Georgian (train)

Georgian

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Midwestern United States/Southeastern United States
First service	1946
Last service	April 30, 1971
Former operator(s)	Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Route
Termini	Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri Atlanta, Georgia
Distance travelled	731 miles (1,176 km)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	53, 54, 93, 94
On-board services
Seating arrangements	coach
Sleeping arrangements	sections, roomettes, double bedrooms and a compartment
Catering facilities	dining cars and lounge

The Georgian was a long distance passenger train operated by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in conjunction with the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. It was operated between St. Louis St. Louis Union Station and Atlanta's Atlanta Union Station with a section operated by the C&EI from Evansville to Chicago's Dearborn Station.

It was begun in 1946 as a streamliner. As a night train it offered sleeping car and dining car services. It was among the services that ended on April 30, 1971, as Amtrak assumed operation of nearly all intercity passenger railroad service in the continental United States. Since that time Atlanta has had no service heading directly north to Tennessee or Chicago.

Important station stops

• Chicago
• Danville
• Terre Haute
• Vincennes
• Evansville
• Nashville
• Chattanooga
• Atlanta

Important stops on St. Louis section

• St. Louis
• Evansville

External links

• The Georgian at American-rails.com
• The Georgian schedule at Streamliner Schedules
• 1965 L&N schedule