The Colorado Eagle was an American streamlined passenger train operated by the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) in the mid 20th century. It operated between St. Louis, Missouri and Denver, Colorado, using MP trackage from St. Louis to Pueblo, Colorado, and traveling on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad from there to Denver. The train began service on June 21, 1942, and replaced those railroads' Scenic Limited.Maiken, Peter. Night Trains, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989, p. 232. .
The Colorado Special operated until March 1964, when the name as well as on-board amenities (save for a diner-parlor coach for the initial St. Louis - Kansas City segment of the trip) were dropped as the MP reduced passenger service across its system.MP train being unnamed, with minimal amenities On April 2, 1966, the MP canceled the remaining unnamed trains serving Denver, ending passenger service along the Colorado Eagle's route west of Kansas City.
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External links Colorado Eagle, July, 1957 timetable and consist at Streamliner Schedules