From the pages of the Official Guide, August 1963

Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR heraldLouisville & Nashville RR herald

The Humming Bird

Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Louisville & Nashville RR
July, 1963

5 Train Number 6
Daily Miles (Louisville & Nashville) Services Daily
7 00P Dp 0 Cincinnati, OH (ET) C R Ar 8 00A
Ohio River
7 10P 3 Covington, KY C 7 43A
Kentucky River
9 45P Baxter Avenue X 5 14A
10 10P Ar 114 Louisville, KY (ET) C R Dp 5 00A
10 30P Dp Ar 4 40A
Ohio River
Salt River
Rolling Fork River
F10 19P 156 Elizabethtown, KY (CT) (See Note) C F 2 40A
Nolin River
Green River
Barren River
11 30P Ar 228 Bowling Green, KY C R Dp 1 30A
Through Coach Cincinnati-Memphis
101 Connecting Train Number (Louisville & Nashville)
12 01A Dp 228 Bowling Green, KY C R
6 45A Ar 494 Memphis, TN (CT) C R
11 45P Dp 228 Bowling Green, KY C R Ar 1 20A
1 25A Ar 301 Nashville, TN C R Dp 11 50P
93 Chicago Section (Chicago & Eastern Illinois) 54
3 45P Dp 0.0 Chicago, IL (Dearborn Sta.) (CT) C R Ar 9 45A
3 59P 6.6 Chicago, IL (63rd St.) C X 9 30A
R 4 30P 28.8 Chicago Heights-Steger, IL C R X D 8 54A
77.5 Watseka, IL C F 7 59A
6 10P 123.2 Danville, IL C R 7 05A
7 20P 177.5 Terre Haute, IN C R 5 50A
F 7 45P 203.7 Sullivan, IN C X F 5 21A
8 18P 234.7 Vincennes, IN C 4 50A
F 8 50P 259.0 Princeton, IN C 4 15A
9 55P Ar 287.2 Evansville, IN (Union Sta.) C R Dp 3 40A
Ohio River
Through Sleeper St. Louis-Montgomery
53 Connecting Train Number (Louisville & Nashville) 54
4 50P Dp 0 St. Louis, MO (Union Sta.) (CT) C R Ar 8 15A
9 05P Ar 165 Evansville, IN (Union Sta.) C R Dp 3 45A
93 Continuing Train Number (Louisville & Nashville) 54
10 15P Dp 287.2 Evansville, IN (Union Sta.) C R Ar 3 10A
10 33P 299.6 Henderson, KY F 2 30A
F11 13P 338.5 Madisonville, KY F 1 46A
F11 57P 373.9 Hopkinsville, KY F 1 02A
1 45A Ar 445.5 Nashville, TN C R Dp 11 40P
5 Continuing Train Number (Louisville & Nashville) 6
2 15A Dp 301 Nashville, TN C R Ar 11 15P
Cumberland River
4 42A 421 Decatur, AL C R 8 40P
Tennessee River
F 5 29A 454 Cullman, AL C F 7 58P
Mulberry Fork, Warrior River
Locust Fork, Warrior River
6 30A Ar 506 Birmingham, AL C R Dp 6 50P
6 45A Dp Ar 6 35P
Cahaba River
8 45A Ar 604 Montgomery, AL C R Dp 4 40P
9 05A Dp Ar 4 10P
Alabama River
F 9 49A 648 Greenville, AL C F 3 12P
11 10A 722 Flomaton, AL (Pensacola via bus) C 1 50P
Tensas (Tensaw) River
Mobile River
12 35P Ar 782 Mobile, AL C R Dp 12 35P
12 50P Dp Ar 12 15P
F 1 34P 822 Pascagoula, MS C F11 28A
Pascagoula River or "Singing River"
2 00P 842 Biloxi, MS C R 11 02A
F 2 15P 855 Gulfport, MS C R F10 46A
F 2 38P 870 Bay St. Louis, MS (St. Louis Bay) C F10 28A
3 50P New Orleans, LA (Carrollton Ave.) X 9 20A
4 05P Ar 927 New Orleans, LA (Union Psgr. Tml.) (CT) C R Dp 9 15A

Train 5 (Cincinnati-New Orleans): 18 stops, 22:05, 42.0 MPHTrain 6 (New Orleans-Cincinnati): 18 stops, 21:45, 42.6 MPH

Train 93-5 (Chicago-Mobile): 18 stops, 20:50, 44.5 MPHTrain 6-54 (Mobile-Chicago): 19 stops, 21:10, 43.8 MPH

NOTE: Operates combined with the Chicago and St. Louis sections of the Georgian between those terminal cities and Nashville, TN.

NOTE: C. & E. I. mileage has been used for stations between Evansville and Nashville.

(Chicago & Eastern Illinois Notes)

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

EQUIPMENT OF TRAINS.

Nos. 93-5 and 6-54—THE HUMMING BIRD—Daily.
Coach Seats unreserved.
Checked baggage handled to or from principal points only.
Sleeping Cars—
S.B. N.B.
935
931		 654
655		 Chicago-Mobile...10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom.
Chicago-Montgomery...6 Section, 6 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom.
Club Lounge...Chicago-Evansville.
Nashville-New Orleans.
Dining Car...Chicago-Evansville.
Nashville-New Orleans.
Coaches...Chicago-Mobile.

All regular assigned equipment air-conditioned.

(Louisville & Nashville Notes)

NOTE for Elizabethtown, KY: "Elizabethtown is station for Abraham Lincoln National Park, Hodgenville, Ky.: taxicab service available."

LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD

CINCINNATI and NEW ORLEANS
CINCINNATI and MEMPHIS

Nos. 5 and 6—The Humming Bird.
Streamlined Coach-Pullman Train.

Sleepers...[500-600] Cincinnati New Orleans (6-Sections, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms).

[593-546] Cincinnati-Atlanta (6-Sections, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms.) (Operates on Trains 93 and 54 between Nashville and Atlanta)

Club-Lounge...Nashville-Mobile.

Diner-Lounge...Cincinnati-Bowling Green.

Dining Car...Nashville-New Orleans.

Coaches...Cincinnati-New Orleans (Reclining Seats).

Cincinnati-Memphis (Reclining Seats).


CHICAGO-ST. LOUIS-NEW ORLEANS
VIA EVANSVILLE AND NASHVILLE.

EQUIPMENT.

The Humming Bird.

Club-Lounge...Chicago-Evansville.

Nashville-Mobile.

Sleepers...[935][654] Chicago-Mobile (10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms).

[931][655] Chicago-Montgomery (6-Sections, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms).

[535][656] St. Louis-Montgomery (6-Sections, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms).

Dining Cars...Chicago-Evansville.

St. Louis-Evansville.

Nashville-New Orleans.

Coaches...[21][23][25] Chicago-Mobile. (Reclining Seats.)


The Humming Bird. Streamlined Coach-Pullman Train. Checked baggage handled to and from principal terminals only.

AIR CONDITIONED CARS ARE REGULARLY ASSIGNED THE ABOVE TRAINS.

Fare table available in the Ticket Office.

Original timetable information copyright ©1963 by National Railway Publication Company.  No record of copyright renewal found; it is believed this information is in the public domain.

The Louisville & Nashville railroad name and herald are trademarks of CSX Transportation and are used here under license. Other railroad heralds, 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. C. & E. I. herald obtained from Signal Signs - thanks, Jerry! Louisville & Nashville herald obtained from NMRA - James River Division.

All comments, original material and page design copyright ©2006-2009 by Eric H. Bowen. Page created 2/13/09. Minor revision 3/11/09.

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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

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