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also had different sections north of Florida: in Wilson, North Carolina a section branched southeast to Wilmington, North Carolina and in Florence, South Carolina a branch left bound for Augusta, Georgia. However, these through services were only offered southbound. By 1966 these Augusta service was
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was always a big money maker and remained a fast, reliable, full service operation until Amtrak took over in 1971. ACL, SAL and SCL had maintained exceptionally high standards on its popular Florida streamliners while other railroads gave up on passenger service. According to former ACL/SCL/Amtrak
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train attendant James Longmire (now retired in Jacksonville, Florida), "The Champ was always packed and we didn't stop serving dinner until everyone got fed... no matter how long it took. We called the Champ "Big Bertha" because tips were so good we didn't have to cash our paychecks."
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were restricted to the "colored" coach, a combination baggage/coach behind the diesel. African Americans ate behind a curtain at two designated tables next to the kitchen of the dining car, but were barred from the observation-tavern-lounge on the rear of the train.
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continued to have three different sections south of Jacksonville, simultaneously bound for different aforementioned Gulf Coast destinations from the ACL years. The Sarasota section was extended the next year to
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Additionally, a few months after the merger, on September 4 northbound, and September 5 southbound, the East and West trains were consolidated into one. By December 1967, the name was simplified to the
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was retained as a New York–St. Petersburg service (#85/87) operating over the same line it had for the past thirty-two years. On several occasions throughout the 1970s Amtrak would combine the
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continued to operate the Tampa section until 1994, when it was discontinued. The western terminus of the Tampa section, however, was cut back to Tampa from St. Petersburg in February 1984.
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thru-cars to three different Florida branches, one to St. Petersburg, a second to Tampa, Bradenton and Sarasota, and a third to
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ran up and down the Florida East Coast Railway stopping at popular east coast resorts. In 1963 the ACL rerouted the
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recommended the consolidation of New York - Florida services, leading to the permanent consolidation of the
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cities like Pensacola and Tallahassee, which were served by Seaboard's Jacksonville–New Orleans overnight
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When Amtrak assumed control of most of the passenger rail service in the United States in 1971, the
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SAL system map at 'Official Guide of the Railways,' June 1961, Seaboard Coast Line section, p. 453
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ACL system map at 'Official Guide of the Railways,' June 1961, Atlantic Coast Line section, p. 427
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remained as a New York–St. Petersburg service, numbered #91 southbound and #92 northbound.
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There, a radio-equipped lounge car was added to the train. Leaving Washington, trains used the
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with the Miami and southeast Florida destinations eliminated, as the formerly SAL trains, the
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area in 1941 once enough streamlined equipment was available. The train was rebranded as the
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name would be preserved, it was dropped altogether with the October 1, 1979, timetable. The
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offered northbound also. In 1967 these sections to Wilmington and Augusta shifted over the
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network reached virtually every major city and resort in the Sunshine State except
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section turned south south-east to run along Florida's east coast to Miami via the
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In 1967, the Atlantic Coast Line merged with the Seaboard Air Line to form the
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Samuel Augustus Jennings (March 1988). "Reflections in Black and White".
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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, December 13, 1968, timetable, Tables 4, 15
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sleeping cars were added by 1941. One Champion A-unit resides at the
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad April 1967 timetable, Tables 4, 5, 12
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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad December 15, 1967, timetable, Table 5
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section passing west of Jacksonville via Thalmann, Georgia, and
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Interview for "Keeping Track" by Samuel Augustus Jennings, 1992
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Atlantic Coast Line timetable, June 12, 1955, Tables B, G and H
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http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/acl-timetable/index.html
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Atlantic Coast Line December 1961 timetable, Tables D, 3 and 6
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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad July 1, 1967, timetable, Table 5
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from the coastal FEC tracks to an interior ACL route through
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Atlantic Coast Line December 1963 timetable, Tables 1, 14
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Tampa section. Although there were indications that the
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on trains serving the South persisted even though the
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Passenger rail transportation in Georgia (U.S. state)
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section continuing to St. Petersburg and the renamed
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West Coast Champion: 91 (southbound), 92 (northbound)
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Passenger trains of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
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Passenger trains of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
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http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/acl-timetable/
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http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/acl-timetable/
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Seaboard Coast Line timetable, July 1, 1967, Table 3
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East Coast Champion: 1 (southbound), 2 (northbound)
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Nonetheless, the 2368:Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad 2175: 2546:, and then on SAL tracks from Auburndale to 5196:Named passenger trains of the United States 2975:http://www.american-rails.com/champion.html 2939:http://www.american-rails.com/champion.html 2604:a sister train to its longtime rivals, the 2346:Southbound trains originated in New York's 2328:with the St. Petersburg section called the 5037: 5023: 4832: 4818: 4442: 4428: 4294: 4280: 4110: 4096: 3331: 3317: 2703:United States Department of Transportation 2398:on ACL rails to St. Petersburg, while the 2253:, the first New York-Florida streamliner. 2182: 2168: 3206: 3204: 2557:was an all-coach streamliner pulled by a 111:Learn how and when to remove this message 3338: 3156: 3150: 2773:Tavern-lounge-observation "Bay Biscayne" 2648: 2580: 2480:. During its long successful career the 2456:to and from Chicago on its Jacksonville– 2281: 2265: 287:Amtrak: 85 (southbound), 86 (northbound) 3280: 2390:section moving south then west through 5173: 3287:Classic American Railroads, Volume III 3210: 3201: 2576: 2261: 5211:Railway services discontinued in 1979 5018: 4813: 4423: 4275: 4091: 3312: 2800:). Each equipment set consisted of a 2417:and other trains running through the 2985:April 1967 ACL Timetable reproduced 2949:April 1967 ACL Timetable reproduced 2567:North Carolina Transportation Museum 2503:The Gulf coast branch lines carried 2276:North Carolina Transportation Museum 2243:. It was a direct competitor to the 49:adding citations to reliable sources 20: 5206:Railway services introduced in 1939 2764:Dining car "Fort Pierce" (48 seats) 2430:(ICC), U. S. courts, and President 13: 5221:Former long distance Amtrak routes 3274: 2767:Coach "Cocoa-Rockledge" (60 seats) 2310:(ACL) in 1939, competing with the 2306:started as a daily service of the 14: 5237: 5226:North American streamliner trains 5201:Night trains of the United States 3240: 3215:. New York: Wayner Publications. 3161:. Silver Spring, MD: Alan Books. 2386:. Here the train split, with the 5002: 4782: 4408: 4260: 3075:"Atlantic Coast Line Railroad". 2973:American Rails, 'The Champion,' 2937:American Rails, 'The Champion,' 2713:in October 1979, serving as the 2441:began hauling thru-cars for the 2106: 2066: 2026: 1986: 1955: 1915: 1875: 1835: 1795: 1751: 1744: 1704: 1660: 1653: 1613: 1612: 1572: 1532: 1531: 1491: 1451: 1411: 1371: 1370: 1330: 1290: 1250: 1210: 1209: 1169: 1129: 1089: 1049: 1009: 969: 968: 928: 888: 887: 847: 807: 806: 766: 726: 725: 685: 645: 605: 604: 564: 524: 484: 444: 443: 415: 371: 133: 25: 16:Former passenger train in the US 3227: 3213:Car Names, Numbers and Consists 3211:Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972). 3173: 3114: 3105: 3096: 3087: 3068: 3043: 3018: 3009: 3000: 2991: 2979: 1745: 1654: 36:needs additional citations for 3077:Official Guide of the Railways 2967: 2955: 2943: 2931: 2922: 2913: 2904: 2885: 2863:"Atlantic Coast Line Railroad" 2855: 2428:Interstate Commerce Commission 2350:, and traveled south over the 1661: 1: 3181:"Amtrak cuts Florida service" 2848: 2761:Coach "Vero Beach" (52 seats) 2758:Coach "Boca Raton" (60 seats) 2334:Tamiami Champion (East Coast) 2330:Tamiami Champion (West Coast) 2288:tavern-lounge-observation car 2107: 1752: 372: 4121:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 2728: 2585:The Venice section of SCL's 2308:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 2217:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 1956: 139:A postcard depiction of the 7: 4375:Kansas City-Florida Special 3055:Florida Rails Online Museum 3030:Florida Rails Online Museum 2867:Florida Rails Online Museum 2828: 2067: 2027: 1987: 1916: 1876: 1836: 1796: 1705: 1573: 1492: 1452: 1412: 1331: 1291: 1251: 1170: 1130: 1090: 1050: 1010: 929: 848: 767: 686: 646: 565: 525: 485: 416: 265:1,046 miles (1,683 km) 10: 5242: 4305:Florida East Coast Railway 2770:Coach "Pompano" (60 seats) 2739:1939 2559:diesel electric locomotive 2494:. By the early 1960s the 2413:, black passengers on the 2404:Florida East Coast Railway 2376:Charleston, South Carolina 2360:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2296:Gold Coast Railroad Museum 2256: 2221:Florida East Coast Railway 180:Southeastern United States 176:Northeastern United States 5055: 5000: 4850: 4791: 4780: 4465: 4406: 4312: 4258: 4128: 4050: 4023: 3909: 3845: 3659: 3592: 3585: 3458: 3363: 3354: 3290:. 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Now at the 2233:St. Petersburg, Florida 3622:Orange County Commuter 2808:, and a tavern-lounge- 2662: 2593: 2550:and then to Miami. 2419:southern United States 2299: 2279: 329:Observation facilities 4488:Aiken-Augusta Special 4458:Pennsylvania Railroad 4061:Atlantic City Express 3920:Atlantic City Express 3629:Pacific International 3379:City of San Francisco 2897:. Glendale (CA), US: 2873:on September 15, 2008 2652: 2584: 2542:, a town adjacent to 2411:Civil Rights Movement 2384:Jacksonville, Florida 2352:Pennsylvania Railroad 2285: 2269: 305:Sleeping arrangements 60:"Champion" train 5191:Former Amtrak routes 4956:Pennsylvania Limited 4912:James Whitcomb Riley 4696:Pennsylvania Limited 4613:Indianapolis Limited 4302:Named trains of the 4118:Named trains of the 4034:Empire State Express 3836:Twin Cities Hiawatha 3759:Lake Country Limited 3643:Spirit of California 3495:James Whitcomb Riley 3435:San Francisco Zephyr 3421:North Coast Hiawatha 3186:St. Petersburg Times 2747:Original FEC consist 2659:Lake Alfred, Florida 2501:East Coast Champion. 2348:Pennsylvania Station 2342:West Coast Champion. 297:Seating arrangements 254:East Coast section: 249:West Coast section: 45:improve this article 5048:Seaboard Coast Line 4993:Spirit of St. Louis 4735:Spirit of St. Louis 4531:Buffalo Day Express 4014:Twilight Shoreliner 3555:Spirit of St. Louis 3269:timetable from 1971 3251:timetable from 1941 2735: 2598:Seaboard Coast Line 2577:Seaboard Coast Line 2553:At the outset, the 2532:East Coast Champion 2528:East Coast Champion 2505:West Coast Champion 2496:West Coast Champion 2439:West Coast Champion 2338:East Coast Champion 2262:Atlantic Coast Line 2237:Seaboard Coast Line 319:Catering facilities 225:Seaboard Coast Line 220:Atlantic Coast Line 129: 5096:Gulf Coast Special 4884:Cincinnati Limited 4863:Birmingham Special 4567:Del-Mar-Va Express 4548:Cincinnati Limited 4512:Birmingham Special 4202:Gulf Coast Special 3979:Connecticut Yankee 3911:Northeast Corridor 3868:Gulf Coast Limited 3780:Michigan Executive 3724:Indiana Connection 2804:, four coaches, a 2733: 2663: 2594: 2424:Racial segregation 2372:Richmond, Virginia 2356:Northeast Corridor 2300: 2280: 674:North Philadelphia 333:Tavern-lounge cars 262:Distance travelled 215:Former operator(s) 125: 5168: 5167: 5012: 5011: 4931:Merchants Limited 4924:Manhattan Limited 4807: 4806: 4650:Manhattan Limited 4505:Afternoon Steeler 4417: 4416: 4269: 4268: 4085: 4084: 4081: 4080: 4077: 4076: 4052:Keystone Corridor 3993:Merchants Limited 3854:George Washington 3745:Kentucky Cardinal 3650:Willamette Valley 3615:Las Vegas Limited 3581: 3580: 3301:978-0-7603-1649-8 3189:. 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In 1978, the 2653:The northbound 2647: 2579: 2548:West Palm Beach 2432:Harry S. 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