4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Newspaper ad for the train, showing the schedule. 1922
The Rainbow Special was a "fast train" operating over the Missouri Pacific between Kansas City, Missouri, and Hot Springs, Arkansas,[1][2] (later extended to Little Rock, Arkansas). The service was introduced in 1921.[3]
References
^"Freight Instead of Passenger Runs Into Open Switch on M.P." The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. December 26, 1922. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
^"The Missouri Pacific To Improve Service". Nevada Daily Mail. July 24, 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^"Miami County Time Capsule". The Miami County Herald. August 7, 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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Named trains of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Colorado Eagle
Houstonian
Louisiana Sunshine Special
Orleanean
Pioneer
Rainbow Special
Southerner
Sunflower
Sunshine Special
Texan
Texas Eagle
Valley Eagle
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