Latter Day Southern Railway Passenger Trains

[overall]

I rode a Southern Railway Passenger Train in about 1965 (I think) from Sheffield, Alabama to Iuka, Missippi and back. I was probably in the first or second grade at the time. Can someone tell me what the name or number of that train was?

Thanks,

George

[FlyingCrow]

This would be The Tennessean, Southern #45 & 46.

This might interest you:  http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track1/tennessean195212.html

 

[Deggesty]

Southern's 35 & 36 were still running as day trains between Chattanooga and Memphis as late as June of 1965; I do not have ready access to my collection of Southern timetables, so I cannot give the approximate date when these trains were discontinued and only numbers 45 & 46 were running as a connection from/to the Pelican in Chattanooga. As long as 35 & 36 (which connected with the Birmingham Special in Chattanooga) were operated, the Tennesseean was a night train between Knoxville and Memphis.

I presume that you rode during the day.

[overall]

Thanks for the replies. 35 & 36 would have been it since we did ride in the day time. My mom and dad wanted to take me on a train trip so I would have that experiance. When the train pulled in and the conductor opened the trap, I started walking directly towards it right then. My father had to stop me and tell me to let those getting off did that first and then we could get on. Lesson # 1 in train riding.

George

[ehbowen]

Deggesty is correct. As of June, 1965 the southbound Birmingham Special arrived Chattanooga at 7:10 a.m., and No. 35 departed Chattanooga bound for Memphis at 8:00 a.m. It made all stops between Chattanooga and Sheffield-Tuscumbia (14 regular, 8 flag), arriving there at 11:35 a.m. It departed Sheffield at 11:45 a.m., making a flag stop at Barton and regular stops at Cherokee and Margerum before arriving at Iuka as a regular stop at 12:25 p.m. The return train No. 36 departed Iuka at exactly the same time (boy, your parents were cutting it close!), making the same stops and arriving Sheffield at 1:15 p.m.

Sounds like a fun day trip!

----Eric H. Bowen