What was the "KD Line Local"?
Probably none exist.
I suspect it's the "Cimarron River"...now a private car; gets around quite a bit. Ex-Meteor 14 - 4 sleeper; very cool that it's still active....
I've noticed in some pics (and also saw this when I was a kid sneaking around the West Shops, but that's a different thread) that some lightweight...
What does "pool" mean"? Would these be UP sleepers coming out of the Pacific Northwest or the Bay Area bound for Florida?
Karl; Thanks very much for the highly interesting info! I think I'd give up a year of my life to ride in the cab of a Frisco E-8...especially if...
Thanks for the info. If memory serves me correct, I remember going down to the depot in Springfield (early '60s) to pick up my grandmother coming...
Thanks much for the response. What time period were you riding #101 - #102? We made our last trip on the Frisco in the summer of '64, and...
O.K., thanks...so, the lightweight equipment by the '60s was being no longer being used as sets on the TX Special or Meteor, but distributed...
Does anyone know if the K.C. - Fla. Special regularly used or had dedicated streamlined equipment like the Meteor or the Texas Special? When I...
Hello all, Have been a member for a few years, I guess, but this is my first post. Grew up in Springfield just a stone's throw from the old...
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