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George Washington (train)

George Washington
The streamlined George Washington in 1969, approaching Alexandria, Virginia
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleMidwestern United States
Mid-Atlantic United States
First service1932
Last service1974
Former operator(s)Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Route
TerminiWashington, DC and Phoebus, Virginia
Cincinnati, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky
Distance travelled599 miles (964 km) (Washington -- Cincinnati)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)1-41-21 (westbound); 2-22-42 (eastbound)
On-board services
Seating arrangementsReclining seat coaches
Sleeping arrangementsRoomettes and double bedrooms (1954)
Catering facilitiesDining car
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map
Washington, D.C.
Alexandria
Orange
Phoebus
closed
1953
Newport News
Lee Hall
Williamsburg
Richmond
Gordonsville
Charlottesville
Waynesboro
Staunton
Clifton Forge
Covington
White Sulphur Springs
Ronceverte
opened
1968
Alderson
Hinton
Prince
Thurmond
Montgomery
Charleston
Huntington
Ashland
Lexington
closed
1957
Louisville
South Portsmouth
Vanceburg
Maysville
Augusta
Newport
Cincinnati

The George Washington was a named passenger train of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway running between Cincinnati, Ohio and Washington, D.C. that operated from 1932, the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, to 1974.[1] A section divided from the main train at Gordonsville, Virginia and operated through Richmond to Phoebus, Virginia. From the west, a section originated in Louisville and joined at Ashland.

  1. ^ "The George Washington". The Chessie System. American-Rails. Retrieved May 23, 2011.

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