By September of 1960 the two trains shown here represented the last passenger service on the Katy system. The Texas Special had been re-routed to an all-Katy time card between Kansas City, Dallas, and San Antonio after the Frisco pulled out of the joint operating agreement in January 1959. My only report on the train in this time period comes from a serviceman who probably took this train from San Antonio to Dallas on his way to Denver, connecting in Dallas with Burlington's service; the fact that he made the trip without disagreeable incident with less than a one-hour layover between trains leads me to believe that Katy had largely ameliorated the timekeeping problems which I noted in the May 1957 timetable. Still, patronage continued to decline and what was left of the Texas Special would be cut back to a Kansas City-Dallas run by 1964. The train would disappear entirely in 1965.

From the pages of the Official Guide, September 1960

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Ry. herald

The Texas Special
Trains 5 & 6

Missouri-Kansas-Texas R.R. (Katy Lines)
November, 1959

5 1 Train Number 2 6
Daily Daily ▼ Miles Services ▲ Daily Daily
8 45A 10 00P Dp 0.0 Kansas City, MO (See Note) (CT) C R Ar 7 00A 8 30P
F 9 40A 42.3 Paola, KS C R F 7 25P
F 9 52A 53.8 Beagle, KS F 7 03P
F10 00A 60.7 Parker, KS F 6 55P
F10 21A 82.0 Kincaid, KS F 6 31P
F10 27A 86.2 Mildred, KS F 6 25P
F10 35A 93.9 Moran, KS F 6 17P
F10 48A 102.6 Elsmore, KS F 6 00P
F10 51A 105.6 Savonburg, KS F 5 56P
F10 55A 109.6 Stark, KS F 5 51P
F10 58A 111.8 Kimball, KS F 5 48P
11 08A 119.8 Erie, KS C 5 38P
M11 35A 12 30A Ar 136.0 Parsons, KS C M Dp 4 30A 5 15P
12 01P 12 40A Dp Ar 4 20A M 4 50P
F12 11P 144.9 Labette, KS F 4 35P
12 17P 150.3 Oswego, KS C 4 29P
F12 31P 159.6 Chetopa, KS C F 4 16P
F12 44P 170.8 Welch, OK F 4 03P
F12 51P 176.0 Blue Jacket, OK F 3 55P
1 17P F 1 33A 188.4 Vinita, OK C F 3 18A 3 28P
F 1 26P 196.2 Big Cabin, OK F 3 20P
F 1 34P 203.8 Adair, OK F 3 10P
F 1 46P 213.0 Pryor, OK C F 2 58P
F 1 56P 221.5 Chouteau, OK F 2 42P
F 2 02P 227.0 Mazie, OK F 2 36P
F 2 18P 237.4 Wagoner, OK C F 2 18P
2 35P 2 35A Ar 253.0 Muskogee, OK C R Dp 2 20A 1 55P
2 50P 2 45A Dp Ar 2 10A 1 40P
F 3 14P 274.2 Checotah, OK C F 1 13P
F 3 29P 287.5 Eufaula, OK C F12 55P
F 3 38P 296.6 Canadian, OK F12 41P
4 14P 3 50A 315.4 McAlester, OK C 1 12A 12 21P
F 4 32P 332.2 Kiowa, OK F11 48A
F 4 52P 352.0 Stringtown, OK F11 26A
F 5 02P 359.0 Atoka, OK C F11 18A
F 5 07P 364.4 Tushka, OK F11 11A
F 5 14P 371.0 Caney, OK F11 04A
F 5 23P 379.6 Caddo, OK F10 55A
F 5 44P F 5 01A 390.8 Durant, OK C F11 58P F10 43A
F 5 56P 402.6 Colbert, OK F10 22A
M 6 15P 5 30A Ar 410.3 Denison, TX C M Dp 11 35P 10 10A
6 45P 5 40A Dp Ar 11 20P M 9 40A
F 7 04P 423.7 Bells, TX F 9 10A
F 7 14P 430.7 Whitewright, TX F 8 59A
F 7 24P 437.5 Trenton, TX F 8 47A
F 7 33P 444.0 Leonard, TX C F 8 36A
F 7 42P 450.6 Celeste, TX F 8 25A
8 10P 6 45A 462.4 Greenville, TX C 10 13P 8 10A
F 8 23P 471.0 Caddo Mills, TX F 7 42A
F 8 34P 479.7 Royse City, TX F 7 30A
F 8 44P 488.2 Rockwall, TX F 7 17A
F 9 10P F 7 32A 500.3 Garland, TX C F 9 26P F 6 55A
F 9 34P 7 48A 512.7 Highland Park, TX X 9 08P F 6 35A
9 45P 7 59A Ar 516.6 Dallas, TX C R M Dp 9 00P 6 25A
10 15P 8 20A Dp Ar 8 40P M 6 00A
F10 33P 531.1 Lancaster, TX F 5 25A
F10 33P F 8 58A 547.5 Waxahachie, TX C F 7 50P F 4 59A
F 556.7 Forreston, TX F
F11 13P 562.5 Italy, TX C F 4 38A
F 567.7 Milford, TX F
12 10A F 9 43A 582.6 Hillsboro, TX C F 7 07P 4 10A
F12 25A 592.2 Abbott, TX F 3 28A
F12 33A 598.1 West, TX F 3 20A
1 05A 10 40A Ar 616.2 Waco, TX C R Dp 6 25P 2 50A
1 25A 10 55A Dp Ar 6 05P 2 40A
F 1 43A 629.1 Lorena, TX F 2 20A
F 1 50A 635.9 Eddy, TX F 2 12A
F 1 57A 642.8 Troy, TX F 2 05A
2 25A 11 46A 650.7 Temple, TX C R 5 22P 1 50A
F 2 43A 658.3 Little River, TX F 1 27A
F 2 55A 667.5 Holland, TX F 1 17A
F 3 04A 673.5 Bartlett, TX C F 1 10A
F 3 12A 678.8 Granger, TX C F12 56A
F 3 30A 688.1 Weir, TX F12 43A
F 3 38A DF12 49P 693.9 Georgetown, TX C RF 4 17P F12 35A
F 4 02A 708.5 Pflugerville, TX F12 13A
4 30A 1 43P Ar 726.2 Austin, TX C R Dp 3 30P 11 45P
5 00A Dp Ar 11 25P
F 5 47A DF 2 25P 757.0 San Marcos, TX (See Note) C 2 44P F10 47P
F 6 17A DF 2 49P 773.8 New Braunfels, TX (See Note) C 2 17P F10 22P
7 30A 3 59P Ar 809.2 San Antonio, TX (CT) C R Dp 1 30P 9 30P

Train 1 (Kansas City-San Antonio): 18 stops; 17:59; 45.0 MPHTrain 2 (San Antonio-Kansas City): 18 stops; 17:30; 46.2 MPH

Train 5 (Kansas City-San Antonio): 71 stops; 22:45; 35.6 MPHTrain 6 (San Antonio-Kansas City): 71 stops; 23:00; 35.2 MPH


NOTE for Train 1 at Kansas City: Sleeping cars ready for occupancy at 9:30 p.m.

NOTE for Train 2 at Kansas City: Sleeping cars may be occupied until 7:30 a.m.

NOTE for Train 2 at New Braunfels: Regular stop Sunday and holidays. Stops other days to receive revenue passengers for Dallas and scheduled stops beyond.

NOTE for Train 2 at San Marcos: Stops to receive revenue passengers for Dallas and scheduled stops beyond on week-days—regular stop on Sundays.

TRAIN EQUIPMENT

TEXAS SPECIAL—Trains 1 and 2.

Lounge—Between San Antonio and Kansas City.

Sleeping Cars—Between San Antonio and Kansas City, 14 Roomettes, 4 Bedrooms.

Dining Car—Between San Antonio and Kansas City.

Chair Cars—Between San Antonio and Kansas City.


Trains 5 and 6.
Chair Cars—Between San Antonio and Kansas City.

All Assigned Cars Are Air-Conditioned

Attention
Ticket Agents
•
QUICKEST TIME
BEST SERVICE
between
KANSAS CITY
and
TEXAS


ON THE FAMOUS STREAMLINED
Texas Special

Luxury sleeping car and coach accommodations, nationally famous diner meals please every taste, every budget. Friendly, attentive service in an atmosphere of restful comfort

DAILY BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND SAN ANTONIO

Original timetable information copyright ©1960 by National Railway Publication Company.  No record of copyright renewal found; it is believed this information is in the public domain.

The Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy Lines) name and herald are trademarks of Union Pacific Railroad Company and are used with permission. Katy Lines herald obtained from Katy Railroad Historical Society.

All comments, original material and page design copyright ©2006-2015 by Eric H. Bowen. Page created 2015-01-12.

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A - A.M.

D - Train stops only to discharge passengers

F - Conditional (Flag) stop

I  - Customs/Immigration inspection stop

M - Meal stop

N - Not a passenger stop

P - P.M.

R - Train stops only to receive passengers


Services:

A - Auto loading/unloading facilities (as freight)

B - Checked baggage is handled

C - Coupon station (Ticket office)

I  - International border inspection station

M - Food service available

P - Telephone station

R - Rental cars available

T - Telegraph station

X - Checked baggage NOT handled

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