Rainbow Special
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | South Central United States |
| First service | 1921 |
| Former operator(s) | Missouri Pacific Railroad |
| Route | |
| Termini | Kansas City, Missouri Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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
[edit]- ^ "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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