Missouri Pacific January 1953 Timetable

The color page before the centerfold map features Mississippi. This was number 10 in the state series and since MP served 11 states, timetable writers would have one more edition before they would have to make more creative use of these four-color pages.

Click image to download a 25.8-MB PDF of this 48-page timetable.

The inside front cover was an ad for generic Eagles while the page after the centerfold map bragged that MP was making 1,000 new box cars in its own shops. The inside back cover was back to a boring listing of freight schedules.

The back cover itself at least has passenger content, as it announced that “Missouri Pacific is among the first in the West-Southwest to provide its patrons with a popular new travel service feature,” namely “the coupon book ticket.” For passengers whose journeys might take several trains, this condensed the tickets to one booklet, making it easier to carry. We’ve seen such ticket books for the Southern Pacific and Rock Island.

Tinted pages in this timetable are in red and yellow. The red pages advertise Mexico and plantarium domes. The yellow pages advertise Hot Springs, Arkansas and Texas dude ranches.


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