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| Last updated on August 8, 2025
The Chicago–Miami South Wind arrives at Montgomery, Ala., on June 6, 1948. Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-2 No. 1533 does the honors on this day. Launched in 1940, the streamliner ran on Pennsy, Louisville & Nashville, ACL, and Florida East Coast.
F. E. Ardrey Jr. photo
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Note that ACL’s 1919 ALCO built 4-6-2 “Pacific” #1533 was retired at the end of 1952… The South Wind train made rail history in 1971, but fortunately, the train song “Southwind” written and performed by Johnny Cash (from his highly acclaimed 1969 album “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”) lives on…
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Note that ACL’s 1919 ALCO built 4-6-2 “Pacific” #1533 was retired at the end of 1952… The South Wind train made rail history in 1971, but fortunately, the train song “Southwind” written and performed by Johnny Cash (from his highly acclaimed 1970 album “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”) lives on…
Dr. Güntürk Üstün