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In the late 1950s, Johnson City’s Union Station witnessed a parade of passenger trains on the CC&C, Southern, and the ET&WNC. In the 2000s, Amtrak still ran several trains a day including the AutoTrain. Below are the Johnson City Union Station Train Bulletins from several eras which provide the operational basis for my n-scale layout.

The1950s/60s portrays two passenger partnerships at Union Station:

  • Southern, Norfolk & Western, Pennsylvania, Cotton Belt
  • CC&C, Chesapeake & Ohio, Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line, Baltimore & Ohio, and Florida East Coast

The Primary daily trains included:

  • CC&C/ACL/FEC: Paradise Breeze: Chicago to Miami
  • CC&C/C&O/ACL/FEC: Florida Breeze: Chicago/Detroit to Miami
  • CC&C/B&O/ACL/FEC Florida Limited: Kansas City/St. Louis to Miami
  • CC&C/SAL Atlanta Local: Kingsport to Atlanta
  • CC&C Cincinnati Local: Johnson City to Cincinnati
  • Southern’s Birmingham Special: Birmingham to New York City
  • Southern’s Pelican: New Orleans to New York City
  • Southern’s Texan Tennessean: Dallas/Memphis to New York City
  • Southern’s Music City Express: Washington to Nashville
  • Southern’s Atlanta Local: Bristol to Atlanta

1950s/1960s Johnson City Union Station Train Bulletin

Easy connections included:

  • New York City/Washington to Nashville/St. Louis (Birmingham Special and Music City Express)
  • From Bristol to Florida (Southern Local to Florida Breeze)
  • From Bristol to Cincinnati (Southern Local to CC&C Local)
TrainNo.CityArrivalTrainNo.Departure
Southern Birmingham SpecialFrom: New York City, Washington, Roanoke, Bristol
To: Knoxville, Chattanooga, Birmingham		135AM1:40AM
Southern Birmingham SpecialFrom: Birmingham, Chattanooga, Knoxville
To: Bristol, Roanoke, Washington, New York		149AM1:54AM
Southern Music City ExpressFrom: Washington, Roanoke, Bristol
To: Knoxville, Nashville, St. Louis		4:55AM5:00 AM
CC&C/SAL LocalFrom: Kingsport
To: Spartanburg, Athens, Atlanta		6:40 AM6:45 AM
Southern LocalFrom: Bristol
To: Knoxville, Chattanooga, Atlanta		6:50AM6:55AM
CC&C/C&O/ACL/FEC Florida BreezeFrom: Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati, Ashland
To: Spartanburg, Jacksonville, Miami		7:05AM7:10AM
CC&C LocalTo: Kingsport, Ashland, Cincinnati8:30AM
Southern Texan TennesseanFrom: Dallas, Memphis, Chattanooga, Knoxville
To: Roanoke, Washington, New York		9:14AM9:19AM
CC&C/B&O/ACL/FEC Florida LimitedFrom: St. Louis, Cincinnati, Ashland
To: Spartanburg, Jacksonville, Miami		9:55AM10:00AM
Southern PelicanFrom: New York City, Washington, Roanoke, Bristol
To: Knoxville, Chattanooga, Birmingham, New Orleans		11:00AM11:05AM
CC&C/C&O/ACL/FEC Florida BreezeFrom: Miami, Jacksonville, Spartanburg
To: Kingsport, Ashland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Chicago		11:40AM1145AM
CC&C/ACL/FEC Paradise BreezeFrom: Chicago, Cincinnati, Ashland
To: Spartanburg, Jacksonville, Miami		1:55PM2:00PM
CC&C/B&O/ACL/FEC Florida LimitedFrom: Miami, Jacksonville, Spartanburg
To: Ashland, Cincinnati, St. Louis		4:10PM4:15PM
CC&C/ACL/FEC Paradise BreezeFrom: Miami, Jacksonville, Spartanburg
To: Ashland, Cincinnati, Chicago		4:40PM4:45PM
CC&C LocalFrom Cincinnati6:00PM
Southern Texan TennesseanFrom: New York, Washington, Roanoke Bristol
To: Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Dallas		6:10PM6:15PM
Southern PelicanFrom: New Orleans, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Knoxville
To: Roanoke, Washington DC, New York		6:25PM6:30PM
Southern Music City ExpressFrom: St. Louis, Nashville, Knoxville
To: Roanoke, Washington, New York		9:55PM10:00PM
Southern LocalFrom: Atlanta, Chattanooga, Knoxville
To: Bristol		11:20PM11:25PM
CC&C/SAL LocalFrom: Atlanta, Athens, Spartanburg
To: Kingsport		11:45PM11:50PM

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