MP Coach #6210 - near St. Louis, Missouri - © photo Craig Meador

Below are a few examples of Missouri Pacific's passenger equipment, a few in Eagle colors of gray and blue. and of these most are privatly owned today. Long live the "Route of the Eagles!"

MP Coach "Eagle Cliff" - near Temple, Texas in 1986. The car is owned by former Texas State Representative George Pierce. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo

"Eagle Cliff" - The Missouri Pacific sleeper lounge Eagle Cliff is a Pullman-Standard car built in 1948 for Missouri Pacific/Texas & Pacific's new Texas Eagle.  The 85-foot-long sleeper lounge of aluminum alloy construction was assigned to Texas Eagle Trains 1 and 2 which ran between St. Louis and Ft. Worth. Retired in 1966, it is the sole survivor of three such cars built by Pullman-Standard. - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

"Eagle Cliff" - Still wearing Eagle colors, the Eagle Cliff today runs as part of the Hill Country Flyer excursion train. - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP passenger - in Jenks Blue. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo

A Texas Eagle passenger unit - this car is in the later Jenk's Blue scheme of the '60's. Milano, TX, 7/70 - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP sleeper - located just up the highway from Wagoner, Oklahoma as it is seen today. Along with an ex-MP caboose (in M-K-T paint), these cars are parked beside the old Wagoner M-K-T depot which has been renovated into a restaurant. 11/11/01 - © T. Greuter Photo

Missouri Pacific Stainless Steel passenger coach - is in Bracken, Texas in 1988. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo

Dome Cars

There were two groups of dome cars:
Cars 890, 891 &  892 were built by Budd for the Missouri River and Colorado Eagles. 
Cars 893, 894, 895, 896 and T&P 200 were built by Pullman-Standard for the Texas Eagles. 

A good website on dome cars can be found at: 
http://trainweb.org/web_lurker/MP/, including links to both dome car types' diagram sheets. There are photos and up-to-date information

The Missouri River Eagle service was the first and last diesel streamliner on the Missouri Pacific. It began regular service March 10, 1940, operating between St. Louis and Omaha. To maintain daily service, two six-car sets were ordered from American Car & Foundry. The Eagle was an all aluminum alloy train styled by Raymond Loewy, a noted industrial designer. A 2000 hp diesel, #7001, pulled a mail/storage, mail/baggage, standard coach (restrooms at each end), a deluxe coach (restroom/lounge at each end), a diner/bar/lounge, and rounded-end parlor/observation car. They were painted in three shades of gray and blue, with yellow striping and aluminum trim.

The car Missouri River Eagle was built by Pullman in 1958 as dome coach #7011. The double pane wide picture windows were also new in railroad coach construction, providing passengers with better views. Air-conditioning, indirect florescent lighting and carpeting made the Eagle a most attractive symbol of deluxe railroad travel.

The Kansas City/Omaha segment was discontinued September 1965. The St. Louis to Kansas City train remained in service until May 1, 1971 with the advent of Amtrak taking over all passenger operations. The Missouri River Eagle domecar was reacquired by Union Pacific in 1993 and named the Missouri River Eagle. (source UPRR website)

The Colorado Eagle streamliner began service on the Missouri Pacific on June 21, 1942, replacing the Scenic Limited from St. Louis to Denver. Because of travel restrictions, the War Production Board would not allow inaugural ceremonies and would only list the train in the timetable as a streamliner. In June, 1948 the first dome coaches were acquired by Missouri Pacific and assigned to the Colorado Eagle. The dining cars on the Colorado Eagle were the only streamlined dining cars on the Missouri Pacific to carry names. Unlike the other Eagle trains, the sleeping cars on the Colorado Eagle were named for rivers rather than having an Eagle prefix.

The car Colorado Eagle was built by American Car & Foundry in 1955 as dome diner #8004. The stainless steel train was constructed by the Budd Company and painted blue and gray to match the other Eagle trains.

The equipment on the Colorado Eagle train remained much the same (a dome coach, three sleepers, a flat coach, grill-coach and diner lounge) until the name was dropped in February, 1964. In April, 1966 the entire train was discontinued. The dome car Colorado Eagle was reacquired by Union Pacific in 1993. (source UPRR website)

 

The Sunshine Special was built by American Car & Foundry in 1954 as 44-seat coach No. 5480. It was named Sunshine Special in 1989. (after the train it once served on)

The train Sunshine Special made its first trip on December 5, 1915, providing, through service over the Missouri Pacific Lines and the Texas and Pacific Railway between St. Louis, Missouri, and Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Galveston and San Antonio, Texas. By 1924, the route of the Sunshine Special had been extended to Shreveport, Louisiana; Laredo and El Paso, Texas; and Los Angeles, California. In 1929, through service was extended to New Orleans, Louisiana, and to Corpus Christi and Brownsville, Texas. The Sunshine Special was among the first trains to offer the comfort of air-conditioning in 1933.

The Sunshine Special was replaced by the Texas Eagle on August 15, 1948, and was listed for the last time in the December 1961 timetable. (source UPRR website)

The Texas Eagle was built by American Car & Foundry in 1954 as 44-seat coach No. 5483. It was named the Texas Eagle in 1990 (after the train it once served on).

On August 15, 1948, a new train, the streamlined, diesel-powered Texas Eagle took over the Sunshine Special's number and route, inheriting a tradition of travel leadership in the Southwest that dated back to 1915. There were several Texas Eagles operating on the Missouri Pacific Lines. The West Texas Eagle ran from St. Louis, Missouri, to El Paso, Texas. The South Texas Eagle ran from St. Louis to Galveston, Texas, and on to San Antonio, Texas, where it connected with the Aztec Eagle to Mexico City, Mexico. At Houston, Texas, the South Texas Eagle connected with the Valley Eagle to and from Corpus Christi, and Brownsville, Texas, and the Rio Grande Valley.

The Texas Eagles were painted a combination of Cerulean Blue and Dove Gray, matching other Missouri Pacific streamliners. On September 22, 1970, all passenger service in Texas was discontinued and on May 1, 1971, the service from St. Louis to Texarkana, Texas was ended. (source UPRR website)

MP #1 - at Sedalia Mo. on train #16 in October 1970. - Mike Cafferata Photo

MP 8 - the same business car as above. Also notice that this car has both the eagle and buzzsaw logos. - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP 8 - same car from the opposite view. Houston, TX, 5/30/83 - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP 9 - business car. Houston, TX, 7/70 - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP 10 - business car. Houston, TX, 8/21/82 - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP 11 - business car. Houston, TX, 1/74 - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP 20 - business car - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

Recommended Links - Passenger/Business cars on other sites

Missouri Pacific sleeper lounge "Eagle Cliff" - this car is now owned/operated/preserved by the Hill Country Flyer stream tourist railroad in Austin, TX

UP 103 - Historical Information - MP Business car now owned by Union Pacific

Wichita Falls Railroad Museum  - MP Pullman Rio Usumacinta

http://www.trainweb.org/jssand/Foreign/ForeignCars.htm - From a ATSF page on MP interchange cars (mail-baggage)