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Nostalgia & History > Watkins Route WednesdayDate: 09/15/21 05:45 Watkins Route Wednesday Author: PVSfan Here's a rare timetable cover (1893) from a road that eventually formed part of the Missouri Pacific
in Louisiana. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/15/21 10:58 by PVSfan.  Date: 09/15/21 06:07 Re: Watkins Route Wednesday Author: boxcar1954 A superb item, have never seen one.
Railroads have a unique way of 'altering' their geography, whether in text of by map. Thanks for posting this, its a lovely piece in great shape. Date: 09/15/21 06:55 Re: Watkins Route Wednesday Author: zoohogger Another one of those "I didn't know that existed" railroads.
Perhaps the first transcontinental shortline. What is the date in the lower righthand corner? May 189X? Rick Z Date: 09/15/21 08:08 Re: Watkins Route Wednesday Author: santafe199 zoohogger Wrote: > ... one of those "I didn't know that existed" railroads ...
Put me on that list, as well. What an extraordinary piece of RR history! And I, too have always snickered at how a given RR would "skew" their own system map to exaggerate its atributes... Lance/199 Date: 09/15/21 08:41 Re: Watkins Route Wednesday Author: 2-10-2 Very interesting timetable.
https://www.nytimes.com/1902/03/25/archives/railroad-sold-by-receiver-kansas-city-watkins-and-gulf-bid-in-for.html Ran only between Alexandria and "Charles Lake" according to the 1902 NYT article. 2-10-2 Date: 09/15/21 10:58 Re: Watkins Route Wednesday Author: PVSfan The timetable dates from 1893.
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