Dixie Flagler
The Dixie Flagler was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) between Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida. It began in 1939 as the Henry M. Flagler, a regional service between Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; the FEC renamed it and extended it to Chicago a year later. It was one of the few Chicago to Florida trains that passed through Atlanta. As an overnight streamliner it was part of the every-third-day pool shared by the City of Miami and South Wind. It was renamed Dixieland in 1954 and discontinued altogether in 1957.
Postcard of the Henry M. Flagler circa 1939-1940 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | Midwestern United States/Southeastern United States |
| First service | December 3, 1939 |
| Last service | 1957 |
| Former operator(s) | Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Louisville & Nashville, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Florida East Coast Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Chicago, Illinois Miami, Florida |
| Distance travelled | 1,454 miles (2,340 km) |
| Average journey time | Southbound: 31 hrs 35 min; northbound: 29 hrs 20 min |
| Service frequency | Every third day |
| Train number(s) | Southbound: 11, Northbound: 12 |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | Reclining Seat Coaches |
| Sleeping arrangements | Open sections, roomettes, double bedrooms, compartments and a drawing room |
| Catering facilities | Dining car |
| Observation facilities | Tavern lounge |
| Baggage facilities | Baggage car |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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