10R/6BR Sleeper (New York-Tampa) 10R/6BR Sleeper (New York-Tampa) 10R/6BR Sleeper (New York-Sarasota) Diner (Jacksonville-St. Petersburg) 10R/6BR Sleeper (New York-St. Petersburg) 10R/6BR Sleeper (New York-St. Petersburg) CARS ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT TRAINS Baggage Dorm Coach 100-101/FEC New Smyrna (Budd 1939) Baggage Dorm Coach 102-104 (Budd 1940) Baggage Dorm Coach 105-107/FEC Banana River/St. Johns River (Budd 1947) Baggage 150-151/FEC 501 (ACF 1950) 60 Seat Coach 200-205/FEC Boca Raton (Budd 1939) 52 Seat Coach 206-207/FEC Vero Beach (Budd 1939) 56 Seat Coach 208-215 (Budd 1940) 56 Seat Coach FEC (9 cars) (Budd 1946) 54 Seat Coach 216-220/FEC Belleglade/FEC Homestead (Budd 1947) 46 Seat Coach 221-223 (Budd 1947) 54 Seat Coach 224-227/PRR 4046-4057/RF&P 801-806 (Budd 1947) 54 Seat Coach 228-246/PRR 4043-4044/RF&P 810-812 (PS 1949) 56 Seat Coach FEC Hypoluxo/FEC Salerno (PS 1950) Tavern Observation 250-251/FEC Bay Biscayne (Budd 1939) Tavern Observation 252-254 (Budd 1940) Tavern Observation 255-257/FEC (3 cars) (Budd 1947) Diner New York/Philadelphia/FEC Fort Pierce (Budd 1939) Diner Baltimore/Boston/Newark (Budd 1940) Diner St. Petersburg/Tampa/Washington (Budd 1947) Diner FEC Fort _____ (3 cars) (Budd 1947) Diner (13 cars) (PS 1950) 6BR Lounge _____ Beach (9 cars) (ACF 1949) 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ County (4 cars) (PS 1950/ex C&O) 10R/6BR Sleeper _____ County (42 cars) (PS 1949) 21R Sleeper _____ Island (10 cars) (PS 1949) 14R/2DR Sleeper _____ River (10 cars) (ACF 1950) #5 Sept. 30, 1951 #6 ---------------------------------- 9:00 am Chicago 5:50 pm 12:30 pm Terre Haute 2:15 pm 2:55 pm Evansville 12:01 pm 6:05 pm Nashville 8:50 am 10:25 pm Chattanooga 6:30 am 1:40 am Atlanta 3:25 am 8:00 am Waycross 8:43 am 9:45 am Jacksonville 7:20 pm 4:45 pm Miami 12:01 pm ---------------------------------- (Chicago-Evansville via Chicago & Eastern Illinois) (Evansville-Nashville via Louisville & Nashville) (Nashville-Atlanta via Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis) (Atlanta-Waycross via Atlanta Birmingham & Coast Railroad) (Waycross-Jacksonville via Atlantic Coast Line) (Jacksonville-Miami via Florida East Coast) DIXIE FLAGLER (#5-#6) ORIGINAL 1939 CONSIST (required 2 sets/operated every third day) (all cars built by Budd in 1939) Baggage Dorm Coach FEC Indian River 60 Seat Coach FEC New Smyrna Beach 52 Seat Coach FEC Delray Beach Diner FEC Fort Lauderdale 60 Seat Coach FEC Hollywood 60 Seat Coach FEC Melbourne Tavern Observation FEC Lake Worth 1951 ASSIGNED EQUIPMENT Baggage Dorm Coach 6S/6BR Sleeper 10R/6BR Sleeper 5BR Lounge Diner 10R/6BR Sleeper (Chicago-Jacksonville) 56 Seat Coach (Chicago-Jacksonville) 52 Seat Coach 52 Seat Coach Tavern Observation