From the pages of the Official Guide, July 1957

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. herald

The Twin Star Rocket

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry.
May 20, 1957

507 Train Number 508
Daily Miles Services Daily
11 45A Dp 0.0 Minneapolis, MN (CT) C R Ar 6 40P
12 10P 10.9 St. Paul, MN C R 6 00P
RF12 58P 51.7 Northfield, MN C DF 5 09P
RF 1 13P 65.2 Faribault, MN C DF 4 54P
F 1 31P 80.8 Owatonna, MN (Rochester via bus) C 4 39P
2 01P 112.3 Albert Lea, MN C 4 08P
2 26P Ar 140.2 Manly, IA C 3 40P
2 30P Dp
2 45P 149 Mason City, IA C R 3 15P
F 194 Iowa Falls, IA C F
4 53P Ar 270 Des Moines, IA C R Dp 1 20P
4 58P Dp Ar 1 15P
F 322 Chariton, IA C F
F 346 Allerton, IA C F
7 14P Ar 396 Trenton, MO C 10 57A
7 19P Dp
F 8 25P 461 Excelsior Springs, MO C F 9 49A
9 15P Ar 489 Kansas City, MO (Union Station) C Dp 9 10A
Through Cars Minneapolis-Los Angeles
3Connecting Train Number (Rock Island-Southern Pacific)4
1 20PDp0Chicago, IL (La Salle St. Sta.) (CT)C RAr11 00A
10 40PDp495Kansas City, MO (Union Station) (CT)CAr1 00A
9 05AAr1108Tucumcari, NM (MT)CDp2 46P
3 00PAr1440El Paso, TX (MT)C RDp7 55A
7 30AAr2325Los Angeles, CA (Union Psgr. Tml) (PT)C RDp1 00P
9 45P Dp489Kansas City, MO (Union Station)C Ar 8 40A
F 491 Kansas City, KS C F
F10 24P 528 Lawrence, KS C F 7 52A
10 52P 557 Topeka, KS C 7 26A
12 20A Ar 639 Herington, KS C 6 03A
12 25ADp
1 33A Ar 712 Wichita, KS C Dp 4 42A
1 43A Dp Ar 4 36A
2 30A 761 Caldwell, KS C 3 50A
3 16A 808 Enid, OK C 3 01A
4 20A Ar 869 El Reno, OK C Dp 2 03A
52 Connecting Train Number 51
9 30PDp0Amarillo, TX (CT)CAr7 00A
5 25A Dp249 El Reno, OK C Ar 11 10P
6 04A Ar 275 Oklahoma City, OK C R Dp 10 30P
3 20P Ar 630 Little Rock, AR C R Dp 12 55P
6 30P Ar 762 Memphis, TN (CT) C Dp 10 00A
4 30A Dp 869 El Reno, OK C Ar 1 53A
5 03A 903 Chickasha, OK C 1 15A
5 42A 942 Duncan, OK C 12 31A
6 08A 967 Waurika, OK C 12 04A
8 05A Ar 1080 Fort Worth, TX (Union Sta.) C R Dp 10 05P
8 20A Dp Ar 9 55P
9 15A Ar 1114 Dallas, TX (Union Station) C R Dp 9 05P
9 25A Dp Ar 9 00P
10 01A 1144 Waxahachie, TX C 8 18P
10 30A 1176 Corsicana, TX C 7 49P
10 58A 1211 Teague, TX C 7 17P
1 35P Ar 1363Houston, TX (CT) (Union Station)
(Galveston via bus)
C Dp 5 00P

Train 507 (Minneapolis-Houston): 26 stops; 25:50; 52.8 MPHTrain 508 (Houston-Minneapolis): 26 stops; 25:40; 53.1 MPH


THROUGH CAR EQUIPMENT—Westbound

No. 507—TWIN STAR ROCKET. Daily.
(See Note I.)

Parlor Lounge Observation Car (R. I. Car 570).

Minneapolis to Houston. (Seats reserved.)

Sleeping Car—Minneapolis to Houston—8 Duplex Roomettes, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms (573).

Kansas City to Houston—8 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms (576).

Minneapolis-St. Paul to Los Angeles—8 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms (575) (From Kansas City No. 3) (Extra Fare.)

Dining Car—Minneapolis to Houston.

Chair Cars—Minneapolis to Houston (Reclining seats NOT reserved in advance). (Pillows available between Kansas City and Dallas.)

Minneapolis-St. Paul to Los Angeles (36).

Minneapolis-St. Paul to Los Angeles (X57—June 3 to September 30). (Reclining seats RESERVED in advance.) (Free pillows.) (Extra fare.) (From Kansas City No. 3.)

NOTE I—ROCKET TRAINS—THE ROCKETS are not extra fare trains. All seats in parlor cars and space in Pullman sleepers are reserved. Seats in coaches are reserved and individually assigned in advance on the Rocky Mountain Rocket and on Train 503 from Chicago to Peoria. Special service charge in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Los Angeles chair car on Train 507.
Air-Conditioned.

No. 508—★TWIN STAR ROCKET—Daily.
(See Note I.)

Parlor Lounge Observation Car (R. I. Car 580.)

Houston to Minneapolis. (Seats reserved.)

Sleeping Cars—Houston to Minneapolis—8 Duplex Roomettes, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms (583).

Houston to Kansas City—8 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms (586).

Los Angeles to St. Paul-Minneapolis—8 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms (45) (From Los Angeles No. 4) (Extra Fare.)

Dining Car—Houston to Minneapolis.

Chair Cars—Houston to Minneapolis (Reclining seats NOT reserved in advance.) (Pillows available between Dallas and Kansas City.)

Los Angeles to St. Paul-Minneapolis (46).

Los Angeles to St. Paul-Minneapolis (X-50, June 5 to September 30). (Reclining seats R E S E R V E D in advance.) (Free pillows.) (From Los Angeles on No. 4.) (Extra Fare.)

NOTE I—ROCKET TRAINS—THE ROCKETS are not extra fare trains. All seats in parlor cars and space in Pullman sleepers are reserved. Seats in coaches are reserved and individually assigned in advance on the Rocky Mountain Rocket and on Train 503 from Chicago to Peoria. Special service charge in Los Angeles to Minneapolis-St. Paul Chair Car Train 508.
★Air-Conditioned.

PILLOWS
for coach passengers are available on the

IMPERIAL

also on the
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROCKET,
THE CORN BELT ROCKET

Westbound No. 9,
TWIN STAR ROCKET
(between Kansas City and Dallas.)
THE CHEROKEE
Nos. 509 and 510
between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Kansas City
and
CHOCTAW ROCKETTE
at Oklahoma City and Amarillo
A charge of 25c. will be made for this service for each 12 hours or fraction thereof.

Protect Your Luggage and Wearing Apparel
Both hand baggage and checked baggage should bear a label or tag with your name, street number and city address. It will not only help to identify hand baggage aboard the train, on station platform, and in waiting room, but will facilitate forwarding if baggage checks become detached. Loose articles of clothing should also be tagged for proper identification.