(Missouri
Pacific Notes)
MISSOURI
PACIFIC LINES
Route
of the Eagles
EQUIPMENT—SOUTHWEST
All
Regular Cars Air Conditioned
Designating Number
of Sleeping or Parlor Cars indicated in brackets.
Southbound
THE
TEXAS EAGLE
TRAIN No. 1
Sleepers—
St. Louis to Fort Worth
(14 Roomette, 1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedroom) [19].
New York to Fort Worth (via P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 5 Double Bedroom) [MP-1]. (First trip December 12.)
New York to El Paso (via
P. R.R.) (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [MP-2].
Washington to Fort Worth
(via B. & O.) (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [MP-30].
Memphis to Fort Worth (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [14] (No. 201 to Little Rock.)
Lounge Car—St.
Louis to Fort Worth (5 Bedroom) [17].
Dining
Car—St. Louis to Fort Worth.
Coaches—(Reclining
Seats)—
St. Louis to El Paso (Divided).
St. Louis to El Paso.
Sleeper and Chair Car—
Dallas to Los Angeles (on T. & P. No. 5 to El Paso, S. P. No. 43 beyond).
THE TEXAS EAGLE
TRAIN
No. 21
Sleepers—
St. Louis to Galveston (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [212].
Washington to Houston (via
P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 5 Double Bedroom or 14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [MP-5].
Memphis to Houston (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [217]. (No. 201 to Little Rock.)
New York to Houston (via
P. R.R.) (14
Roomette, 1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedroom) [MP-4].
New York to San Antonio
(via P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 5 Double Bedroom) [MP-3].
St. Louis to San Antonio
(14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [216].
St. Louis to San Antonio (6 Section, 6 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom)
[215].
Dining
Lounge Car—
St. Louis to Houston.
St. Louis to San Antonio.
Coaches—(Reclining
Seats)—
St. Louis to Houston (Divided).
St. Louis to Houston-Corpus Christi.
St. Louis to San Antonio (Divided).
St. Louis to San Antonio.
No checked baggage will be handled on this train.
TRAIN No. 201
Sleepers—
Memphis to Fort Worth (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [14]. (No. 1 from Little Rock.)
Memphis to Houston (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [217]. (No. 21 from Little Rock.)
Coaches—(Reclining Seats)—
Memphis to Little Rock.
Memphis to Fort Worth
(Divided). (No. 1 from Little Rock.)
Northbound
THE
TEXAS EAGLE
TRAIN No. 2
Sleepers—
Fort Worth to St. Louis
(14 Roomette, 1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedroom) [20].
Fort Worth to Washington
(via B. & O.) (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [BO-32].
Fort Worth to New York (via P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 5 Double Bedroom) [PR-]. {sic} First trip December 14.)
El Paso to New York (via
P. R.R.) (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [PR-9].
Fort Worth to Memphis (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [266] (No. 202 from Little Rock to Memphis.)
Lounge Car—Fort
Worth to St. Louis (5 Bedroom) [22].
Dining
Car—Fort Worth to St. Louis.
Coaches—(Reclining
Seats)—
El Paso to St. Louis (Divided).
El Paso to St. Louis.
Sleeper and Chair Car—
Los Angeles to Dallas (on S. P. No. 44 to El Paso, T. & P. No 2 beyond).
THE TEXAS EAGLE
TRAIN
No. 22
Sleepers—
Galveston to St. Louis (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [267].
Houston to Memphis (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [265]. (No. 202 from Little Rock.)
Houston to New York (via
P. R.R.) (14
Roomette, 1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedroom) [PR-12].
Houston to Washington (via
P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 5 Double Bedroom or 14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [PR-11].
San Antonio to New York
(via P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 5 Double Bedroom) [PR-15].
San Antonio to St. Louis
(14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [228].
San Antonio to St. Louis (6 Section, 6 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom)
[227].
Dining
Lounge Car—
Houston to St. Louis.
San Antonio to St. Louis.
Coaches—(Reclining
Seats)—
Houston to St. Louis (Divided).
Corpus Christi-Houston to St. Louis.
San Antonio to St. Louis (Divided).
San Antonio to St. Louis.
No checked baggage
will be handled on this train.
TRAIN No. 202
Sleepers—(Open at
Memphis until 7:30 a.m.)
Fort Worth to Memphis (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [266].
(No. 2 to Little Rock.)
Houston to Memphis (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [265].
(Train No. 22 to Little Rock.)
Coaches—(Reclining
Seats)—
Fort Worth to Memphis (Divided). (No. 2 to Little Rock.)
Little Rock to Memphis.
(Texas
& Pacific Notes)
THROUGH
CAR SERVICE—Westbound
No. 1—Daily. THE
TEXAS EAGLE.
Sleeping
Cars...New York to El Paso—Roomette Bedroom (on Penna.
No. 3, New York to St. Louis) [MP-2].
New
York to Fort Worth—Roomette Bedroom (on Penna. No. 3, New York to St.
Louis) [MP-1]. (Effective westbound from New York, December 12.)
Washington to Fort Worth—Roomette Bedroom (on B. & O.
No. 1, Washington to St. Louis) [MP-30].
St. Louis to El Paso—Bedroom Lounge [17].
St. Louis to Fort
Worth—Roomette Bedroom Drawing-room [19].
Memphis to Fort Worth—Roomette Bedroom [14].
Lounge
Car...St. Louis to El Paso—Bedroom [17].
Dining Car...St.
Louis to Fort Worth.
Dining
Lounge Car...Fort Worth to El Paso.
Reclining Seat Coaches...St.
Louis to El Paso.
Memphis to Fort Worth.
Fort Worth to El Paso.
No. 221—Daily.
TEXAS EAGLE—South Texas Section.
Sleeping Cars...New
York to San Antonio — Roomette Bedroom (on Penna. No. 3, New York to
St. Louis) [MP-3].
New York to Houston—Roomette Bedroom Drawing-room (on Penna. No. 3, New
York to St. Louis) [MP-5].
Washington to Houston—Roomette Bedroom (on Penna. No. 3,
Washington to St. Louis) [MP-4].
St. Louis to San Antonio—Section Roomette Bedroom [215].
St. Louis to San
Antonio—Roomette Bedroom [216].
St. Louis to Galveston—Roomette Bedroom [212].
Memphis to
Houston—Roomette Bedroom [217].
San Antonio to Mexico City—Section Bedroom [316].
San Antonio to Mexico
City—Section Compartment Drawing-room [314].
Dining
Lounge Car...St. Louis to San Antonio.
St. Louis to Houston.
San Antonio to Mexico City.
Reclining Seat Coaches...St.
Louis to San Antonio.
St. Louis to Houston-Corpus Christi.
San Antonio to Mexico City.
(All Mexico equipment via NdeM Laredo to Mexico
City.)
Train
221 operates via Longview, Texas. Figures
in brackets, [ ], indicate car loading numbers.
THROUGH
CAR SERVICE—Eastbound
No. 2—Daily. THE
TEXAS EAGLE.
Sleeping
Cars...El Paso to New York—Roomette Bedroom (on Penna.
No. 4, St. Louis
to New York) [PR-9].
El Paso to St. Louis—Bedroom Lounge [22].
Los Angeles to Dallas—Section Drawing-room (On S. P. No. 44, Los Angeles to El Paso) [444].
Fort
Worth to New York—Roomette Bedroom (on Penna. No. 4, St. Louis to New
York) [PR-8]. (Effective eastbound from Fort Worth, December 14 [1948].)
Fort Worth to Washington—Roomette Bedroom (on B. & O.
2, St. Louis to Washington) [BO-32].
Fort Worth to St.
Louis—Roomette Bedroom Drawing-room [20].
Fort Worth to Memphis—Roomette Bedroom. (May be occupied at
Memphis until 7:30 a.m.) [266].
Lounge Car...El Paso to St. Louis—Bedroom [22].
Dining
Lounge Car...El Paso to Forth Worth. [sic]
Dining
Car...Fort Worth to St. Louis.
Reclining Seat Coaches...El
Paso to St. Louis.
El Paso to Texarkana.
Fort Worth to Memphis.
No. 222—Daily.
TEXAS EAGLE—South Texas Section.
Sleeping Cars...San
Antonio to New York — Roomette Bedroom (on Penna. No. 4, St. Louis to
New York) [PR-15].
San Antonio to St. Louis—Section Roomette Bedroom [227].
San Antonio to St.
Louis—Roomette Bedroom [228].
Houston to New York—Roomette Bedroom Drawing-room (on Penna. No. 4, St.
Louis to New York) [PR-12].
Houston to Washington—Roomette Bedroom (on Penna. No. 4, St.
Louis to Washington) [PR-11].
Galveston to St. Louis—Roomette Bedroom [267].
Houston to
Memphis—Roomette Bedroom (May be occupied until 7:30 a.m.) [265].
Mexico City to San
Antonio—Section Bedroom [221].
Mexico City to San Antonio—Section Compartment Drawing-room
[226].
Dining
Lounge Car...San Antonio to St. Louis.
Houston to St. Louis.
Mexico City to San Antonio.
Reclining Seat Coaches...San
Antonio to St. Louis.
Corpus Christi-Houston to St. Louis.
Mexico City to San Antonio (Reserved Seats).
(All Mexico equipment via NdeM Mexico City to
Laredo.)
Train 222 operates via Longview, Texas. Figures in brackets, [
], indicate car loading numbers.
NOTE: No checked baggage handled on Trains 221 and 222, South Texas Sections of The Texas Eagle.
The Texas Eagles were officially launched on August 15, 1948, although MoPac had "previewed" the equipment on its predecessor train the Sunshine Special—i.e., had rushed the equipment into revenue service as soon as it was delivered from the builder rather than wait for a complete trainset to be assembled.
See Missouri Pacific's full page ad for the Texas Eagles in this issue (PDF, 1.16MB).