TRRA H&TS Magazine
Issue 78 - 2018

This 198 page issue focuses on the story of the B&O's National Limited and related trains and issues

The Editor's Page
      Page 2

Predecessor of the B&O and the TRRA
      Page 3

B&O Pullmans to St. Louis
      The National Limited Story
      Patrons Rode the B&O Because They Always Had
      Lawrence Thomas
      Pages 4-31, with photos, advertising, car diagrams (including one fold-out)

St. Louis-Cincinnati Pullman Line 2149
      Pages 32-47, with B&W and color photos, early diesel roster, car assignments, list of dining cars

Dining Cars
      Pages 48-57, with B&W and color photos, menu, car diagrams, list of dining cars

Revenue and the Relationship With the Pullman Company
      Pages 58-71, with B&W and color photos, advertising & schedules, car diagrams, River sleeping cars list

The Texas Special
      Washington, DC - San Antonio
      Pages 72-77, with B&W and color photos, advertising, consists, St. Louis Passing Sleeper list

Everyone Rode the Baltimore and Ohio
      Pages 78-85, with B&W and color photos, advertising, car diagrams

Washington, DC - Fort Worth
      Pages 86-89, with B&W and color photos, car diagram, advertising

St. Louis - New York
      Pages 90-93, with B&W photos, car diagrams

Why York Air-Conditioning?
      Thomas Madden
      Pages 94-95, with B&W photos, car diagram

Replacing Pullman Sleeping Cars With Alternatives
      Pages 96-99, with B&W and color photos

St. Louis - Louisville - New York
      Pages, 100-101, with B&W photos, consists, schedule

Cincinnati Union Terminal
      Pages 102-103, with B&W and color photos, advertising

Railway Post Office Cars
      Pages 104-105, with B&W and color photos, postal cancellations

New Sleeping Cars - Duplex Roomettes, Slumber-Room Coaches, Slumber Coaches
      Pages 106-111, with B&W and color photos, advertising, Slumbercoach ticket

Baltimore - San Antonio
      Pages 112-115, with B&W photos, advertising, car diagram

The Slumber-Room Coach Accommodation
      William Howes
      Pages 116-118, with B&W photos, advertising, schedules

The B&O O'Fallon Interlocker
      Gary Forshaw
      Page 119, with track diagram

"Fastest Train to Washington" - The National Limited
      Pages 120-128, with B&W and color photos, advertising, car diagram

Pullman Policy On Assignment and Selling of Space In Individual Sleeping Cars
      Pages 128-129, with color photos, car diagram

St. Louis - New York, Pullman Line 2102
      Pages 129-143, including New Jersey coverage, with B&W and color photos, advertising, car assignments, menu, schedule

B&O/C&O Operations
      Pages 144-147, with B&W and color photos, timetable, advertising

Diesel Assignments for the National Limited, January 1958, St. Louis
      Page 148

TRRA B&O Operations In St. Louis
      Pages 149-151, with color photos, menu, schedule, car assignments, Union Station National Limited track assignments

The Fate of the "River" Series Cars
      William Howes
      Pages 152-153, B&W and color photos

Late-Life Operations in the St. Louis Area
      Pages 154-156, with B&W and color photos

Pullman Company Operations Reports for Frisco, Missouri Pacific, B&O, Texas & Pacific
      Pages 157-164, 2 double-page foldouts, with color photo

Pullman Line 2122
      Page 165, with color photos

Miscellaneous Information On Pullmand and B&O Operations
      Pages 166-191, with B&W and color photos, car assignments, Pullman routes, notes on Pullman car lines, car diagram

Notes on Sources and Bibliography
      Pages 192-194

Baltimore & Ohio Soutwestern Railroad Timetable
      Page 195

National Limited Tailcar Photo
      Page 196

Acknowledgements and National Limited Dinner Menu
      Page 197, with lift-out menu

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Last Update: Last update: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 by Rich Zellich