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2. Overland Route (Union Pacific Railroad) - Wikipedia

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   The Overland Limited leaving 16th Street station (Oakland), in 1906. 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, [1] and the San Francisco Bay Area, over the grade of the first transcontinental railroad (aka the "Pacific ...

3. List of interurban railways in North America - Wikipedia

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   passenger service ceased in 1927 Galt and Preston Street Railway: 1894: 1895: Renamed to Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway. Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway: 1895: 1914: Merged into the Grand River Railway. Grand River Railway [2] 1914: 1961: Came under Canadian Pacific Electric Lines. Regular passenger service ended in 1955.

4. List of rail transit systems in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of the operating passenger rail transit systems in the United States. This list does not include intercity rail services such as the Alaska Railroad or Amtrak and its state-sponsored subsidiaries. "Region" refers to the metropolitan area based around the city listed, where applicable. Operating Region State System Authority Type (FTA) Albuquerque New Mexico Rail Runner Express ...

5. Overland Limited (UP train) - Wikipedia

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   At that time just one daily passenger express train (and one slower mixed train) ran in each direction taking 102 hours to cover that 1,912 miles of the just completed Pacific Railroad route. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The first class fare between Council Bluffs/Omaha and Sacramento (the end of the Central Pacific Railroad proper) was $131.50.

6. 1939 in rail transport - Wikipedia

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   May – Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Santa Fe passenger trains in Los Angeles, California, are united into a single terminal as Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal is opened. May 17 – George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive at Wolfe's Cove , Quebec , to begin a tour of Canada ; the tour train is pulled by Canadian Pacific Railway 4-6-4 ...

7. Golden State (train) - Wikipedia

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   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. It was named for California, the “Golden State”.