Skyland Special

Skyland Special

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Southeastern United States
Predecessor	Land of the Sky Special
First service	1927
Last service	1958
Former operator(s)	Southern Railway (U.S.)
Route
Termini	Asheville, North Carolina Jacksonville, Florida
Distance travelled	467.8 miles (752.9 km) (Asheville-Jacksonville, 1952)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	10-23 (southbound) and 24-9 (northbound)
On-board services
Seating arrangements	Reclining seat coach
Sleeping arrangements	Sections, double bedrooms, and drawing rooms (1952)
Catering facilities	Dinette-coach
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map v t e Legend Asheville Biltmore Arden Fletcher Hendersonville Tuxedo Saluda Melrose Tryon North Carolina South Carolina Landrum Campobello Inman Spartanburg Pacolet Jonesville Union Carlisle Shelton Columbia Blackville Allendale Hardeeville South Carolina Georgia Savannah Jesup Georgia Florida Jacksonville

The Skyland Special was a long distance named night train of the Southern Railway from Asheville, North Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Apart from the Southern's trains originating in Cincinnati, the Skyland Special was distinctive as an all-Southern Railway operation (without the co-operation of another rail carrier) going directly to Florida. It was also one of the few Southern Railway trains making a direct north-south route through South Carolina. In early years, the train had sections that continued to various destinations in Florida.^{[1] [2]}