A brief look at the Georgian passenger train (Part I: The early years)
On November 17, 1946, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad jointly ushered in a new era…
On November 17, 1946, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad jointly ushered in a new era when they introduced the Georgian diesel-powered streamliner running between St. Louis and Atlanta.
The train’s name was selected following a contest to name two trains — one between St. Louis and Atlanta and a second between Chicago and New Orleans. While 292,267 names were submitted, an Evansville resident received a $1,000 first prize for the Georgian name; the other train was named The Humming Bird.
(Runner-up names for the Georgian were The Dixians and The Aristocrat.)[1]
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