City of Memphis (train)

First trip of the streamlined City of Memphis, May 17, 1947

The City of Memphis was a 239-mile (385 km) passenger train route operated by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway connecting Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee.

History

The City of Memphis was powered by one of the last steam locomotives ever streamlined.[1] The six cars were all rebuilt and streamlined by the NC&StL shops from heavyweight cars. The six cars were originally Pullman Heavyweight Parlor Cars before purchase by the NC&STL for conversion to coaches in June 1941.[2]

The six car consist had a revenue seating capacity of 204 and was built to operate on a fast five-hour schedule between Nashville and Memphis a distance of 239 miles (385 km). The train set operated a daily round trip and lasted beyond the Louisville and Nashville Railroad takeover of the NC&StL, although the name was removed from the service by 1955.[3]

Equipment

Sample consist
[4][5]

To equip the train the railroad rebuilt six heavyweight Pullman parlor cars. The resulting train consisted of a baggage-mail car, a coach-dinette-lounge, two 56-seat coaches, a dining-tavern car, and a coach-lounge-observation car.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holland 2003, p. 58
  2. ↑ Rieves 2000, p. 60
  3. ↑ Rieves 2000, p. 62
  4. ↑ Rieves 2017, p. 104
  5. 1 2 Wayner 1972, p. 104

References

  • Holland, Kevin J. (2003). "The Frugal Approach". Classic Trains Special Edition. No. 1, Dream Trains. ISSN 1541-809X.
  • Rieves, George (Summer 2000). "City of Memphis: The Budget Streamliner". Classic Trains. Vol. 1 no. 2. ISSN 1527-0718.
  • Rieves, George (2017). "The Budget Streamliner". In McGonigal, Robert S. Great Trains Heartland. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 102–105. ISBN 978-1-62700-497-8.
  • Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972). Car Names, Numbers and Consists. New York: Wayner Publications. OCLC 8848690.
  • 1950 timetable
  • Burns, Adam. "The NC&StL's City of Memphis". AmericanRails.com. Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  • Condren, Mike. "Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Passenger Trains - City of Memphis Streamliner". Mike Condren's Railroad Pages. Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  • "The "City Of Memphis" Stream-Lined Passenger Train". TheWatchers.com. Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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