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The Carolina Special was a passenger train operated by the Southern Railway between Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Carolinas. It operated from 1911 to 1968. It was the last passenger train to use the route
Colorized postcard view of an open-deck observation car with drumhead at the end of a Carolina Special consist at Asheville, North Carolina, the female passengers' garb dating it prior to World War I, in the train's first decade of operation.
Postcard of Union Depot in Columbia, South Carolina c. 1907–1912; where the train's South Carolina branch had its southern terminus from 1964 to 1968.
Asheville, North Carolina
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Asheville is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the county seat of Buncombe County. It is the most popu
Carolina Special
…to the port city. The Southern Railway introduced the Carolina Special on January 22, 1911, between Cincinnati and Charleston, South Carolina, via Asheville, North Carolina. The trip took 25 hours. The train's equipment included coaches, Pullman sleeping cars, an observation car and a dining car. Through-sleepers were later…
Asheville at dusk
Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville City Hall Asheville, NC
Asheville, 1854