| 1 | Train Number | 2 | ||||
| Daily | Miles | Services | Daily | |||
| 10 00A | Dp | 0.0 | Kansas City, MO (CT) | T C | Ar | 7 55P |
| 12 15P | Ar | 128.4 | Pittsburg, KS | T C | Dp | 5 28P |
| 12 18P | Dp | Ar | 5 26P | |||
| 12 53P | 153.4 | Joplin, MO | T C | 4 51P | ||
| 1 21P | 173.1 | Neosho, MO | 4 20P | |||
| 2 42P | 228.3 | Siloam Springs, AR | T C | 3 02P | ||
| 2 52P | 234.9 | Watts, OK | T | 2 51P | ||
| 4 01P | 290.2 | Sallisaw, OK | T C | F 1 46P | ||
| 4 27P | 310.7 | Spiro, OK | T C | 1 22P | ||
| 4 45P | 325.4 | Poteau, OK | T C | 12 59P | ||
| 4 53P | 332.1 | Howe, OK | T C | F12 51P | ||
| 5 01P | 337.1 | Heavener, OK | T C | 12 42P | ||
| 6 01P | 378.8 | Mena, AR | T C | 11 40A | ||
| 7 15P | 432.4 | De Queen, AR | T C | 10 25A | ||
| F 8 04P | 466.9 | Ashdown, AR | T C | F 9 43A | ||
| 8 35P | Ar | 486.9 | Texarkana, AR-TX | T C | Dp | 9 15A |
| 8 45P | Dp | Ar | 9 05A | |||
| F 9 29P | 519.6 | Rodessa, LA | T P | F 8 24A | ||
| F 9 38P | 527.0 | Vivian, LA | T C | F 8 15A | ||
| 10 30P | Ar | 560.1 | Shreveport, LA (Union Station) | T C | Dp | 7 30A |
| 11 00P | Dp | Ar | 7 00A | |||
| 12 17A | 604.5 | Coushatta, LA | C | 5 31A | ||
| 12 51A | 628.8 | Clarence, LA | C | 4 59A | ||
| 1 31A | 657.5 | Colfax, LA | C | 4 12A | ||
| 2 15A | 682.1 | Alexandria, LA | T C | 3 35A | ||
| 3 01A | 713.0 | Mansura, LA | T | 2 44A | ||
| 5 45A | 789.2 | Baton Rouge, LA | T C | 12 10A | ||
| F 6 09A | 810.6 | Gonzales, LA | T | F11 38P | ||
| F 6 42A | 841.2 | La Place, LA | T | F11 06P | ||
| 7 12A | 865.9 | Carrollton Ave. | 10 38P | |||
| 7 30A | Ar | 868.1 | New Orleans (CT) | T C | Dp | 10 30P |
Hostess Service.
Observation Lounge-Diner.
De Luxe Chair Cars.
10 Section 3 Double Bedroom Sleeper. (Open at New Orleans at 9:00 p.m. and may be occupied New Orleans until 8:00 a.m.).
10 Section 3 Bedroom Sleeper between Shreveport and New Orleans. (Open at Shreveport and New Orleans at 9:00 p.m. and may be occupied at Shreveport and New Orleans until 8:00 a.m.).
One-way or round-trip tickets reading via the Kansas City Southern and Louisiana & Arkansas Railways are honored between a number of points via optional routes.
1. Tickets reading from or via points on the Kansas City Southern Ry. north of Texarkana to Houston, Texas, or beyond, will be honored via Texarkana TP-IGN, Shreveport SP, or Beaumont and GCL or SP.
2. Tickets reading from Shreveport or points beyond destined to Little Rock, Memphis or St. Louis or beyond will be honored via Kansas City Southern via Texarkana or Louisiana & Arkansas Ry., via Hope.
Kansas City Southern's investment proved to be timely. As the roads between Kansas City and Shreveport were generally poor and since no other railroad offered direct service along the route, K.C.S. had a virtually captive market. Moreover the line served a number of military bases, and with the start of World War II ridership exploded. The Southern Belle would continue to prosper into the 1960s.
Time:
A - A.M.
D - Train stops only to discharge passengers
F - Conditional (Flag) stop
N - Not a passenger stop
P - P.M.
R - Train stops only to receive passengers
Services:
A - Auto loading/unloading facilties (as freight)
B - Checked baggage is handled
C - Coupon station (Ticket office)
M - Meal stop
P - Telephone station
R - Rental cars available
T - Telegraph station
X - Checked baggage NOT handled
The Kansas City Southern had never been noted for its passenger services—prior to 1940, that is. But as the Depression was drawing to a close and with a new route available into New Orleans from its 1939 acquisition of the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway, KCS invested nearly a million dollars into new Diesel locomotives and lightweight rolling stock from Pullman-Standard for its first streamliner, the Southern Belle. A systemwide contest was held to find "Miss Southern Belle" to represent the line in its advertisements and publicity; with 18 year old Margaret Landry of Baton Rouge being chosen as the winner. The Belle entered service on September 2, 1940.