General Discussion (Classic Trains)

If the question is not closed I have one more the Mermaid a PRSL train between Philadelphia and Atlantic City.

Al - in - Stockton

The Nancy Hanks II was a Central of Georgia passenger train, not Southern Railway.  It did not turn a wheel on the Southern, only the CofG.  The Southern controlled the CofG after 1963, but the Nancy was inaugurated in 1948, long before the Southern conquest - er, takeover - of the Central.

 The Central of Georgia still exists as a legal entity but for operating purposes is part and parcel of NS. Until fairly recently it had separate (and different) contracts with the operating unions.  Possibly still does.

 Bob Hanson, Loganville, GA 

Dixie Flagler was the wife of Henry Flagler and the train was named for her.

Al - in - Stockton 

Nice try, Al.

Henry Flagler had three wives at one time or another - none of whom were named Dixie.  No.s one and three were named Mary, wife No. 2 was named Alice.

No cigar, there.

Bob Hanson, Loganville, GA

All the trains I know of have been mentioned so it's time to draw this question to a close. By my count the score is:

Henry - 1

Al-in-Stockton - 3 (Sorry but the Meremaid wasm't named after a specific woman and doesn't count.)

adkdivfan - 1

Al is our winner and gets to ask the next question.

Mark

I am looking for the name of a train the RR that operated that train and at least three of the routes the train was assigned to?

Al - in - Stockton

Gentlemen you have twenty questions starting now. 

The George Washington, Chesapeake & Ohio, Washington, D.C. (Newport News)  - train joined in Charlottesville, VA, then ran thru West Virginia but was "decoupled" with one stem going thru Frankfort, KY to Louisville, and the "main" portion going to Cincinnati, OH, terminus, where it connected with such day trains as the James Whitcomb Riley up to Chicago. 

There may have been other "moving parts" to the C&O's best-known varnish up 'til the late Fifties, but I have indicated:  one operating entity / operating under one name / with three routes no matter how you slice them (Newport News - C'ville),  Wash. D.C. to Cincinnati (and/or branch to Louisville). 

 I don't know if this is the train you had in mind, but does it fit your definition?  - a.s.

al-in-chgo:

The George Washington, Chesapeake & Ohio, Washington, D.C. (Newport News)  - train joined in Charlottesville, VA, then ran thru West Virginia but was "decoupled" with one stem going thru Frankfort, KY to Louisville, and the "main" portion going to Cincinnati, OH, terminus, where it connected with such day trains as the James Whitcomb Riley up to Chicago. 

There may have been other "moving parts" to the C&O's best-known varnish up 'til the late Fifties, but I have indicated:  one operating entity / operating under one name / with three routes no matter how you slice them (Newport News - C'ville),  Wash. D.C. to Cincinnati (and/or branch to Louisville). 

 I don't know if this is the train you had in mind, but does it fit your definition?  - a.s.

 

 

 

Al - in - Stockton 

passengerfan:

I am looking for the name of a train the RR that operated that train and at least three of the routes the train was assigned to?

Al - in - Stockton

Gentlemen you have twenty questions starting now. 

Johnny

Deggesty:

passengerfan:

I am looking for the name of a train the RR that operated that train and at least three of the routes the train was assigned to?

Al - in - Stockton

Gentlemen you have twenty questions starting now. 

Al, I take it that you are saying that a particular road used a particular set of equipment over at least three different routes, and, each time, called the schedule by the name assigned to the equipment. Am I right?

Johnny

Al - in - Stockton

passengerfan:

Deggesty:

Al, I take it that you are saying that a particular road used a particular set of equipment over at least three different routes, and, each time, called the schedule by the name assigned to the equipment. Am I right?

Johnny

Thats 2 down 18 to go.

Al - in - Stockton

Geez Al, if you'r going to charge Johnny for that question at least give him a yes or no answer.

Mark

Were the different routes of this train all in the geographical area between Illinois and the Rockies?

Mark

KCSfan:

passengerfan:

Deggesty:

Al, I take it that you are saying that a particular road used a particular set of equipment over at least three different routes, and, each time, called the schedule by the name assigned to the equipment. Am I right?

Johnny

Thats 2 down 18 to go.

Al - in - Stockton

Geez Al, if you'r going to charge Johnny for that question at least give him a yes or no answer.

Mark

Al - in - Stockton

KCSfan:

Were the different routes of this train all in the geographical area between Illinois and the Rockies?

Mark

 Al,

Was the trainset given different names when it ran on each of its several different routes?

Mark