CHATTANOOGA'S PASSENGER TRAINS

OF THE PAST

Intercity passenger trains serving Chattanooga in 1942, 1956, and 1971 immediately prior to the creation of Amtrak.

THE STATIONS

The major stations serving Chattanooga, during the golden age of passenger trains.

Terminal Station
1400 Market St.
Opened 1909, replacing earlier Central Station at same location built in 1888

Number of station tracks: 12 stub
Interlocked switches controlled from Terminal Tower

Union Station
9th St. (now ML King Blvd.) and Broad St.
Opened 1881, replacing earlier station at same location built in 1858

Number of station tracks: 5 stub
Interlocked switches

SOUTHERN RAILWAY

(Terminal Station)

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 43  Queen And Crescent    New Orleans     3:00
 46  Tennessean            Washington      3:40        4:00
 31                        Atlanta         3:45
  1  Ponce De Leon         Jacksonville    6:00        5:00
 16                        Cincinnati      9:00
 17  Birmingham Special    Birmingham      9:10        7:25
 35                        Memphis         9:15        8:00
 42  Pelican               Washington     11:20       12:20
  4  Royal Palm            Cincinnati     12:01       12:30
  7  Joe Wheeler           Tuscumbia       4:00
  3  Royal Palm            Jacksonville    4:30        5:20
 41  Pelican               New Orleans     5:10        5:25
 18  Birmingham Special    Washington      7:00        8:45
  2  Ponce De Leon         Cincinnati     10:10       11:20
 44  Queen And Crescent    Cincinnati     11:15
 45  Tennessean            Memphis        11:40       12:25
Arrivals



No.  Name                  1942 Orig.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 43  Queen And Crescent    Cincinnati      2:40
 46  Tennessean            Memphis         3:15        3:35
  1  Ponce De Leon         Cincinnati      5:40        4:40
 17  Birmingham Special    Washington      8:50        7:10
  8  Joe Wheeler           Tuscumbia      10:15
 42  Pelican               New Orleans    11:00       11:50
  4  Royal Palm            Jacksonville   11:55       12:10
  3  Royal Palm            Cincinnati      4:15        5:00
 41  Pelican               Washington      4:50        4:55
 32                        Atlanta         6:10
 15                        Cincinnati      6:30
 36                        Memphis         6:30        7:40
 18  Birmingham Special    Birmingham      6:35        8:20
  2  Ponce De Leon         Jacksonville   10:00       10:55
 44  Queen And Crescent    New Orleans    11:05
 45  Tennessean            Washington     11:25       11:50
Passenger service discontinued in 1970, last train was the Birmingham Special.

CENTRAL OF GEORGIA

(Terminal Station)

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

  2                        Griffin GA      6:10 am
Arrivals



No.  Name                  1942 Orig.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

  1                        Griffin GA      5:55 pm
Passenger service discontinued in 1950.

NASHVILLE CHATTANOOGA & ST. LOUIS

(Union Station)

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

  4                        Memphis         1:35        1:30
  3                        Atlanta         2:45        3:50
 93  Dixie Limited         Atlanta         5:20   81   5:30    3   6:40 am
  6  Lookout               Memphis         9:10
 12  Dixie Flagler         Chicago         9:30        7:50
 94  Dixie Flyer           Chicago         1:20        2:45    4   8:45 pm
 95  Dixie Flyer           Jacksonville    2:20        3:25
 11  Dixie Flagler         Miami           8:00       10:10
 92  Dixie Limited         St. Louis      10:15   80   9:08
Arrivals



No.  Name                  1942 Orig.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

  4                        Atlanta         1:15        1:10
  3                        Memphis         2:25        3:30
 93  Dixie Limited         St. Louis       5:10   81   5:25    3   6:30 am
 12  Dixie Flagler         Miami           9:25        7:40
 94  Dixie Flyer           Jacksonville    1:10        2:30    4   8:30 pm
 95  Dixie Flyer           Chicago         2:10        3:15
  5  Lookout               Memphis         6:30
 11  Dixie Flagler         Chicago         7:55       10:00
 92  Dixie Limited         Atlanta        10:05   80   8:58
Passenger service discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak.

TENNESSEE ALABAMA & GEORGIA

(Union Station)

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

  1                        Gadsden         7:55 am
Arrivals



No.  Name                  1942 Orig.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

  2                        Gadsden         5:00 pm
Passenger service discontinued in 1951.

STATIONS TODAY

The last passenger train serving Chattanooga was a Southern Railway train, discontinued in 1970, one year before the creation of Amtrak.

The Chattanooga Terminal Station has been preserved for other uses. While Chattanooga Union Station was demolished in 1973.

Chattanooga Choo Choo
Link to an official Web site, showing how the Terminal Station has been preserved and transformed for other uses.

MAPPING THE STATIONS AND RAILROADS

Links to locations of past and present stations and railroads, using Google Maps. Satellite views are also available.