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Actually, Trains 51 and 52 were called the Choctaw "Rockettes" because they were equipped with Budd rail diesel cars (kind of like WP's Zephyrette). It ran on a daytime schedule, leaving Memhis at 10 am and arriving OK City at 10 pm. Eastbound, it departed OKC at 7 am arriving Memphis 630 pm. The 1955 official guide also shows trains 51 and 52 continuing west as far as Amarillo TX, apparently using conventional equipment (coaches only but with pillow service!). Years ago in an old Trains mag, I once saw a pix of an old gas-electric pulling a streamlined coach. The caption read something like "Oklahoma City's connection for the Twin Star Rocket". This might have been Nos 51 and 52. There was a second train on this line, the Cherokee, Nos 111 and 112. In 1955, this train included a through heavy weight 10 sec, 2 Compartment,1 Drawing Room sleeper as well as a through coach to LA CA via the Imperial. There was also a dining car from McAlester to Tucumcari where the Cherokee connected with the Imperial. This train left Memphis at 730 pm arriving Tucumcari 730 pm the next day. Eastbound it departed 810 pm and arrived Memphis 715 pm. Hope this helps. <br /> <br />John Baie <br /> <br />
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