April, 1937 Public Timetable. Note the reference notes at the bottom, which indicate where trains would stop and under what circumstances.
April 1937 Public Timetable - St Louis, Springfield, Tulsa & Oklahoma City April, 1937 Public Timetable.
Re: Public Timetable - St Louis, Joplin and Wichita Any idea when train 3-303 from St. Louis through Monett, Joplin and Wichita became named "The Will Rogers"? Was it while he was still alive?
The Will Rogers name was applied to trains 3-4 after they were upgraded, effective October 18, 1936. This was about 14 months after Will Rogers had been killed in a plane crash in Alaska. Westbound train #3 left St. Louis at 11:59pm and arrived Oklahoma City 12:59pm, while eastbound #4 left OKC 11:30am and arrived STL 12:15am. #4 carried an Oklahoma City-Chicago Pullman (via Alton RR north of STL). The train also initially carried a St. Louis-Oklahoma City Pullman and a non-air conditioned St. Louis-Springfield setout Pullman in each direction, as well as "deluxe lounge" and dining car service. Bill
Re: Public Timetable - Beaumont and Enid I worked from Enid to Beaumont in the early 60's and we was put up in a great little hotel owned by a rich rancher that did a lot of shipping on the SLSF so he built a very nice small hotel for the tain crews to lay over in when we tied up in that station.
