7-515: The California Limited was one of the named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway . It carried train Nos. 3 & 4 and ran between Chicago, Illinois , and Los Angeles, California . The line was conceived by company president Allen Manvel as a means to "signify completion of the basic Santa Fe system." Manvel felt he could attract business and enhance the prestige of
14-473: A diner for the rest of the run to Chicago (scheduled arrival 0830). It ran via Pasadena, Great Bend and Topeka. A variety of steam and diesel locomotives pulled the California Limited . In 1892, the California Limited consisted of heavyweight cars built by Pullman-Standard . Each train contained: List of named passenger trains In the history of rail transport , dating back to
21-493: The California Limited , but it remained a popular train. The introduction of the Chief in 1926 eclipsed the California Limited , although the train ran for another three decades. In October 1953, it was scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 1815 with coaches and sleepers—no diner and no lounge. A breakfast stop was scheduled at Seligman, a lunch stop at Winslow, and a dinner stop at Albuquerque. Next morning, at La Junta, it would add
28-400: The 19th century, there have been hundreds of named passenger trains . The following is a list of named trains . Lists of these have been organized into geographical regions. Trains with numeric names are spelled out. For example, the 20th Century Limited is listed under "Twentieth Century Limited". Named trains are sometimes identified through a train headboard , drumhead , lettering on
35-532: The railroad with daily first-class service from Chicago to the West Coast. The California Limited , billed as the "Finest Train West of Chicago," made its first run on November 27, 1892. The California Limited was the first Santa Fe train with Fred Harvey Company meal service. The later trains also offered air conditioning, a barber, beautician, steam-operated clothing press, even a shower-bath. The Limited
42-447: The summer, multiple sections were necessary to accommodate demand; reportedly 23 sections once operated from Chicago on one day. The train carried just Pullman sleeping cars (no coaches) until 1938. The Santa Fe re-equipped the California Limited in 1910 with a club-lounge, a twin-unit dining car, and new 7-2 (7 compartments, 2 drawing rooms) sleeping cars from Pullman. The weekly extra-fare Santa Fe de Luxe in 1911 overshadowed
49-557: Was the first Santa Fe train with illuminated drumhead on its observation cars , with the train's name over the company logo. The California Limited was withdrawn on June 15, 1954, giving it the longest tenure of any train on the Chicago–Los Angeles run of the Santa Fe. The Santa Fe introduced the California Limited on November 27, 1892. The journey took 83 hours and 50 minutes and required fifteen locomotive changes. During
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