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was the Kings Dinner, for about $ 10; other deluxe, complete meals such as steak or lobster, including wine or cocktail, were priced around $ 4 to $ 5. In 1952, the
Illinois Central acquired several 2-unit 175-foot (53 m) dining cars from the
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The song "Railroad Lady" was said to have been written by Jerry Jeff Walker and Jimmy
Buffett on the final run of the Panama Limited, from New Orleans to Nashville.
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15, 1916, with new equipment and a new schedule: 23 hours from
Chicago to New Orleans, all-Pullman. Its old equipment and schedule became a new train, the
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maintained a high level of service for most of its existence. It was noted for its dining car service, with a first-rate culinary staff and
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2, 1934. When it returned, it had new air-conditioned equipment and a faster, 20-hour schedule between
Chicago and New Orleans.
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This train made no connections in either New
Orleans or Chicago, so Amtrak moved the train to an overnight schedule on November
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In 1912, the train was replaced with an all-steel, all-electric consist. The
Illinois Central relaunched the train on November
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A British band of the late 1960s and early 1970s called itself Panama
Limited Jug Band, later shortened to Panama Limited.
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carried a new orange-and-brown paint scheme that later became standard on
Illinois Central passenger trains. Today,
602:-themed dining cars, a service which the Illinois Central marketed heavily. A well-known multi-course meal on the
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For the duration of WWII, the
Illinois Central dropped the extra fare. In June 1946, the schedule dropped to 17
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for the first time in half a century, although it attempted to save face by designating the coaches the
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3, 1942, on an 18-hour schedule. On hand for the first run was Janie Jones, the widow of famed engineer
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began operations in 1971, though Amtrak revived the name later that year and continued it until 1981.
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23, 1970, but the ICC deferred the request with Amtrak due to launch the following spring.
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Since 1981, overnight service between Chicago and New Orleans is provided by Amtrak's
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along the same route. This created the longest daylight run in the United States.
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allowed their delivery. The first diesel/electric-powered streamlined run of the
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on his self-titled debut album in 1965 and was recorded later by folk musicians
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hours. Later, the extra fare was reinstated, and the schedule was reduced to 16
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recorded as song she is credited as composing, "The Panama Limited Blues".
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1, 1981. Amtrak hoped to capitalize on the popularity of the eponymous
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it was one of the last two "all-Pullman" trains in the United States.
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name, while retaining the overnight schedule, on February
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Another blues song "The Panama Limited" is credited to
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minutes. In 1947, the Illinois Central introduced the
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led the Illinois Central to discontinue the luxurious
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American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated
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4, 1911, the Illinois Central renamed this train the
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29, 1967, the Illinois Central added coaches to the
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3282:Named passenger trains of the United States
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193:16 hours 30 minutes (Chicago - New Orleans)
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1721:The interior of the Panama Limited in 1964
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1808:in 1926. The same year it was covered by
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2106:. Images of Rail. Arcadia Publishing.
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3292:High-speed rail in the United States
3297:Railway services introduced in 1911
460:. It made the journey in 25 hours.
349:operated from 1911 to 1971 between
13:
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319:48.1 mph (New Orleans - St. Louis)
316:49.8 mph (St. Louis - New Orleans)
14:
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3312:Night trains of the United States
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46:Postcard depiction of the train,
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18:Former American passenger train
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2200:Classic American Streamliners
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2102:Downey, Clifford J. (2007).
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1789:The Panama Limited in song
1758:14, 1971, and revived the
615:. With the Pennsylvania's
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175:19 (Chicago - New Orleans)
97:November 14, 1971 (Amtrak)
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2156:Indiana University Press
2154:. Bloomington, Indiana:
1924:Schafer & Welsh 1997
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1746:took over, dropping the
2173:Sanders, Craig (2008).
2152:Amtrak in the Heartland
2150:Sanders, Craig (2006).
1857:Passenger train service
558:Metra Electric District
532:; after an appeal, the
436:. The train included a
2573:Orange County Commuter
2203:. Osceola, Wisconsin:
2179:. Arcadia Publishing.
1722:
530:attack on Pearl Harbor
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486:28, 1932, and December
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355:New Orleans, Louisiana
162:New Orleans, Louisiana
3012:Atlantic City Express
2871:Atlantic City Express
2580:Pacific International
2330:City of San Francisco
2222:Wegman, Mark (2008).
2197:; Welsh, Joe (1997).
1806:Bertha "Chippie" Hill
1720:
611:which it used on the
511: 1940s or 1950s
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454:Hot Springs, Arkansas
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247:Sleeping arrangements
95:February 4, 1911 (IC)
86:Central United States
3251:Southwestern Limited
3195:Northeastern Limited
3069:Named trains of the
2985:Empire State Express
2787:Twin Cities Hiawatha
2710:Lake Country Limited
2594:Spirit of California
2446:James Whitcomb Riley
2386:San Francisco Zephyr
2372:North Coast Hiawatha
2123:"The Panama Limited"
2069:"The Panama Limited"
1765:Amtrak restored the
1752:City of New Orleans.
534:War Production Board
442:Carbondale, Illinois
239:Seating arrangements
188:Average journey time
3099:City of New Orleans
2965:Twilight Shoreliner
2506:Spirit of St. Louis
1767:City of New Orleans
808:Champaign (Urbana)
578:City of New Orleans
520:was dieselized and
438:St. Louis, Missouri
387:City of New Orleans
262:Catering facilities
158:St. Louis, Missouri
117:City of New Orleans
105:April 30, 1971 (IC)
27:
2930:Connecticut Yankee
2862:Northeast Corridor
2819:Gulf Coast Limited
2731:Michigan Executive
2675:Indiana Connection
2012:The Panama Limited
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1639:Carrollton Avenue
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458:San Antonio, Texas
446:Memphis, Tennessee
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125:Former operator(s)
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3167:Kentucky Cardinal
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3003:Keystone Corridor
2944:Merchants Limited
2805:George Washington
2696:Kentucky Cardinal
2601:Willamette Valley
2566:Las Vegas Limited
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2239:978-0-7603-3475-1
2214:978-0-7603-0377-1
2186:978-0-7385-5228-6
2165:978-0-253-34705-3
2113:978-0-7385-5074-9
2079:on April 17, 2012
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203:Service frequency
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3202:Northern Express
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2745:Prairie Marksman
2689:Kansas City Mule
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2418:Broadway Limited
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369:", carrying
363:Panama Canal
341:
340:
338:
115:
102:Last service
77:discontinued
64:Service type
24:
20:
15:
3237:Sinnissippi
3174:Land O'Corn
2892:Cape Codder
2885:Beacon Hill
2845:(1982–1985)
2840:Silver Palm
2812:Gulf Breeze
2766:State House
2703:Lake Cities
2493:(1996–2002)
2488:Silver Palm
2453:Mountaineer
2400:Texas Chief
2393:Super Chief
2344:Desert Wind
2083:November 6,
2053:November 6,
2040:"Tom Rush:
2023:November 6,
1960:Wegman 2008
1948:Downey 2007
1828:folk singer
1824:Bukka White
1777:written by
1663:New Orleans
1577:Mississippi
1354:Mississippi
727:63rd Street
599:Vieux Carre
546:Casey Jones
522:streamlined
494:Streamliner
482:between May
414: 1917
278:Track gauge
137:(1971–1981)
132:(1911–1971)
51: 1917
3276:Categories
2951:Metroliner
2909:Clamdigger
2902:Chesapeake
2896:(seasonal)
2833:Shenandoah
2826:Montrealer
2773:Turboliner
2738:North Star
2647:Blue Ridge
2640:Black Hawk
2587:San Diegan
2524:(seasonal)
2520:Vacationer
2499:South Wind
2467:Lake Shore
2439:Hilltopper
2351:El Capitan
2095:References
1936:Dubin 1963
1900:Dubin 1963
1888:Dubin 1963
1876:Dubin 1963
1835:Mike Cross
1690:On October
1524:Brookhaven
1385:Batesville
1288:Dyersburg
1131:Carbondale
1008:Belleville
540:was on May
373:only. The
266:Dining car
242:No coaches
3181:Louisiane
3085:Chickasaw
3019:Fort Pitt
2958:Night Owl
2937:Fast Mail
2633:Arrowhead
2432:Floridian
2365:Lone Star
1816:in 1940.
1810:Ada Brown
1584:Louisiana
1347:Tennessee
1258:Tennessee
928:St. Louis
896:Centralia
864:Effingham
571:hours, 30
469:Louisiane
272:Technical
255:roomettes
112:Successor
3223:Seminole
3132:Floridan
3112:Daylight
2923:Colonial
2559:Expo '74
2537:Corridor
2425:Champion
2308:distance
2073:Allmusic
2048:Allmusic
2042:Tom Rush
2018:Allmusic
1851:See also
1831:Tom Rush
1793:In 1923
1734:on April
1251:Kentucky
1192:Kentucky
1185:Illinois
1072:Du Quoin
970:Illinois
963:Missouri
777:Kankakee
752:Homewood
301: in
251:Sections
59:Overview
3230:Shawnee
3216:Planter
3146:Hawkeye
3125:Diamond
2916:Clocker
2878:Bankers
2752:Shawnee
2717:Limited
2654:Calumet
2611:Midwest
2379:Pioneer
2290:Former
1615:Hammond
1499:Jackson
1417:Grenada
1319:Memphis
832:Mattoon
702:Chicago
397:History
367:Pullman
296:⁄
147:Termini
3106:Creole
2843:
2661:Campus
2491:
2298:routes
2293:Amtrak
2236:
2211:
2183:
2162:
2131:Trains
2110:
1771:
1762:name.
1756:
1744:Amtrak
1740:
1736:
1712:
1704:
1692:
1549:McComb
1474:Canton
1442:Durant
1223:Fulton
1155:North
665:Legend
613:Panama
594:creole
573:
569:
565:
548:. The
542:
488:
484:
465:
456:, and
426:
379:Amtrak
353:, and
345:was a
135:Amtrak
82:Locale
74:Status
3153:Iowan
2323:Chief
2143:(PDF)
2126:(PDF)
1864:Notes
1658:921.1
1635:918.7
1610:867.8
1590:
1571:
1544:815.7
1519:791.8
1494:737.7
1469:714.5
1437:679.3
1412:626.3
1380:586.1
1360:
1341:
1314:527.2
1284:449.9
1264:
1245:
1218:404.8
1198:
1179:
1157:Cairo
1151:360.2
1126:
1121:306.9
1111:
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957:
891:251.1
859:197.9
827:171.0
804:126.5
554:Metra
206:Daily
170:Stops
142:Route
2797:East
2724:Loop
2544:West
2410:East
2315:West
2306:Long
2234:ISBN
2209:ISBN
2181:ISBN
2160:ISBN
2108:ISBN
2085:2011
2055:2011
2025:2011
1837:and
1775:song
1116:95.4
1067:74.0
1035:64.3
1003:17.8
772:54.5
747:22.1
588:The
516:The
474:The
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339:The
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