Talk:Seminole (train)

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Did you know... that the Illinois Central Railroad's Seminole Limited was the first passenger train to provide year-round service between Chicago, Illinois and Jacksonville, Florida?

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Brief discontinuation

Hi there. It seems that the Seminole was discontinued late in 1968 for a few weeks. The Official Guide of December 1968 does not show it, but it does have the Shawnee (IC 9/10) already. It also still has the Dixie Flyer (SCL 95/96) running between Atlanta and Florida, which was discontinued early in 1969 - and the Seminole reappeared then. Can anyone confirm this brief discontinuation from other sources? --Thogo 06:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have sources to post yet but so far on Newspapers.com I see that the ICC approved discontinuation in November 1968 but there was an injunction that kept it alive. It's possible that the Official Guide anticipated the discontinuance. Mackensen (talk) 11:29, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clip from June 1969: [1]. Mackensen (talk) 11:32, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]