From the pages of the Official Guide, December 1941

Burlington Route heraldChicago, Rock Island & Pacific herald

The Sam Houston Zephyr
The Texas Rocket

Burlington Route
Rock Island Lines
November 2, 1941

3 17 Train Number 18 4
Daily Daily Miles (Burlington-Rock Island) Services Daily Daily
4 00P 7 15A Dp 0.0 Fort Worth, TX (Texas & Pacific Sta.) (CT) C R Ar 9 50P 1 10P
5 00P 8 15A 33.6 Dallas, TX (Union Depot) C R 9 00P 12 20P
F 5 39P F 8 54A 64.3 Waxahachie, TX F 8 21P F11 41A
F 6 10P F 9 25A 95.4 Corsicana, TX F 7 50P F11 10A
6 41P 9 55A Ar 131.1 Teague, TX T C Dp 7 20P 10 36A
6 42P 9 56A Dp Ar 7 19P 10 35A
9 00P 12 15P Ar 283.1 Houston, TX (Union Station) (CT)
(Galveston via bus)
T C R Dp 5 00P 8 15A

Train 3 (Fort Worth-Houston): 4 stops, 5:00, 56.6 MPHTrain 17 (Fort Worth-Houston): 4 stops, 5:00, 56.6 MPH

Train 18 (Houston-Fort Worth): 4 stops, 4:50, 58.6 MPHTrain 4 (Houston-Fort Worth): 4 stops, 4:55, 57.6 MPH

(Burlington Lines Notes)

EQUIPMENT

TEXAS ROCKET—Completely Air-Conditioned.
The Texas Rocket is not an excess fare train, but all seats—both coach and parlor-lounge—are reserved, individually assigned in advance and sold by number.
NORTHBOUND—No. 18.
Obs.-Parlor Lounge and Chair Cars.
Houston to Dallas-Fort Worth.
Dining Car Service for all meals.
SOUTHBOUND—No. 17.
Obs.-Parlor Lounge and Chair Cars.
Fort Worth-Dallas to Houston.
Dining Car service for all meals.
SAM HOUSTON ZEPHYR—Completely Air-Conditioned
The Zephyr is not an excess fare train, but all seats—both coach and parlor-lounge—are reserved; individually assigned in advance, and sold by number.
NORTHBOUND—No. 4.
Obs.-Parlor Lounge and Chair Cars.
Houston to Dallas-Fort Worth.
Dining Car service for all meals.
SOUTHBOUND—No. 3.
Obs.-Parlor Lounge and Chair Cars.
Fort Worth-Dallas to Houston.
Dining Car service for all meals.

(Rock Island Lines Notes—None)