Union Pacific Overland Route

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The Union Pacific Overland Route was a premier transcontinental rail line that served as a primary passenger and freight corridor across the western United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
transcontinental railroad route
associatedTrainService Challenger
City of San Francisco
linked to: San Francisco

Overland Limited
competition Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway transcontinental route
Southern Pacific Sunset Route
connectedAt Promontory Summit, Utah Territory
connects Chicago
Council Bluffs
Omaha
linked to: Omaha, Nebraska

San Francisco Bay Area
constructionPartner Central Pacific Railroad
country United States
economicImpact accelerated transcontinental commerce
facilitated settlement of the American West
electrification not electrified
gauge standard gauge
historicalEra 19th century American railroad expansion
historicalRole major freight corridor
premier passenger route
primary transcontinental corridor
infrastructureType double-track main line (on many segments)
locatedIn Western United States
marketingName Overland Route
notableFeature first continuous rail link between the U.S. Midwest and Pacific Coast
openingYear 1869
operator Union Pacific Railroad
partOf First transcontinental railroad
partOfNetwork Union Pacific transcontinental system
passesThrough California
Nebraska
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
railwayClass main line
servedRegion Great Basin
Great Plains
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
significance one of the most important rail corridors in U.S. history
successorLine Union Pacific main line between Omaha and the San Francisco Bay Area
terminus Council Bluffs, Iowa
linked to: Council Bluffs

Oakland, California
linked to: Oakland

Omaha, Nebraska
San Francisco, California
linked to: San Francisco
trackOwner Union Pacific Railroad
usedFor freight transport
passenger transport

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Union Pacific lounge cars associatedWith Union Pacific Overland Route
Union Pacific sleeper cars operatedOn Overland Route trains
linked to: Union Pacific Overland Route
Southern Pacific Railroad operated Overland Route (in conjunction with Union Pacific Railroad)
subject linked to: SP
linked to: Union Pacific Overland Route
Union Pacific Overland Route partOfNetwork Union Pacific transcontinental system
linked to: Union Pacific Overland Route