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From the Midwest to Florida By Rail 1875-1979 Vol 2 Q&C Big 4 NYC Frisco FEC Amt
From the Midwest to Florida By Rail, 1875-1979 Vol 2 by Chuck Blardone hard cover
From the Midwest to Florida By Rail, 1875-1979
Vol 2- Q&C, Big Four, NYC, Frisco, FEC, Amtrak, and East Coast Shadow Service
Chuck Blardone with Myron Bilas
Hard Cover
475 Pages
Copyright 2015
Contents
Before You Read6
Abbreviations 7
CHAPTER 1, BIG FOUR, NYC, Q&C AND SR
Overview9
Early SR and Predecessor Services 17
Florida Limited, Chicago-Florida Limited28
Chicago & Florida Special, Florida Special41
Royal Palm/Second Royal Palm/Royal Palm de Luxe/
Royal Palm Special/SAL Royal Palm 56
Florida Express/Suwanee River Special 121
Ohio Special 145
Ponce de Leon 152
Asheville Services 185
Florida Sunbeam 210
Foldout painting, "Florida Sunbeam," by Ron Flanary
Foldout painting, untitled, of Florida Sunbeam on the Rat Hole
Division, by Howard Fogg
New Royal Palm230
CHAPTER 2, FRISCO
Overview 245
Early Florida Service, to 1911 249
Kansas City-Florida Special 258
The Sunnyland and The Southland 313
Frisco Pensacola Service336
CHAPTER 3, FEC RAILWAY THROUGH CAR
CONNECTIONS, 1888-1963 341
Foldout Painting "Florida Thunder," by Tony Howell
Foldout painting "Florida Arrow" by Thomas W Solomon
CHAPTER 4, AMTRAK354
South Wind355
Floridian 359
Auto-Train 365
CHAPTER 5, SHADOW SERVICE,
1920-32, (Midwest to Florida via Washington)378
CHAPTER 6, NON-FLORIDA RAILROADS
PROMOTING FLORIDA TRAVEL387
CHAPTER 7, JIM CROW388
APPENDIX 1, STATIONS400
Foldout painting, "Running Late out of Central" by Larry Fisher Foldout painting, "Birmingham Station," by Robert West Foldout painting, "Jacksonville's Leading Ladies," by Tony Howe Foldout painting, "All Roads Lead to Jacksonville," by Larry Fisher
APPENDIX 2, RAILROAD SYSTEM MAPS427
VOLUME 1 ADDENDA AND ERRATA461
Foldout drawing of PRR PDB85R South Wind Baggage-
Dormitory-Coach, by Chuck Blardone
Foldout drawing of PRR P85R South Wind Coach,
by Chuck Blardone
Foldout drawing of PRR POC85R South Wind Lounge-
Observation, by Chuck Blardone
Foldout painting, "Snowbirds," by Timothy A. Garner
Drawing of IC Lounge-Tavern-Observation Car
Drawing of Semi-streamlined PRR K4s 4-6-2 as used on South Wind,
by Chuck Blardone
Drawing of PRR D85R South Wind Diner, by Chuck Blardone
Mitchell A. Markovitz Artwork
Painting, Vol. 1 Front Cover, "From the Windy City"
Painting, Vol. 1 Rear Cover, "Sunlight in a Diner with Miss Minix"
Painting, Front Cover" A Homecoming for Miss Minix"
Painting, Rear Cover, "To the Land of Palms"
"The E's Have it"
BIBLIOGRAPHY473
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