Southwestern Limited (IC train), the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 18 relations: Atlanta, Birmingham, Alabama, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Illinois Central Railroad, Inter-city rail, Knoxville, Tennessee, Meridian, Mississippi, Mississippi River, New York City, Pelican (train), Pennsylvania Railroad, Shreveport Union Station, Shreveport, Louisiana, Sleeping car, Southeastern United States, Southern Railway (U.S.), Union Station (Meridian, Mississippi), Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.

2. Passenger trains of the Illinois Central Railroad
3. Railway services discontinued in 1967
4. Railway services introduced in 1934

Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is a city in the north central region of Alabama.

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Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States.

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Illinois Central Railroad

The Illinois Central Railroad, sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States.

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Inter-city rail

Inter-city rail services are express trains that run services that connect cities over longer distances than commuter or regional trains.

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Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States.

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Meridian, Mississippi

Meridian is the eighth most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, with a population of 35,052 at the 2020 census.

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Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the primary river and second-longest river of the largest drainage basin in the United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Pelican (train)

The Pelican was a named train of the Southern Railway which ran from New York City to New Orleans and back until 1970. Southwestern Limited (IC train) and Pelican (train) are named passenger trains of the United States and Night trains of the United States.

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Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Shreveport Union Station

Shreveport Union Station was a passenger station on Louisiana Avenue, at Lake Street, Shreveport, Louisiana.

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Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Sleeping car

The sleeping car or sleeper (often wagon-lit) is a railway passenger car that can accommodate all passengers in beds of one kind or another, for the purpose of sleeping.

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Southeastern United States

The Southeastern United States, also referred to as the American Southeast, the Southeast, or the South, is a geographical region of the United States located in the eastern portion of the Southern United States and the southern portion of the Eastern United States.

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Southern Railway (U.S.)

The Southern Railway (also known as Southern Railway Company) was a class 1 railroad based in the Southern United States between 1894 and 1982, when it merged with the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) to form the Norfolk Southern Railway.

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Union Station (Meridian, Mississippi)

Union Station, also called the Meridian Multi-Modal Transportation Center, is an intermodal transportation center in Meridian, Mississippi.

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Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad

The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad (Y&MV) was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system (IC).

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See also

Passenger trains of the Illinois Central Railroad

• City of Miami (train)
• City of New Orleans (train)
• Green Diamond
• Illinois Central West Line
• Land O'Corn
• Metra Electric District
• Panama Limited
• Seminole (train)
• Shawnee (train)
• Southwestern Limited (IC train)

Railway services discontinued in 1967

• 20th Century Limited
• Arrow (MILW train)
• Bournemouth Belle
• General (train)
• Land O'Corn
• New England States
• Night Express (B&O train)
• Ohio State Limited
• Ponce de Leon (train)
• Prospector (train)
• Queen of the Valley
• Shenandoah (B&O train)
• Shoshone (train)
• Southwestern Limited (IC train)
• Texas Zephyr
• Thoroughbred (train)
• Twin Star Rocket
• Washington–Chicago Express
• Winnipeger
• Wolverine (NYC train)
• Zephyr Rocket

Railway services introduced in 1934

• Asia Express
• Blue Ridge Limited
• Brighton Belle
• Pioneer Zephyr
• Southwestern Limited (IC train)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwestern_Limited_(IC_train)

Also known as Northeastern Limited (IC train).