The original schedule of the Gulf Wind was timed to permit connections with Seaboard's Silver Meteor at Jacksonville. Not shown are connections at New Orleans with the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific/Santa Fe providing service to Texas, the Grand Canyon, and California.

From the pages of the Official Guide, December 1949

Louisville & Nashville RR heraldSeaboard Air Line herald

The  Gulf Wind

Louisville & Nashville
Seaboard Air Line
November 1, 1949

34 Train Number 99
Daily Miles (Louisville & Nashville) Services Daily
5 00P Dp 0 New Orleans, LA (Canal St.) (CT) C R Ar 7 10A
R 6 15P 52 Bay St. Louis, MS (St. Louis Bay) C 5 45A
R 6 33P 58 Pass Christian, MS C
R 6 46P 67 Gulfport, MS C D 5 20A
74 Edgewater Park, MS C D 5 12A
R 7 06P 80 Biloxi, MS C D 5 04A
R 7 17P 84 Ocean Springs, MS C
F 7 37P 100 Pascagoula, MS C 4 34A
8 30P Ar 140 Mobile, AL C R Dp 3 45A
8 45P Dp Ar 3 30A
9 31P 164 Bay Minette, AL C
9 55P 185 Atmore, AL C
10 15P Ar 200 Flomaton, AL C Dp 1 50A
61 Continuing Train Number 60
10 30P Dp 200 Flomaton, AL C Ar 1 40A
11 25P Ar 244 Pensacola, FL C R Dp 12 45A
11 35P Dp Ar 12 35A
12 48A 294 Crestview, FL C 11 15P
1 26A 323 De Funiak Springs, FL C 10 31P
2 41A 379 Marianna, FL (CT) C 9 22P
4 25A Ar 405 Chattahoochee, FL (ET) C Dp 9 45P
38 Continuing Train Number (Seaboard Air Line) 39
4 35A Dp 405.0 Chattahoochee, FL C Ar 9 35P
4 58A 423.6 Quincy, FL C 8 57P
5 40A 447.6 Tallahassee, FL C 8 25P
6 40A 503.2 Madison, FL C 7 09P
7 13A 531.6 Live Oak, FL C 6 37P
7 36A 553.8 Lake City, FL C 6 09P
8 28A 594.3 Baldwin, FL C 5 20P
9 00A Ar 612.6 Jacksonville, FL (ET) C R Dp 5 00P
57 Connecting Train Number (Seaboard Air Line) 58
9 38A Dp 0.0 Jacksonville, FL (ET) C R Ar 3 52P
11 39A Ar 127.2 Wildwood, FL C Dp 1 40P
3 02P Ar 335.9 West Palm Beach, FL C Dp 10 20A
3 43P Ar 378.3 Fort Lauderdale, FL C R Dp 9 34A
4 30P Ar 406.0 Miami, FL (ET) C R Dp 9 00A
157 Connecting Train Number (Seaboard Air Line) 158
11 55A Dp 0.0 Wildwood, FL C Ar 1 15P
1 40P Ar 83.5 Tampa, FL C R Dp 11 30A
3 25P Ar 137.4 St. Petersburg, FL (ET) C R Dp 9 45A

Train 34-61-38: 21 stops, 15:00, 40.8 MPHTrain 39-60-99: 18 stops, 15:10, 40.4 MPH


Note: Operates combined with the Pan-American westbound and with the Piedmont Limited eastbound between New Orleans and Flomaton.

(Louisville & Nashville Notes)

Nos. 34-61—THE GULF WIND.

Lounge Car...[L-11] New Orleans-Jacksonville (10 Sections).
Sleeping Car...[L-12] New Orleans-Jacksonville (6 Double Bedrooms, 6 Sections).
Coaches...New Orleans-Jacksonville. (Individual Reclining Seats.)
Dining Cars...New Orleans-Mobile. Tallahassee-Jacksonville.

Nos. 60-99—THE GULF WIND.

Lounge Car...[B-2] Jacksonville-New Orleans (10 Sections).
Sleeping Car...[B-1] Jacksonville-New Orleans (6 Double Bedrooms, 6 Sections).
Coaches...Jacksonville-New Orleans. (Individual Reclining Seats.)
Dining Car...Jacksonville-Tallahassee.

AIR-CONDITIONED CARS ARE GENERALLY ASSIGNED PRINCIPAL THROUGH MAIN LINE TRAINS.

(Seaboard Air Line Notes)

EQUIPMENT.

Nos. 38 and 39.—THE GULF WIND.

Designation W.B. E.B.  
P & B Car .... .... Jacksonville-Flomaton.
Reclining Seat Coach .... .... Jacksonville-New Orleans.
6-Sections, 6 Double Bedrooms B-1 L-12 Jacksonville-New Orleans.
10-Sections, Lounge B-2 L-11 Jacksonville-New Orleans.
Dining Car .... .... Jacksonville-Tallahassee.

Original timetable information copyright ©1949 by National Railway Publication Company.  No known record of copyright renewal; it is believed this information is in the public domain.

The Seaboard Air Line and Louisville & Nashville railroad names and heralds are trademarks of CSX Transportation and are used here under license. Louisville & Nashville herald obtained from NMRA - James River Division. Seaboard Air Line herald obtained from S.S.S.M.R.E.

All comments, original material and page design copyright ©2006-2009 by Eric H. Bowen

Page created 1/15/09. Minor correction 1/27/09.

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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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