Quote Originally Posted by ZoomZoom View Post
No north/south passenger train connection in BR. Still that way today; have a cousin that likes riding to Chicago via train, has to go to Hammond.
"The City of New Orleans" immortalized by Arlo Guthrie in the song of the same name written by Steve Goodman runs every day from New Orleans to Chicago..

Established as a daytime run to complement the overnight run on the same route by the "Panama Limited".