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When former TRRA and L&N employee Walter Simms volunteered some words
about L&N operations in the St. Louis area just before and after World
War II, it was an excellent time to check all the photo sources and do as
much research as possible concerning freight and passenger operations of the
L&N in the St. Louis area.
Admittedly, the L&N passenger traffic out of St. Louis was not that heavy - suficient enough that only one overnight train was necessary for the fifteen or so plus years before Amtrak.
While the stories of the ill-fated Golden Rocket and the Chessie have been told over and over again, the story of the Georgian, a marketing man's mis-step if ever there was one, hasn't been discussed. The few publications dealing with L&N passenger trains focus on the Cincinnatti-New Orleans Pan-American, and the Georgian is but a footnote.
The story of the locally owned Royal Street brings the L&N story full circle. The L&N's downtown ticket offices, first at 318 North Broadway, later moved to 322 North Broadway on August 1, 1955, are both long gone and the rehabbed buildings all but unrecognizable.
The Editor's Page
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When I Worked for the L&N and the TRRA
W. W. Simms
Pages 4-17
From the 1920 C. E. Smith Report to the Engineer's Committee
Pages 18-19
From the 1920 C. E. Smith Report to the Engineer's Committee
Pages 20-21
Only the Golden Rocket Had a Shorter Life
Lawrence Thomas
Pages 22-31
Pages 32-33
A: This L&N Car is Alive and Well in St. Louis.
Lawrence Thomas
Pages 34-43
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Last Update: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 by Rich Zellich
