Ft. Smith/Van Buren
Ft. Smith & Western Passenger Trains

Winfield Painting, H. E. Huber Collection, derived from image below
Contributed by Bill Pollard
FS&W engine No. 6 is at the head of a three car passenger train in their station at 1000 Garrison Ave.

Pullman Car Service

??? to Feb 1907  --   Fort Smith-Guthrie Pullman sleeper service
Feb 1907 to Dec 1915  --    no sleeping car service on FS&W
Dec 1915 to  at least June 1916, possibly into 1917   ---  non-Pullman sleeper service Joplin-Oklahoma City joint with MO&G
Dec 1915 to at least January 1930 -- electric light, vestibule sleeper, Fort Smith-Oklahoma City.  Initially had cafe service
                                                 (meals served in sleeper) which ended before January 1928.  By 1919, sleeper identified as                                                                 12sec-1drawing room configuration car
by Feb 1933  -- passenger trains were mixed service only, no sleeping car service
??? ca 1936-37 --  full passenger service briefly restored; restoration of sleeper service unknown
Compiled by Bill Pollard

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