Colorado Eagle
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The Colorado Eagle was an American streamlined passenger train operated by the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) in the mid 20th century. It operated between St. Louis, Missouri and Denver, Colorado, using MP trackage from St. Louis to Pueblo, Colorado and traveling on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad from there to Denver.[2] The train began service on June 21, 1942 and replaced those railroads' Scenic Limited.[3]
The Colorado Special operated until March 1964, when the name as well as on-board amenities (save for a diner-parlor coach for the initial St. Louis - Kansas City segment of the trip) were dropped as the MP reduced passenger service across its system.[2][4] On April 2, 1966, the MP canceled the remaining unnamed trains serving Denver, ending passenger service along the Colorado Eagle's route west of Kansas City.[2]
References
- ^ "The Colorado Eagle timetable July 1957". Streamliner Schedules. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Schafer, Mike (2000). More Classic American Railroads. St. Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Company. pp. 87. ISBN 0-7603-0758-X.
- ^ Maiken, Peter. Night Trains, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989, p. 232. ISBN 9780801845031.
- ^ MP train being unnamed, with minimal amenities "Missouri Pacific Lines, Table 7". Official Guide of the Railways. 97 (7). National Railway Publication Company. December 1964.
External links
- Colorado Eagle, July, 1957 timetable and consist at Streamliner Schedules
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