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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,
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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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In the early 1900s, the Illinois Central's premier train on the Chicago-New Orleans route was the
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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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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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It made the journey in 25 hours. 349:operated from 1911 to 1971 between 13: 3322:Former long distance Amtrak routes 319:48.1 mph (New Orleans - St. Louis) 316:49.8 mph (St. Louis - New Orleans) 14: 3338: 3327:North American streamliner trains 3312:Night trains of the United States 2248: 1725: 46:Postcard depiction of the train, 3260: 2037: 2007: 1859:on the Illinois Central Railroad 1649: 1626: 1601: 1561: 1560: 1535: 1510: 1485: 1460: 1445: 1428: 1403: 1388: 1371: 1331: 1330: 1305: 1290: 1275: 1235: 1234: 1209: 1169: 1168: 1142: 1102: 1084: 1083: 1058: 1051: 1026: 1019: 994: 987: 946: 940: 939: 914: 907: 882: 867: 850: 835: 818: 795: 780: 763: 738: 713: 688: 405:Interior of the club car on the 313:55.8 mph (Chicago - New Orleans) 40: 31: 2121:Dubin, Arthur D. 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Index



Inter-city rail
Central United States
City of New Orleans
Illinois Central Railroad
Amtrak
Chicago, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sections
roomettes
Dining car
Track gauge
Illinois Central Railroad
passenger train
Chicago, Illinois
New Orleans, Louisiana
Illinois Central Railroad
Panama Canal
Pullman
sleeping cars
Amtrak
City of New Orleans

Panama Canal
St. Louis, Missouri
Carbondale, Illinois
Memphis, Tennessee
through sleepers

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