Lone Star (St. Louis Southwestern train)

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.

Lone Star

Overview
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
Start	Memphis, Tennessee
End	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
Route map Milepost Station 0 Memphis Union Station Mississippi River Tennessee/Arkansas border 45 Forrest City 69 Brinkley Clarendon Stuttgart Arkansas River Pine Bluff Rison Fordyce Stamps Lewisville Arkansas/Louisiana border Shreveport, LA|Shreveport Red River Texarkana Arkansas/Texas border Sulphur River Naples Omaha Mount Pleasant Mount Vernon Sulphur Springs Commerce Wylie Murphy Plano Renner Addison Dallas Union Terminal

References

• 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.