The "CITY OF MEMPHIS" Stream-Lined Passenger Train

| The CITY OF MEMPHIS was inaugurated in May of 1947 as a steam-powered streamlined train to replace THE VOLUNTEER as the daylight limited between Nashville and Memphis. The CITY OF MEMPHIS made the 239 mile run between the two terminals at 5 hours even, or an average speed of 47.8 mph. The train departed from Memphis each morning at 8:05 AM, and arrived back into that town that same evening at 7:40 PM. Dining car service was provided on the CITY OF MEMPHIS as well as a Coach-Lounge-Observation Car for the white folks, and additional Coach- Lounge-Dinette for the colored people. |
CITY OF MEMPHIS SCHEDULE - 1947
| TIME SAVING SCHEDULE - DAILY | TIME SAVERS | |||
| 8:05 am | Lv Memphis T. | Ar 7:40 pm | MEMPHIS TO NASHVILLE - 5 Hr. | |
| 8:16 am | Lv Lenox | Ar 7:24 pm | NASHVILLE TO JACKSON - 3 Hr. 8 Min. | |
| 9:03 am | Lv Somerville | Ar 6:37 pm | ||
| 9:51 am | Lv Jackson | Ar 5:45 pm | ||
| 10:25 am | Lv Lexington | Ar 5:17 pm | ||
| 11:10 am | Lv Bruceton | Ar 4:35 pm | ||
| 12:12 pm | Lv Dickson | Ar 3:33 pm | ||
| 1:05 pm | Ar Nashville | Lv 2:40 pm | ||
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THE NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY |
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From "Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Railway: History and Steam Locomotives."
© 1967 by Richard E. Prince.
Published by Indiana University Press, 2001.
Reprinted by permission of Indiana University Press."