AMERICA'S STREAMLINERS

WABASH RAILROAD

(DOME ERA)

The dome equipped Blue Bird between Chicago and St. Louis was the Wabash Railroad's only completely new streamliner serving Chicago. In addition, the City of Kansas City operated between St. Louis and Kansas City. The City of Kansas City was later assigned a dome coach, possibly transferred from the Blue Bird.

Wabash also participated with Union Pacific in operation of the City of St. Louis, connecting that city with the west coast.

Only streamlined trains and the most important stations are shown.



BLUE BIRD
(required 1 set)

#21       April 29, 1956  #24
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 4:25 pm  Chicago          2:05 pm
 6:00 pm  Forrest         -----
 7:17 pm  Decatur         11:10 am
 8:17 pm  Litchfield      10:10 am
 9:50 pm  St. Louis        8:55 am
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Baggage Lounge           650 (Budd 1949)
Dome Coach               200 (Budd 1949)
Dome Coach               201 (Budd 1949)
Dome Coach               202 (Budd 1949)
Diner Lounge             51 (Budd 1949)
Dome Parlor Lounge       1602 (PS 1952)
Dome Parlor Observation  1601 (Budd 1950)

CITY OF KANSAS CITY
(required 1 set)

 #3       April 29, 1956  #12
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 8:45 am  St. Louis        9:45 pm
11:35 am  Moberly          6:20 pm
 2:15 pm  Kansas City      3:55 pm
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(all cars built by ACF in 1947)

Baggage                  375
Baggage Mail             475
58 Seat Coach            1425
58 Seat Coach            1426
Buffet Coach             1525
Diner                    50
Observation Parlor       1600