AMERICA'S STREAMLINERS
CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS
(POST WW II)
Chicago & Eastern Illinois introduced two streamliners of its own in 1946, after having hosted the Florida East Coast's Dixie Flagler since 1940.
Only streamlined trains and the most important stations are shown.
March, 1947 #99 #3 #25
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Chicago 8:00 am 5:20 pm 5:30 pm
Villa Grove ----- ----- 8:10 pm
Salem ----- ----- 10:21 pm
Cypress ----- ----- 12:40 am
Danville 10:03 am 7:28 pm -----
Terre Haute 11:05 pm 8:28 pm -----
Evansville 1:23 pm 10:30 pm -----
Nashville 4:33 pm ----- -----
Chattanooga 8:03 pm ----- -----
Atlanta 12:28 am ----- -----
Waycross 7:20 am ----- -----
Jacksonville 9:10 am ----- -----
Miami 3:55 pm ----- -----
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March, 1947 #4 #26 #98
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Miami ----- ----- 5:35 pm
Jacksonville ----- ----- 12:10 am
Waycross ----- ----- 1:43 am
Atlanta ----- ----- 8:40 am
Chattanooga ----- ----- 11:02 am
Nashville ----- ----- 2:30 pm
Evansville 6:50 am ----- 5:42 pm
Terre Haute 8:55 am ----- 7:43 pm
Danville 9:55 am ----- 8:46 pm
West Vienna ----- 5:15 am -----
Salem ----- 7:35 am -----
Villa Grove ----- 9:59 am -----
Chicago 11:59 am 12:25 pm 10:55 pm
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(Evansville-Nashville via Louisville & Nashville)
(Nashville-Atlanta via Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis)
(Atlanta-Jacksonville via Atlantic Coast Line)
(Jacksonville-Miami via Florida East Coast)
WHIPPOORWILL (#3-#4)
(required 1 set)
(all cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1946)
Baggage Mail Coach 304 - Turkey Run
60 Seat Coach 460 - Vigo Trail
60 Seat Coach 461 - Vincennes Trail
60 Seat Coach 462 - Vanderburg Trail
60 Seat Coach 463 - Vermillion Trail
Diner 505 - Shakamak Inn
Parlor Observation 702 - Chicagoland
MEADOWLARK (#25-#26)
(required 1 set)
(all cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1946)
Baggage Mail Grill 602 - Sparhawk Inn
60 Seat Coach 464 - Hubbard Trail
60 Seat Coach 465 - Egyptian Trail
60 Seat Coach 466 - Horseshoe Trail
DIXIE FLAGLER (#98-#99)
(required 1 set/operated every third day)
(all cars built by Budd in 1939)
(cars owned by Florida East Coast Railway)
Baggage Dorm Coach Indian River
60 Seat Coach New Smyrna Beach
52 Seat Coach Delray Beach
Diner Fort Lauderdale
60 Seat Coach Hollywood
60 Seat Coach Melbourne
Tavern Observation Lake Worth