EQUIPMENT
No.
15—Chicago to Galveston—Daily (Texas Chief).
Non Extra
Fare Streamliner Service, Pullman and Chair Cars.
Courier-Nurse
Service.
Lounge Car...Chicago
to Galveston.
Sleeping
Car...Chicago to Galveston—24 Duplex Roomettes.
Chicago to Galveston—6
Roomettes, 6-Section, 4 Double Bedrooms or 6 Double Bedrooms, 2
Drawing-room, 2 Compartments.
Chicago to Wichita—6 Roomettes, 6-Section, 4 Double
Bedrooms.
Chicago to Oklahoma City—6-Section, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double
Bedrooms.
Chicago to Tulsa—8-Section, 2 Compartments, 2 Double
Bedrooms (on No. 47 from Kansas City).
Dining
Car...Chicago to Galveston. (Fred Harvey service.)
Breakfast 95c. and up; Luncheon a la carte; Dinner $1.50 and up; also a
la carte service.
Chair
Cars...Chicago to Galveston. (Ladies' Lounge and Men's
Dressing-room.)
No.
16—Galveston to Chicago—Daily (Texas Chief).
Non Extra
Fare Streamliner Service, Pullman and Chair Cars.
Courier-Nurse
Service.
Lounge
Car...Galveston to Chicago.
Sleeping
Car...Galveston to Chicago—6 Roomettes, 6-Section, 4
Double Bedrooms or 6 Double Bedrooms, 2 Drawing-room, 2 Compartments.
Galveston to Chicago—24
Duplex Roomettes.
Oklahoma City to Chicago—6-Section, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double
Bedrooms.
Wichita to Chicago—6 Roomettes, 6-Section, 4 Double
Bedrooms.
Dining Car...Galveston
to Chicago. (Fred Harvey Service.) Breakfast 95c. and up; Luncheon a la
carte; Dinner $1.50 and up; also a la carte service.
Chair Cars...Galveston
to Chicago. (Ladies' Lounge and Men's Dressing-room.)
In the spring of 1948, Santa Fe extended its Chief franchise southward into the Lone Star State. The new Texas Chief would take over the spot on the timecard and the train number previously held by the "Fast Fifteen", a service operated by Santa Fe's Texas affiliate G. C. & S. F. between Oklahoma and Galveston. The train's speedy new schedule cut nearly a full half-day from the fastest Galveston-Chicago time Santa Fe had offered previously. The train's consist would be a mixture of equipment from three different builders: Budd, ACF, and Pullman-Standard, with some of the cars being hand-me-downs from earlier Chiefs. The dining cars are worthy of mention; they featured hammered copper murals with bluebonnets and a "Lone Star" motif which stretched the full length of the dining area and at least some of them continued in service with Amtrak years after the Texas Chief was no more than a fond memory.