NOTE for Trains 21 and 22 at Coupland:
"Regular stop",
NOTE
for Train 2 at New Braunfels: "Regular stop Sunday and holidays, other
days to receive passengers for Dallas and scheduled stops beyond."
(St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Notes)
FRISCO-KATY
Streamlined Diesel Powered
TEXAS SPECIAL
Only One Coupon Reading: "TEXAS SPECIAL ROUTE" FRISCO-M.-K.-T. LINES
No.
1...South Bound
Sleeping Cars:
Washington
to Dallas—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms). Car 12. B
& O R.R. No. 1.
New York
to San Antonio—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms or 10
Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms). Car 15. Penna. R.R. No. 3.
St.
Louis to San Antonio—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms). Car 10.
St.
Louis to San Antonio—(1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedrooms)
Lounge-Observation. Car 11. Every third day a full lounge car without
sleeping accommodations is operated
in lieu of Car 11.
Dining Cars:
St.
Louis to Springfield.
Muskogee
to San Antonio.
Lounge-Observation Car:
St.
Louis to San Antonio.
Chair-Lounge-Buffet Car:
St.
Louis to San Antonio.
Reclining Chair Cars:
(Seats Free)
St.
Louis to San Antonio.
No. 2...North Bound
Sleeping Cars:
Dallas
to Washington—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms). Car 22. B.
& O. R.R. No. 2.
San
Antonio to New York—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms or 10
Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms). Car 25. Penna. R.R. No. 4.
San
Antonio to St. Louis—(14 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms) Car 20.
San
Antonio to St. Louis—(1 Drawing-room, 2 Double Bedrooms)
Lounge-Observation. Car 21. Every third day a full lounge car without
sleeping accommodations is operated
in lieu of Car 21.
Dining Cars:
San
Antonio to Muskogee.
Springfield
to St. Louis.
Lounge-Observation Car:
San
Antonio to St. Louis.
Chair-Lounge-Buffet Car:
San
Antonio to St. Louis.
Reclining Chair Cars:
(Seats Free.)
San
Antonio to St. Louis.
(Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines Notes)
SLEEPING, CHAIR AND DINING CARS—Southbound
No. 1-21-1. STREAMLINER TEXAS SPECIAL.
Lounge Car...[11]
St. Louis to San Antonio via Dallas—1 Drawing-room, 2
Bedrooms and Observation-Lounge. (Every third day, full lounge car
without sleeping
accommodations is operated in lieu of car 11.)
Sleeping cars...[10]
St. Louis to Dallas-San Antonio, 14 Roomettes, 4
Bedrooms.
[12]
Washington to Dallas via St. Louis, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms (on
B. & O. No. 1 to St. Louis).
[15] New
York to San Antonio, via St. Louis, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms
or 10 Roomettes, 6 Bedrooms (on Penna. No. 3 to St. Louis).
Dining Cars...St.
Louis to Springfield.
Muskogee
to San Antonio via Dallas.
Chair Cars...St.
Louis to San Antonio via Dallas.
Kansas
City to San Antonio via Dallas (off No. 21 at Muskogee).
Denison
to Houston via Fort Worth (on No. 21).
Denison
to Wichita Falls (on No. 31 from Denison).
Coach-Lounge-Buffet Car...St.
Louis to San Antonio via Dallas.
Meals...Breakfast
at Fort Worth, lunch at Waco (on No. 21).
No.
21-1-21. THE BLUEBONNET.
Sleeping Car...[73] Kansas City to Dallas,
14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms (On
No. 1 from Muskogee).
Dining Car...Muskogee to San Antonio (on
No. 1 from Muskogee).
Meals...Breakfast at Denison or Fort
Worth; Lunch at Waco (on No. 21).
Coach-Lounge-Buffet Car...Muskogee to San
Antonio via Dallas.
Chair Cars...Kansas City to San Antonio
via Dallas (on No. 1 from
Muskogee).
Denison to Houston via
Fort Worth (on No. 21 from Denison).
SLEEPING,
CHAIR AND DINING CARS—Northbound
No. 2-22-2. STREAMLINER TEXAS SPECIAL.
Lounge Car...[21]
San Antonio to St. Louis via Dallas—1 Drawing-room, 2
Bedrooms and Observation-Lounge. (Every third day, full lounge car
without sleeping
accommodations is operated in lieu of car 21.)
Sleeping Cars...[20]
San Antonio-Dallas to St. Louis, 14 Roomettes, 4
Bedrooms.
[22]
Dallas to Washington via St. Louis, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms. (On
B. & O. No. 2 from St. Louis.)
[25] San
Antonio to New York via St. Louis, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms or
10 Roomettes, 6 Bedrooms. (On Pennsylvania No. 4 to New York.)
Dining Cars...San
Antonio to Muskogee via Dallas.
Springfield
to St. Louis.
Chair Cars...San
Antonio to St. Louis via Dallas.
San
Antonio to Kansas City via Dallas. (On No. 2 from San Antonio to
Muskogee, No. 22 to Kansas City.)
Houston
to Denison via Fort Worth. (On No. 22 from Houston.)
Wichita
Falls to Denison. (On No. 32 from Wichita Falls.)
Coach-Lounge-Buffet Car...San
Antonio to St. Louis (via Dallas).
Meals...Lunch
at Smithville, Dinner at Fort Worth (on No. 22).
Nos.
22-2-22—THE BLUEBONNET.
Sleeping Car...[83]
Dallas to Kansas City, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms.
(On No. 22 from Muskogee.)
Dining Car...San
Antonio to Muskogee via Dallas.
Chair Cars...San
Antonio to Kansas City via Dallas. (On No. 2 to
Muskogee, No. 22 Muskogee to Kansas City.)
Houston
to Denison via Fort Worth. (On No. 22 from Houston.)
Coach-Lounge-Buffet Car...San
Antonio to Muskogee (via Dallas).
All Assigned Cars Shown On These Pages Are Air-Conditioned
Know
Your Pullmans
All regularly assigned sleeping cars on Katy
Lines are numbered. Car
10, for example, is invariably a 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom car operating
on the Texas Special
between St. Louis and Dallas-San Antonio. Reservations are made
accordingly.
On these pages sleeping car numbers are featured for your guidance. It
is a good idea to check your reservations to be sure your space has
been properly assigned.
Famous
Meals
A feature of
Katy Dining Car Service!
Breakfast
80c. to $1.00
Luncheon
$1.25 to $2.50
Dinner
$1.25 to $3.65
Railroad locomotives need maintenance.
Such a simple and obvious statement. One would think it would have been even more obvious to the generation which grew up with steam. The steam locomotive requires an intricate and exacting regimen of lubrication, cleaning, boiler washing, and periodic back-shopping where the entire locomotive is stripped down to the frame and rebuilt. When the railroads dieselized after World War II an entire army of workers was able to be trimmed and railroad management can perhaps be forgiven for thinking they had entered the Promised Land.
The Missouri-Kansas-Texas, it appears, bought into that mindset more than most. Rapid dieselization after World War II left it with a roster of more than 200 units representing ten models from four different builders. Alas, even Diesel locomotives need periodic maintenance and overhaul...and for whatever the reason, Katy didn't provide it. By the late 1950s even the nearly-new Diesels were breaking down by the dozen. By 1957, barely half of the roster was serviceable.
And the problem wasn't limited to just the locomotive fleet. During and shortly after the war Katy had installed thousands of crossties which proved to have been inadequately treated with creosote, and by the late 1950s they were rotting to pieces as well. The bad track and the bad-order locomotives resulted in what could only be termed a meltdown, to borrow a word from the nuclear age. Service and timekeeping essentially fell apart. If you plan a trip which includes the Katy Railroad of this era, be certain that your time travel provider does not book any close connections.