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Meteor (train), the Glossary

Index Meteor (train)

The Meteor was a named passenger train operated by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (a.k.a. SLSF or "the Frisco").[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: Baldwin Locomotive Works, Combine car, Electro-Motive Diesel, EMD E7, Frisco, Texas, Harry S. Truman, Inter-city rail, Lawton, Oklahoma, Lists of named passenger trains, Midwestern United States, Museum of the American Railroad, Oklahoma City, Pullman Company, Rail transport modelling, Roomette, Route 66 Historical Village, Silver Meteor, Southwestern United States, St. Louis, St. Louis–San Francisco 4500, St. Louis–San Francisco class 4500, St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, Texas Special, Train, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Whistle-stop train tour, 2-8-0, 2-8-2, 4-8-2, 4-8-4.

  2. Passenger rail transportation in Missouri
  3. Passenger rail transportation in Oklahoma
  4. Passenger trains of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

Baldwin Locomotive Works

Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) was an American manufacturer of railway locomotives from 1825 to 1951.

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Combine car

A combine car in North American parlance, most often referred to simply as a combine, is a type of railroad car which combines sections for both passengers and freight.

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Electro-Motive Diesel

Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry.

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EMD E7

The E7 was a, A1A-A1A passenger train locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois.

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Frisco, Texas

Frisco is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Collin and Denton counties.

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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.

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Inter-city rail

Inter-city rail services are express trains that run services that connect cities over longer distances than commuter or regional trains.

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Lawton, Oklahoma

Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Lists of named passenger trains

In the history of rail transport, dating back to the 19th century, there have been hundreds of named passenger trains.

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Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau.

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Museum of the American Railroad

The Museum of the American Railroad, formerly known as the Age of Steam Railroad Museum, is a railroad museum in Frisco, Texas.

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Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Pullman Company

The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States.

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Rail transport modelling

Railway modelling (UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale.

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Roomette

A roomette is a type of sleeping car compartment in a railroad passenger train.

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Route 66 Historical Village

The Route 66 Historical Village at 3770 Southwest Boulevard in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an open-air museum along historic U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66).

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Silver Meteor

The Silver Meteor is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York City and Miami, Florida. Meteor (train) and Silver Meteor are Night trains of the United States.

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Southwestern United States

The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that includes Arizona and New Mexico, along with adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

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St. Louis

St.

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St. Louis–San Francisco 4500

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (reporting mark SLSF, also known as the "Frisco") locomotive 4500 is a 4-8-4 Northern type steam engine.

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St. Louis–San Francisco class 4500

The St.

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St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

The St.

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Texas Special

The Texas Special was a named passenger train operated jointly by the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (also known as the MKT or the Katy) and the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (the Frisco). Meteor (train) and Texas Special are named passenger trains of the United States, Night trains of the United States and passenger trains of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway.

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Train

A train (from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere, "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight.

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Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-most-populous city in the state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and is the 48th-most-populous city in the United States.

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Whistle-stop train tour

A whistle stop or whistle-stop tour is a style of political campaigning where the politician makes a series of brief appearances or speeches at a number of small towns over a short period of time.

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2-8-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels.

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2-8-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and two trailing wheels on one axle, usually in a trailing truck.

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4-8-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, eight powered and coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels.

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4-8-4

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and four trailing wheels on two axles.

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See also

Passenger rail transportation in Missouri

Passenger rail transportation in Oklahoma

Passenger trains of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_(train)

Also known as Meteor (St. Louis-San Francisco Railway).