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U.S., Amtrak; Rivals California Zephyr, City of San Francisco and San Francisco Chief: Prolific dome cars, luxury service

October 11, 2022 Administrator

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on this platform on March 18, 2021. It has been updated and photographs and…

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Posted in: Amtrak, History, Intercity Passenger Train, Passenger Amenities and Food Service, Passenger Train Operators, Passenger Trains, VIA Rail Canada Filed under: Amtrak, Burlington, California, California Zephyr, Chicago, City of San Francisco, D&RGW, Dining Cars, Dome Cars, History, Illinois, Intercity, Milwaukee Road, Oakland, Passenger Food and Amenities, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Pullman Sleeping Cars, Rail Passenger, San Francisco, San Francisco Cable Car Room, San Francisco Chief, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Transportation, Travel, Union Pacific, Western Pacific

U.S. History, Union Pacific’s City Of Los Angeles: Andrew Selden And Family Enjoy Dinner In The Dome Diner And Other Civilized Delights

December 16, 2021 Administrator

By Andrew Selden, Guest Commentator; December 16, 2021 In the Spring of 1970, I was 23 and in graduate school…

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Posted in: History, Intercity Passenger Train, Passenger Amenities and Food Service, Passenger Train Operators, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains Filed under: Afternoon Zephyr, Andrew Selden, BNSF, Burlington, California, California Zephyr, City of Los Angeles, City of San Francisco, Dome Diner, Illinois, Intercity, Las Vegas, LAUPT, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Union Station, Milwaukee Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ogden, Omaha, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Pullman Sleeping Cars, Rail Passenger, Rio Grande Zephyr, Salt Lake City, Savanna, St. Paul, Transportation, Travel, Union Pacific, UP

U.S., The Sunset Limited History: From Southern Pacific’s Premier Train to Amtrak’s Stepchild

March 22, 2021 Administrator

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; March 22, 2021 The Sunset Limited, often treated as Amtrak’s “stepchild,” is…

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Posted in: Amtrak, History, Intercity Passenger Train, Passenger Amenities and Food Service, Passenger Train Operators, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Railroad Industry Filed under: Amtrak, Argonaut, California, Central Pacific, Charles Crocker, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, City of San Francisco, Collis P Huntington, First Transcontinental Railroad Across Union States, History, Huntington, Intercity, Leland Stanford, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Mark Hopkins, New Orleans, New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, NOUPT, Passenger Food and Amenities, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Promontory Summit, Rail Passenger, Southern Pacific, Sunset Limited, The Big Four, The Overland Route, The Sunset Route, Transportation, Travel, Union Pacific, Utah, West Virginia

U.S., Terminal Stations History: California Zephyr, City of San Francisco and San Francisco Chief

March 19, 2021 Administrator

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; March 19, 2021 Enjoying the history of the California Zephyr, City of…

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Posted in: Amtrak, History, Intercity Passenger Train, Passenger Train Operators, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains Filed under: Amtrak, Burlington Railroad, California, California Zephyr, Caltrain, Chicago Union Station, City of San Francisco, Emeryville, Ferry, History, Intercity, Jack London Square, LaSalle Street Station, New York Central, Oakland, Oakland Pier, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Pennsylvania Railroad, Rail Passenger, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco Chief, Santa Fe, Transportation, Travel, Western Pacific

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