7/6/96
Twin Star Rocket Consists
Minneapolis-Houston
#507 SB
#508 NB
(pre-history)
9-29-37 New Minneapolis-Kansas City Rocket
(first two cars articulated)
bage-dinette-chair 404 Arrow Head 405 Mesabi
76 chair 304 Chippewa 305 Ioway
chair-parlor-obs 454 Minnesota 455 Missouri
11-15-38 New Kansas City-Dallas Rocket
(first two cars articulated; sets came from other assignments)
bage-dinette-chair 402 Cherokee Strip 403 Cimarron Trail
76 chair 302 Sunflower State 303 Chisholm Trail
chair-parlor-obs 452 Lone Star 453 Sooner State
1-14-45 Twin Star Rocket inaugurated w/E3A-E6A diesels (3 train sets)
3-18-45 Actual #507 Teague, TX
E6A 628
bage-RPO 800
bage-dinette-chair 403 Cimarron River
76 chair 303 Chisholm Trail
chair 315 Hawthorne
8-5 Pu Forest Canyon
chair-parlor-obs 452 Lone Star
6-3-45 RI TT
car# (possible cars*)
hvywt RPO-bage
(dorm)chair 55/65 320-322
chair 54/64 309-319
chair 53/63 309-319
diner 422 Yucca 423 Sahuaro
424 Ocotilla
8-5 51/61 Pu Forest Canyon Pu Thompson Canyon KC-Hou
parlor-lnge 50/60 454 Minnesota 455 Missouri
202 Kansas City
6-25-46 loco assignments for Minn-Houston R-507-508
E3A 625 626
E6A 629
1947 new
68 coach 324-328
1-5-48 RI circular
(possible cars)
bage-mail KC-Hou
bage-dinette 402-405
76 chair 303-305
54 chair 318
52 chair 308
8-5 sleeper Pu Forest Canyon Pu Thompson Canyon
parlor-obs 452-455
7-1-48 assignments
E7A 633-634
8/9-48 new
8-6-4 sleeper Pu Northern Lakes Pu Gulf Coast
Pu North Woods
3-49 new
F7A/B 675-677
6-20-49 RI PR letter to Jim Bennett
(403 & 303 articulated)
bage-dinette-chair 403 Cimarron River
chair 303 Chisholm Trail
chair 207 Faribault
chair 314 Mistletoe
chair 319 Narcissus
(missing sleepers & obs)
1-22-50 RI TT
car#
(unknown head end, unknown order)
chair 578/588
chair 577/587
chair 576/586
dining
8-6-4 573/583
8-5 571/581 KC-Hou
parlor-lnge 570/580
1950 Minneapolis-LA chair & sleeper via #3/#4 (GS)
1952 E8A (650 series) & E7B assigned
4-1-52 RI circular (3 sets)
30' RPO-bage Mpls-KC
30' RPO-bage KC-Hou
72 chair LW
72 chair LW
52/54 chair LW
chair LW (Fri.Sat.Sun) ElR-Hou
diner
chair LW (when operated) Mpls-KC
chair LW 37/47 Mpls-KC(Tuc(LA) #3/#4)
6-6-4 575/46 Mpls-KC(Tuc(LA) #3/#4)
8-6-4 573/583
6-6-4 571/581 KC-Hou
prlr-obs 570/580
9-26-54 RI condensed TT
(unknown head end, unknown order)
chair (1 or more)
chair Mpls-KC(LA/GS/SP)
diner
8-5 KC-Hou
8-6-4
6-6-4 Mpls-KC(LA/GS/SP)
prlr-lnge-obs
11/12-54 New
8-6 sleeper Pu Lake Nokomis Pu Buffalo Bayou
Pu San Jacinto
4-4-55 RI TT
car #
(unknown head end, unknown order)
chair
chair 36/46 Mpls-KC(LA/GS/SP)
diner
8-6 571/581 KC-Hou
8-6-4 573/583
6-6-4 574/584
8-6 575/45 Mpls-KC(LA/GS/SP)
prlr-lnge-obs 570/580
4-8-55 Actual NB Des Moines (partial)*
. . .
6-6-4
8-6-4
prlr-diner-obs 434 El Reno
4-25-58 RI circular & RI condensed TT
car#
bage-mail StP-KC
60' RPO bage Mpls-KC
30' RPO bage KC-Dal
bage KC-Hou
bage
chair L.W.
chair L.W.
dorm chair L.W.
diner
chair L.W. Fri-Sun Dal-Hou
chair L.W. Fri-Sun Dal-Hou
chair L.W. Mpls-KC
chair L.R. 36/46 Mpls-KC(LA/GS/SP)
8-6 575/45 Mpls-KC(LA/GS/SP)
8-6 576/586 KC-Hou
8-6-4 573/583
parlor-obs 570/580
1958 Pullmans withdrawn from lease & numbered (exc. GS)
8-5 sleeper 620 Forest Canyon 621 Thompson Canyon
8-6 sleeper 634 Lake Nokomis 635 Buffalo Bayou
636 San Jacinto
8-6-4 sleeper 642 Northern Lakes 643 Gulf Coast
644 North Woods
58-59 renumbered #17/#18
10-25-59 RI TT & 4-29-62 RI condensed TT
(unknown head end cars, unknown order)
chair
chair Mpls-KC(LA/GS/SP)
diner
8-6 sleeper Mpls-KC(LA/GS/SP)
8-6 sleeper KC-Hou
8-6-4 sleeper
parlor-lnge
1960 reblt
RPO-bage 754-759
Summer-64 RI circular
Jeep (mail) (SB:WThF;NB:ThFSa) KC-Hou
RPO KC-Dal
bage KC-Hou
bage (exM) (SB:bage-mail) StP-KC
RPO Mpls-KC
bage
coach LW
coach LW (FSu) Dal-Hou
coach-dorm
diner
lounge
coach LW Mpls-KC
coach LW Mpls-KC(LA/GS/SP)
8-6 sleeper Mpls-KC(LA/GS/SP)
8-6 sleeper Mpls-KC
8-6-4 sleeper KC-Dal
9-14-64 Cut back from Houston to Ft. Worth
7-1-65 sleepers dropped
1-66 RI circular
Jeep-mail (SB:WThF;NB:ThFSa) KC-FtW
RPO KC-FtW
bage KC-FtW
bage (exM) (SB:bage-mail) StP-KC
RPO Mpls-KC
bage
coach LW
coach-dorm
coach LW Mpls-KC
snack-lounge
coach LW (SB only) Mpls->KC(LA/GS/SP)
10-30-66 last run (replacement Plainsman: Mpls-KC)
(post-history)
6-16-69 Actual #17 Minneapolis
E8A 660
E8B 617
bage 4399
diner 431 Little Rock
chair 361 Spirit Lake
chair 337 Iowa City
bage 4329
bage 4308
7-7-69 last run
Abbrevations: Jeep=ex-army sleeper, LW=lightweight, LR=leg rest
GS=Golden State
Sources: Car Names, Numbers & Consists - Robert J. Wagner
* Passenger Train Journal 3/95
The Official Pullman-Standard Library - Randall & Anderson
Vol. 8 Rock Island
Some Classic Trains - Arthur D. Dubin
Thanks to Steve Hile, Fred Frailey, Greg Stout & others.
Please report additions/corrections to John Matrow, 2753 N. Pershing,
Wichita, KS 67220