Possibly ex-Wabash dining car #32 on the St. Louis, MO waterfront, 08/13/1983.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

Wabash heavyweight parlor car "City of Peru" on the St. Louis, MO waterfront, 08/13/1983.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

  RPO-Baggage #446 on westbound "City of St. Louis", Centralia, MO, 06/1963.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

  Baggage-buffet-lounge #650, Chicago, IL.  Photographer is not known, collection of John Nixon.

  Wreck damaged chair car #1420 (ex-B&M), Marshfield, IN, 09/09/1964.  Duplicate slide by J. Lueders.  Collection of J. Nixon.

  Chair car #1423 (ex-B&M) on westbound "Cannonball", Decatur, IL, 06/1963.  The car to the left of 1423 is 1425 I think which was built for the "City of Kansas City".  Color slide by J. Nixon.

Chair car #1430, St. Louis, MO, 08/20/1968.  Photo by W. White, collection of John Nixon.

  Buffet Chair #1525 on eastbound "City of Kansas City", Centralia, MO, 06/1963.  Note one of the ex-B&M combines ahead of #1525.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

Parlor observation #1600, no data.  Duplicate slide from J. T. Winchester, collection of J. Nixon.

Dome parlor observation #1601, Decatur, IL, 07/1962.  From Chione-Wallin set #006.

Dome parlor observation #1601, Decatur, IL, 03/06/1960.  From Chione-Wallin set #006.

Wabash dome parlor #1602.  C. Chapman suggests that might have been taken on the interchange track east of the station in Decatur.

Parlor Observation, Decatur, IL, 02/21/1955.  From Chione-Wallin set #270.

12-4 sleeper on rear of St. Louis Limited, Detroit, MI, 09/1963.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

Some years ago, I won a Wabash "Train Dispatchers Movement of Trains", i.e., train sheet, on eBay. It covers the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th districts for Monday, May 26, 1958 and lists every locomotive, freight loads and empties, and times at every station between Decatur and Chicago and between Decatur and Tilton Yard near Danville, Ill. Yes, it's huge and all handwritten. Also included are the passenger train consists for the 12 trains through Decatur. Times shown are in Decatur.

EASTWARD AND NORTHWARD TRAINS

Train No. 2 St. Louis to Detroit "Detroit Limited" (9:10 PM - 9:35 PM)

1000 EMD E8A C. H. Adarus (?), engineer.
1008 EMD E8A P. H. Stern, conductor.
7230 REX Express
7001 REX Express
362 74' HVW baggage express
370 74' HVW baggage express
603 78' HVW combine
375 78' LTW baggage express (built for "City of Kansas City")
162 64' HVW R. P. O.
1407 81' HVW Chair
1234 81' HVW Chair
Western Lake LTW 12 RMT, 6 DBR
Spruce Falls LTW 6 DBR, Buffet-Lounge (Pennsylvania car)

Train No.4 St. Louis to Detroit "Wabash Cannonball" (11:43 AM - 11:48 AM)

1021 ALCO PA-1. F. M. Whitten, engineer; F. C. Valpert, conductor.
7452 REX express
7541 REX express
6797 REX express
7022 REX express
7382 REX express
7084 REX express
351 74' HVW baggage express
441 64' HVW baggage-mail (ex-C&O?)
1398 81' HVW chair car
1404 81' HVW chair car
1568 81' HVW Cafe-Lounge (Chicken Pot Pie was their specialty)
City of Danville 83' HVW Parlor Car.

Train No. 10 St. Louis to Chicago "Banner Blue" (4:01 PM - 4:10 PM)

487 EMD GP9. A. Shaw (?), engineer.
495 EMD GP9. N. W. Dayton, conductor.
373 74' HVW baggage-express
431 64' HVW baggage-mail
1241 81' HVW deluxe chair car
1393 81' HVW chair car
1570 85' LTW cafe-lounge car (ex-B&M)
City of Wabash 83' HVW Parlor-Observation.

Train No. 12 Decatur to Chicago local (operates as a commuter train into Chicago) (Lv 1:05 AM)

474 EMD GP7. J. W. Hargraves, engineer; F. Miller, conductor.
340 74' HVW baggage-express
342 74' HVW baggage-express
444 64' HVW baggage-mail
1397 81' HVW chair car
1395 81' HVW chair car
1390 81' HVW chair car
1397 81' HVW chair car
1396 81' HVW chair car

Train No. 18 St. Louis to Chicago "Midnight Limited" (Lv. 2:30 AM)

1004 EMD E8A. D. L. Sullivan, engineer; L. H. Goodwin, conductor.
348 74' HVW baggage-express
363 74' HVW baggage-express
1224 81' HVW chair car
1525 85' LTW chair buffet (built for "City of Kansas City")
American Progress LTW 6 Sec., 6 Rmt., 4 DBR (Union Pacific)
Blue Cloud LTW 12 Rmt., 4 DBR.
Blue Knight LTW 12 Rmt., 4 DBR.

Train No. 24 St. Louis to Chicago "Bluebird" (11:17 AM - 11:27 AM)

1005 EMD E8A. P. H. Green, engineer; J. S. Sterdingen, conductor.
650 LTW 85' Baggage buffet lounge.
202 LTW 85' Dome chair car
201 LTW 85' Dome chair car
51 LTW 85' Dining cocktail lounge car.
1602 LTW 85' Dome parlor car.


Westward and Southward Trains

Train No. 1 Detroit to St. Louis "Wabash Cannonball" (Ar. 1:53 PM) 

1020 ALCO PA-1. L. C. Mason, engineer; R. C. Miller, conductor.
443 64' HVW baggage-mail.
372 74' HVW baggage-express.
1402 81' HVW chair car
1239 81' HVW deluxe chair car
1569 81' HVW cafe-lounge car
City of Decatur HVW parlor car.

Train No. 3 Detroit to St. Louis "St. Louis Limited" (Ar. 4:32 AM)

1001 EMD E7A. W. D. Pier, engineer; F. C. Valpert, conductor.
362 74' HVW baggage express
375 78' LTW baggage express (built for "City of Kansas City")
162 64' HVW R. P. O.
1407 81' HVW Chair
1234 81' HVW Chair
Western Lake LTW 12 RMT, 6 DBR
Spruce Falls LTW 6 DBR, Buffet-Lounge (Pennsylvania car)

Train No. 11 Chicago to St. Louis "Banner Blue" (Ar. 2:23 PM)

1004 EMD E8A. D. L. Sullivan, engineer; J. C. Moore, conductor.
361 74' HVW baggage express
433 64' HVW baggage-mail.
1225 81' HVW Chair
1525 85' LTW chair buffet (built for "City of Kansas City")
1571 85' LTW cafe-lounge car (ex-B&M)
City of Lafayette 83' HVW Parlor Observation.

Train No. 13 Chicago to Decatur local (operates as a commuter train from Chicago) (Ar. 8:42 PM)

474 EMD GP7. J. W. Hargraves, engineer; L. H. Goodwin, conductor.
340 74' HVW baggage-express
1396 81' HVW chair car
1392 81' HVW chair car
1390 81' HVW chair car
1395 81' HVW chair car
1397 81' HVW chair car

Train No. 17 Chicago to St. Louis "Midnight Limited" (Lv 2:30 AM)

1004 EMD E8A. A. Skaw (?), engineer; J. S. Steidinger (?), conductor).
444 64' HVW baggage-mail
342 74' HVW baggage-express
363 74' HVW baggage-express
348 74' HVW baggage-express
349 74' HVW baggage-express
1377 REX express
6838 REX express
1224 81' HVW chair car
American Progress LTW 6 Sec., 6 Rmt., 4 DBR (Union Pacific)
Blue Cloud LTW 12 Rmt., 4 DBR.
Blue Knight LTW 12 Rmt., 4 DBR.
Blue Skies LTW 12 Rmt., 4 DBR.

Train No. 21 Chicago to St. Louis "Bluebird" (Ar. 7:15 PM)

1005 EMD E8A. P. H. Green, engineer; F. Miller, conductor.
650 LTW 85' Baggage buffet lounge.
202 LTW 85' Dome chair car
201 LTW 85' Dome chair car
51 LTW 85' Dining cocktail lounge car.
1602 LTW 85' Dome parlor car.

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