Texas & Pacific secondary heavyweight passenger trains on the Dallas - El Paso route

[De Luxe]

Hello,

I am searching for some special information. I know that the MP/T&P Eagle was the premier train on T&P´s Dalls to El Paso route when introduced in 1948. But what about the other passenger trains on that route in the post 1948 era? Have there been any secondary T&P heavyweight passenger trains too? Or was the streamlined Eagle the only service between these two cities? I would very interested to know if there were any secondary heavyweight trains on that route left after 1948, and even more I would be interested in knowing their names and maybe also having some consist info. I would like to model a T&P long distance heavyweight train on that route including heavyweight coaches, sleepers, diner and baggage, but I´m not sure if that would be prototypical because I don´t have any informations. (I know that the Sunshine Special continued to operate as a secondary heavyweight train after for some time after 1948, but that was not on the Dallas to El Paso routing.) Also it would be interesting to know if the T&P heavyweights stayed olive/pullman green after 1948 or if they have also been painted into the blue and white Egale scheme, so I would know how to paint my cars.

[daveklepper]

I know definitely that some heavyweight coaches and sleepers and maybe a diner and lounge car or two got painted into the blule and white lightweight car color scheme.   I remember seeing such cars, but lack knowledge about specific heavyweight trains.  Don't remember any headend heavyweight equipment  being repainted.

[KCSfan]

T&P No's 7 & 8, the Westerner ran to El Paso at least until 1954 and probably for a few years longer. In addition to reclining seat coaches, the June 1954 OG shows the following cars running to or through El Paso.

Los Angeles - Dallas Sleeper (Rmts & BR's)

El Paso -Dallas Sleeper (Rmts & BR's)

El Paso - Dallas Sleeper (Secs & DR)

El Paso - Big Spring Diner/Lounge

Mark

[Anonymous]

Howdy!  The best site for T&P is the Texas & Pacific Railfans Depot.  Visit www.texaspacificrailway.org and join the Route of the Eagles Forum.  You might obtain additional information on the Missouri Pacific Historical Society site at www.mopac.org however they are currently upgrading their site so all information isn't available at the moment.