Seminole (train)

Seminole

CG #811, an EMD E8, leads the Seminole into Kankakee, Illinois in 1964.
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Midwestern United States/Southeastern United States
First service	November 15, 1909
Last service	June 3, 1969
Successor	Shawnee
Former operator(s)	Illinois Central Railroad Central of Georgia Railway Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (to 1967) Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (1967-1969)
Route
Termini	Chicago, Illinois Jacksonville, Florida
Distance travelled	1,127.9 miles (1,815.2 km)
Average journey time	33 hours, 35 minutes, southbound; 22 hours, 15 minutes, northbound (1948)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	9, southbound, 10, northbound
On-board services
Seating arrangements	Coach seating
Sleeping arrangements	Sections, compartments and double bedrooms and a drawing room (1955)
Catering facilities	Dining car
Route map v t e Legend Chicago Woodlawn Kankakee Rantoul Champaign-Urbana Mattoon Effingham Centralia Du Quoin Carbondale North Cairo Illinois Kentucky Fulton Kentucky Tennessee Martin Milan Jackson Tennessee Mississippi Corinth Mississippi Alabama Red Bay Haleyville Jasper Birmingham Sylacauga Opelika Alabama Georgia Columbus Albany Tifton Waycross Georgia Florida Jacksonville

The Seminole, also known as the Seminole Limited, was a passenger train operated by the Illinois Central Railroad, Central of Georgia Railway, and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Jacksonville, Florida. It operated from 1909 to 1969 and was the first year-round service between the two cities.