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Challenger (train), the Glossary

The Challengers were named passenger trains on the Union Pacific Railroad and the Chicago and North Western Railway (which was replaced in 1955 by the Milwaukee Road).^[1]

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Passenger trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway
Passenger trains of the Milwaukee Road
Passenger trains of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad
Railway services introduced in 1936

American Locomotive Company

The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969, initially specializing in the production of locomotives but later diversifying and fabricating at various times diesel generators, automobiles, steel, tanks, munitions, oil-production equipment, as well as heat exchangers for nuclear power plants.

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Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Central United States

The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern and Western as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the U.S. Census's definition of the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the U.S. Census's definition of the Southern United States.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago and North Western Transportation Company

The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago Union Station

Chicago Union Station is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the West Loop neighborhood of the Near West Side of Chicago.

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City of Denver (train)

The City of Denver was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Union Pacific Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Denver, Colorado. Challenger (train) and City of Denver (train) are named passenger trains of the United States, passenger trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway, passenger trains of the Milwaukee Road, passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad, railway services discontinued in 1971 and railway services introduced in 1936.

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City of Los Angeles (train)

The City of Los Angeles was a streamlined passenger train between Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California via Omaha, Nebraska, and Ogden, Utah. Challenger (train) and City of Los Angeles (train) are named passenger trains of the United States, night trains of the United States, passenger trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway, passenger trains of the Milwaukee Road, passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad, railway services discontinued in 1971 and railway services introduced in 1936.

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City of Portland (train)

The City of Portland was a named passenger train on the Union Pacific Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon. Challenger (train) and City of Portland (train) are named passenger trains of the United States, night trains of the United States, passenger trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway, passenger trains of the Milwaukee Road, passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad and railway services discontinued in 1971.

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City of San Francisco (train)

The City of San Francisco was a streamlined through passenger train which ran from 1936 to 1971 on the Overland Route between Chicago, Illinois and Oakland, California, with a ferry connection on to San Francisco. Challenger (train) and City of San Francisco (train) are named passenger trains of the United States, night trains of the United States, passenger trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway, passenger trains of the Milwaukee Road, passenger trains of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad and railway services introduced in 1936.

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Colfax, California

Colfax (formerly Alden Grove, Alder Grove, Illinoistown, and Upper Corral) is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174.

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Council Bluffs, Iowa

Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States.

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Dining car

A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.

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Dome car

A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the train.

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EMD E-unit

EMD E-units were a line of passenger train streamliner diesel locomotives built by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and its predecessor the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC).

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EMD E8

The EMD E8 is a, A1A-A1A passenger-train locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of La Grange, Illinois.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Inter-city rail

Inter-city rail services are express trains that run services that connect cities over longer distances than commuter or regional trains.

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Lists of named passenger trains

In the history of rail transport, dating back to the 19th century, there have been hundreds of named passenger trains.

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Locomotive

A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Los Angeles Limited

The Los Angeles Limited was a named passenger train in the United States. Challenger (train) and Los Angeles Limited are named passenger trains of the United States, night trains of the United States, passenger trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway and passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad.

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Lounge car

A lounge car (sometimes referred to as a buffet lounge, buffet car, club car or grill car) is a type of passenger car on a train, in which riders can purchase food and drinks.

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Midwest Hiawatha

The Midwest Hiawatha was a passenger train on the Milwaukee Road, one of many Milwaukee Road trains with a Hiawatha name. Challenger (train) and Midwest Hiawatha are named passenger trains of the United States and passenger trains of the Milwaukee Road.

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Milwaukee Road

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St.

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Oakland, California

Oakland is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.

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Ogilvie Transportation Center

The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center, on the site of the former Chicago and North Western Terminal, is a commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

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Overland Route (Union Pacific Railroad)

The Overland Route was a train route operated jointly by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad/Southern Pacific Railroad, between the eastern termini of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, and the San Francisco Bay Area, over the grade of the first transcontinental railroad (aka the "Pacific Railroad") which opened on May 10, 1869. Challenger (train) and Overland Route (Union Pacific Railroad) are named passenger trains of the United States, passenger trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway, passenger trains of the Milwaukee Road, passenger trains of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company and passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad.

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Pacific series (railcar)

The Pacific series is a fleet of fifty lightweight streamlined sleeping cars built by the Budd Company for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1949–1950.

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Passenger railroad car

A passenger railroad car or passenger car (American English), also called a passenger carriage, passenger coach (British English and International Union of Railways), or passenger bogie (Indian English) is a railroad car that is designed to carry passengers.

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PDF

Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

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Pullman Company

The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States.

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San Francisco Challenger

The San Francisco Challenger was a train operated by Southern Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad and Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Challenger (train) and San Francisco Challenger are named passenger trains of the United States, passenger trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway, passenger trains of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad and railway services introduced in 1936.

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Section (rail transport)

In rail transport, a section could refer to: a portion of a train that may be operated independently and/or combined with other sections to operate as a single unit; or a portion of railway line designated for signalling or maintenance; or an interior portion of a sleeping car made up of two double seats during daytime that convert to two double berths during nighttime.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_(train)

Also known as Challenger (passenger train), Portland Rose Challenger.

Challenger (train), the Glossary

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See also

Passenger trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway

Passenger trains of the Milwaukee Road

Passenger trains of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company

Passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad

Railway services introduced in 1936

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