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The City of Los Angeles was a streamlined passenger train jointly operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad. After 1955, the Milwaukee Road assumed operation of the train east of Omaha. The service ran between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California. General Motors Electro-Motive Division E2 units LA-1, LA-2 & LA-3, the power for the streamliner City of Los Angeles, jointly run by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. ...
General Motors Electro-Motive Division E2 units LA-1, LA-2 & LA-3, the power for the streamliner City of Los Angeles, jointly run by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. ...
The first E2 set for the City of San Francisco, units SF-1, SF-2 and SF-3, jointly owned by the UP, the C&NW, and the SP. The second E2 set for the City of Los Angeles, units LA-1, LA-2 and LA-3, jointly owned by...
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The term drumhead refers to a type of removable lighted sign that was prevalent on American railroads of the first half of the 20th century. ...
When passenger trains were still the preferred mode of intercity transportation in America, observations often were used by those campaigning for public office, especially for the Presidency of the United States. ...
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The Chicago and North Western Railway (AAR reporting marks: CNW, CNWS, CNWZ; unofficial abbreviation: C&NW) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ...
The Union Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks UP) (NYSE: UNP), headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. ...
The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. ...
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Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ...
This train was the top-of-the-line for UP, which marketed it as a direct competitor to the Super Chief, a streamlined passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, and the Golden State, a streamlined passenger train jointly operated by the Rock Island and Southern Pacific railroads. As with the City of Los Angeles, many of the train's cars bore the names of locales in and around its namkesake city. This article is about the DC Comics character, for the Major League Baseball pitcher nicknamed Superchief see Allie Reynolds Super-Chief is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics universe. ...
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting marks ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ...
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The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark RI) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ...
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CNW / UP used one of only two EMD E2 locomotives ever built as motive power for the train beginning in 1937. The UP scored a public relations coup in the mid-1950s when the City of Los Angeles was prominently featured in two consecutive episodes of the then popular television series I Love Lucy. In 1955 the Milwaukee Road assumed the service, replacing the Chicago and North Western between Chicago and Omaha. Actor Ronald Reagan often traveled on this train and even did a full page print ad for it that appeared in the National Geographic magazine. In a cost-cutting move, the City of Los Angeles was combined with the City of San Francisco in 1960. The first E2 set for the City of San Francisco, units SF-1, SF-2 and SF-3, jointly owned by the UP, the C&NW, and the SP. The second E2 set for the City of Los Angeles, units LA-1, LA-2 and LA-3, jointly owned by...
Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ...
History
Timeline - May 15, 1936: The weekly City of Los Angeles makes its first run between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California.
- 1941: The Hollywood, a lounge car built for use on the City of Los Angeles, becomes the first passenger car whose interior is built entirely out of synthetic materials, which featured the newly-invented materials formica and naugahyde.
- 1947: The City of Los Angeles train frequency is upgraded to daily.
- 1955: Dome cars are added to the City of Los Angeles as regular equipment. The Milwaukee Road takes over operation of the City of Los Angeles from the Chicago and North Western Railway between Chicago and Omaha.
- May 1, 1971: UP-operated long-distance rail service ends when the City of Los Angeles arrives at Los Angeles Union Station. On the same date Amtrak takes over long-distance passenger operations in the United States.
In 1979, Amtrak created the Desert Wind. It first ran from Los Angeles to Ogden, Utah, but was upgraded by late 1980 to run to Chicago, roughly duplicating the City of Los Angeles route. That line ceased operation in 1997. is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. ...
The Chicago and North Western Railway (AAR reporting marks: CNW, CNWS, CNWZ; unofficial abbreviation: C&NW) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ...
is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...
A view of Union Station familiar to many of downtown Los Angeles visitors. ...
The high-speed Acela Express in West Windsor, New Jersey. ...
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Desert Wind was a passenger train route operated by Amtrak from 1979 to May 10, 1997. ...
Ogden sign over Washington Boulevard at the Ogden River; toward downtown Ogden is the county seat of Weber County,GR6 Utah, United States. ...
Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Other railroad uses of the name City of Los Angeles The City of Los Angeles name has also been applied to a 48-seat diner built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1949. The car was originally UP No. 4808 and is currently owned and operated by the Union Pacific as part of their excursion fleet. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad lightweight dining car Silver Grill passes through Denver, Colorado on October 24, 1936. ...
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Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Equipment used A typical City of Los Angeles train consist around 1955 included: The EMD E9 was a 2,400 hp, A1A-A1A passenger train-hauling diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between May 1954 and December 1963. ...
CBQ 1926, an RPO preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum. ...
A restored CN baggage car in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ...
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The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ...
Cars such as Santa Fes Pullman-built lightweight Pleasure Dome-Lounge car #506, ordered specifically for the Super Chief in the early 1950s, remained in service well into the Amtrak era. ...
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad lightweight dining car Silver Grill passes through Denver, Colorado on October 24, 1936. ...
When passenger trains were still the preferred mode of intercity transportation in America, observations often were used by those campaigning for public office, especially for the Presidency of the United States. ...
References - Schafer, Mike and Joe Welsh (1997). Streamliners: History of a Railroad Icon. MBI Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN. ISBN 0-7603-1371-7.
See also The Chicago and North Western Railway (AAR reporting marks: CNW, CNWS, CNWZ; unofficial abbreviation: C&NW) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ...
The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. ...
The Union Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks UP) (NYSE: UNP), headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. ...
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