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