Podcasts History Mississippi Moments Podcast MSM 434 Sam Page - Riding on the City of New Orleans

MSM 434 Sam Page - Riding on the City of New Orleans

Published: March 30, 2015, 3:21 p.m.

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Prior to the development of passenger jet planes, Americans travelled by train.\\xa0

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In this episode, Sam Page remembers when the Panama Limited came through Summit, Mississippi for the first time.

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Years later, as ticket agent for the Illinois Central station in McComb, MS, Sam Page recalls being a very busy man selling tickets to destinations near and far. He discusses how many Mississippians rode The City of New Orleans to visit family members in Chicago, St. Louis and other northern cities.

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The streamlined passenger train known as the Green Diamond ran from Chicago to St. Louis until 1947, when it was moved to Mississippi and renamed the Miss Lou.

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Sam Page reminisces about riding the Miss Lou from McComb to New Orleans.

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PODCAST EXTRA: Page discusses his time with the railroad and the people who depended on the trains for transportation like legendary baseball pitcher Dizzy Dean.

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\\xa0PHOTO: The Illinois Central Green Diamond later moved to Jackson, MS and renamed the Miss Lou.

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