Named Cars
Named trains frequently had named Texas Special cars after famous individuals or cities. Not all cars were named, but the ones that were bore their names prominently on their side panels. Here is a list of the named cars of the Texas Special.
| Car Name | No. | Railroad | Type | Made | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | 250 | SLSF | Baggage, 30’ Mail | 1947 | |
| Alexander Doniphan | 650 | SLSF | 36-seat Diner | 1947 | |
| Anson B. Jones | 1000 | MKT | Baggage, 30’ Mail | 1947 | |
| Sam Houston | 1100 | MKT | 36-seat Diner | 1947 | |
| Edward Burleson | 1200 | MKT | 56-seat divided Coach | 1947 | |
| David G. Burnet | 1201 | MKT | 56-seat divided Coach | 1947 | |
| J. Pickney Henderson | 1202 | MKT | 56-seat divided Coach | 1947 | *1 |
| J. Pickney Henderson | 1202R | MKT | 72-seat Coach Pullman Stainless Steel Demonstrator | 1954 | *1 |
| Garland | 1203 | MKT | 64-seat Divided Coach | 1955 | |
| Pryor | 1204 | MKT | 64-seat Divided Coach | 1955 | |
| New Braunfels | 1205 | MKT | 64-seat Divided Coach | 1955 | |
| McAlester | 1206 | MKT | 64-seat Divided Coach | 1955 | |
| Denton | 1207 | MKT | 64-seat Divided Coach | 1955 | |
| Olivette | 1250 | SLSF | 56-seat divided Coach | 1947 | |
| Pasadena Hills | 1251 | SLSF | 56-seat divided Coach | 1947 | |
| Baden | 1252 | SLSF | 56-seat divided Coach | 1947 | |
| Picardy Lane | 1259 | SLSF | 64-seat Divided Coach | 1955 | |
| Mirabeau B. Lamar | 1300 | MKT | 26-seat Coach, Buffet, 25-seat Lounge | 1947 | |
| Temple | 1301 | MKT | 32-seat Coach, Buffet, 27-seat Lounge | 1955 | |
| Joseph Pulitzer | 1350 | SLSF | 2 Bedroom, 1 Drawing Room, Buffet, 23-seat Lounge, RE Observation | 1947 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 1400 | MKT | 2 Bedroom, 1 Drawing Room, Buffet, 23-seat Lounge, RE Observation | 1947 | |
| Pierre Laclede | 1450 | SLSF | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| Thomas Hart Benton | 1451 | SLSF | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| Henry Shaw | 1452 | SLSF | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| Francis P. Blair | 1453 | SLSF | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| Auguste Choteau | 1454 | SLSF | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | *2 |
| George G. Vest | 1455 | SLSF | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| Eugene Field | 1456 | SLSF | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| James W. Fannin | 1500 | MKT | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| Benjamin R. Milam | 1501 | MKT | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| William B. Travis | 1502 | MKT | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| David Crockett | 1503 | MKT | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| James Bowie | 1504 | MKT | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| James B. Bonham | 1505 | MKT | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| Amon B. King | 1506 | MKT | 14 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper | 1947 | |
| Sterling Price | 1650 | SLSF | 26-seat Coach, Buffet, 25-seat Lounge | 1947 | |
| *1 | 1202R replaced 1202, which had been wrecked in an accident in 1953. | ||||
| *2 | "Choteau" is a common misspelling of Chouteau. The name appears on the car manifest as "Auguste Choteau" for Rene Aguste Choteau. It is unknown at the time of this writing if the typo was on manifest or misspelled on the side of the car itself. | ||||
| Note: | Some model train manufacturers have put the names "Lonestar" and "Cheri Neil" on the side panels of Texas Special cars. At the time of this writing no references to the existence of actual Texas Special cars with these names have been found. | ||||
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Note: Williams Electric Trains put the name "Lonestar" on many of its Texas Special passenger cars.
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