Sunset Limited

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Sunset Limited is a long-distance Amtrak passenger train route that runs across the southern United States, historically connecting the Gulf Coast to the West Coast.

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Sunset Limited canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amtrak route
passenger train service
approximateDistance about 1,995 miles between New Orleans and Los Angeles
continent North America
country United States
directionalOperation eastbound
westbound
endPoint Los Angeles, California
linked to: Los Angeles
formerEasternTerminus Miami, Florida
linked to: Miami

Orlando, Florida
linked to: Orlando
formerTraversal Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
linked to: Mississippi River
formerWesternTerminus Los Angeles, California
linked to: Los Angeles

San Francisco, California
linked to: San Francisco
frequency tri-weekly
historicalConnection Gulf Coast
West Coast
inception 1894
introducedBy Southern Pacific Railroad
lineNumber 1
namedAfter Sunset Route
notableIncident 1993 Big Bayou Canot derailment near Mobile, Alabama
onboardClass Business-class seating (periods of operation)
Coach
Sleeping car
onboardService dining car
lounge car
operatingArea southern United States
operator Amtrak
originalOperator Southern Pacific Railroad
ownerOfInfrastructure BNSF Railway
Union Pacific Railroad
railwayCompany Amtrak
routeType long-distance
serviceType inter-city rail
passenger rail
startPoint New Orleans, Louisiana
linked to: New Orleans
statusOfGulfCoastSegment suspended (as of mid-2020s)
suspensionOfService east of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005
takenOverBy Amtrak
takenOverInYear 1971
terminus Los Angeles Union Station
linked to: Union Station

New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
travelTime approximately 48 hours between New Orleans and Los Angeles
traverses Arizona
California
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
usesTrackOf BNSF Railway
Union Pacific Railroad

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Amtrak majorRoute Sunset Limited
Texas Eagle connection Sunset Limited
Union Station (Los Angeles) railwayLine Sunset Limited
subject linked to: Union Station
Sunset Route usedByService Sunset Limited
San Antonio station servesRoute Sunset Limited
Southern Pacific Railroad notablePassengerTrain Sunset Limited
subject linked to: SP