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When St. Louis Union Station first reopened as a shopping venue after sitting vacant for years, there were many excellent historical displays throughout the former concourse and train shed area. One such display detailed the trip of the last Pullman Conductor on the Texas Eagle on December 31, 1968. I never got the material photographed before the displays disappeared under later ownership, but part of the display included a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article which incorporated much of the information. That article, transcribed, is attached as a PDF file.
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Similar coverage of the last day of Pullman service was provided by the Palestine Herald-Press, “The Pullman Departs Palestine,” providing more detail such as car names for the last southbound trip. The last northbound Pullmans in revenue service passed through Palestine in the early evening of December 31.
Bill Pollard
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