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Chief (train), the Glossary

The Chief was an American long-distance named passenger train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that ran between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California.^[1]

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Former long distance Amtrak routes
Passenger rail transportation in Arizona
Passenger rail transportation in Colorado
Passenger rail transportation in Missouri
Passenger rail transportation in New Mexico
Railway services discontinued in 1968
Railway services introduced in 1926

ALCO PA

The ALCO PA was a family of A1A-A1A diesel locomotives built to haul passenger trains.

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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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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996.

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Big Dome

The Big Domes were a fleet of streamlined dome cars built by the Budd Company for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ("Santa Fe") in 1954.

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Boeing 707

The Boeing 707 is an early American long-range narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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The Broadway Limited was a passenger train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) between New York City and Chicago. Chief (train) and Broadway Limited are Former long distance Amtrak routes, named passenger trains of the United States, Night trains of the United States and passenger rail transportation in Illinois.

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California Limited

The California Limited was one of the named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Chief (train) and California Limited are named passenger trains of the United States and Night trains of the United States.

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Challenger (train)

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). Chief (train) and Challenger (train) are named passenger trains of the United States and Night trains of the 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 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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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

The original Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway) was an American Class I railroad.

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Cinema of the United States

The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known metonymously as Hollywood) along with some independent films, has had a large effect on the global film industry since the early 20th century.

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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. Chief (train) and City of Los Angeles (train) are named passenger trains of the United States and Night trains of the United States.

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Denver

Denver is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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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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Dormitory

A dormitory (originated from the Latin word dormitorium, often abbreviated to dorm), also known as a hall of residence or a residence hall (often abbreviated to halls), is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university students.

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Douglas DC-8

The Douglas DC-8 (sometimes McDonnell Douglas DC-8) is an early long-range narrow-body jetliner designed and produced by the American Douglas Aircraft Company.

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El Capitan (train)

The El Capitan was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ("Santa Fe") between Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California. Chief (train) and El Capitan (train) are Former long distance Amtrak routes, named passenger trains of the United States, Night trains of the United States, passenger rail transportation in Arizona, passenger rail transportation in Colorado, passenger rail transportation in Illinois, passenger rail transportation in Missouri and passenger rail transportation in New Mexico.

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EMD F3

The EMD F3 is a B-B freight- and passenger-hauling carbody diesel locomotive produced between July 1945 and February 1949 by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division.

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EMD F7

The EMD F7 is a model of diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1949 and December 1953 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and General Motors Diesel (GMD).

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EMD FT

The EMD FT is a diesel-electric locomotive that was produced between March 1939 and November 1945, by General Motors' Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC), later known as GM Electro-Motive Division (EMD).

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Fred Harvey Company

The Fred Harvey Company was the owner of the Harvey House chain of restaurants, hotels and other hospitality industry businesses alongside railroads in the Western United States.

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Golden State (train)

The Golden State was a named passenger train between Chicago and Los Angeles from 1902–1968 on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (“Rock Island”) and the Southern Pacific Company (SP) and predecessors. Chief (train) and Golden State (train) are named passenger trains of the United States, Night trains of the United States, passenger rail transportation in Arizona, passenger rail transportation in Illinois, passenger rail transportation in Missouri, passenger rail transportation in New Mexico and railway services discontinued in 1968.

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Golden West Books

Golden West Books is a privately owned American publishing company specializing in American Railroads.

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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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Interstate Commerce Commission

The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was a regulatory agency in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.

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La Junta, Colorado

La Junta is a home rule municipality in, the county seat of, and the most populous municipality of Otero County, Colorado, United States.

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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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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. Chief (train) and Los Angeles Limited are named passenger trains of the United States and Night trains of the United States.

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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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Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau.

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Morley, Colorado

Morley was a town in Las Animas County, Colorado, that existed between 1878 and 1956.

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New England States

The New England States was a passenger train operated by the New York Central Railroad and its successor Penn Central over the Water Level Route (predominantly alongside rivers and lake shores) between Chicago and Boston. Chief (train) and New England States are named passenger trains of the United States and passenger rail transportation in Illinois.

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New York Central Hudson

The New York Central Hudson was a popular 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), Baldwin Locomotive Works and the Lima Locomotive Works in three series from 1927 to 1938 for the New York Central Railroad.

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New York Central Railroad

The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Observation car

An observation car/carriage/coach (in US English, often abbreviated to simply observation or obs) is a type of railroad passenger car, generally operated in a passenger train as the rearmost carriage, with windows or a platform on the rear of the car for passengers' viewing pleasure.

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Overland Limited (UP train)

The Overland Limited (also known at various times as the Overland Flyer, San Francisco Overland Limited, San Francisco Overland and often simply as the Overland) was an American named passenger train which for much of its history was jointly operated by three railroads on the Overland Route between San Francisco and Chicago. Chief (train) and Overland Limited (UP train) are named passenger trains of the United States.

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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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Passenger train

A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line.

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Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pullman (car or coach)

Pullman is the term for railroad sleeping cars that were built and operated by the Pullman Company (founded by George Pullman) from 1867 to December 31, 1968.

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Railway post office

In Canada and the United States, a railway post office, commonly abbreviated as RPO, was a railroad car that was normally operated in passenger service and used specifically for staff to sort mail en route, in order to speed delivery.

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Richmond, California

Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States.

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San Diego

San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.

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San Francisco Chief

The San Francisco Chief was a streamlined passenger train on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway ("Santa Fe") between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area. Chief (train) and San Francisco Chief are named passenger trains of the United States, Night trains of the United States, passenger rail transportation in Arizona, passenger rail transportation in Illinois, passenger rail transportation in Missouri and passenger rail transportation in New Mexico.

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Sleeping car

The sleeping car or sleeper (often wagon-lit) is a railway passenger car that can accommodate all passengers in beds of one kind or another, for the purpose of sleeping.

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Southern Pacific Transportation Company

The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States.

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Southern Transcon

The Southern Transcon is a main line of the BNSF Railway comprising 11 subdivisions between Southern California and Chicago, Illinois.

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Southwest Chief

The Southwest Chief (formerly the Southwest Limited and Super Chief) is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak on a route between Chicago and Los Angeles through the Midwest and Southwest via Kansas City, Albuquerque, and Flagstaff mostly on the BNSF's Southern Transcon, but branches off between Albuquerque and Kansas City via the Topeka, La Junta, Raton, and Glorieta Subdivision. Chief (train) and Southwest Chief are Night trains of the United States, passenger rail transportation in Arizona, passenger rail transportation in Colorado, passenger rail transportation in Illinois, passenger rail transportation in Missouri and passenger rail transportation in New Mexico.

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Southwestern United States

The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that includes Arizona and New Mexico, along with adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

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Springer, New Mexico

Springer is a town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.

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Super C (freight train)

The Super C was an American high-speed intermodal freight train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from 1968 to 1976.

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Super Chief

The Super Chief was one of the named passenger trains and the flagship of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Chief (train) and Super Chief are Former long distance Amtrak routes, named passenger trains of the United States, Night trains of the United States, passenger rail transportation in Arizona, passenger rail transportation in Colorado, passenger rail transportation in Illinois, passenger rail transportation in Missouri and passenger rail transportation in New Mexico.

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References

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

Also known as Chief (passenger train), Santa Fe Chief.

, Southwest Chief, Southwestern United States, Springer, New Mexico, Super C (freight train), Super Chief, Union Pacific Railroad, Union Station (Los Angeles), United States, United States Post Office Department, Washington, D.C., 20th Century Limited, 4-6-4.

Chief (train), the Glossary

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Former long distance Amtrak routes

Passenger rail transportation in Arizona

Passenger rail transportation in Colorado

Passenger rail transportation in Missouri

Passenger rail transportation in New Mexico

Railway services discontinued in 1968

Railway services introduced in 1926

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