7/6/96 Choctaw Rocket Consists #51 WB Memphis-Amarillo #52 EB Amarillo-Memphis 1940 semi-streamlined conversion bage-RPO 702-703 (1915 Pullman 65) 11-40 new 68 chair* 350 Amarillo 351 Oklahoma City 8-5 Pu Seminole Pu Wewoka dining-obs 430 Memphis 431 Little Rock 11-17-40 start bage-RPO (hwt) chair sleeper dining-obs 6-25-46 loco assignments for Memphis-Amarillo R-51-52 TA 603 605 DL10x 621 622 1947 (blt 37, ex-DSMR, PR) TA bage-dinette 404 Arrow Head 405 Mesabi chair 304 Chippewa 305 Ioway chair-obs 454 Minnesota 455 Missouri 1-5-48 RI TT (unknown headend & order) bage-RPO chair* chair 8-5 dining-prlr-obs 7-1-48 RI assignment TA 603-5 1949 above ran Memphis-OKC + Memphis-LR sleeper for HotSprgs. OKC-Amarillo ("LOCAL"): bage-RPO (hwt) chair (hwt) 10-1-2 (hwt) 1-22-50 RI TT (unknown headend & order) chair dining 8-5 (Chicago/IC#3-4)Memphis-LR(HotSprgs/#151-152) coach-prlr-obs Memphis-LR(HotSprgs/#151-152) 10-1-2 OKC-Amarillo 1951 Memphis-LR sleeper dropped. OKC-Amarillo sleeper now 12-1. 1952 renamed Choctaw 4-1-52 RI circular car# bage (return #112) Memphis->OKC(#111 to Tuc) bage OKC-Amarillo 30' RPO-bage chair 200-209 chair 200-209 Memphis-OKC diner LittleRock-OKC 12-1 517/526 OKC-Amarillo 1953 renamed Choctaw Rockette RDC-3 9002-4 4-25-58 RI assignments RDC-3 chair Memphis-Little Rock renumbered #23-24 1964 last run NOTES All lightweights built by Pullman-Standard unless noted *racially divided Sources: Car Names, Numbers & Consists - Robert J. Wagner The Official Pullman-Standard Library - Randall & Anderson Vol. 8 Rock Island Abbrevations: SP Southern Pacific EP El Paso Pu Pullman Mpls Minneapolis LR Leg Rest Pho Phoenix DH Dead Head Tus Tuscon ACF American Car & Foundry Tuc Tucumcari bage baggage LR Little Rock stge stage/express SD San Diego RICP RI Color Pictorial "e" electrically operated Thanks to Jim Bennett, Fred Frailey, Steve Hile, Greg Stout, Joel Boucher & others. Please report additions/corrections to John Matrow, 2753 N. Pershing, Wichita, KS 67220