7/6/96
                    Choctaw Rocket Consists


#51 WB Memphis-Amarillo
#52 EB Amarillo-Memphis


1940 semi-streamlined conversion

bage-RPO         702-703
   (1915 Pullman 65)


11-40 new

68 chair*        350 Amarillo            351 Oklahoma City
8-5              Pu Seminole             Pu Wewoka
dining-obs       430 Memphis             431 Little Rock


11-17-40 start

bage-RPO (hwt)
chair
sleeper
dining-obs


6-25-46 loco assignments for Memphis-Amarillo R-51-52

TA                603                   605
DL10x             621                   622


1947 (blt 37, ex-DSMR, PR)

TA
bage-dinette      404 Arrow Head        405 Mesabi
chair             304 Chippewa          305 Ioway
chair-obs         454 Minnesota         455 Missouri


1-5-48 RI TT

(unknown headend & order)
bage-RPO
chair*
chair
8-5
dining-prlr-obs


7-1-48 RI assignment

TA                  603-5


1949 above ran Memphis-OKC + Memphis-LR sleeper for HotSprgs.
OKC-Amarillo ("LOCAL"):

bage-RPO (hwt)
chair (hwt)
10-1-2 (hwt)


1-22-50 RI TT

(unknown headend & order)
chair
dining
8-5                            (Chicago/IC#3-4)Memphis-LR(HotSprgs/#151-152)
coach-prlr-obs                                 Memphis-LR(HotSprgs/#151-152)
10-1-2                                             OKC-Amarillo


1951 Memphis-LR sleeper dropped. OKC-Amarillo sleeper now 12-1.


1952 renamed Choctaw


4-1-52 RI circular
          car#
bage                            (return #112) Memphis->OKC(#111 to Tuc)
bage                                               OKC-Amarillo
30' RPO-bage
chair             200-209
chair             200-209                      Memphis-OKC
diner                                       LittleRock-OKC
12-1      517/526                                  OKC-Amarillo


1953 renamed Choctaw Rockette

RDC-3             9002-4


4-25-58 RI assignments

RDC-3
chair                                          Memphis-Little Rock


     renumbered #23-24


1964 last run


NOTES
All lightweights built by Pullman-Standard unless noted
*racially divided

Sources: Car Names, Numbers & Consists - Robert J. Wagner
   The Official Pullman-Standard Library - Randall & Anderson
       Vol. 8 Rock Island 

Abbrevations: SP Southern Pacific         EP El Paso
              Pu Pullman                  Mpls Minneapolis
              LR Leg Rest                 Pho Phoenix
              DH Dead Head                Tus Tuscon
              ACF American Car & Foundry  Tuc Tucumcari
              bage baggage                LR Little Rock
              stge stage/express          SD San Diego
              RICP RI Color Pictorial     "e" electrically operated


Thanks to Jim Bennett, Fred Frailey, Steve Hile, Greg Stout, Joel
Boucher & others.

Please report additions/corrections to John Matrow, 2753 N. Pershing,
Wichita, KS 67220