San Francisco Overland Limited
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The San Francisco Overland Limited was a prominent early 20th-century transcontinental passenger train that connected Chicago and San Francisco, operated by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of San Francisco (train) | 1 |
| San Francisco Overland Limited canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1742271 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: San Francisco Overland Limited Context triple: [Overland Route (historic), notableTrainService, San Francisco Overland Limited]
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A.
Amtrak Sunset Limited
The Amtrak Sunset Limited is a long-distance passenger train route that runs between the American South and West, offering overnight service with Superliner bi-level cars.
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B.
California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train route in the United States that runs through the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, often regarded as one of the most scenic rail journeys in North America.
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C.
Amtrak Empire Builder
The Amtrak Empire Builder is a long-distance passenger train route that runs between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, offering scenic views of the northern United States.
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D.
Royal Blue passenger train
The Royal Blue passenger train was a famed luxury streamliner that provided premier passenger service between New York City and Washington, D.C. for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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E.
Southwest Chief
The Southwest Chief is a long-distance Amtrak passenger train route that runs between Chicago and Los Angeles, traversing the Midwest, the Great Plains, and the desert Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: San Francisco Overland Limited Target entity description: The San Francisco Overland Limited was a prominent early 20th-century transcontinental passenger train that connected Chicago and San Francisco, operated by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads.
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A.
Amtrak Sunset Limited
The Amtrak Sunset Limited is a long-distance passenger train route that runs between the American South and West, offering overnight service with Superliner bi-level cars.
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B.
California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train route in the United States that runs through the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, often regarded as one of the most scenic rail journeys in North America.
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C.
Amtrak Empire Builder
The Amtrak Empire Builder is a long-distance passenger train route that runs between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, offering scenic views of the northern United States.
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D.
Royal Blue passenger train
The Royal Blue passenger train was a famed luxury streamliner that provided premier passenger service between New York City and Washington, D.C. for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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E.
Southwest Chief
The Southwest Chief is a long-distance Amtrak passenger train route that runs between Chicago and Los Angeles, traversing the Midwest, the Great Plains, and the desert Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
named train
ⓘ
passenger train ⓘ transcontinental train ⓘ |
| approximateJourneyTime | about three days in early 20th century ⓘ |
| carType |
coach
ⓘ
dining car ⓘ observation car ⓘ sleeping car ⓘ |
| category |
Named passenger trains of the United States
ⓘ
Passenger trains of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company ⓘ Passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ Transcontinental railroads in the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endPoint |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California
|
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| laterPoweredBy | diesel locomotive ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the principal trains on the Overland Route
ⓘ
competition with other premier transcontinental trains ⓘ linking Chicago and San Francisco by through passenger service ⓘ |
| operatedOn |
Chicago–Omaha main line
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago and North Western line between Chicago and Omaha
Southern Pacific Donner Pass line ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Pacific main line between Ogden and San Francisco
Union Pacific Railroad line ⓘ
surface form:
Union Pacific main line between Omaha and Ogden
|
| operator |
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago and North Western Railway
Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Overland Route (historic)
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surface form:
Overland Route
|
| peakPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| poweredBy | steam locomotive ⓘ |
| primaryClass | first-class service ⓘ |
| railwayCompanyOnRoute |
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago and North Western Railway
Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| railwayLineType | inter-city rail ⓘ |
| routeVia |
Cheyenne
ⓘ
surface form:
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Ogden, Utah ⓘ Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ Sacramento ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento, California
|
| serviceEntry | 1890s ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| serviceType |
long-distance passenger
ⓘ
transcontinental passenger ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| successor |
San Francisco Overland Limited
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
City of San Francisco (train)
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| terminus |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
San Francisco, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
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Subject: San Francisco Overland Limited Description of subject: The San Francisco Overland Limited was a prominent early 20th-century transcontinental passenger train that connected Chicago and San Francisco, operated by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads.
Referenced by (2)
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