| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | Southwestern United States/Southeastern United States |
| First service | 1940 |
| Last service | 1958 |
| Former operator(s) | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad |
| Route | |
| Termini | Memphis, Tennessee Amarillo, Texas |
| Distance travelled | 762 miles (1,226 km) (1949) |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | Westbound: 51 Eastbound: 52 |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | Chair cars (1957) |
| Sleeping arrangements | Sections, roomettes, double bedrooms and compartments |
| Catering facilities | Dining car |
| Observation facilities | Buffet lounge parlor car with radio and club lounge car |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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The Choctaw Rocket was a named passenger train operated by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad between Memphis, Tennessee, Little Rock, Oklahoma City, and Amarillo. Initially designated as train No. 51 (westbound) and train No. 52 (eastbound), it was the first diesel powered streamliner to operate out of Memphis, Tennessee, as well as the first streamliner service in the state of Arkansas.
- ^ Rock Island Lines, Public Timetable, January 7, 1941.