Champion

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Champion was a prominent streamlined passenger train that operated in the mid-20th century between the U.S. Northeast and Florida, known for its popular vacation service.

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Label Occurrences
Champion canonical 3

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf named train ⓘ
passenger train ⓘ
amenity dining car ⓘ
lounge car ⓘ
class long-distance passenger train ⓘ
colorScheme Atlantic Coast Line purple and silver (originally) ⓘ
competedWith Seaboard Air Line Railroad Florida trains ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endPoint Miami ⓘ
St. Petersburg, Florida ⓘ
era mid-20th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the best-known Florida streamliners of the mid-20th century ⓘ
introduced 1939 ⓘ
introducedBy Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ⓘ
knownFor popular vacation service to Florida ⓘ
streamlined equipment ⓘ
winter season tourist traffic ⓘ
locomotiveType diesel-electric locomotives ⓘ
marketingFocus Florida vacationers ⓘ
nickname The Champion ⓘ
notableRole linking Northeastern U.S. cities with Florida resort destinations ⓘ
operatedOn Atlantic Coast Line main line ⓘ
East Coast route between the Northeast and Florida ⓘ
operator Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ⓘ
primaryUse vacation travel ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
rollingStockType streamlined passenger cars ⓘ
routeRegion Florida ⓘ
U.S. Northeast ⓘ
U.S. Southeast ⓘ
seasonalDemand heavy winter tourist traffic ⓘ
servicePattern coach and Pullman service ⓘ
overnight service ⓘ
through sleeping cars ⓘ
serviceType inter-city rail ⓘ
streamlined passenger service ⓘ
startPoint Boston ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
status discontinued ⓘ
successorOperator Amtrak ⓘ
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad ⓘ
trainCategory named streamliner ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad → notablePassengerTrain → Champion ⓘ
subject linked to: ACL