San Francisco Overland Limited

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The San Francisco Overland Limited was a prominent early 20th-century transcontinental passenger train that connected Chicago and San Francisco, operated by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf named train ⓘ
passenger train ⓘ
transcontinental train ⓘ
approximateJourneyTime about three days in early 20th century ⓘ
carType coach ⓘ
dining car ⓘ
observation car ⓘ
sleeping car ⓘ
category Named passenger trains of the United States ⓘ
Passenger trains of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company ⓘ
Passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Transcontinental railroads in the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
endPoint San Francisco, California ⓘ
inception late 19th century ⓘ
laterPoweredBy diesel locomotive ⓘ
notableFor being one of the principal trains on the Overland Route ⓘ
competition with other premier transcontinental trains ⓘ
linking Chicago and San Francisco by through passenger service ⓘ
operatedOn Chicago and North Western line between Chicago and Omaha ⓘ
Southern Pacific main line between Ogden and San Francisco ⓘ
Union Pacific main line between Omaha and Ogden ⓘ
operator Chicago and North Western Railway ⓘ
Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
partOf Overland Route ⓘ
peakPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
poweredBy steam locomotive ⓘ
primaryClass first-class service ⓘ
railwayCompanyOnRoute Chicago and North Western Railway ⓘ
Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
railwayLineType inter-city rail ⓘ
routeVia Cheyenne, Wyoming ⓘ
linked to: Cheyenne

Ogden, Utah ⓘ
Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ
Sacramento, California ⓘ
linked to: Sacramento
serviceEntry 1890s ⓘ
serviceStatus discontinued ⓘ
serviceType long-distance passenger ⓘ
transcontinental passenger ⓘ
startPoint Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
successor City of San Francisco (train) ⓘ
terminus Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
San Francisco, California ⓘ

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Overland Route (historic) → notableTrainService → San Francisco Overland Limited ⓘ
San Francisco Overland Limited → successor → City of San Francisco (train) ⓘ
linked to: San Francisco Overland Limited