City of Memphis time line:

 
5-17-1947
City of Memphis
train inaugurated
5-1-1949 TT
trains 5-105 and 6-106, City of Memphis
coach streamliner, dining car and tavern car service
12-15-1949 TT
trains 5-105 and 6-106
still named City of Memphis
coach streamliner
[no mention of tavern or dining service]
5-1950 OG
trains 5-105 and 6-106
still named City of Memphis
coaches only
4-29-1951 TT
trains 5-105 and 6-106
unnamed
coaches only
9-1-1958
Unnamed trains L&N 105-106
discontinued

The following ad is from the inside cover of the NC&StL's April 27, 1947 timetable.


From June 20, 1948 public timetable

This appeared as the inside cover of the January 16, 1949 Public Timetable, contributed by Bill Pollard.

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