Midwest passenger train consists, July 23-25, 1964

Trains ridden:

C&O-B&O Night Special, Detroit–Toledo–Lima, July 23-24 (C&O No. 21, Detroit Fort Street–Plymouth; C&O No. 48, Plymouth–Toledo; B&O No. 57, Toledo–Lima): B&O 1457/1409 (E9A/E6A), 12 cars* (B&O unless noted): REX 6398 express, REX 7082 express, C&O 396 baggage, 662 baggage, 230 baggage, 47 RPO, 3547 coach, 3572 coach, B&O Pullman sleeper Cascade Drive (MP Eagle colors). (*NOTE: Train had 12 cars, no record of first 3 head-end car numbers.)

PRR No. 23, Manhattan Limited, Lima–Chicago, July 24: 5837/5889/5793 (E8A’s), 16 cars (PRR unless noted): 6928 storage mail, 8658 storage mail, 9837 storage mail, UP 9160 storage mail, REX 6430 express, 9115 baggage, 4001 coach, 8718 coach, 4080 coach, 4210 coach, 1765 coach, 4473 lounge, Pullman sleepers Amon G. Carter, Chickie’s Creek, Catalpa Falls, PRR express box 9568

Soo No. 3, Laker, Chicago–Owen, Wis., July 24-25: 2556/2555/2554 (GP9’s), 12 cars (Soo unless noted): 37 storage mail, 45 express baggage, 41 express baggage, 33 express baggage, 35 express baggage, 87 RPO, 84 RPO, 36 express baggage, 1031 coach, 1954 coach, 986 coach, Pullman sleeper PRR Cascade Pinnacle

Soo No. 5, nameless, Owen–St. Paul, July 25: 2556 (GP9), 3 cars (1 RPO, 2 coaches off No. 3)

RI No. 19, nameless former Zephyr Rocket (No. 190 after Manly, Iowa), St. Paul–Manly, Iowa–Waterloo, July 25: RI 626 (E3A, 6 cars): CB&Q 1021 baggage, CB&Q 1028 baggage, RI 754 RPO, RI 351 Oklahoma City coach, CB&Q 4557 coach, RI 610 Garden of the Gods sleeper as coach

IC No. 14, Hawkeye, Waterloo–Freeport, Ill., July 25: 9202/9201 (GP9’s), 12 cars (all IC): 902 Flexi-van flat, 651 Magazine Loading baggage, 7922 express box, 712 Magazine Loading baggage, 90 RPO, 91 baggage, 778 baggage, 2814 coach, 2823 coach, 2832 coach, Pullman sleeper (IC colors) Blue Grass State, Pullman sleeper (IC colors) Pelican State

MILW No. 26, nameless, Freeport–Milwaukee, July 26: 96C (FP7), 2 cars (MILW): 1229 RPO-baggage, 435 coach

C&NW No. 214, Peninsula 400, Milwaukee–Chicago, July 26: 5029A/4083A (E8A/F7A), 8 cars: (all C&NW): 701 bilevel coach, 700 bilevel coach, 703 bilevel coach; 903 bilevel coach-bar-lounge; 6954 diner (false high roof), 707 bilevel coach, 6513 parlor (single level), 805 single-level (ex-3402). (NOTE: Story text is in error; C&NW 214’s consist was recorded.)

NYC No. 8, Wolverine, Chicago–Detroit, July 26: 4094/4091 (E8A’s), 9 cars (all NYC): 8978 combine, 3005 coach, 2914 coach, 2570 Ruben E. Fenton coach, 2616 coach, 2664 coach, 449 lounge, Yosemite Valley sleeper, 3057 coach. (NOTE: Story text in error; consist was 9 cars)

Other trains seen:

Toledo, Ohio, July 24:

NYC No. 4, 4064/4029 (E8A/E7A), 27 cars (NYC unless noted): 9877 Flexi-van flat, MILW 1973 storage mail, REX 3405 express, UP 5633 storage mail, REX 3400 express, 9835 Flexi-van flat, 8474 storage mail, 9823 Flexi-van flat, 9805 Flexi-van flat, 8511 storage mail, 8435 storage mail, 9320 storage mail, 9216 storage mail, 8511 storage mail, 8435 storage mail, 9320 storage mail, 9216 storage mail, 7795 storage mail, 8257 storage mail, 9144 storage mail, 9002 storage mail, 8689 storage mail, 8915 storage mail, 9500 storage mail, 9507 storage mail, 5727 storage mail, 2774 rider combine

NYC No. 209, 4006/4011/4075 (E7A/E7A/E8A), unknown total cars: Baggage, coach, coach 3020, sleeper Orchard Valley, baggage . . . and more cars not recorded

Chicago, July 24:

NKP No. 5 City of Chicago, 874/485 (RS36/GP9), 7 cars (NKP unless noted): 356 RPO-baggage, 104 coach, 107 coach, City of Chicago sleeper-lounge, City of Muncie sleeper, SP 4217 baggage, 345 baggage

St. Paul Union Depot, July 25:

CB&Q No. 22 Morning Twin Zephyr, 9915B/9949 (E5A/E7A), 12 cars (CB&Q unless noted): 25 baggage, 801 Silver Salon baggage-buffet lounge, 4710 Silver Cloud coach, 4630 coach, 4654 coach, 4725 Silver Island dome coach, 4724 Silver Glade dome coach, 200 Silver Manor diner, 482 sleeper (NP colors), MP 640 Eagle Cliff sleeper-lounge, 340 Silver Parlor parlor, 361 Silver Vista dome-parlor observation

RI No. 17 Twin Star Rocket, 652/639B (E8A/E7B), 11 cars (all RI): 757 RPO, 864 baggage, 660 La Costa sleeper, 331 Omaha coach, 318 Cornhusker coach, 343 Golden Lute coach, 337 Iowa City coach, 355 Lake of the Woods coach, 422 Yucca diner, 478 Golden Vista sleeper-lounge, 635 Buffalo Bayou sleeper

Soo Line No. 10 Winnipeger, 500A/502C (FP7/F7B), 18 cars (Soo unless noted): 83 RPO, 5008 box, 2018 lounge, 47 express baggage, 43 express baggage, 1032 coach, CP 22007 coach, 1260 sleeper, NYC 10130 Cumberland Valley sleeper, CP Ruby Creek sleeper, IC 3540 Chicagoland sleeper, NYC 10532 Lorain County sleeper, PRR 8014 Imperial Plateau sleeper, FEC Brazil sleeper, IC Harvey sleeper, PRR 8035 James Hay Reed sleeper, NH 518 Pond Point sleeper, CP Cape Mudge, parlor solarium lounge

Waterloo, Iowa, July 25:

IC No. 13, Land o’ Corn, 4027/4019 (E8A’s), 7 cars (all IC): 901 Flexi-van flat, 777 Magazine Loading baggage, 2505 coach, 2503 coach, 4151 café-lounge, 2506 coach, 2504 coach

NOTE: Car names as logged in notebook; sometimes have numbers added, courtesy Robert J. Wayner’s Car Names, Numbers and Consists (Wayner Publications, 1972)