Texas Special - Named Cars

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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