AMERICA'S STREAMLINERS
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
(POST WW II)
Illinois Central's most celebrated new train introduced after the war was the City of New Orleans. A name which continues in use by Amtrak, although for a train on an overnight schedule more closely resembling the schedule of the Panama Limited. A mixture of lightweight and rebuilt heavyweight cars were used to equip this and a few additional trains. Illinois Central also acquired two twin unit diners and eight 10 roomette 6 bedroom sleepers from Chesapeake & Ohio. That railroad had many surplus new cars after cancelling its overly ambitious plans to introduce many new passenger trains. Illinois Central also acquired five of its own 10 roomette 6 bedroom sleepers. And the City of Miami received some sleepers, after operating with coaches only since its introduction in 1940. The City of New Orleans originally had a section from Louisville, discontinued in 1949.
Only streamlined trains and the most important stations are shown.
December 9, 1951 #1 #53 #19 #21 #5
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Chicago 7:50 am 8:10 am 10:30 am 4:45 pm 5:00 pm
Kankakee 8:46 am 9:03 am 11:23 am 5:38 pm 5:53 pm
Clinton ----- ----- 12:48 pm 7:07 pm -----
Springfield ----- ----- 1:40 pm 8:10 pm -----
St. Louis ----- ----- 4:00 pm 10:15 pm -----
Champaign 9:55 am 10:10 am ----- ----- 7:00 pm
Carbondale 12:48 pm 1:02 pm ----- ----- 9:41 pm
Memphis 5:25 pm ----- ----- ----- 2:28 am
Jackson MS 8:57 pm ----- ----- ----- 6:10 am
New Orleans 12:15 am ----- ----- ----- 9:30 am
Jackson TN ----- 4:25 pm ----- ----- -----
Birmingham ----- 9:50 pm ----- ----- -----
Columbus GA ----- 2:20 am ----- ----- -----
Albany GA ----- 4:35 am ----- ----- -----
Waycross ----- 6:50 am ----- ----- -----
Jacksonville ----- 8:40 am ----- ----- -----
Miami ----- 3:40 pm ----- ----- -----
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December 9, 1951 #6 #22 #20 #52 #2
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Miami ----- ----- ----- 5:40 pm -----
Jacksonville ----- ----- ----- 1:00 am -----
Waycross ----- ----- ----- 2:18 am -----
Albany GA ----- ----- ----- 4:45 am -----
Columbus GA ----- ----- ----- 6:50 am -----
Birmingham ----- ----- ----- 9:30 am -----
Jackson TN ----- ----- ----- 2:24 pm -----
New Orleans 5:00 pm ----- ----- ----- 7:30 am
Jackson MS 8:00 pm ----- ----- ----- 10:33 am
Memphis 11:35 pm ----- ----- ----- 2:10 pm
Carbondale 4:20 am ----- ----- 5:55 pm 6:50 pm
Champaign 7:25 am ----- ----- 8:43 pm 9:55 pm
St. Louis ----- 9:00 am 4:45 pm ----- -----
Springfield ----- 11:10 am 6:50 pm ----- -----
Clinton ----- 11:59 am 7:44 pm ----- -----
Kankakee 8:28 am 1:30 pm 9:10 pm 9:50 pm 10:58 pm
Chicago 9:30 am 2:30 pm 10:15 pm 10:55 pm 11:55 pm
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(Birmingham-Albany via Central of Georgia)
(Albany-Jacksonville via Atlantic Coast Line)
(Jacksonville-Miami via Florida East Coast)
#13 December 9, 1951 #14
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5:15 pm Chicago 12:15 pm
6:50 pm Rockford 10:35 am
7:28 pm Freeport 10:13 am
9:00 pm Dubuque 8:33 am
10:55 pm Waterloo 6:45 am
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CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (#1-#2)
(required 2 sets)
(all lightweight cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1947)
Baggage Express 1800/1801 (rebuilt heavyweight)
Baggage Dorm 1903/1904 (rebuilt heavyweight)
56 Seat Coach 2622/2623 (St. Louis-New Orleans)
56 Seat Coach 2624/2625 (Louisville-New Orleans)
56 Seat Coach 2626/2627 (Louisville-New Orleans)
Lunch Counter Lounge 4200/4201 (rebuilt heavyweight)
56 Seat Coach 2614/2615
56 Seat Coach 2616/2617
56 Seat Coach 2618/2619
Diner 4107/4106 (rebuilt heavyweight)
56 Seat Coach 2620/2621
48 Seat Coach 2610/2611
48 Seat Coach 2612/2613
Lounge Observation 3306/3305 (rebuilt heavyweight)
PANAMA LIMITED (#5-#6)
(required 2 sets)
Baggage Dorm 1901-1902 (rebuilt heavyweight)
10R/6BR Sleeper (13 cars available) (PS 1950)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper (12 cars available) (PS 1942)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper (12 cars available) (PS 1942)
10R/5BR Sleeper ?
Club Lounge ?
Twin Unit Diner 4125-4126 (PS 1950)
4BR/4C/2DR Sleeper Chicagoland/St. Louisan (PS 1942)
10R/6BR Sleeper (13 cars available) (PS 1950)
Parlor 3350 (rebuilt heavyweight) (Chicago-Carbondale)
10R/6BR Sleeper (13 cars available) (PS 1950) (St. Louis-New Orl.)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper (12 cars available) (PS 1942) (St. Louis-New Orl.)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper (12 cars available) (PS 1942) (Chicago-Jackson)
Parlor 3351 (rebuilt heavyweight) (Jackson-New Orleans)
2BR/2C/1DR Observation Gulfport/Memphis (PS 1950)
LAND O'CORN (#13-#14)
(required 1 set)
(all coaches built by Pullman-Standard in 1947)
(cafe lounge rebuilt heavyweight car)
56 Seat Coach 2628-2640 (from series)
56 Seat Coach 2628-2640 (from series)
56 Seat Coach 2628-2640 (from series)
56 Seat Coach 2628-2640 (from series)
Cafe Lounge 4151
DAYLIGHT (#19-#20)
(required 1 set)
(all cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1947)
Baggage Express 1802-1803 (from series) (rebuilt heavyweight)
56 Seat Coach 2628-2640 (from series)
56 Seat Coach 2628-2640 (from series)
56 Seat Coach 2628-2640 (from series)
56 Seat Coach 2628-2640 (from series)
Coach Tavern 3336 - Forest Park
Diner 4110 - Shadrach Bond
Parlor Lounge 3326 - La Salle
Parlor Observation 3311 - Fort Dearborn
GREEN DIAMOND (#21-#22)
(required 1 set)
(all coaches built by Pullman-Standard in 1947)
(all other cars rebuilt heavyweight cars)
Baggage Express 1802-1803 (from series) (rebuilt heavyweight)
56 Seat Coach 2631 - Springfield
56 Seat Coach 2632 - Litchfield
56 Seat Coach 2633 - Clinton
56 Seat Coach 2636 - Kankakee
Coach Tavern 3335 - Grant Park
Diner 4109 - Auguste Choteau
Parlor Lounge 3325 - Pierre Laclede
Parlor Observation 3310 - Mark Beaubien
CITY OF MIAMI (#52-#53)
(required 1 set/operated every third day)
Baggage Dorm 1900 - Bougainvilla (PS 1940)
54 Seat Coach ?
Diner Lounge ?
10R/6BR Sleeper (13 cars available) (PS 1950)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper (12 cars available) (PS 1942)
6S/6R/4BR Sleeper (12 cars available) (PS 1942) (Chicago-Jacksonville)
60 Seat Coach 2601-2603 (from series) (PS 1940) (Chicago-Jacksonv.)
52 Seat Coach 2600 - Camellia (PS 1940)
54 Seat Coach ACL 247? (PS 1950)
Diner 4100 - Palm Garden (PS 1940)
56 Seat Coach FEC (3 cars available) (PS 1950)
56 Seat Coach FEC (3 cars available) (PS 1950) (St. Louis-Miami)
Tavern Observation 3300 - Bamboo Grove (PS 1940)