Super Chief

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Super Chief was a famed luxury passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, renowned for its streamlined design and high-end service between Chicago and Los Angeles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Super Chief canonical 2
Super Chief/El Capitan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf named train
passenger train
brandingTheme Southwestern and Native American motifs
carBuilder Budd Company
country United States
culturalSignificance symbol of luxury rail travel in the United States
distanceCategory transcontinental
endPoint Los Angeles
heritage predecessor of Amtrak Southwest Chief
inauguralRunDate 1936-05-18
inauguralRunYear 1936
knownFor celebrity clientele
high-end service
onboard fine dining
streamlined design
locomotiveType EMD F-unit diesel locomotives
linked to: EMD FT locomotive
nickname Train of the Stars
notableEra streamliner era in the United States
onboardService dining car
lounge car
observation car
sleeping cars
operatedAsFlagship Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway flagship train
linked to: Southwest Chief
operator Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
primaryRoute Chicago–Los Angeles
railGauge standard gauge
railroadDivision Santa Fe Railway
railwayCompany Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
rollingStockType streamlined stainless-steel cars
routeEndpointsRegion Midwest to Pacific Coast
routeRailroad Santa Fe main line via Arizona
Santa Fe main line via Kansas
Santa Fe main line via New Mexico
serviceClass all-Pullman
first-class
serviceFrequency daily at peak operation
serviceType luxury passenger service
startPoint Chicago
linked to: City of Chicago
steamToDieselConversion 1940s
successorServiceName Amtrak Southwest Chief
linked to: Southwest Chief
targetMarket Hollywood film stars
affluent travelers
business executives
terminus Chicago, Illinois
Los Angeles, California
tractionType diesel
originally steam

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Southwest Chief successorTo Super Chief
Southwest Chief successorTo Super Chief/El Capitan
linked to: Super Chief