AMERICA'S STREAMLINERS

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN

(POST WW II)

In 1948, the Southern Belle was mostly reequipped, with older cars generally going to unnamed trains 9 and 10, also operating over the main route between Kansas City and New Orleans.


Only streamlined trains and the most important stations are shown.


  #9        #1      #101      October 1, 1950  #102        #2       #10
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 9:40 am   4:00 pm  -----     Kansas City      -----     10:00 am   7:45 pm
12:40 pm   6:46 pm  -----     Joplin           -----      7:17 am   4:30 pm
 3:42 pm   9:34 pm  -----     Sallisaw         -----      4:32 am   1:25 pm
 8:35 pm   1:40 am  -----     Texarkana        -----     12:25 am   8:45 am
10:45 pm   3:15 am   3:30 am  Shreveport       10:20 pm  11:00 pm   7:00 am
 2:45 am   5:52 am  -----     Alexandria       -----      8:05 am   2:10 am
 5:30 am   8:15 am  -----     Baton Rouge      -----      5:40 pm  11:30 pm
 7:30 am  10:00 am  -----     New Orleans      -----      4:00 pm   9:30 pm
-----     -----      7:40 am  DeQuincy          6:10 pm  -----     -----
-----     -----      9:30 am  Port Arthur       4:20 pm  -----     -----
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SOUTHERN BELLE (#1-#2)
(required 2 sets)

(all cars built by ACF in 1949)
(sleepers built by Pullman-Standard in 1948)
(observation cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1940/rebuilt 1949)

Baggage Mail Dorm      67/68
62 Seat Divided Coach  239/240
60 Seat Coach          241-244 (from series)
Diner                  57/58
14R/4BR Sleeper        (8 available)
Lounge Observation     54/55

SOUTHERN BELLE (#101-#102)
(required 1 set)

(all cars built by ACF in 1949)
(observation car built by Pullman-Standard in 1940)

60 Seat Coach          241-244 (from series)
Diner Observation      56

#9-#10
(required 3 sets)

(all cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1940)
(sleepers built by Pullman-Standard in 1948)

Baggage Mail Dorm      64/65/66
74 Seat Coach          234/235/236
14R/4BR Sleeper        (8 available)
14R/4BR Sleeper        (8 available) (Shreveport-New Orleans)
Diner                  (rebuilt heavyweight)