72-548: The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area (at Emeryville ), via Omaha , Denver , Salt Lake City , and Reno . At 2,438 miles (3,924 km), it is Amtrak's longest daily route, and second-longest overall after the Texas Eagle 's triweekly continuation from San Antonio to Los Angeles , with travel time between
144-567: A complicated reverse move along street running tracks to reach the wye at West Oakland. The train was cut back again to Emeryville on October 26, 1997. Service between Reno and Denver was suspended for about a month in April 2020, as part of a round of service reduction in response to the coronavirus pandemic . Frequency was reduced to tri-weekly in October 2020, but was restored to daily service on May 24, 2021, after additional Amtrak funding
216-530: A country format. Many of Winnemucca's residents are employed by large mining companies such as Newmont and Barrick Gold and by many companies servicing the gold mining industry. Carry-On Trailers employs over 100 residents at their manufacturing facility in the Airport Industrial Park. Winnemucca also has a decent and growing Nevada tourism base. Other area employers include Winnemucca Farms, casinos, hotels, motels and restaurants located in
288-463: A fee. However, baggage and bikes cannot be checked at certain unstaffed stations. Small dogs and cats in carriers are allowed on trips shorter than seven hours for an additional fee. Service animals are exempt from pet restrictions. All long-distance routes have café car service offering takeaway meals, snacks, drinks, and alcohol. As of 2023 , sleeping car passengers also have access to one of two types of restaurant-style dining. Traditional Dining
360-1002: A high ridge between the American and Yuba Rivers , through Emigrant Gap . The line empties out into the California Central Valley , and then runs along the San Pablo Bay , with stops in Sacramento and Davis. It crosses the Benicia Bridge and has stops in Martinez and Richmond , where BART provides connections to Berkeley and Oakland. The trip ends in Emeryville , where Amtrak Thruway service provides connecting service to San Francisco . [REDACTED] BART : O Orange Line , R Red Line From east to west
432-495: A household in the city was $ 46,699, and the median income for a family was $ 53,681. Males had a median income of $ 47,917 versus $ 26,682 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 21,441. About 7.5% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under the age of 18 and 8.1% of those 65 and older. The Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada has its headquarters in Winnemucca. It
504-566: A solution, Congress created Amtrak, a government-owned company, to operate intercity rail as a public service. Most railroads opted-in and transferred their passenger rail operations to Amtrak on May 1, 1971. After the Southern Railway opted-in to Amtrak in 1979, and the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1983, Amtrak was left as the sole long-distance train operator in the US. In
576-785: A station on the Transcontinental Railroad . Winnemucca is near the half-way point between Salt Lake City and San Francisco along Interstate 80 , which passes through town. US Route 95 also goes through Winnemucca. Local aviation needs are served by the Winnemucca Municipal Airport , located about 5 miles southwest of downtown. There are no scheduled passenger services. The closest commercial airports are Reno–Tahoe International Airport in Reno and Elko Regional Airport in Elko . The Humboldt Sun ,
648-831: A terminus and an intermediate stop. In FY2023, Amtrak's long-distance trains carried 3,944,124 riders, around 14% of the company's total. However, the routes account for about 42% of passenger miles traveled. Amtrak operates two types of long-distance trains: single-level and bi-level. Due to height restrictions on the Northeast Corridor , all six routes that terminate at New York Penn Station operate as single-level trains with Amfleet coaches and Viewliner sleeping cars. The remaining nine long-distance routes operate as bi-level trains with Superliner coaches and sleeping cars. Both single-level and bi-level trains are equipped with Viewliner baggage cars . Amtrak plans to replace all of its long-distance rail cars by 2032, except for
720-404: A typical year. The highest recorded temperature in Winnemucca was 109 °F (43 °C), on July 11, 2002, and the lowest recorded temperature was −37 °F (−38 °C) on December 22, 1990. Freezing temperatures have been observed in every month of the year. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,174 people, 2,736 households, and 1,824 families residing in the city. The population density
792-515: Is a federally recognized tribe of Western Shoshone and Northern Paiute Indians in northwestern Nevada . Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, provides service to Winnemucca. The California Zephyr provides a daily service in both directions between San Francisco and Chicago. The Winnemucca passenger rail station , at 209 West Railroad Street, is now unstaffed. Amtrak tickets for railway transportation in Winnemucca can be purchased online. Historically, since 1867, Winnemucca has been
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#1732772199681864-654: Is also where the train enters Utah . The Colorado River portion of the trip is informally called "moon river", as whitewater rafters pull down their pants and moon the passengers. In Utah, the train follows the southern rim of the Book Cliffs to their end near Helper . The Zephyr crosses the Wasatch Mountains , cresting at Soldier Summit before descending into the Wasatch Front to arrive at Salt Lake City . From Salt Lake City to Emeryville,
936-525: Is available on eight routes and consists of full table service in a dining car . Six routes instead feature Flexible Dining, where passengers may order hot meals to be delivered to their room or lounge. Passengers may also bring their own food and drink. Amtrak provides free basic Wi-Fi on seven of its long-distance routes: the Auto Train , Cardinal , Crescent , Lake Shore Limited , Palmetto , Silver Meteor , and Floridian . The service
1008-479: Is home to the Buckaroo Hall of Fame and Heritage Museum. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Winnemucca had a vibrant Chinatown. The Chinese originally came to the area as workers on the transcontinental Central Pacific Railroad , which reached Winnemucca in 1868. Some remained or returned to settle. During the 1890s, around 400 Chinese formed a community in the town. Among their prominent buildings
1080-463: Is inspirational on so many levels! I stand in awe of these women." Rod McKuen 's poem "Winnemucca, Nevada", in his book Come to Me in Silence , describes his first desk in school. The town serves as the namesake for the alternative country band Richmond Fontaine 's 2002 album, Winnemucca , which prominently features the town in the opening track "Winner's Casino". Winnemucca is cited in
1152-579: Is intended to support low-bandwidth uses only. Onboard internet is dependent on cell towers along the route of the train, so speed and availability correspond to regional cell coverage. Amtrak's long-distance network is a legacy of the railroad age , when trains operated by private railroad companies were the fastest and sometimes only mode of intercity transportation. The mid-20th century saw steep disinvestment in passenger rail relative to air and highway travel. Passenger trains became financial burdens for railroad companies, who sought to discontinue them. As
1224-736: Is the Buckaroos. Winnemucca has a public library , a branch of the Humboldt County Library. Humboldt County is in the service area of Great Basin College . That college maintains the GBC Center in Winnemucca. Winnemucca is also a setting in two Tales of the City novels – More Tales of the City and The Days of Anna Madrigal , a series of nine novels by American author Armistead Maupin . Over 6 million copies of
1296-837: The City of San Francisco was renamed the San Francisco Zephyr and the Lake Shore was discontinued. The Inter-American entered service in 1973 as short-distance train between Laredo and Fort Worth . It was extended north to St. Louis in 1974 and further to Chicago in 1976. In 1974 Amtrak renamed the Super Chief to the Southwest Limited and the Texas Chief to the Lone Star following
1368-718: The City of San Francisco , which operated three times a week, between Denver and the San Francisco Bay Area. Eventually, however, after several false starts, Amtrak consolidated the two trains into one, dubbed the San Francisco Zephyr , homage to both the California Zephyr and the San Francisco Chief, between Chicago and Oakland. The Rio Grande continued to operate the Rio Grande Zephyr between Denver and Ogden. In 1983,
1440-612: The Empire Builder became the first route to receive the new locomotives. In FY2022, Amtrak's long-distance trains averaged 48 mph (77 km/h) between stations. Dwell time at stations averaged four minutes each, while dwell time at stations with crew changes or enroute servicing averaged 20 minutes each. Trains operating on the Northeast Corridor reach top speeds of 125 mph (201 km/h) in some stretches. The top speed for long-distance trains outside
1512-588: The Empire Builder divides at Spokane , with sections to Seattle and Portland . Eastbound from Chicago the Lake Shore Limited divides at Albany–Rensselaer , with sections to New York and Boston . The Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited are combined between Los Angeles and San Antonio , where the Texas Eagle continues to Chicago and the Sunset Limited to New Orleans . On
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#17327721996811584-653: The Empire Builder was rerouted to St. Cloud . Meanwhile, the Southern Railway transferred its last remaining passenger route, the Southern Crescent , to Amtrak, who renamed it the Crescent . The Desert Wind also entered service in 1979. In 1981 the Capitol Limited began service, while the Inter-American was truncated to San Antonio, stripped of its Houston section, and renamed
1656-588: The Palmetto involve at least one night of travel, and so are outfitted with sleeping and dining cars . Routes depart once daily in each direction, at most, so some stops are served only at night. Delays are commonplace on long-distance trains, as the tracks are generally controlled by freight railroad companies. While anchored by major cities, long-distance trains also serve many rural communities en route (unlike commercial flights). A minority of passengers ride an entire route at once, with most traveling between
1728-640: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway revoking permission to use the "Chief" names. The Mountaineer and Lake Shore Limited began service in 1975, and the Palmetto in 1976. The Mountaineer lasted only until 1977, at which point it was replaced by the Hilltopper . The Pioneer also entered service in 1977, and the James Whitcomb Riley was renamed the Cardinal . 1979
1800-698: The California Zephyr as part of its original route network, using the Burlington Northern (ex-CB&Q) east of Denver, the DRG&;W between Denver and Ogden, Utah , and the WP west of Ogden. The California Zephyr route would serve more populated areas (including Denver and Salt Lake City) than the Overland Route, would run through rural communities that lacked good highway access, and could attract passengers to its scenic routes. However, since
1872-656: The California Zephyr carried 328,458 passengers, an increase of 13.1% over FY2022, but down from its pre- COVID-19 pandemic ridership of 410,844 in FY2019. The train had a total revenue of $ 51,950,998 in FY2016, the last year that route-specific revenue data was given. Prior to the 1971 creation of Amtrak , three competing trains ran between Chicago and the East Bay , with bus connections to San Francisco: Railpax (renamed Amtrak in late April 1971) originally intended to revive
1944-636: The California Zephyr. This created a massive train of 16 Superliner cars running from Chicago to Utah, easily the longest train Amtrak had operated outside of the Auto Train . Amtrak required at least four EMD F40PH locomotives to pull this behemoth over the steep grades of the Moffat subdivision. To ease the load, Amtrak began splitting the Pioneer from the Zephyr and Desert Wind at Denver in 1991, while
2016-714: The Capitol Limited , creating a single Chicago–Washington–Miami route: the Floridian . This was the first direct train service between the Midwest and Florida since the 1979 discontinuance of the original Floridian , albeit following a longer route. St. Petersburg, FL Miami, FL Miami, FL In 2017, North Carolina and Connecticut were in talks to extend the Carolinian from New York to New Haven . The resultant 779-mile (1,254 km) route would cross
2088-755: The D&;RGW's Rio Grande Zephyr between Denver and Salt Lake City , renaming the train the California Zephyr . Amtrak also began operating the Auto Train in 1983. In 1984 Amtrak renamed the Southwest Limited to the Southwest Chief alongside the deployment of Superliner equipment, and also initiated the River Cities as a section of the City of New Orleans . In 1988
2160-538: The Desert Wind continued splitting from the Zephyr at Salt Lake City. The Pioneer and Desert Wind were both discontinued in 1997. The western terminus of the train was cut back to Emeryville station when Oakland Central station closed on August 5, 1994. The California Zephyr was re-extended to Oakland with the opening of the Jack London Square station on May 12, 1995. However, this required
2232-790: The Eagle was renamed the Texas Eagle , and in 1989 Amtrak began the Gulf Breeze as a section of the Crescent . In 1990 the Capitol Limited and Broadway Limited were rerouted between Pittsburgh and Chicago, bypassing Fort Wayne . The Capitol Limited was moved to serve Cleveland and South Bend , the Broadway Limited to Youngstown and Akron . Amtrak extended the Sunset Limited east to Florida in 1993, creating its only coast-to-coast route. The River Cities
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2304-475: The Eagle . The Empire Builder was rerouted to Wenatchee , bypassing the Yakima Valley , while a Portland section was added. The Panama Limited was renamed back to the City of New Orleans in hopes of capitalizing on the song of the same name . The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad opted-in to Amtrak in 1983. As a result, Amtrak rerouted its San Francisco Zephyr over the former route of
2376-871: The Humboldt River near Wells , which it loosely follows until the river's end in the Humboldt Sink near Lovelock . Here, the tracks cross the center of the Forty Mile Desert ; on the other side of this desert valley is the Truckee River , which provides the line's path to Reno and up the Sierra Nevada in California. In California, the tracks round Donner Lake , crest the Sierra Nevada at Donner Pass , and descend
2448-566: The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA), Congress divided Amtrak's routes into three strictly-defined service lines: Northeast Corridor routes, short distance corridors (less than 750 mi (1,210 km)), and long-distance routes of more than 750 mi (1,210 km). Unlike short distance "state-supported" corridors, long-distance routes could continue to receive full federal funding. In Amtrak's first year, 1971, it significantly overhauled
2520-503: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24.3 km ), all land. Winnemucca's climate is semi-arid ( Köppen climate classification BSk ), averaging 8.28 in (210 mm) of precipitation annually. Summer days tend to be hot, but the temperature drops significantly at night. Winters are cold with generally light snow, with 22.0 in (56 cm) falling during
2592-474: The Viewliner II fleet. Long-distance trains are typically hauled by GE Genesis diesel locomotives. Trains which traverse the Northeast Corridor use Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotives for that segment of their routes, switching engines at Washington Union Station . Amtrak is in the process of replacing all of its long-distance locomotives with diesel-electric Siemens Charger units by 2032. In 2022
2664-830: The Zephyr route loosely follows Interstate 80 , traveling along the south shore of the Great Salt Lake and across the Bonneville Salt Flats towards Nevada. After crossing into Nevada at Wendover, Utah / West Wendover, Nevada , the route passes the Toano Range , via Silver Zone Pass, across the Goshute Valley , tunnels under the Pequop Mountains and then skirts the northern edge of the Ruby Mountains . The line first reaches
2736-411: The Zephyr switches over from BNSF to Union Pacific tracks. Westbound, the train is routed over the Central Corridor for the trip through the Tunnel District . The line crosses the Continental Divide via the 6.2 mile-long Moffat Tunnel under James Peak . Leaving the Moffat Tunnel, the tracks then follow the Colorado River from Winter Park Resort to Ruby Canyon , west of Grand Junction , which
2808-434: The 1980s, is known as "The Line" or "The Ring Circle", based on the layout of the street where the brothels are located. As of 2015, there have been no operating brothels in Humboldt County, Nevada. Sex workers in the town must register their vehicles with the local police. According to a billboard along State Route 140 (the "Winnemucca to the Sea Highway"), Winnemucca styles itself "The City of Paved Streets". Winnemucca
2880-489: The 750-mile (1,210 km) threshold required to categorize the Carolinian as a long-distance train, thus freeing North Carolina of its funding obligations. In November 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act . Section 22214 of the law orders the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to study the restoration of all long-distance Amtrak routes that had been discontinued, daily service on non-daily trains (the Cardinal and Sunset Limited ), and
2952-414: The D&RGW elected to join Amtrak, citing increasing losses in passenger operations. Amtrak re-routed the San Francisco Zephyr over the D&RGW's Moffat Subdivision between Denver and Salt Lake City, its original preference from 1971. The change was scheduled for April 25, but a mudslide at Thistle, Utah , closed the line and delayed the change until July 16. With the change of route, Amtrak renamed
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3024-424: The FRA released its preferred draft network of fifteen new long-distance routes. The plan would increase the coverage of the long-distance Amtrak network by 23,200 route miles, reaching an additional 45 million population, 61 metropolitan statistical areas, 24 congressional districts, twelve National Park Service sites , and two states ( Wyoming and South Dakota ). Another round of public input will take place before
3096-401: The UP's double-track route. The D&RGW chose to operate the Denver–Ogden Rio Grande Zephyr . Amtrak scrambled to piece together a Denver–Cheyenne–Ogden routing on the UP. Between the spring of 1971 and the summer of 1972, passengers traveling between Chicago and Oakland would have to travel on two different trains: the Denver Zephyr , which operated daily between Chicago and Denver, and
3168-417: The United States Army during the Bannock War of 1878. In 1883, Sarah Winnemucca published the first autobiography written by a Native American woman, based on hundreds of lectures she'd given in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. It has been described as "one of the most enduring ethno-historical books written by an American Indian." On September 16, 1868, the Central Pacific Railroad reached Winnemucca, and
3240-491: The WP had shed the last of its money-losing passenger service by terminating the California Zephyr, it was not eligible to participate in Amtrak's formation . On April 12, 1971, the WP refused to cooperate with Railpax, and the SP route between Ogden and Oakland was chosen instead. On April 26, the D&RGW elected not to join Amtrak. The contract specified that Amtrak could later increase service, and D&RGW feared that would crowd its single-track mainline that competed with
3312-510: The Western United States. As of 2024, a typical California Zephyr has: As with the other long-distance routes, Amtrak plans to fully replace the P42DCs with ALC-42 locomotives by 2027, and the Superliner cars with new long-distance cars by 2032. The west-bound train is Amtrak number 5 (number 6 eastbound). Upon leaving Chicago Union Station , the train travels along the Metra BNSF Railway Line , with an intermediate stop in Naperville , Illinois . After passing through Aurora, Illinois ,
3384-405: The area newspaper, is published twice weekly. Nomadic Broadcasting operates radio station KHYX -FM with a 50,000 watt signal on 102.7 FM and Translator K232BK on 94.3 FM, serving Winnemucca and its outlying communities. 102.7 is an adult contemporary format while 94.3 is a rock format. These two signals are HD. Buckaroo Broadcasting operates radio station KWNA-FM with a 25,000 watt signal and
3456-449: The backbone of the US national rail network, providing an alternative to intercity drives or flights. They are also noted for their scenery, and are popular as vacations and experiential travel. A few routes provide direct service to National Parks , with Amtrak Thruway buses reaching many more. The rider experience of Amtrak's long-distance trains is distinct from its Northeast Corridor and state-supported services. All trains except
3528-467: The city, where it meets U.S. Route 95 . The town was named for the 19th-century Chief Winnemucca of the local Northern Paiute tribe, who traditionally lived in this area. Winnemucca, translated, means "the giver." The chief's daughter, Sarah Winnemucca , was an advocate for education and fair treatment of the Paiute and Shoshone tribes in the area. Their family all learned to speak English, and Sarah worked as an interpreter, scout and messenger for
3600-530: The city. Until 2013, Winnemucca Farms operated the world's largest potato dehydration plant. The Winnemucca area is still one of the largest potato farming areas in the world. Humboldt County School District operates the area schools serving Winnemucca. Three K-4 elementary schools, Grass Valley, Sonoma Heights, and Winnemucca Grammar School serve Winnemucca. All of Winnemucca is zoned to French Ford Middle School (5–6), Winnemucca Junior High School (7–8), and Albert M. Lowry High School (9–12). Lowry High's mascot
3672-431: The current route of the Zephyr uses the following rail subdivisions: Amtrak Long Distance [REDACTED] The Long Distance Service Line is the division of Amtrak responsible for operating all intercity passenger train services in the United States longer than 750 miles (1,210 km). There are fourteen such routes as of 2024 , serving over 300 stations in 39 states. Amtrak's long-distance routes form
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#17327721996813744-421: The exact spot the train switches lines depends on the direction of travel. For most of the 1980s and 1990s, the California Zephyr operated in tandem with the Seattle -bound Pioneer and Los Angeles-bound Desert Wind . Since 1980, the Pioneer and Desert Wind had exchanged through coaches with the San Francisco Zephyr at Ogden. The exchange point was moved to Salt Lake City when the latter train became
3816-425: The final set of routes are recommended to Congress in spring 2024. Winnemucca, Nevada Winnemucca ( / ˌ w ɪ n ə ˈ m ʌ k ə / ) is the only incorporated city in, and is the county seat of Humboldt County, Nevada , United States. As of the 2020 census , the city had a total population of 8,431, up 14.0 percent from the 2010 census figure of 7,396. Interstate 80 passes through
3888-429: The long-distance rail network in the United States. In addition to selecting which existing routes to retain, Amtrak created several new routes: the Coast Starlight , North Coast Hiawatha , and Lake Shore . It also renamed several routes: the Spirit of St. Louis became the National Limited , the City of New Orleans the Panama Limited , and the South Wind the Floridian . The following year, 1972,
3960-403: The northeast is 100 mph (160 km/h), reached by the Texas Eagle between Chicago and St. Louis . In a practice not seen elsewhere in the Amtrak network, four long-distance trains divide partway along their routes. This allows trains to serve multiple endpoints without requiring passengers to transfer, and provides efficiency over the shared route segments. Westbound from Chicago
4032-449: The novels have been sold worldwide. A character in the series, Mother Mucca, takes her nickname from the town. The series began as a newspaper column in the Pacific Sun in 1975, before moving to the San Francisco Chronicle . It features some of the first positive portrayals of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender lives. Anna Madrigal, a transgender character, was depicted as having been born as Andy Ramsey in Winnemucca, Nevada. The series
4104-460: The population. Basque Americans make up 4.2% of the population of Winnemucca, the highest percentage of any city in the United States. There were 2,736 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who
4176-479: The possibility of new long-distance routes—particularly those that were discontinued upon the formation of Amtrak. Work on the Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study began in September 2022. Materials published in February 2023 indicated that the FRA was studying 18 discontinued long-distance Amtrak routes, as well as four that were discontinued in 1971: the City of Miami , George Washington , Pan-American , and San Francisco Chief . In February 2024,
4248-425: The rail network. The Silver Palm was renamed to Palmetto in 2002, restoring the route's former name. In 2005 the Three Rivers was discontinued following the cancellation of a related Postal Service contract. That same year, the Sunset Limited was suspended east of New Orleans due to track damage from Hurricane Katrina . In November 2024 Amtrak truncated the Silver Star at Washington and merged it with
4320-402: The reverse trips the trains are coupled at these stations. All long-distance Amtrak trains have checked baggage service, save for the Auto Train , which instead allows passengers to transport items in their vehicles. On every other route, passengers are allowed two personal items, two carry-on bags, and two free checked bags. Two additional bags, oversized bags, and bicycles may be checked for
4392-421: The termini taking approximately 51 1 ⁄ 2 hours. Amtrak claims the route as one of its most scenic, with views of the upper Colorado River valley in the Rocky Mountains , and the Sierra Nevada . The modern train is the second iteration of a train named California Zephyr ; the original train was privately operated and ran on a different route through Nevada and California. During fiscal year 2023,
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#17327721996814464-409: The train as the California Zephyr . The modern California Zephyr uses mostly the same route as the original east of Winnemucca, Nevada . The train uses the route of the former City of San Francisco , along the Overland Route ( First transcontinental railroad ), between Elko, Nevada , and Sacramento. Across central Nevada, the two rail lines have been combined to use directional running . As such,
4536-419: The train passes through the Illinois prairies, using the Burlington Rail Bridge to cross the Mississippi River in Burlington , Iowa . After running through southern Iowa, the Zephyr reaches the Missouri River between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha , Nebraska . From Omaha, the train travels overnight through southern Nebraska and northeastern Colorado , making a morning arrival in Denver. At Denver,
4608-450: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.21. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males. The median income for
4680-400: Was 867.5 inhabitants per square mile (334.9/km ). There were 3,280 housing units at an average density of 396.6 per square mile (153.1/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 83.41% White , 2.23% African American , 0.89% Native American , 0.32% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 9.60% from other races , and 3.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 20.74% of
4752-401: Was a year of major restructuring. Six long-distance routes were discontinued by the Carter Administration for not meeting a minimum farebox recovery ratio: the Lone Star , Champion , North Coast Hiawatha , National Limited , Floridian , and Hilltopper . As limited compensation, a Houston section was added to the Inter-American , a St. Petersburg section to the Silver Meteor , and
4824-398: Was discontinued the same year. Amtrak discontinued the Tampa section of the Silver Meteor in 1994. In 1995 Amtrak discontinued the Gulf Breeze , Palmetto , and Broadway Limited , the latter being partially replaced with the short-distance Three Rivers . Meanwhile, the City of New Orleans was rerouted west to Greenwood between Memphis and Jackson . In 1996 the Three Rivers
4896-414: Was extended to Chicago and the Silver Palm was introduced, essentially restoring service on the routes of the Broadway Limited and Palmetto that had ended the prior year. The Sunset Limited was rerouted to bypass Phoenix at the request of Union Pacific . In 1997, funding issues forced Amtrak to discontinue the Desert Wind and Pioneer , severing Las Vegas , Wyoming , and Southern Idaho from
4968-436: Was included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 . A resurgence of the virus caused by the Omicron variant and associated staffing and equipment shortages caused Amtrak to reduce the train's service to a five days a week Tuesday through Saturday schedule from January 19 to May 23, 2022. As of June 2022, daily service had resumed. The California Zephyr uses Superliner equipment like Amtrak's other long-distance trains in
5040-430: Was made into a TV series with the character of Anna Madrigal played by Olympia Dukakis . In 2021, the town once again caught the attention of Armistead Maupin, after an article in the Nevada Independent News wrote about Winnemucca Pride- a planned LGBTQ pride parade and festival being planned by Winnemucca residents Shawn Dixon, Kat Dixon, Christina Basso and Misty Huff. The article prompted Maupin to write "This story
5112-452: Was officially opened on October 1 of that year. It was a stop on the first transcontinental railroad completed the following year. Basque immigrants worked as sheep-herders starting in the mid-19th century. In honor of this heritage, Winnemucca hosts an annual Basque Festival. On September 19, 1900, Butch Cassidy 's gang robbed the First National Bank of Winnemucca of $ 32,640. Winnemucca's brothel district , while smaller now than in
5184-833: Was the Joss House on Baud Street, a place of worship and celebration. In 1911, the community was visited by Sun Yat-Sen , later to become Chinese president. He was on a fund-raising tour of the United States to help the Xinhai Revolution . The Joss House, the last structure associated with Chinatown, was demolished on March 8, 1955, by order of the Winnemucca City Council. Winnemucca is located at 40°58′6″N 117°43′36″W / 40.96833°N 117.72667°W / 40.96833; -117.72667 (40.968212, −117.726662). According to
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