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Postcard depiction of the train, c. 1917. | |
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Service type | Inter-city rail |
Status | discontinued |
Locale | Central United States |
First service | February 4, 1911 (IC) November 14, 1971 (Amtrak) |
Last service | April 30, 1971 (IC) February 1, 1981 (Amtrak) |
Successor | City of New Orleans |
Former operator(s) | Illinois Central Railroad (1911–1971) Amtrak (1971–1981) |
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Service frequency | Daily |
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Seating arrangements | No coaches |
Sleeping arrangements | Sections, roomettes, double bedrooms, drawing room, compartment |
Catering facilities | Dining car |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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Track owner(s) | Illinois Central Railroad |
The Panama Limited was a passenger train operated from 1911 to 1971 between Chicago, Illinois, and New Orleans, Louisiana. The flagship train of the Illinois Central Railroad, it took its name from the Panama Canal, which in 1911 was three years from completion. For most of its career, the train was "all-Pullman", carrying sleeping cars only. The Panama Limited was one of many trains discontinued when Amtrak began operations in 1971, though Amtrak revived the name later that year and continued it until 1981.
Since 1981, overnight service between Chicago and New Orleans is provided by Amtrak's City of New Orleans, another former Illinois Central train that before Amtrak was the daytime counterpart of the Panama Limited.
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