Trains 52 & 53, Floridian
Named the South Wind at its Amtrak inception, the train was
renamed the Floridian and gtiven numbers 52 & 53 on November 14, 1971.
The last runs of the Floridian ended on October 9, 1979. Initially, the train
ran from Chicago's Central Station, via Kankakee, to Indianapolis, and thence to
Louisville.
Illinois Central
Central Station
South Wye Junction to BRC Connections
BRC Connections to BOCT Connection
BOCT Connection to Harvey
Harvey to Richton
Richton to Kankakee
Penn Central (New York Central/Big Four)
Kankakee to Templeton
Templeton to Lafayette (Altamont)
Altamont to Brant
Brant to IJ (Indianapolis)
CP IJ to Washington Street (Downtown Indianapolis)
IU to Columbus, IN
Columbus, IN to Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville to Louisville
On January 25, 1972, the train shifted to the traditional South Wind
route from Chicago Union Station, via Logansport, IN, to Indianapolis and thence
to Louisville (as above).
Penn Central (Pennsylvania Railroad)
Chicago Union Station to 21st Street and Halsted Street
21st Street to Englewood
Englewood to CP 509/River Junction
CP 509/River Junction to Colehour Junction and Hammond-Whiting
Colehour Junction to Bernice
Bernice to Maynard
Maynard to Peoria Junction (Logansport)
Routes into Indianapolis varied on a day-to-day basis according to
traffic, moving from the north to Indianapolis either from Peoria Junction or
Anderson
Peoria Junction to CP Clermont
CP Clermont to Indianapolis (CP IJ)
Peoria Junction to Anoka (Logansport)
Anoka to Anderson
Belt Junction (Indianapolis) to Anderson
Washington Street to Belt Junction (Indianapolis)
From August 1, 1974, the train took up the former C&EI route to
Evansville, IN, and the L&N thence to Nashville, to pick up its previous route
(see below).
Chicago Union Station to 21st Street and Halsted Street
Chicago & Western Indiana
21st Street to 76th Street +
81st Street to Dolton Junction
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Dolton Junction to Thornton Junction
Woodland Junction to Evansville
Louisville & Nashville
Evansville to Henderson
Henderson to Arklow
Arklow to Morton (Two Routes)
Morton to Guthrie
Guthrie to Amqui
Amqui to Maplewood
Maplewood to Nashville/Union Station
From March 13, 1975, the route was switched to the former Monon from
Chicago to Louisville, and thence its former route southward.
Louisville & Nashville (Monon)
Thornton Junction to Maynard
Maynard to Dyer & St. Johns
Dyer to Monon
Monon to Lafayette
Lafayette to Ames
Ames to Orleans
Orleans to K&I Junction (New Albany)
Kentucky & Indiana Terminal
Louisville & Nashville
Louisville Union Station to South Louisville Shops
South Louisville Shops to SW/Osborn Yard
SW/Osborn Yard to Memphis Junction
Memphis Junction to Amqui
Amqui to Maplewood
Maplewood to Nashville/Union Station
Nashville/Union Station to Radnor Yard
Radnor/Brentwood to Decatur
Decatur to Black Creek (Birmingham)
Black Creek to 27th St/14th St (Birmingham)
Parkwood (Birmingham) to 27th St/14th St
Montgomery to Parkwood (Birmingham)
Seaboard Coast Line
Waterford to Thomasville
Thomasville to Waycross
Waycross to Folkston
Folkston to Callahan
Callahan to Grand Junction (Jacksonville)
Grand Junction (Jacksonville) to Seminole Connection (Jacksonville)
Seminole Connection (Jacksonville) to Auburndale
Auburndale & Lakeland to Tampa
For most of its life, the train split the Miami section away from the
Tampa section at Jacksonville, and ran it via Ocala. (From April 25 to June
15, 1976, the train split at Auburndale.)
Carnegie to Seminole Connection (Jacksonville)
Baldwin to Duval Connection/Carnegie
Baldwin to Auburndale
Auburndale to Sebring
Sebring to Miami