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[11] [12] [13] On April 4, 1948, the Santa Fe introduced the Texas Chief as its premier Chicago–Texas train. It ran overnight between Chicago and Oklahoma (opposite the Chicagoan and Kansas Cityan), but its faster schedule allowed it to replace the Fast Fifteen and Chicago Express south of Fort Worth.
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The Santa Fe combined the Super Chief and El Capitan on January 12, 1958. The combined train used the Super Chief's numbers, 17 and 18, but the Santa Fe continued to use both names. [10] On its formation Amtrak continued the combined Super Chief/El Capitan designation until April 29, 1973, when it dropped the El Capitan portion. [11]
In particular, Santa Fe informed the Interstate Commerce Commission that it could no longer afford to run four daily Chicago-California services. To Santa Fe's shock, the ICC ruled that the all-stops, common carrier Grand Canyon be continued rather than the Chief, which made its last run on May 15, 1968.
October 8, 1935: The Santa Fe applies for permission from the Railroad Commission of the State of California to operate "one-ticket, point-to-point, streamlined train service" between San Francisco and Bakersfield, with coordinated motor coach (bus) service extending the route south to Los Angeles.
The Illinois Northern Railroad (reporting mark IN) was an industrial switching railroad serving Chicago's southwest side. From their yard at 26th St. and Western Ave. the line went southwest to the Santa Fe (now BNSF) Railway's Corwith Yard, connecting with most major area railroads and serving on-line customers on the way.