Lone Star (St. Louis Southwestern train)

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Lone StarOverview

Service type| Inter-city rail
Status| Discontinued
Locale| Southwestern United States/Southeastern United States
First service| 1928
Last service| November 1, 1952
Former operator(s)| St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Route
Termini| Memphis, Tennessee
Dallas, Texas
Distance travelled| 481.4 miles (774.7 km)
Service frequency| Daily
Train number(s)| Southwestbound: 1
Northeastbound: 2
On-board services
Seating arrangements| Reclining seat coaches
Sleeping arrangements| Sections and drawing room
Catering facilities| Dining car
Observation facilities| Observation car
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Legend

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Mi.

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| Memphis Union Station
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| Tennessee

Arkansas

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| Forrest City
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| Brinkley
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|  | Clarendon
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Arkansas River

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|  | Rison
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|  | Fordyce
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|  | Lewisville
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| Arkansas

Louisiana

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|  | Shreveport
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Red River

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| Arkansas

Texas

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Sulphur River

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|  | Omaha
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|  | Mount Pleasant
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|  | Mount Vernon
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|  | Sulphur Springs
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|  | Commerce
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|  | Wylie
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|  | Murphy
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|  | Plano
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|  | Renner
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|  | Addison
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|  | Dallas Union Terminal
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The Lone Star was a passenger train operated by St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt) between Memphis, and Dallas, with through connections via Cotton Belt parent, Southern Pacific, for San Antonio, El Paso, and ultimately Los Angeles. There were also through cars operating between Memphis, Lewisville and Shreveport. At various times during the train's operation, connecting services were also provided from Brinkley to St. Louis. The train was discontinued on November 1, 1952, as a part of extensive passenger train restructuring by St. Louis Southwestern. The Lone Star was replaced by trains number 107 and 108 which connected with the Cotton Belt mainline at Mount Pleasant, Texas.

## References

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1. ^ St. Louis Southwestern (February 5, 1939). Public Timetable.

* Goen, Steve Allen (1999). Cotton Belt Color Pictorial. Four Ways West Publications. ISBN 1-885614-25-X.
* St. Louis Southwestern Railway Texas Division Employee Time Table No. 3. November 2, 1952.

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Named trains of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway

* Lone Star
* Morning Star

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