The Queen and Crescent Route operated passenger service from Cincinnati to New orleans with connections along the route.
#1, "The Limited" ran from Cincinnati to New Orleans with through cars such as a Postal car, Baggage car, Smoking car, day coaches, and compartment Buffet sleeping cars. Solid trains through without change. Sleeping car Chattanooga to Shreveport, and day coaches Meridian to Shreveport. Pullman and compartment buffet cars alternately from Cincinnati to Jacksonville via Chattanooga, the ETV&G R'y and Jesup.
#5,"The Fast Line" ran from Cincinnati to New Orleans with baggage car, smoking car, day coaches, and compartment buffet sleeping car.
#7, "The Fast Mail" ran from Cincinnati to Chattanooga with a baggage car, smoking and day coaches.
#9, "The Southern Express" ran from Cincinnati to Birmingham with a postal car, baggage car, smoking car, day coaches from Cincinnati to Birmingham, compartment sleeping cars Cincinnati to Chattanooga, parlor car from Chattanooga to Birmingham, compartment sleeping cars from Cincinnati to Knoxville and Hot Springs via Harriman and the ETV&G R'y. Sleeper Burgin to Brunswick, Ga.
#3, local from Cincinnati to Junction City, KY.
#31, accomadation train from Cincinnati to Crittenden, KY.
#33, accomadation train from Cincinnati to Walton, KY.
#35, accomadation train from Cincinnati to Erlanger, KY.
#41, accomadation train from Oakdale, Tenn. to Chattanooga, Tenn.
Time from Cincinnati to New Orleans generally took 28 hours 15 minutes.
This is part of the information given to passengers of the era.
Particular attention is called to the advantages of the compartment sleeping cars on this lime for families or lady passengers.
Each compartment will accomadate two to four passengers. Upper berths are ealsily accesable, roomy and quite apart from the lower. Arranged as to secure at all times absolutely pure atmosphere, free from smoke, dust, or unplesent odor
The BUFFET will afford a supply of choice cold delicacies, with fresh hot tea, coffee, chocalate, boiled eggs, etc.
ELECTRIC BELLS connecting with the anunciator are in each berth.
THE BOUDOIR, adjoining the Ladies' Dressing room is reserved exclusively for ladies without escort. The adjining Boudoirs are for families, and parites who may desire to be together.
THE SMOKING ROOM for gentlemen adjoins the Buffet, and next to it are Boudiors for single gentlemen and parties.
THE REGULATIONS under which the cars will be operated are calculated to secure to passengers the highest degree of luxurious ease, combined with such personal freedom or seclusion as may be consistant with the propriorities of a throughly first-class hotel.
All of these Cars are lighted with Gas, thus securing a greater degree of safety, and purity of atmosphere.