Recent content by Bill Haithcoat

There is a good size tunnel between Birmingham and Atlanta. Closer to Birmingham.

Yes if a train was operated by several railroads you usually had to get a complete timetable from each line to get the full schedule. And the equipment could be off and on down the line-- not all of it listed on each railroad, And not each station had a timetable for each railroad in the U,S...

You might want to change the typo from PRO to RPO. Lots of folks today do not know that RPO means Railway Post Office

The Commodore Vanderbilt was also all pullman for years

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Persons who have to ''go' rather quickly and perhaps more frequently than most do appreciate in room toilets. Of course I could not possibly mean myself!!!!!!!!

I agree with zephyr17 on the above as usual. Some of us remember the cruel and stupid case of the L&N discontinuing the Cincinnati to New Orleans Humming Bird in 1969 while passengers were on board in Birmingham eating breakfast with what should have been several hours to go At least the...

Of course within Chicago to Florida might be Chicago to Atlanta. At one time a very fine train known as the Georgian ran in addition to Florida. George Harris has already mentioned itt. Northbound it left Atlanta at 6 pm EST then Chicago next morning at 8.25 am CST Stops...

The best scenery in the US is---hands down---the westbound CZ. shortly after leaving Denver.

Did you google? You will find some photos that way.

For historical reference there used to be about six routes from the northwest to Florida points,most with more than one train they were Chicago Evansville Nashville Chattanooga Atlanta FLA Chicago Indianapolis, Louisville Nashville Birmingham Montgomery FLA Chicago (St Louis) Champagne...

Any chance your Southern experience included The Tennessean? I have an equipment question if so.

To the second question, a clear yes. Union Station downtown served Louisville & Nashville, Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Attantic Coast Linr,Georgia rr Terminal served Southern,Seaboard,Central of Georgia and Atlanta West Point Not much was said about suburban stops, not like...

Yes that is all that was left. Both downtown stations had been torn down, The various Southern RR trains that went NYC, WAS ,ATLanta NOL all stopped briefly at Peacthree and then downtown for the long station stop at Terminal station Those were also the only trains that stopped there..The...

Timetables. I have them from way back.