NOTE
for
connecting Southern Pacific Train No. 40 between Los Angeles and El
Paso: "Subject to change in schedule effective after October 26, 1958."
(Missouri
Pacific Notes)
MISSOURI
PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
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—Streamlined Train
Sleepers—
Chicago
to El Paso (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [MP-20]. (G. M. & O.
Train 1 to St. Louis.)
New York
to Fort Worth (via P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 6 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) [18] (No. 201 to Little Rock.)
Dallas
to Los Angeles
(Roomettes and Bedrooms) [15].
St.
Louis to El Dorado (14 Roomette, 1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedroom)
[315]. (No. 821 from Gurdon). (Open for occupancy at El Dorado until
7:00 a.m.)
St.
Louis to Shreveport (14 Roomette, 1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedroom)
[314]. (L. & A. No. 3 from Hope.)
St.
Louis to Lake Charles
(14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [312]. (No. 131 from Little Rock.)
Lounge Car—St.
Louis to Fort Worth (5 Bedroom) [17].
Dining
Car—St. Louis to Fort Worth.
Dining
Lounge—Ft. Worth to El Paso.
Coaches—(Reclining
Seats)—
St.
Louis to El Paso.
St.
Louis to Fort Worth (Planetarium).
Memphis
to Fort Worth (Train No. 201 to Little Rock.)
THE TEXAS
EAGLE
TRAIN
No. 21—Streamlined Train
Sleepers—
Chicago
to Houston (10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom) [MP-23]. G. M. & O.
Train 1 to St. Louis.)
Memphis
to Houston (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [217]. (No. 201 to Little Rock.)
Washington
to Houston (via
P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom) [MP-5].
New York
to Houston (via
P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom) [MP-4].
New York
to San Antonio
(via P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom) [MP-3].
St.
Louis to San Antonio
(14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [216].
St.
Louis to San Antonio (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom)
[215].
Dining
Lounge Car—
St.
Louis to Houston.
St.
Louis to San Antonio.
Coaches—(Reclining
Seats)—
St.
Louis to Houston.
St.
Louis to San Antonio
(Planetarium).
St.
Louis to San Antonio (Grill).
No checked baggage or
remains
will be handled on this train.
TRAIN No.
201
Sleepers—
Memphis
to Fort Worth (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [18]. (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
(Train No. 1 from Little Rock.)
Northbound
THE
TEXAS EAGLE
TRAIN No. 2—Streamlined Train
Sleepers—
El Paso
to Chicago (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [GM-23]. (Train 22 Little
Rock-St. Louis—G. M. & O. Train 2 to Chicago.)
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, 6 Double Bedroom) [PR-9].
Fort
Worth to Memphis (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [27] (Train No. 202 from Little Rock.)
Lounge Car—Fort
Worth to St. Louis (5 Bedroom) [29].
Dining
Car—Fort Worth to St. Louis.
Dining
Lounge—El Paso to Fort Worth.
Coaches—(Reclining
Seats)—
El Paso
to St. Louis.
Fort
Worth to St. Louis (Planetarium).
Fort
Worth to Memphis. (Train No. 202 from Little Rock.)
Grill
Coach—Fort Worth to St. Louis.
THE TEXAS
EAGLE
TRAIN
No. 22—Streamlined Train
Sleepers—
Houston
to Chicago (10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom) [GM-10]. (G. M. & O.
Train 2 St. Louis-Chicago)
Houston
to Memphis (14
Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [1221]. (No. 202 from Little Rock.)
Houston
to Washington (via
P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom) [PR-11].
Houston
to New York (via
P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom) [PR-12].
San
Antonio to New York
(via P. R.R.) (10 Roomette, 6 Double Bedroom) [PR-15].
San
Antonio to St. Louis
(14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [228].
San
Antonio to St. Louis (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom)
[227].
Fort
Worth to Chicago (14 Roomette, 1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedroom)
[GM-23]. (Train 2 to Little Rock—Train 22 to St. Louis—G. M. &
O.
Train 2 to Chicago.)
Dining
Lounge Car—
Houston
to St. Louis.
San
Antonio to St. Louis.
Coaches—(Reclining
Seats)—
Houston
to St. Louis.
San
Antonio to St. Louis
(Planetarium).
San
Antonio to St. Louis (Grill).
No checked baggage or
remains
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) [27].
(No. 2 to Little Rock.)
Houston
to Memphis (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [1221].
(Train No. 22 to Little Rock.)
Coaches—(Reclining
Seats)—
Fort
Worth to Memphis. (Train No. 2 to Little Rock.)
Little
Rock to Memphis.
THE SUNSHINE SPECIAL
TRAIN No. 32
Sleepers—
Shreveport
to St. Louis (14 Roomette, 1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedroom) [323]. (K.
C. S. 16 to Texarkana.)
El
Dorado to St. Louis (10 Roomette, 1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedroom)
[324] (No. 822 to Gurdon.)
Lake
Charles to St. Louis (14 Roomette, 4 Double Bedroom) [1321]. (No. 132
to Little Rock.)
Hot
Springs to St. Louis (10 Roomette, 5 Double Bedroom) [325]. (No. 832 to
Little Rock.)
Dining-Lounge
Car—
Little
Rock to St. Louis.
Coaches—(Reclining
Seats)—
Texarkana
to St. Louis.
(Texas
& Pacific Notes)
THE
Texas and Pacific RAILWAY
SERVING
THE GROWING SOUTHWEST
THROUGH
CAR SERVICE—Westbound
No.
1—Daily. THE
TEXAS EAGLE.
Sleeping
Cars...New York to Fort Worth—Roomette Bedroom (on
Penna.
No. 3, New York to St. Louis) [MP-2].
Washington
to Fort Worth—Roomette Bedroom (on B. & O.
No. 1, Washington to St. Louis) [MP-30].
St.
Louis to Fort Worth—Bedroom Lounge [17].
Chicago
to El Paso—Roomette Bedroom [MP-20] (G. M. & O. 1 to St. Louis).
Memphis
to Fort Worth—Roomette Bedroom [18].
Dallas
to Los
Angeles—Roomette Bedroom (on S. P. extra fare train No. 1 beyond El
Paso) [15].
Lounge
Car...St. Louis to Fort Worth—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.
St.
Louis to Fort Worth (Planetarium Dome).
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 (on Penna. No. 3, New
York to St. Louis) [MP-4].
Washington
to Houston—Roomette Bedroom (on Penna. No. 3,
Washington to St. Louis) [MP-5].
St.
Louis to San Antonio—Roomette Bedroom [215].
St.
Louis to San
Antonio—Roomette Bedroom [216].
Chicago
to Houston—Roomette Bedroom [MP-23]. (On Train 21 St. Louis to
Texarkana).
Memphis
to
Houston—Roomette Bedroom [217].
San
Antonio to Mexico City—Section Bedroom [253].
Dining
Lounge Car...St. Louis to San Antonio.
St.
Louis to Houston.
San
Antonio to Mexico City. (Reserved Seats.)
San
Antonio to Laredo.
Reclining Seat Coaches...St.
Louis to San Antonio (Planetarium Dome).
St.
Louis to Houston-Corpus Christi.
San
Antonio to Mexico City.
(All Mexico
equipment via NdeM Laredo to Mexico
City.)
Train
operates via Longview, Texas. Figures
in brackets, [ ], indicate car loading numbers.
THROUGH
CAR SERVICE—Eastbound
No.
2—Daily. THE
TEXAS EAGLE.
Sleeping
Cars...Fort Worth to New York—Roomette Bedroom (on
Penna.
No. 4, St. Louis
to New York) [PR-9].
Fort
Worth to Washington—Roomette Bedroom (on B. & O.
2, St. Louis to Washington) [BO-32].
Fort
Worth to St. Louis—Bedroom Lounge [29].
El Paso
to Chicago—Roomette Bedroom [GM-23]. (On M. P. 22, Little Rock to St.
Louis, G. M. & O. 2). (Open 9:30
p.m.., M. T.)
Fort
Worth to Memphis—Roomette Bedroom (May be occupied at
Memphis until 7:30 a.m.) [27].
Dining
Lounge Car...El Paso to Forth
Worth.
Lounge Car...Fort
Worth to St. Louis—Bedroom [29].
Dining
Car...Fort Worth to St. Louis.
Reclining Seat Coaches...El
Paso to St. Louis.
El Paso
to Fort Worth.
Fort
Worth to St. Louis (Planetarium Dome).
Fort
Worth to Memphis.
El Paso
to New Orleans (on train No. 22 from Fort Worth).
(Coaches
open El Paso 9:30 p.m.)
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—Roomette Bedroom [227].
San
Antonio to St.
Louis—Roomette Bedroom [228].
Houston
to New York—Roomette Bedroom (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].
Houston
to Chicago—Roomette Bedroom [GM-10].
Houston
to
Memphis—Roomette Bedroom (May be occupied until 7:30 a.m.) [1221].
Mexico
City to San
Antonio—Section Bedroom [266].
Dining
Lounge Car...San Antonio to St. Louis.
Houston
to St. Louis.
Mexico
City to San Antonio. (Reserved Seats.)
Laredo
to San Antonio.
Reclining Seat Coaches...San
Antonio to St. Louis (Planetarium Dome).
Corpus
Christi-Houston to St. Louis.
Mexico
City to San Antonio.
(All Mexico
equipment via NdeM Mexico City to
Laredo.)
Train operates via Longview, Texas. Figures
in brackets, [
], indicate car loading numbers.
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This 1958 edition still shows a strong competitive effort on the part of Missouri Pacific. While MoPac had dropped service to Galveston by early 1955, in this edition of the schedule they had added through service from Houston and Dallas-Ft. Worth to and from Chicago courtesy of partner G. M. & O. With their more direct route, MoPac and G. M. & O. were able to offer better times end-to-end than principal competitor Santa Fe, whose route via Kansas City was somewhat faster but significantly longer. One curiosity is the fact that the through sleeper from El Paso and Dallas-Fort Worth was shuffled from Train 2 onto the trailing Train 22 in Little Rock; I presume this was done to minimize the amount of switching which would need to be done during the very short 33 minute layover in St. Louis.
I also show in this timetable the last remnant of the once-proud Sunshine Special, by this point almost entirely subsumed by the Texas Eagle. The southbound Sunshine Special had disappeared from the time card entirely, while the remains of the northbound train now operated from only as far as Texarkana. Apparently, its main reason for continued existence was to provide a vehicle for collecting the northbound through sleepers from miscellaneous points bound for St. Louis without delaying its premium stablemates.