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The Seminole, also known as the Seminole Limited, was a passenger train operated by the Illinois Central Railroad, Central of Georgia Railway, and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Jacksonville, Florida. It operated from 1909 to 1969 and was the first year-round service between the two cities.
The Illinois Central Railroad (reporting mark IC), sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States. Its primary routes connected Chicago , Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana , and Mobile, Alabama , and thus, the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico .
Pages in category "Passenger trains of the Illinois Central Railroad" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Seminole (train) Shawnee (train)
Seminole: Illinois Central Railroad, Central of Georgia Railroad, and Atlantic Coast Line: Chicago, Illinois–Jacksonville, Florida (different southern and midwestern endpoints in different years; 'Seminole Limited' before 1923) [1910] 1909–1969 Senator: Pennsylvania Railroad and New Haven Railroad; from 1971 Amtrak
The Illinois Central Railroad built the current Homewood Depot in 1923 to serve the Panama Limited and Seminole Limited. [1] [5] The station house, now used by Amtrak, was built in a mission revival style in order to complement the architecture of the clubhouse of the nearby Ravisloe Country Club. [5]
The rear of Central Station in February 1971, showing the large Illinois Central sign. By May 1, 1971, the startup date of Amtrak, Central was used only by trains of the Illinois Central Railroad (including the City of Miami, City of New Orleans and Panama Limited on the line south from Chicago, and the Hawkeye on the line to the west) and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis ...
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It was operated in conjunction with the Central of Georgia Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. [1] From Albany to Jacksonville the Flamingo [2] ran in tandem with the Illinois Central's Seminole, departing stations with an identical schedule for that final segment. [3]