The Pelican was a named train of the Southern Railway which ran from New York City to New Orleans and back until 1970.

Timetables referred to section, compartment, and drawing room accommodations carrying from New York to Shreveport[4][5] O. Winston Link recorded the eastbound Pelican arriving in Rural Retreat, Virginia on December 24, 1957.

The Class J locomotives continued in passenger service on other divisions until April 1959.

With passenger traffic declining, the Pelican was combined with the Birmingham Special in 1970.

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