Texas Zephyr Publishing

Hardcover, 176 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W and Color photographs and illustrations (about 40% color). This is Steve Goen's 12th title on the railroads of Texas. The Missouri Pacific through construction and acquisitions had an extensive rail network in Texas. All routes had passenger service at one time.

Contents:

• The Missouri Pacific in Texas
• The Early Years, pp. 6–13
• I-GN (International Great Northern) Trains 106-107 (Troup - Mineola), pp. 14–17
• I-GN Trains 153-154 (Phelps - Huntsville), pp. 18–19
• I-GN Trains 31-32 SUNSHINE SPECIAL (St. Louis - San Antonio), pp. 20–32
• I-GN Trains 17-18 TEXAS TRIANGLE (Fort Worth - Houston), pp. 33–46
• I-GN Trains 125-126 THE TEXAN (Palestine - Houston), pp. 47–50
• I-GN Trains 121-122 GULF COAST EAGLE (Houston - Galveston), pp. 51–57
• MP (Missouri Pacific) Trains 205-206 (San Antonio - Corpus Christi), pp. 58–65
• MP Houston North Shore Rail Buses, pp. 66–70
• MP Trains 321-322 VALLEY EAGLE (Houston - Brownsville), pp. 71–86
• MP Trains 50-51 OLEANEAN (Houston - New Orleans), pp. 87–98
• MP Trains 54-55 PIONEER (Houston - Brownsville), pp. 99–105
• MP Trains 7-8 SOUTHERNER (Texarkana - San Antonio), pp. 106–111
• MP Trains 41-42 TEXAS EAGLE (Palestine - Houston), pp. 112–127
• MP Trains 1-2 AZTEC EAGLE (San Antonio - Laredo), pp. 128–135
• MP Trains 1-2 TEXAS EAGLE (San Antonio - Texarkana), pp. 136–173
• BRACKENRIDGE EAGLE (amusement park train), pp. 174–176

Hardcover, 272 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., 300 B&W and Color photographs and illustrations.In the fifth installment of Steve Goen's "Passenger Trains of Texas" series we take a look at the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) Railroad. This book is much larger than Steve's previous titles, a whopping 272 pages, featuring almost 300 B&W and Color photographs.Thirteen chapters are dedicated to Katy passenger operations in Texas.

Chapters include the Oleander, Katy Limited, the Waco to Stamford motorcar, the Wichita Falls to Woodward, Oklahoma line, the Belton line, the Stamford to Rotan branch, the Mineola mixed train, the Bluebonnet to San Antonio, the Houston Bluebonnet, the Henrietta Sub to Wichita Falls, the Katy Flyer, the Texas Special, and ending with a chapter featuring the San Antonio passenger station.Included are timetables, menus, and vintage advertising illustrations.

Contents:

• The Katy in Texas: The Early Years, pp. 6–11
• MKT Trains 25-26 "Oleander" (Houston-Galveston), pp. 12–18
• MKT Trains 3-4 "Katy Limited" (Kansas City-San Antonio), pg. 19
• MKT Trains 35-36 (Waco-Stamford), pp. 20–47
• MKT Trains 53-54 (Wichita Falls-Woodward), pp. 48–65
• MKT Trains 54-55 (Temple-Belton), pp. 66–68
• MKT Trains 56-57 (Stamford-Rotan), pp. 69–73
• MKT Trains 53-54 (Greenville-Mineola), pp. 74–87
• MKT Trains 7-8 "Bluebonnet" (Kansas City-San Antonio), pp. 88–107
• MKT Trains 21-22 "Houston Bluebonnet" Dennison-Fort Worth-Houston), pp 108-135
• MKT Trains 11-12 (Denison-Wichita Falls), pp. 136–169
• MKT Trains 5-6 "Katy Flyer" (Kansas City-Dallas-San Antonio), pp. 170–188
• MKT Trains 1-2 "Texas Special" (Kansas City-Dallas-San Antonio), pp. 189–266
• San Antonio Depot: Katy's Crown Jewel, pp. 267–272

Steve Goen's second book on Texas passenger train service features the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. In this book he features the operations of 14 different Rock Island passenger trains that once operated in the Lone Star State. The Rock Island had three major routes that crossed Texas. The Golden State Route cut across the most northern part of Texas at about a 45 degree angle on its way from Chicago to Arizona and California.

The Choctaw Route also crossed the most northern part of Texas on its way from Memphis to a connection with itself at Tucumcari, New Mexico. The last route, the Twin Star Route, ran north to south entering Texas from Oklahoma and connecting Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston. This was the most prominent Rock Island route serving Texas.

Chapters include the Graham Branch, the ACR Line, and trains such as the Short Line Flyer, Arizona Limited, Texas Rocket, Choctaw Rocket, Memphis-Californian, Oklahoma Rocket, Fort Worth to El Reno RDCs (rail diesel cars), Choctaw Rockette (an RDC run), Twin Star Rocket, Imperial, Cherokee and the Golden State.

The most prominent Rock Island train serving Texas was named for Minnesota, the "North Star State", and Texas, the "Lone Star State", as the Twin Star Rocket. This train was one of the most glamorous passenger trains to have ever crossed the Mid-West. Operating daily between Minneapolis and Houston, the Twin Star was one of the most famous, yet little known streamliners that served Texas.

The chapter on the Twin Star Rocket alone includes 51 extremely rare B&W and Color photographs between the trains' premiere in January 1945 and its final run in September 1966.

Contents:

• The Rock Island in Texas
• The Early Years, pp. 6–9
• CRI&G Trains 741-742 (Bridgeport to Graham), pp. 10–19
• CRI&G Trains 551-552 (Amarillo to Liberal
• KS), pp. 20–21
• Burlington-Rock Island Trains 817-718 (Short Line Flyer
• Dallas-Houston), pp. 22–23
• CRI&P Trains 29-30 (Arizona Limited
• Chicago-Dalhart-Phoenix), pp. 24–25
• B-RI Trains 17-18 (Texas Rocket), pp. 26–49
• CRI&P Trains 51-52 (Choctaw Rocket
• Memphis-Amarillo), pp. 50–59
• CRI&P Trains 111-112 (Memphis-Californian
• Memphis-Tucumcari
• NM), pp. 60–65
• CRI&P Trains 509-510 (Oklahoma Rocket
• Dallas-Kansas City), pp. 66–71
• CRI&P Trains 27-28 (Fort Worth-Enid-Kansas City), pp. 72–79
• CRI&P Trains 23-23 (Choctaw Rockette
• Memphis-Amarillo), pp. 80–83
• CRI&P Trains 17-18 (Twin Star Rocket
• Minneapolis-Houston), pp 84-121
• CRI&P Trains 39-40 (Imperial
• Chicago-Dalhart-Los Angeles), pp. 122–123
• CRI&P Trains 21-22 (Cherokee
• Memphis-Amarillo-Tucumcari), pp 124-137
• CRI&P Trains 3-4 (Golden State
• Chicago-Dalhart-Los Angeles), pp. 138–148. Hardcover, 148 pages, standard portrait format, 8 x 10 in
• B&W and Color photographs and illustrations, maps, timetable and advertising reproductions. Features: New Hardcover Steve Allen Goen Texas Zephyr Publishing

Steve Goen has been the author of a number of popular railroad book titles focusing on Texas and the Southwest published by Four Ways West Publications. Steve is now publishing his own titles, and this is the first of them about railroad passenger service in Texas. The second title he is working on is on the Rock Island in Texas which should be available soon.

Cotton Belt's passenger service ended long before the beginning of Amtrak in 1971. The Cotton Belt didn't have the presence in Texas that its parent, the Southern Pacific, or other prominent Texas-serving railroads such as the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific did. This book fills a need for readers who want to know more about this lesser-known passenger service.

This title covers the history of the passenger service from an era of B&W photography and very little color photography as the trains stopped running many years before Amtrak. There are color photographs, but they are only about 10% of the photo selection, though. Many trains were of a branch line nature and 'doodlebugs' are quite prominently featured.

Maps and Timetable reproductions are in color as they were back in the day. There are some schedules presented as well as some press articles to complete the book.

Contents:

• The Cotton Belt in Texas: The Early Years, pp. 6–9
• Trains 611-612 and 711-712, pp. 10–23
• Trains 3-4, pp. 24–29
• Trains 551-552, pp. 30–35
• Trains 603-604, pp. 36–43
• Trains 401-402, pp. 44–59
• Trains 101-102, pp. 60–71
• Trains 1-2 (Lone Star), pp. 72–93
• Trains 5-6 (Morning Star), pp. 94–102
• Trains 217-218, pp. 103–107
• Trains 7-8, pp. 108–121
• Trains 107-108, pp. 122–135
• Trains 615-616, pp. 136–144. Hardcover, 144 pages, standard portrait format, 8 x 10 in
• B&W and Color photographs and illustrations. Features: New Hardcover Steve Allen Goen Texas Zephyr Publishing

Hardcover, 184 pages, standard portrait format, 8 x 10 in.

, B&W and Color photographs and illustrations (approx. 20% Color), maps, timetable and advertising reproductions. This title is larger than the two previous titles on the Passenger Trains of Texas with 38 more pages. Since there are many older historical photographs, most of the book has B&W photographs.

Color illustrations of timetable covers are included on the inside cover pages. This is a very nice book covering the famous and the more obscure trains the CB&Q and affiliates operated in the state of Texas.

Contents:

• The Burlington Route in Texas
• The Early Years, pp. 6–9
• WV Trains 109-110 (Wichita Falls-Waurika), pp. 10–15
• FW&D Trains 5-6
• WEST TEXAN (Dallas-Wichita Falls), pp. 16–17
• WV Trains 111-112 (Wichita Falls-Abilene), pp. 18–35
• WV Trains 117-118 (Stamford-Spur), pp. 36–41
• FW&D Trains 91-92 (Childress-Pampa), pp. 42–46
• FW&D Trains 101-102 (Childress-Lubbock), pp. 47–63
• Burlington-Rock Island Trains 11-12 RED HEAD (Dallas-Houston), pp. 64–67
• B-RI Trains 11-12 PIONEER ZEPHYR (Dallas-Houston), pp. 68–76
• B-RI Trains 3-4 SAM HOUSTON ZEPHYR (Dallas-Houston), pp. 77–111
• FW&D Trains 7-8 (Dallas-Denver), pp. 112–125
• FW&D Trains 1-2 TEXAS ZEPHYR (Dallas-Denver), pp. 126–184. Features: New Hardcover Steve Allen Goen Texas Zephyr Publishing