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The City of Kansas City was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Wabash Railroad. It commenced operating on November 26, 1947, and made a daily 278-mile (447 km) round trip schedule between St. Louis and Kansas City. At the tie of its introduction it was the only streamliner it was the only streamliner which operated entirely within the state of Missouri. General Omar Bradley, a native Missourian who as a young man had worked on the Wabash, christened the new train.[1]
Primarily a daylight train, #3 departed St. Louis at 8:45am, and arrived in KC at 2:15pm. The consist was then turned around and readied for the eastbound trip as #12, departing KC at 3:55pm, and arriving in St. Louis at 9:45pm. [2]
The new seven-car consist was built by American Car and Foundry in their St. Charles, Missouri plant in the suburbs of St. Louis. Power for the dark blue and white painted seven car-streamlined train was a single EMD E7A unit #1001. Dome cars were added to the consist in later years, allowing the Wabash to affix the "Domeliner" appellation to the train.
Consist of City of Kansas City
Road# Description 1001 EMD E7A 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) diesel passenger cab unit 375 Baggage car 475 Baggage 30-foot Railway Post Office car 1425 58 revenue seat coach 1426 58 revenue seat coach 1525 10-seat lunch counter / 2-seat Lounge / 60 revenue seat coach 50 40-seat dining / 12-seat lounge car 1600 24 revenue seat parlor with 5 seat parlor-drawing room and 18-seat lounge observation car References
- Pettet, Alan L. Streamlined Passenger Trains of the United States and Canada
Categories:- Passenger trains of the Wabash Railroad
- Named passenger trains of the United States
- 1947 introductions
- Passenger rail transportation in Missouri
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