Good question.
The year should be around 1850. Did this line include Madison Hill?
close on the year....but not quite...
no Madison Hill...on the Madison & Indianapolis...in 1850 at 2 years old the M&I was the longest in the state...but not the oldest
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
um....no...well this line did reach Chicago and in 1947 used Dearborn Station (oops ive said to much)...
Murphy Siding wrote: Michigan Central, later part of NYC?
the Lake Shore & Michiagn Southern beat the MC to Chicago by about 4 months...1852
the Road in question was charted before that
thru mergers and such the Road in question is now part of a big eastern line
it also aquired its "known" name in 1897
New Albany & Salem which became the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville - the Monon. The road was acquired by the L&N and today is a part of the CSX.
Mark
J. Edgar wrote: that is correct....was charted in 1847
So KCSfan gets the next question?
Here's an easy question. What were the first two streamlined passenger trains on the Illinois Central and the dates each went into service?
Murphy Siding wrote: Top of my head guess: Green Diamond and Land O' Corn?
You're right with the Green Diamond. It was the first IC streamliner. Now how about the year it went into service?
If I recall correctly the Land o' Corn did run for a while as a Brill liner which I suppose could be considered a streamliner, however it is not the second train that I had in mind. Guess again.
KCSfan wrote: Murphy Siding wrote: Top of my head guess: Green Diamond and Land O' Corn?You're right with the Green Diamond. It was the first IC streamliner. Now how about the year it went into service?If I recall correctly the Land o' Corn did run for a while as a Brill liner which I suppose could be considered a streamliner, however it is not the second train that I had in mind. Guess again.Mark
City of New Orleans, when it was the day train? About 1948?
Sorry Al not the City of NO. The second of the IC streamliners was a pre-WW2 train.
A hint as to the year the Green Diamond went into service running between Chicago and St. Louis. The GD followed closely on the heels of its other articulated predecessors; the Burlington Pioneer Zephyr, the UP M-10000, the B&M Flying Yankee and the GM&N Rebel.
1935...?
and was the other the Pan-American
J. Edgar wrote: 1935...? and was the other the Pan-American
Not 1935 but you're close.
You may be thinking of the Panama Limited which was the IC's all Pullman premier train running between Chicago and New Orleans. But the second IC streamliner was put in service before the Panama received streamlined equipment. The Pan American was the L&N's hotshot overnight train between Louisville and New Orleans.
J. Edgar wrote:yes...Panama Ltd....sigh.... i quit....lol
I give up on this one too!
Does it count, if I seem to have had the correct answer, although it was 2 minutes after youe posted?
I have an interesting question, if anyone is interested.
passengerfan wrote:The ICs second streamliner was the CITY OF MIAMI. Sorry can't remember the dates but have it for both in my notes somewhere.
The IC's second streamliner was indeed the City of Miami which went into service in 1940. The Green Diamond made its debut in 1936.
The CM ran on the IC's Chicago-New Orleans main as far south as Fulton, KY then headed southeast on the IC's line thru Jackson, TN to Birmingham. It then ran over the Central of Georgia to Albany, GA, the ACL to Jacksonville and finally the FEC to Miami. It ran every third day in conjunction with the other two Chicago - Miami streamliners, the Dixie Flagler and the South Wind. I remember standing trackside to see the CM resplendent in its orange paint with green trim on the morning of its maiden trip south from Chicago. As a boy of 8 I was thrilled to receive two short horn blasts from the engineer in response to my waving as the train sped by.
Since the City of Miami was the more difficult part of my original question I think Passengerfan should be declared our winner so lets have the next question please.
the Fast Mail?...or the Western Star?....
NP? didnt know they had passenger service
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