A 1948 print advertisement promoting the Chief. The Chief was one of the named passenger trains of the Santa Fe railroad. Its route ran from Chicago to Los Angeles, CA. The Chief was inaugurated as an all-Pullman limited train to supplement the road's California Limited, with an extra surcharge of $10.00 for an end-to-end fare. The heavyweight began its inaugural run from both ends of the line, simultaneously, on November 14, 1926, making the cross-country trip in the advertised 63 hours, a speed that brought the East and West one business day closer. The Chief became an instant success, gaining the slogan "Extra Fast-Extra Fine-Extra Fare" though it failed to relieve traffic on the California Limited. The Chief quickly became famous as a "rolling boudoir" for film stars and Hollywood executives alike. In time, the Chief would reduce its schedule to equal that of its cousins, the Super Chief and El Capitan, and would ultimately drop the extra fare requirement as well. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ...
1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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The Super Chief being serviced at the Albuquerque, New Mexico depot in March, 1943. ...
The Chief would have been the "crown jewel" of most railroads' passenger fleet. But it did not survive the national decline in passenger demand, and ended operations on May 15, 1968. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ...
1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
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Timeline - 1926: In order to supplement the California Limited, Santa Fe inaugurates the all-Pullman, extra-fare limited heavyweight Chief, running between Chicago and Los Angeles.
- November 14, 1926: The Chief makes its initial run from both ends of the line, simultaneously.
- 1937: The Chief receives a consist of all streamlined (lightweight) cars to replace the original heavyweights.
- 1945: The train receives a complete replacement of rolling stock, and the schedule is reduced to 45 hours.
- March 27, 1947: New sleeping car service is inaugurated to go directly to San Diego.
- December 14, 1953: The 45-hour schedule is reduced to 39 hours, 45 minutes eastbound and 39 hours, 30 minutes westbound.
- January 10, 1954: The fare surcharge is dropped after the Union Pacific reintroduces its all-coach Challenger train.
- 1954: Coaches are added to the Chief and dining service is limited to a lunch-counter coffee shop car.
- May 15, 1968: The Chief ceases operations.
1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ...
1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
A railroad car (or, more briefly, car), also known as an item of rolling stock in British parlance, is a vehicle on a railroad or railway that is not a locomotive - one that provides another purpose than purely haulage, although some types of car are powered. ...
March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ...
1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The sleeping car is a railroad car on a train with sleeping facilities. ...
December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ...
1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
References - Duke, Donald (1997). Santa Fe: The Railroad Gateway to the American West, Volume Two. Golden West Books, San Marino, CA. ISBN 0-87095-110-6.
- Frailey, Fred W. (1974). A Quarter Century of Santa Fe Consists. RPC Publications, Godfrey, IL. .
- Strein, Robert, et al (2001). Santa Fe: The Chief Way. New Mexico Magazine. ISBN 0-937206-71-7.
- Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972). Car Names, Numbers and Consists. Wayner Publications, New York, NY. .
- Zimmerman, Karl (1987). Santa Fe Streamliners: The Chiefs and Their Tribesman. Quadrant Press, Inc., New York, NY. ISBN 0-915276-41-0.
See also The Pacific Surfliner is a designator for Amtrak passenger trains serving communities on the coastline of southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo. ...
The Super Chief being serviced at the Albuquerque, New Mexico depot in March, 1943. ...
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