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CHICAGO'S PASSENGER TRAINS
THE GREAT DECLINE
CENTRAL STATION
Timelines show the decline of intercity passenger trains serving Chicago between 1956 and 1971, immediately prior to the creation of Amtrak.Train numbers, train names, and origin and destination cities are generally as of 1956. Many trains had their routes shortened, or lost their names, and a few trains were renumbered between then and 1971.
Timelines indicates duration of trains, until indicated years of discontinuance, or continuation by Amtrak. Certain trains were consolidated with other trains, in the years indicated.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Departures
No. Name 1956 Dest. Timeline 1 City of New Orleans New Orleans ---------------------------AMTRAK 15 Sinnissippi Freeport late 1950's 53 City of Miami Miami ---------------------------1971 19 Daylight St. Louis 1958 21 Green Diamond St. Louis ---------------------------1971 5 Panama Limited New Orleans ---------------------------1971 9 Seminole Jacksonville ---------------------------AMTRAK 13 Land O' Corn Waterloo ---------------------1968 3 Louisiane New Orleans ---------------------------1971 11 Hawkeye Sioux City ---------------------------1971 17 Night Diamond St. Louis late 1950's 25 Southern Express New Orleans ---------------------------1971Arrivals
No. Name 1956 Orig. Timeline 18 Night Diamond St. Louis late 1950's 12 Hawkeye Sioux City ---------------------------1971 4 Louisiane New Orleans ---------------------------1971 6 Panama Limited New Orleans ---------------------------1971 10 Seminole Jacksonville ---------------------------AMTRAK 14 Land O' Corn Waterloo ---------------------1968 22 Green Diamond St. Louis ---------------------------1971 52 City of Miami Miami ---------------------------1971 8 Northern Express New Orleans ---------------------------1971 16 Sinnissippi Freeport late 1950's 20 Daylight St. Louis 1958 2 City of New Orleans New Orleans ---------------------------AMTRAK
NEW YORK CENTRAL
Departures
No. Name 1956 Dest. Timeline 414 Indianapolis Mail Indianapolis late 1950's 376 Mercury Detroit late 1950's 44 New York Special New York -------------------------1970 416 Cincinnati Special Cincinnati ----------------late 1960's 406 Queen City Special Cincinnati late 1950's 8 Wolverine New York ---------------------------AMTRAK 30 Twilight Limited Detroit ---------------------------AMTRAK 4 James Whitcomb Riley Cincinnati ---------------------------AMTRAK 358 Niagara Buffalo --------early 1960's 438 Cinc. Night Express Cincinnati --------early 1960's 316 Motor City Special Detroit ---------------------------1971Arrivals
No. Name 1956 Orig. Timeline 443 Chi. Night Express Cincinnati --------early 1960's 315 Motor City Special Detroit ---------------------------1971 39 North Shore Limited New York --------early 1960's 17 Wolverine New York ---------------------------AMTRAK 375 Mercury Detroit late 1950's 3 James Whitcomb Riley Cincinnati ---------------------------AMTRAK 415 Chicago Special Cincinnati late 1950's 355 Michigan Detroit ---------------------------AMTRAK 419 White City Special Indianapolis late 1950's 405 Sycamore Cincinnati ----------------late 1960's 31 Twilight Limited Detroit ----------------late 1960'sFormer Michigan Central trains (through Detroit and points east) all transferred to La Salle St. Station by 1959.
Information is from various issues of "The Official Guide of the Railways", and from actual railroad timetables in effect in 1971.