From
the pages of
the
Official Guide, June 1941

The Eagle
Missouri
Pacific Lines
May 11, 1941
| 5 | Train
Number | 6 |
| Daily | |
Miles | | Services | |
Daily |
| 8 50A | Dp | 0.0 |
St. Louis, MO (CT) |
T C | Ar | 5 40P |
| 8 58A | | 2.9 | Tower Grove, MO | T C | |
5
27P |
| R 9 10A | | 12.9 | Kirkwood, MO | T C | |
D
5 15P |
| 9 44A | | 51.1 | Washington, MO | T C | |
4
40P |
| 10 50A | Ar |
121.5 | Jefferson City, MO |
T C | Dp | 3 35P |
| 10 52A | Dp |
Ar | 3 32P |
| 11 18A | | 146.6 | California, MO | T C | |
3
04P |
| 11 30A | | 159.1 | Tipton, MO | T C | |
2
51P |
| 12 01P | | 185.1 | Sedalia, MO | T C | |
2
25P |
| 12 28P | | 214.6 | Warrensburg, MO | T C | |
1
55P |
| 12 43P | | 229.0 | Holden, MO | T C | |
1
40P |
| 1 00P | | 245.5 | Pleasant Hill, MO | T C | |
1
23P |
| 1 10P | | 256.1 | Lee's Summit, MO | T C | |
1
10P |
| 1 28P | | 269.5 | Independence, MO | T C | |
12
55P |
| 1 50P | Ar | 279.2 | Kansas City, MO | T C |
Dp | 12 40P |
| 105 | Continuing Train Number | 106 |
| 2 05P | Dp | 279.2 | Kansas City, MO | T C |
Ar | 12 30P |
| 2 10P | | 282.1 | Kansas City, KS (Cent. Ave.) | T | |
12
18P |
| 2 37P | | 306.7 | Leavenworth, KS | T C | |
11 50A |
| 2 40P | | 309.3 | Ft. Leavenworth, KS | C | |
11 45A |
| 3 02P | | 327.7 | Atchison, KS | T C | |
11 25A |
| 3 45P | | 367.3 | Hiawatha, KS | T C | |
10 42A |
| 4 02P | | 381.9 | Falls City, NE | T C | |
10 27A |
| 4 32P | | 411.1 | Auburn, NE | T C | |
9 56A |
| 4 55P | | 433.0 | Nebraska City, NE | T C | |
9 35A |
| 5 09P | Ar | 444.4 | Union, NE | T C |
Dp | 9 23A |
| 605 |
Connecting Train Number |
606 |
| 5 40P | Dp | 0.0 | Union, NE | T C | Ar | 9 20A |
| 5 50P | | 4.2 | Nehawka, NE | T | |
9 08A |
| 6 03P | | 13.1 | Weeping Water, NE | T C | |
8 56A |
| 6 13P | | 20.1 | Wabash, NE | T | |
8 45A |
| 6 18P | | 24.0 | Elmwood, NE | T | |
8 40A |
| 6 30P | | 47.6 | Eagle, NE | T | |
8 28A |
| | | Walton, NE | | |
8 17A |
| 7 00P | Ar |
47.6 | Lincoln, NE (Union Depot) (CT) | T C | Dp | 8 00A |
| 5 09P | Dp | 444.4 | Union, NE | T C |
Ar | 9 23A |
| 5 35P | | 468.2 | Fort Crook, NE | T | |
8 58A |
| 5 55P | Ar | 478.2 | Omaha, NE (Union Sta.) (CT) | T C |
Dp | 8 40A |
| 202 |
Connecting Train Number (Chicago & North Western) | 201 |
| 9 15P | Dp | 0.0 | Omaha, NE (CT) | | Ar | 7 15A |
| 9 35P | | 2.8 | Council Bluffs, IA | | |
6 48A |
| 10 15P | | 24.2 | Missouri Valley, IA | | |
6 10A |
| 12 15A | | 100.1 | Sioux City, IA | | |
4 20A |
| 5 20A | | 282.5 | Mankato, MN | | | 11 05P |
| 7 35A | | 366.7 | St. Paul, MN | | | 8 45P |
| 8 10A | Ar |
377.3 | Minneapolis, MN (CT) | | Dp | 8
05P |
| 34-21 |
Connecting Train Number (Chicago Great Western) | 26-33 |
| 9 00P | Dp | 0.0 | Omaha, NE (CT) | | Ar | 7 20A |
| 9 20P | | 4.3 | Council Bluffs, IA | | |
6 42A |
| 7 00A | | 347.8 | St. Paul, MN | | | 8 45P |
| 7 40A | Ar |
358.3 | Minneapolis, MN (CT) | | Dp | 8
10P |


MISSOURI
PACIFIC LINES
AIR-CONDITIONED
EQUIPMENT
Number
in brackets indicates designating number of sleeping or parlor car.
Westbound
No. 5-105-605 -
The Eagle
Streamlined Train
Reclining
Coach - St. Louis to Omaha.
De
Luxe Reclining Coach - St. Louis to Omaha.
Diner
Bar Lounge - St. Louis to Omaha [2].
Parlor
Observation (Drawing-room) - St. Louis to Omaha [3].
Coach
- Union to Lincoln.
Eastbound
No. 106-6-606 -
The Eagle
Streamlined Train
Reclining
Coach - Omaha to St. Louis.
De
Luxe Reclining Coach - Omaha to St. Louis.
Diner
Bar Lounge - Omaha to St. Louis [2].
Parlor
Observation (Drawing-room) - Omaha to St. Louis [3].
Coach
- Lincoln to Union.
Missouri Pacific's first streamliner, the Eagle, took to the rails on March 10, 1940. It featured equipment by St. Louis carbuilder ACF and an attractive blue and gray paint scheme designed by Raymond Loewy. The original Eagle would be renamed the Missouri River Eagle to distinguish it from the fleet of similarly named trains that the MoPac would launch during and after the war.