Dixie Flagler

Henry M. Flagler
Dixie Flagler
Dixieland

Postcard of the Henry M. Flagler circa 1939-1940
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Midwestern United States/Southeastern United States
First service	December 3, 1939
Last service	1957
Former operator(s)	Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Louisville & Nashville, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Florida East Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Chicago, Illinois Miami, Florida
Distance travelled	1,454 miles (2,340 km)
Average journey time	Southbound: 31 hrs 35 min; northbound: 29 hrs 20 min
Service frequency	Every third day
Train number(s)	Southbound: 11, Northbound: 12
On-board services
Seating arrangements	Reclining Seat Coaches
Sleeping arrangements	Open sections, roomettes, double bedrooms, compartments and a drawing room
Catering facilities	Dining car
Observation facilities	Tavern lounge
Baggage facilities	Baggage car
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Dixie Flagler was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) between Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida. It began in 1939 as the Henry M. Flagler, a regional service between Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; the FEC renamed it and extended it to Chicago a year later. It was one of the few Chicago to Florida trains that passed through Atlanta. As an overnight streamliner it was part of the every-third-day pool shared by the City of Miami and South Wind. It was renamed Dixieland in 1954 and discontinued altogether in 1957.