2905:. Unlike for the mail-baggage cars where each road had provided five cars for, the situation for the baggage dormitory cars was different, as there were only five such cars in total assigned for Golden State service. The Rock Island provided three baggage dormitory cars: One lightweight corrugated side baggage dormitory numbered 820 built new by Pullman Standard in 1947 and two older heavyweight baggage dormitories numbered 6014 and 6105. The Southern Pacific provided modernized heavyweight baggage dormitory car 3401 which was built by American Car & Foundry as hospital car for the US Army in 1944 and was painted red and silver in 1947, and in 1949 a newly built lightweight smooth side baggage dormitory car numbered 3100. With only five baggage dormitory cars available for the five Golden State consists, the Rock Island soon painted heavyweight baggage dormitory 6013 into the red and silver scheme and assigned it as a protection car in case one of the five regularly assigned baggage dormitory cars were off for shopping. From 1948 until late 1950, the five Golden State consists had been always operating with two headend cars (one mail-baggage car and one baggage dormitory per consist). Only a consist that featured a combination of Southern Pacific baggage dormitory 3100 or Rock Island baggage dormitory 820 together with one of the three Rock Island mail-baggage cars 802-804 would be an entirely streamlined Golden State consist. All other options featured one or two heavyweight cars, which is why the Golden State could actually never be considered a full streamliner train. That possible combination of having at least one fully streamlined consist out of five was made impossible in late 1950 and early 1951 when the Southern Pacific started to assign four red and silver painted heavyweight ex baggage-horse cars now converted to mail-storage cars numbered 4300-4303. Rock Island also provided two 1947 built corrugated side baggage cars (numbers 852 and 853) as mail-storage cars during that time. So now the number of heavyweight cars in a Golden State consist could reach up to three. Only a consist which had either Rock Island baggage dormitory 820 or Southern Pacific baggage dormitory 3100 in combination with Rock Island mail-baggage cars 802-804 and Rock Island mail-storage cars 852-853 would be an all streamlined consist. It was not until 1959 that the number of heavyweight cars assigned to the Golden State consists would be reduced again.
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1954, the Rock Island diesel units were painted in the original red, maroon and silver “Rocket” colors. In 1954 that changed to a simplified scheme without the red color, in 1958 to an even more simplified scheme featuring mostly a maroon front and silver rest and in the early 60's to an all maroon scheme, which by 1967 was enhanced with yellow wings at the front. By late 1953, Southern
Pacific PA-1/PB-1 and PA-2/PB-2 units began joining the E7 units with pulling the Golden State, and in 1954 E9 units were added. By this time A-B-A sets became more common on the Southern Pacific, which could be either made up entirely of E7 or PA/PB units or mixed consists featuring E7, E9 and PA/PB units working together. All these Southern Pacific diesel units remained in the Daylight scheme until 1958 and 1959 when they were gradually repainted into the “Bloody Nose” scheme featuring a red nose and grey rest, which they kept until the very end. Also by 1960, F7 units started to appear pulling the Golden State for a limited time in the early '60s. Although the Golden State was officially declared a dieselized train by January 1948, the Southern Pacific regularly assigned GS-4 class 4-8-4 steam locomotives to pull the Golden State between Tucumcari, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas until late 1953. Due to diesel shortages on the Southern Pacific, which lasted until the mid '50s, steam helpers in form of GS class 4-8-4, MT class 4-8-2, SP class 4-10-2 and even AC class 4-8-8-2 and 2-8-8-4 steam locomotives were a common sight on the Golden State.
3015:. These cars had more space for long-distance travelers. Standard streamlined sleeping cars with roomettes normally held 22 passengers in various configurations (10-6, 14–4, etc.) but these, along with a “Western” series of 12 roomette, 4 double bedroom cars built for the Wabash and Union Pacific, were extra spacious. Also in 1954, Southern Pacific provided new 44-seat corrugated side coaches for the Golden State, which unlike the older smooth side coaches were built by Budd instead of Pullman Standard. In 1959, Rock Island purchased three lightweight smooth side baggage dormitory cars from the New York Central, which replaced the heavyweight baggage dormitory cars that the Rock Island had been constantly using for the Golden State since 1942. And also in 1959, Rock Island purchased two lightweight smooth side lounge cars from the New York Central for Golden State service, while it reassigned its original Golden State assigned lounge cars La Mirada, Golden Divan and Golden Vista to other trains.
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assigned two 12 double bedroom sleeping cars for Golden State service, which resulted in four consists each featuring one such car type, while the fifth consist had a 4-4-2 sleeping car in place of the non existent fifth 12 double bedroom sleeping car. Unlike the Rock Island, the
Southern Pacific had five 10-6 (10 roomette, 6 double bedroom) sleeping cars assigned to this train, where three cars of this type were normal mid train sleeping cars and two of this type were tail cars with a blunted end. The three normal mid train 10-6 sleeping cars usually ran in those three consists that did not feature a 10-6 blunt-end sleeping car at the rear but one of the three Rock Island round end observation cars.
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units in the vermilion and silver (aluminum) colors. These red and silver
Southern Pacific E7s were repainted to the familiar “Daylight” scheme (red, orange and black) in June 1949 before the Golden State even had received all its ordered lightweight cars which did not occur until June 1950. Until
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that arrived in late 1949. The two consists featuring the blunt-end 10-6 sleeping cars on the rear operated with the full mid-train lounge cars, while the three consists featuring observation cars operated without any full lounge car, as these observation cars themselves featured a buffet lounge in
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Pullman accommodation Los Angeles to Chicago was $ 10 in 1948,
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Chicago at 10:15 pm CST and arrived Los Angeles 5:15 pm on the second day. The return trip left Los Angeles at 11:30 am arriving in Chicago at 11:30 am the second morning. In July 1954 it left Chicago at 2:15 pm CST and arrived Los Angeles the second day at 7:30 am. The return trip left Los
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Dieselization began on the Rock Island immediately post-war with A-B and A-B-B sets of EMD E6, E7, E8 and sometimes even Alco DL units being assigned to the train. Later, A-B-A sets and even some FP7 units became more common. In 1947 Southern
Pacific bought three 6,000 hp (4.47 MW) A-B-B
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lettered letterboards for their cars. The repainting process from the red and silver paint scheme to the all silver scheme for Rock Island cars and to the simulated stainless steel with red letterboard stripe scheme for
Southern Pacific cars started in April 1953 and was not finished until January
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January 1948, with vermilion red on the upper body and pier panel and the lower bodies either natural corrugated stainless steel or silver or grey paint on smooth-sided cars. The train ran with many styles of equipment. Smooth-sided and corrugated stainless steel equipment
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Southern Pacific lightweight smooth side baggagage dormitory 3100, Rock Island lightweight corrugated side baggage dormitory 820,
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Southern Pacific used “Roman”-style lettering on its equipment, while the Rock Island favored “Zephyr”-style lettering. Except for the 1942 built sleeping cars, the postwar cars built for the Golden State also differed in their car side style between the two roads: Except for two corrugated side
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the rear half of the car. In May and June 1956, the Rock Island converted their three observation cars for the Golden State into full mid-train lounge cars, which caused three of the five consists to operate without any tail car, as the Rock Island did not have any blunt-end sleeping cars.
2796:-series observation cars were assigned to the train. These 3-compartment, 2-drawing room observations became famous in the Pullman fleet as the most modern and luxurious equipment available and were also operated on the Santa Fe (Silver series) and New York Central (Central series).
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Two-tone grey, smooth-sided 4-4-2 (4 double bedroom, 4-compartment, 2-drawing room) and 6-6-4 (6 sections, 6 roomettes, 4 double bedrooms) lightweight sleeping cars were assigned to the train beginning in 1942. Later that year 4-4-2 sleepers from the discontinued
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1955. In late 1958, the Southern Pacific cars paint scheme was again changed by deleting the Golden State train name in the logo, by slightly enlargening the height of the red letterboard stripe and by painting the headend cars solid grey.
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coaches, Southern Pacific cars had smooth sides, while Rock Island cars had corrugated sides except for the Rock Island owned 4-4-2 and 6-6-4 sleepers. In the late 1950s the slower counterpart train on generally the same route was the
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Angeles at 1:30 pm and arrived the second day at 9:55 am. In later years the arrival in Phoenix, for example, was late in the evening. Pullman passengers on the Phoenix setout could stay in the sleeping car until morning.
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and other trains. For many years travelers could connect here to go north and south between El Paso and Denver, the only other route being the Santa Fe to Albuquerque with a second change of trains at La Junta, Colorado.
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were heavily promoted in advertising but the chance that one of these unique cars was part of a Golden State consist was only one in five, which basically resulted in all five consists having unique compositions.
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in the off season) carried numbers 43 and 44 until mid-1907 when it became numbers 3 and 4. After January 1910 the
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Southern Pacific lightweight smooth side 4-4-2 sleeping car "Golden Strand"
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Southern Pacific lightweight smooth side 4-4-2 sleeping car "Golden Mission"
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John Matrow’s collection of photos of the Golden State train
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Ryan, Dennis; Jarel, Mike. "The Streamlined Golden State".
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Rock Island lightweight corrugated side 4-4-2 sleeping car
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Southern Pacific February 1952 timetable, p. 16, Table 40
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received regular upgrades to equipment. Beginning in 1924
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History of the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Company
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1911 postcard. The railroad hired American illustrator
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runs three times weekly; Southern Pacific reduced the
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The train was inaugurated on November 2, 1902, as the
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3052:Southern Pacific heavyweight mail-baggage car 5066
3049:Southern Pacific heavyweight mail-storage car 4300
2734:, to El Paso. West of there it sometimes used the
2697:ran on April 8, 1968, after which service ceased.
2605:equipment was re-lettered and integrated into the
3105:Passenger trains on the Southern Pacific Railroad
2537:For years the primary competition was Santa Fe's
3451:History of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad
3359:(Rock Island employee magazine). pp. 12–13.
3188:http://streamlinermemories.info/CAN/NdeM62TT.pdf
2651:The train had a coordinated connection with the
2384:route was relatively low-altitude, crossing the
3176:http://streamlinermemories.info/SP/SP52-2TT.pdf
3164:http://streamlinermemories.info/SP/SP52-2TT.pdf
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4151:Passenger rail transportation in California
4141:Passenger rail transportation in New Mexico
4101:Named passenger trains of the United States
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4131:Passenger rail transportation in Oklahoma
4121:Passenger rail transportation in Missouri
4111:Passenger rail transportation in Illinois
3496:Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
3440:Southern Pacific Locomotive Paint Schemes
2371:Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
97:Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
4146:Passenger rail transportation in Arizona
3308:. St. Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Company.
3243:. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publications.
2901:lettering in the letterboard instead of
2388:at about 4,600 feet (1,400 m) near
4126:Passenger rail transportation in Kansas
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2916:, the Rock Island had observation cars
2516:ran year-round until it ended in 1968.
4136:Passenger rail transportation in Texas
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2756:The Rock Island main line crossed the
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4161:Railway services discontinued in 1968
4116:Passenger rail transportation in Iowa
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3430:The Golden State Page on archive.org
4156:Railway services introduced in 1902
2836:in 1945 and later returned to the
2810:During 1926-29 and after 1948 the
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4166:North American streamliner trains
4106:Night trains of the United States
3327:. New York: Wayner Publications.
3306:Southern Pacific Passenger Trains
2736:El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
2728:El Paso and Northeastern Railroad
2484:in North America. Until 1910 the
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3341:"Famous trains of North America"
3222:Rock Island timetable, May 1957
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3323:Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972).
2663:; this NdeM train continued to
2432:1909 postcard ad for the train.
2288:
1950:
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3395:Official Guide of the Railways
3365:Official Guide of the Railways
2549:started in November 1926, the
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1:
3434:Rock Island Technical Society
3282:Classic American Streamliners
2803:-series cars appeared on the
2648:sleeping car from St. Louis,
2634:San Diego and Arizona Railway
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3668:Chicago-Hot Springs Limited
3351:(1): 15–21. 5 January 1906.
2298:Los Angeles–Central Station
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2653:National Railway of Mexico
69:Southwestern United States
3943:
3623:
3447:, accessed February 2009.
3239:Dubin, Arthur D. (1964).
2646:Missouri Pacific Railroad
2622:New York Central Railroad
2494:Chicago-St. Louis Limited
2400:, and Union Pacific near
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4041:San Francisco Challenger
3807:Passenger trains of the
3689:Des Moines-Omaha Limited
3453:, accessed February 2009
3287:MotorBooks International
3211:Schafer & Welsh 1997
3199:Schafer & Welsh 1997
3151:Schafer & Welsh 1997
2476:Canadian Pacific Railway
2452:Promotional ad from 1907
2375:Southern Pacific Company
2373:(“Rock Island”) and the
2258:Los Angeles–Arcade Depot
101:Southern Pacific Company
65:Midwestern United States
3304:Solomon, Brian (2005).
3123:Streamliner Schedules,
2853:Treasure Island Special
120:Los Angeles, California
4048:San Francisco Overland
3742:Rocky Mountain Limited
3410:Cite journal requires
3380:Cite journal requires
3285:. Osceola, Wisconsin:
3002:
2764:railroad main line at
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2433:
2369:from 1902–1968 on the
302:Chicago–LaSalle Street
186:Observation facilities
4034:City of San Francisco
3735:Mid-Continent Special
3728:Iowa-Nebraska Limited
3590:Rocky Mountain Rocket
3279:; Welsh, Joe (1997).
3008:Rocky Mountain Rocket
2996:
2762:Fort Worth and Denver
2758:Colorado and Southern
2732:Tucumcari, New Mexico
2626:Pennsylvania Railroad
2569:Rocky Mountain Rocket
2451:
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2390:Lordsburg, New Mexico
2359:named passenger train
165:Sleeping arrangements
3998:San Joaquin Daylight
3712:Golden State Limited
3493:Named trains of the
2879:as they were built.
2856:were also assigned (
2738:(EP&SW) through
2514:Golden State Limited
2506:Golden State Limited
2498:Golden State Limited
2486:Golden State Limited
2459:Golden State Limited
160:Reclining seat coach
157:Seating arrangements
4069:Saint Louis Express
3991:Sacramento Daylight
3765:Twin Cities Express
3581:Rock Island Rockets
3241:Some Classic Trains
176:Catering facilities
22:
3758:Short Line Express
3750:Sam Houston Zephyr
3636:Other named trains
3572:Quad Cities Rocket
3557:Kansas City Rocket
3139:Railway World 1906
3003:
2540:California Limited
2510:California Limited
2502:California Limited
2490:California Limited
2454:
2446:
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2398:Flagstaff, Arizona
2394:Corona, New Mexico
2386:Continental Divide
488:Columbus Junction
126:Distance travelled
92:Former operator(s)
4078:
4077:
3902:Peninsula Commute
3774:
3773:
3533:Des Moines Rocket
3436:official website.
3296:978-0-7603-0377-1
3032:In July 1948 the
2575:Des Moines Rocket
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3970:Daylight Limited
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2833:Twin Star Rocket
2740:Douglas, Arizona
2636:, connecting at
2481:Imperial Limited
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2870:Imperial Banner
2866:Imperial Throne
2847:Arizona Limited
2786:
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2687:to Los Angeles
2496:eastbound. The
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3277:Schafer, Mike
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2600:
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2581:Peoria Rocket
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75:First service
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3875:Golden State
3874:
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3852:
3845:
3838:
3831:
3824:
3818:Named trains
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3757:
3748:
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3727:
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3704:Golden State
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3695:
3688:
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3598:Texas Rocket
3597:
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3403:cite journal
3373:cite journal
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3269:SP Trainline
3268:
3260:SP Trainline
3259:
3240:
3218:
3213:, p. 75
3206:
3201:, p. 72
3194:
3182:
3170:
3158:
3153:, p. 74
3146:
3141:, p. 16
3134:
3124:
3119:
3044:
3034:Golden State
3033:
3031:
3017:
3013:Golden State
3012:
3006:
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2999:Golden State
2998:
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2918:Golden Vista
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2903:Golden State
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2877:Golden State
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2838:Golden State
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2812:Golden State
2811:
2809:
2805:Golden State
2804:
2800:
2798:
2793:
2790:Golden State
2789:
2787:
2775:
2770:Texas Zephyr
2755:
2751:Golden State
2750:
2744:
2724:Golden State
2723:
2721:
2711:
2707:
2701:
2699:
2695:Golden State
2694:
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2680:Golden State
2679:
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2656:
2650:
2630:Golden State
2629:
2619:
2614:Golden State
2613:
2611:
2607:Golden State
2606:
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2598:
2592:
2588:
2586:
2584:and others.
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2551:Golden State
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2523:Golden State
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2501:
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2455:
2442:Rose O'Neill
2415:
2414:'s pre-2005
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2382:Golden State
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3896:Owl Limited
3654:Californian
2930:Golden View
2899:Rock Island
2726:ran on the
2685:New Orleans
2673:Mexico City
2642:Minneapolis
2594:Super Chief
2464:Kansas City
2367:Los Angeles
2118: 1950
1277: 1950
1033:Alamogordo
610:Kansas City
386:Rock Island
202:Track gauge
4085:Categories
4062:Gold Coast
4027:Challenger
3936:West Coast
3550:Jet Rocket
3357:The Rocket
3233:References
2963:El Comedor
2951:El Comedor
2655:'s (NdeM)
1995:California
1921:California
1800:California
1712:El Centro
1620:California
1548:Algodones
1145:New Mexico
1067:New Mexico
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714:McPherson
694:Herington
468:Muscatine
448:Davenport
190:Lounge car
180:Dining car
3955:Daylights
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2967:La Mirada
2955:La Mirada
2943:La Quinta
2910:La Mirada
2784:Equipment
2700:Amtrak's
2669:Chihuahua
2659:(7/8) in
1960:San Diego
1658:Calexico
1575:Mexicali
1348:Chandler
979:CRI&P
968:Tucumcari
324:Englewood
236:Route map
196:Technical
169:Roomettes
3882:Imperial
3861:El Yaqui
3833:Argonaut
3720:Imperial
3661:Cherokee
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2886:Imperial
2828:Ocotillo
2410:and by
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2099:Beaumont
1876:Tijuana
1766:Jucumba
1327:Coolidge
1258:Fairbank
889:Oklahoma
862:Dalhart
815:Oklahoma
781:Liberal
638:Missouri
589:Trenton
542:Missouri
414:Illinois
221: in
38:Overview
3915:Sunbeam
3847:Cascade
3826:Acadian
3696:Firefly
3506:Rockets
3432:at the
3333:8848690
3041:Consist
2959:El Café
2947:El Café
2824:Saguaro
2778:Phoenix
2518:Limited
2468:El Paso
2424:History
2363:Chicago
2145:Colton
2022:Niland
1988:Arizona
1472:Arizona
1389:Phoenix
1209:Douglas
1181:Arizona
1102:El Paso
842:Guymon
365:Moline
345:Bureau
216:⁄
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3021:EMD E7
2975:Golden
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2794:Golden
2718:Routes
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2578:, the
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2564:Rocket
2412:Amtrak
2357:was a
2166:Pomona
1914:Mexico
1815:Mexico
1685:Heber
1613:Mexico
1521:Cantu
1487:Mexico
1305:Tucson
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808:Kansas
761:Pratt
673:Topeka
645:Kansas
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3111:Notes
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3889:Lark
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3329:OCLC
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