California Zephyr

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The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train route in the United States that runs through the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, often regarded as one of the most scenic rail journeys in North America.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
California Zephyr canonical 13
Amtrak California Zephyr 12

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf long-distance train
named passenger train
passenger train service
approximateDistance about 2400 miles
approximateJourneyTime about 51 hours
country United States
endStation Emeryville station
formerOperator Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Western Pacific Railroad
introducedByAmtrak 1983
notableFor long-distance transcontinental route
scenic mountain views
onboardClass Coach
Sleeper
onboardService Dining car
Sightseer lounge car
operator Amtrak
originalMarketingName Silver Lady
originalServiceBegan 1949
originalServiceEnded 1970
passesThrough California
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Nevada
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Utah
previousTerminus Oakland
San Francisco (via ferry and bus connections)
primaryTerminusRegion Midwest
West Coast
railGauge standard gauge
railNetwork Amtrak national network
linked to: Amtrak
routeEndCity Emeryville
routeEndRegion San Francisco Bay Area
routeSegment Chicago to Denver
Denver to Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City to Emeryville
routeStartCity Chicago
scenicRanking often cited as one of the most scenic train routes in North America
serviceType intercity rail
overnight train
startStation Chicago Union Station
traverses Feather River Canyon (historic alignment)
Moffat Tunnel route

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Amtrak majorRoute California Zephyr
Truckee hasRailService Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
Burlington, Iowa, United States servedByRail Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
Superliner bi-level cars usedOn Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
Winnemucca servedBy Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
Colfax, California servedByRailway Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
Martinez, California servedByRailLine California Zephyr
Silver Lady refersTo California Zephyr
Moffat Tunnel route usedBy Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
U.S. intercity passenger rail network includesServiceBrand Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
Galesburg station servedBy California Zephyr
Emeryville station servedBy California Zephyr
Galesburg, Illinois hasPassengerTrain California Zephyr
Naperville station servedBy Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
Emeryville, California servedBy Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
Creston, Iowa servedBy Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
Granby, Colorado servedBy Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
Burlington, Iowa hasRailService Amtrak California Zephyr
linked to: California Zephyr
Colfax Amtrak station servedBy California Zephyr
Colfax Amtrak station partOfRoute California Zephyr