In 1974, the southbound Floridian was due in Montgomery around supper time, but was often hours late. On this sunny September evening it's late again, but at least it beats the sunset.
Amtrak's northbound Floridian was a dependable catch about mid-morning in Montgomery, but the southbound train was chronically late, sometimes several hours so. A big reason it eventually failed..... (more)
The Floridian was still a pretty big train in late 1973, as shown here in October of that year, with three Es and a train that stretches well past the far end of Montgomery's train shed waiting to... (more)