Pocahontas (train)

Pocahontas
A postcard photo of the Pocahontas
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleMidwest/Middle Atlantic
PredecessorNorfolk-Chicago Express
First serviceNovember 21, 1926 (1926-11-21)
Last serviceMay 1, 1971 (1971-05-01)
SuccessorMountaineer
Current operator(s)Norfolk and Western Railway
Route
TerminiNorfolk, Virginia
Cincinnati, Ohio
Distance travelled676.6 miles (1,088.9 km)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)3/4
On-board services
Seating arrangementsCoaches
Sleeping arrangementsOpen sections, compartments and drawing rooms (1949)
Catering facilitiesDining car
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Pocahontas (or the Pokey for short) was a named overnight passenger train, operated by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) in the United States. It made its inaugural operation on November 21, 1926, with two trains; Nos. 3 and 4, which both ran 676 miles (1,088 km) daily at night on the N&W mainline between Norfolk, Virginia, and Cincinnati, Ohio, with a through-connection to and from Chicago, Illinois. The Pocahontas replaced an earlier passenger train called the Norfolk-Chicago Express, which bears the same train numbers.