Texas Rocket

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Rockets were lightweight, streamlined diesel-electric passenger trains built by the Budd Company. These six trains were the first streamlined equipment purchased by the Rock Island, as well as being its first diesel-powered passenger trains. Four of the trains consisted of 3 cars each, the other two each had 4 cars.

The stainless steel trains were each powered by an Electro-Motive Corporation model TA locomotive. Unlike many other early streamlined trains, the locomotives were not permanently attached to the trains.

The trains were partially articulated, however the observation cars were not articulated with the rest of the trainsets.

The six trains as originally assigned were:^[1]^[2]

The Peoria Rocket, Chicago, Illinois to Peoria, Illinois
- Articulated 3 car set:
  - 32 seat Baggage-dinette-coach #400 Joliet
  - 60 seat coach #306 Ottawa
  - 76 seat coach #300 La Salle
- 32 seat, 1 drawing room, parlor, buffet, observation car #450 Peoria

The Des Moines Rocket, Chicago, Illinois to Des Moines, Iowa
- Articulated 3 car set:
  - 32 seat Baggage-dinette-coach #401 Norman Judd
  - 60 seat coach #307 Grenville Dodge
  - 76 seat coach #301 Henry Farnum
- 32 seat, 1 drawing room, parlor, buffet, observation car #451 L M Allen

The Texas Rocket, Fort Worth, Texas to Houston, Texas
- Articulated 2 car set:
  - 32 seat Baggage-dinette-coach #402 Dream Lake
  - 76 seat coach #302 Mesa Verde
- 28 seat coach, lounge, observation car #452 Centennial

The Rocky Mountain Rocket, Kansas City, Missouri to Denver, Colorado
- Articulated 2 car set:
  - 32 seat Baggage-dinette-coach #403 Bear Lake
  - 76 seat coach #303 Mount Evans
- 28 seat coach, lounge, observation car #453 Pikes Peak

The Kansas City Rocket, Minneapolis, Minnesota to Kansas City, Missouri (2 trainsets)
- Articulated 2 car set:
  - 18 seat Baggage-dinette-coach #404 Arrow Head
  - 76 seat coach #304 Chippewa
- 28 seat coach, lounge, observation car #454 Minnesota
- Articulated 2 car set:
  - 18 seat Baggage-dinette-coach #405 Mesabi
  - 76 seat coach #305 Ioway
- 28 seat coach, lounge, observation car #455 Missouri

References

http://www.rits.org/www/equipment/rilightweight.html
http://www.rits.org/www/equipment/rirmr.html
http://www.rits.org/www/equipment/ritwinstar.html
http://www.rits.org/www/equipment/richoc.html
http://www.rits.org/www/equipment/ridsm.html

v t e North American lightweight passenger trains by manufacturer

ACF	ACF-Talgo B&M Speed Merchant CRI&P Talgo Jet Rocket GM&N Rebel NYNH&H John Quincy Adams Motorailer

ANF / Rohr	Turboliner

Bombardier / MLW	Acela LRC JetTrain

Budd	B&M-MEC Flying Yankee CB&Q Pioneer Zephyr CB&Q Twin Zephyrs CB&Q Mark Twain Zephyr CB&Q Nebraska Zephyrs CB&Q Denver Zephyrs CB&Q General Pershing Zephyr Metroliner (train) *CRI&P Rockets'* (1937)** D&RGW Prospector NYNH&H Roger Williams PRR Keystone Reading Crusader (1937) RDC

GM / EMD	Aerotrain

Goodyear / Zeppelin	NYNH&H Comet

Pullman	IC Green Diamond NYC Xplorer NYNH&H Dan'l Webster UP M-10000 UP M-10001 UP M-10002 UP M-10003 – M-10006

United Aircraft / Pullman / MLW	TurboTrain

See also: Lightweight train locomotives

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Texas Rocket

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