George;
Thanks for the additional information. Very interesting. Your note
about the Magnolia location highlights a problem that we RR historians
have to be wary of. Newspapers, while a primary source of information
in those days, were often responsible for reporting and re-reporting
substantial factual errors. In general, information was much less
easily verified than it is today, and they went with what they had.
When comparing multiple accounts of the same event, it is amazing how
the stories can differ.
Thanks again.
Best regards, Rob Adams
George C. Werner wrote:
>The Mark Twain Zephyr spent a brief period in early 1938 on the
>Burlington-Rock Island as a substitute for the Texas Rocket under the
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>On 24 February 1938 the northbound Texas Rocket hit a loaded log truck near
>Magnolia, Texas (yes, I know that the B-RI didn't go through Magnolia, but
>that is the location cited in the newspaper accounts) which derailed TA #602
>and also did cosmetic damage to the unit. A short article appeared in the
>Houston Chronicle on 27 February stated that effective the following day the
>Mark Twain Zephyr would fill in for the Texas Rocket. Subsequently the B-RI
>placed large ads in the Chronicle, one of which stated that "We are pleased
>to announce that the Mark Twain Zephyr has replaced the Texas Rocket
>temporarily until repairs are completed and double daily mile-a-minute
>service has been resumed." Another large ad on 4 March 1938 also listed the
>Mark Twain Zephyr running opposite the Sam Houston Zephyr.
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>I do not know the length of time the Mark Twain Zephyr operated between
>Houston and Ft. Worth.
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>George C. Werner
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