Retrospectives

Author Joel Rosenbaum offers retrospectives on trains that roamed Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana from days gone by regularly in the Cowcatcher. Below is a list of stories by issue on some of the region’s famed railroads, engines and trains:

Texas Zephyr bridged FW and Denver – Jan/Feb 2007

Texas Special made best of connections – May/June 2007

Chief linked Chicago, Texas cities – July/August 2007

Texas Rocket offered alternative – Sept/Oct 2007

Twin Star Rocket had longest run – March/April 2008

Riding high on the Santa Fe – May/June 2008

T&P Westerner was night train west – July/August 2008

RI’s Choctaw spanned 762 miles – Sept/Oct 2008

T&NO’s Alamo pulled head-end traffic – Nov/Dec 2008

Santa Fe loco a ‘public relations dream’ – March/April 2009

Golden Rocket train that never was – July/August 2009

Katy Flyer was Sooner link – Sept/Oct 2009

Louisiana Eagle linked Big Easy, Big D – Nov/Dec 2009

Santa Fe motor train served Beaumont, Longview – March/April 2010

SF served West Texas with El Paso Express – May/June 2010

Rabbit hopped along HE&WT – July/August 2010

Texas Electric was a giant in its time – September/October 2010

Delta Eagle wasn’t short on service – November/December 2010

Well-known trains ran through Oklahoma City – January/February 2011

Travel to Dallas was often via Paris – March/April 2011

Southern Belle linked KC, New Orleans – May/June 2011

California Special linked Houston to West Coast – July/August 2011

SP’s Sunset Limited automatic buffet car – September/October 2011

Firefly was a homegrown streamliner – November/December 2011

Zephyrs paid tribute to Ozark region – January/February 2012

Miss Lou left mark on New Orleans – March/April 2012

Railroad bonds Wichita Falls, Woodward – May/June 2012

Iconic Blue Goose served KC, Tulsa – July/August 2012

MP’s Eagle linked Missouri, Nebraska – September/October 2012

Morning Star took the long route – November/December 2012

Sunshine Special a train for snowbirds – January/February 2013

Missouri Pacific’s crew of one rolled on – March/April 2013

KCS filled a critical need with ingenuity – May/June 2013

Frisco provided a quick winter escape – July/August 2013

Following the flag – September/October 2013

Under the Dome – November/December 2013

HSN served passengers when wires went away – January/February 2014

M&A named streamlined cars after governors – May/June 2014

QA&P was a small railroad with big ambitions – September/October 2014

Illini made tracks between Chicago, Champaign – November/December 2014

City of Miami was a rolling tropical splendor – January/February 2015

Miss Myers Girls enhanced trips from New York to New Orleans – March/April 2015

Cotton Belt’s Lone Star served Shreveport – May/June 2015

San Juan weaved across the border – September/October 2015

Railfan delight hurried travelers’ curse – November/December 2015

From Mandy the Mule to PCC street cars – January/February 2016

Trains to all compass points: Kansas City – May/June 2016

The train with auto styling and a bus body – July/August 2016

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