This 1957 brochure is twice as big as the Kansas City Chief brochure shown here a couple of days ago, which is probably appropriate as the Texas Chief went almost three times as many miles. The brochure also doesn’t have any of the faux-silver ink meant to imitate stainless steel. This is just as well because, while pretty, it doesn’t scan well.
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The Texas Chief went all the way to Galveston, taking 26-1/4 hours to go 1,410 miles, for an average speed of about 54 miles per hour. Three train sets were required to operate the service, giving train crews about 9 hours at either end to turn and clean the train.