Rainbow Special

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Rainbow Special
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
Locale South Central United States
First service1921
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)
Newspaper ad for the train, showing the schedule. 1922 Rainbow Special ad.png
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

  1. ↑ "Freight Instead of Passenger Runs Into Open Switch on M.P." The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. December 26, 1922. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Missouri Pacific To Improve Service". Nevada Daily Mail. July 24, 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Miami County Time Capsule". The Miami County Herald. August 7, 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.


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