Penn Texas

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Penn Texas
Overview
Service type
Reserved coach
Sleeping arrangementsRoomettes and double bedrooms
Catering facilitiesDining car
Entertainment facilitiesClub-Lounge
Baggage facilitiesChecked
Technical
Rolling stockStreamlined passenger cars by Pullman Standard
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The Penn Texas was a named passenger train of the

Missouri Pacific's Texas Eagle.[2] Accordingly, this service was the longest distance that an American railroad offered for through sleeper service to the east coast, with exception of trains running from California to New York. Coach passengers heading to Texas would need to change at St. Louis Union Station. Throughout this period, the Pennsylvania's competitor, the New York Central Railroad operated a competing Southwestern Limited
which also offered sleeping cars which would hitch with Texas Eagle trains.

As premium ridership fell with relation to passenger travel on jet airlines, through sleeper service beyond St. Louis ended on June 30, 1961.

Penn Central.[4] However, declining ridership and the Penn Central's June 1970 filing for bankruptcy reorganization[5] were followed by further cuts. Westbound trips from New York City to St. Louis ended on June 30, 1970 and the eastbound trips from St. Louis had their final run on September 30, 1970.[1] (The New York Central's competing Southwestern Limited had ended its service four years earlier in 1966.[6] The Pennsylvania Railroad's Spirit of St. Louis
, another New York–St. Louis train (but which lacked linked cars with the Texas Eagle) continued until 1971, early in the Amtrak era.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Penn Texas". american-rails.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania Railroad" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad. August 6, 1950. Retrieved December 22, 2018 – via streamlinermemories.info.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania Railroad: Passenger Train Schedules, Accommodations, Fares" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad. April 26, 1964. Retrieved December 22, 2018 – via streamlinermemories.info.
  4. ^ Simon, El (January 31, 2018). "The Short, Troubled Life of Penn Central Passenger Trains". Passenger Train Journal (1). Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Linda Charlton (June 22, 1970). "Penn Central is Granted Authority to Reorganize Under Bankruptcy Laws". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Southwestern Limited". american-rails.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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