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San Francisco Challenger

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San Francisco Challenger
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleWestern United States
First service1936 (1936)
Last service1947 (1947)
SuccessorGold Coast
Former operator(s)
Route
TerminiChicago, Illinois
Oakland, California
Line(s) usedOverland Route
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)

The San Francisco Challenger was a train operated by Southern Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad and Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Starting in 1936, it ran from Oakland, California to Chicago, Illinois via the Overland Route. Schedule was about 60 hours—three nights and two days. In 1947 it was replaced by the Gold Coast, which was discontinued in January 1955.[1]

See also

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  • Challenger — a Union Pacific and Chicago and Northwestern train that ran from Chicago to Los Angeles

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Pacific Challenger | 2LT Thomas E. Cartmell USAAF". Retrieved 2023-05-06.
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