The Carolina Special

Southern Railway System
August 22, 1964

Connecting Train Number (Pennsylvania)

11 15A

0.0

Chicago, IL (CT)

C R

3 05P

8 05P

298.0

Cincinnati, OH (ET)

C R

8 25A

Train Number

Daily

Miles

Services

Daily

9 30P

0.0

Cincinnati, OH (ET)

7 15A

9 34P

1.1

Ludlow, KY

7 05A

F10 51P

67.8

Georgetown, KY

F 5 36A

11 10P

79.4

Lexington, KY

5 20A

11 30P

5 00A

11 47P

96.1

Wilmore, KY

4 37A

12 15A

114.6

Danville, KY

4 15A

12 30A

4 00A

1 30A

158.9

Somerset, KY

2 55A

1 50A

2 45A

166.1

Burnside, KY

F 2 30A

190.4

Stearns, KY

F 1 51A

2 50A

207.5

Oneida, TN

1 23A

4 00A

252.4

Oakdale, TN

12 05A

Continuing Train Number

4 30A

252.4

Oakdale, TN

11 50P

4 44A

257.1

Harriman, TN

11 35P

5 13A

272.0

Oliver Springs, TN

10 54P

5 50A

286.7

Clinton, TN

10 25P

6 50A

307.6

Knoxville, TN

9 40P

7 15A

9 05P

7 55A

336.5

Jefferson City, TN

8 18P

8 11A

345.9

Morristown, TN

8 03P

8 56A

368.5

Newport, TN

7 21P

9 43A

395.8

Hot Springs, NC

6 38P

10 18A

411.6

Marshall, NC

6 10P

11 00A

433.9

Asheville, NC

5 30P

South Carolina Special

Continuing Train Number

11 20A

433.9

Asheville, NC

5 00P

11 27A

436.0

Biltmore, NC

4 40P

11 45A

447.5

Fletcher, NC

4 23P

11 57A

455.7

Hendersonville, NC

4 10P

12 10P

459.1

Flat Rock, NC

3 53P

F12 16P

462.7

Tuxedo, NC

3 46P

12 27P

468.3

Saluda, NC

3 35P

12 54P

477.0

Tryon, NC

3 08P

12 59P

480.3

Landrum, SC

2 59P

1 06P

485.7

Campobello, SC

1 18P

492.9

Inman, SC

2 45P

1 55P

503.4

Spartanburg, SC (See Note)

C M

2 15P

1 50P

2 33P

515.0

Pacolet, SC (See Note)

2 41P

521.7

Jonesville, SC (See Note)

3 00P

531.7

Union, SC

1 00P

F 3 20P

544.8

Carlisle, SC

F12 35P

F 3 56P

571.5

Alston, SC

F11 57A

4 45P

597.7

Columbia, SC (ET)

11 20A

North Carolina Special

Continuing Train Number

11 25A

433.9

Asheville, NC

3 30P

11 30A

436.0

Biltmore, NC

3 09P

F11 42A

440.8

Azalea, NC

F 3 01P

11 50A

445.0

Swannanoa, NC

2 55P

11 59A

449.8

Black Mountain, NC

2 40P

F12 05P

451.9

Ridgecrest, NC

2 34P

12 35P

465.2

Old Fort, NC

2 02P

12 51P

475.0

Marion, NC

1 41P

F12 58P

479.7

Clinchcross, NC

1 17P

490.9

Glen Alpine, NC

12 55P

1 26P

496.3

Morganton, NC

12 40P

1 36P

501.2

Drexel, NC

12 25P

1 44P

504.0

Valdese, NC

12 15P

F 1 50P

507.7

Connelly Springs, NC

F12 04P

F 2 04P

513.2

Hildebran, NC

F11 53A

2 15P

517.3

Hickory, NC (See Note)

C M

11 45A

F 2 27P

525.1

Conover, NC

11 16A

2 30P

526.7

Newton, NC

11 12A

F 2 49P

536.9

Catawba, NC

F10 50A

3 12P

549.9

Statesville, NC

10 20A

3 33P

561.5

Cleveland, NC

10 04A

3 45P

563.3

Barber, NC

10 01A

3 54P

568.5

Woodleaf, NC

9 40A

F 4 00P

571.6

Cooleemee Junction, NC

9 33A

4 12P

576.6

Mocksville, NC

9 21A

F 4 21P

581.7

Cornatzer, NC

F 9 10A

F 4 31P

586.2

Advance, NC

F 9 02A

4 40P

590.4

Clemmons, NC

8 55A

F 4 52P

599.3

Hanes, NC

F 8 41A

5 10P

604.3

Winston-Salem, NC

8 30A

5 20P

7 55A

F 5 34P

614.3

Kernersville, NC

F 7 34A

F 5 49P

625.3

Guilford College, NC

F 7 17A

6 05P

631.5

Greensboro, NC (ET)

7 05A

Note: Runs combined with the Ponce de Leon between Cincinnati and Oakdale.
NOTE for trains at Spartanburg and Hickory: "Box lunch available on notice to conductor."
NOTE for No. 28 at Pacolet: "Stops for express only on Tuesdays and Thursdays."
NOTE for No. 28 at Jonesville: "Stops for express only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays."

Standards of Time: All times in this timetable are Central or Eastern Standard Time. Be advised that the State of Illinois observes Daylight Savings time (+1 hour) from April 26 to October 25 [1964].

SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM

CAROLINA SPECIAL
Chicago - Cincinnati - Asheville - Columbia
Asheville - Winston-Salem - Greensboro

EQUIPMENT

Reclining Seat Coaches—

Cincinnati-Columbia.
Columbia-Cincinnati.
Asheville-Greensboro.
Greensboro-Asheville.

Dining-Lounge Cars—

Knoxville-Asheville.
Asheville-Knoxville.

Sleeping Car—

Between Cincinnati and Columbia—10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom. (South-5) (North-5)

You may wonder what kept the Carolina Special in business in an era as obsessed with the modern and new as the early 1960s. The answer is probably in those footnotes for Pacolet and Jonesvillle: the express business. UPS was not yet a dominant force and Federal Express and its ilk were well off in the future. The carrier of choice in the early 1960s was the Railway Express Agency, and its ubiquitous head-end cars provided an extended lease on life for a number of passenger trains in this period.

Original timetable information copyright ©1964 by National Railway Publication Company. It is believed that the noncommercial use of this out-of-print material to document the history of the North American passenger train constitutes Fair Use under U.S. copyright law.

Railroad logos and trademarks used with intent to comply with Fair Use provisions of copyright and trademark law to illustrate the source material in its historical context. Southern Railway herald obtained from S.S.S.M.R.E.

LEGEND

Time:

A - A.M.

D - Train stops only to discharge passengers

F - Conditional (Flag) stop

I - Customs/Immigration inspection stop

M - Meal stop

N - Not a passenger stop

P - P.M.

R - Train stops only to receive passengers

Services:

A - Auto loading/unloading facilities (as freight)

B - Checked baggage is handled

C - Coupon station (Ticket office)

I - International border inspection station

M - Food service available

P - Telephone station

R - Rental cars available

T - Telegraph station

X - Checked baggage NOT handled

From the pages of the Official Guide, October 1964

The Carolina Special

Southern Railway System August 22, 1964

Southern Railway System
August 22, 1964