California Zephyr

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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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Label Occurrences
California Zephyr canonical 13
Amtrak California Zephyr 12

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf long-distance train
named passenger train
passenger train service
approximateDistance about 2400 miles
approximateJourneyTime about 51 hours
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endStation Emeryville station
formerOperator Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Western Pacific Railroad
introducedByAmtrak 1983
notableFor long-distance transcontinental route
scenic mountain views
onboardClass Coach
Sleeper
onboardService Dining car
Sightseer lounge car
operator Amtrak
originalMarketingName Silver Lady
originalServiceBegan 1949
originalServiceEnded 1970
passesThrough California, United States
surface form: California

Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Nevada
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Utah
previousTerminus Oakland
San Francisco (via ferry and bus connections)
primaryTerminusRegion Midwestern United States
surface form: Midwest

West Coast of the United States
surface form: West Coast
railGauge standard gauge
railNetwork Amtrak
surface form: Amtrak national network
routeEndCity Emeryville, California
surface form: Emeryville
routeEndRegion San Francisco Bay Area
routeSegment Chicago to Denver
Denver to Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City to Emeryville
routeStartCity Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
scenicRanking often cited as one of the most scenic train routes in North America
serviceType intercity rail
overnight train
startStation Chicago Union Station
traverses Feather River Canyon (historic alignment)
Moffat Tunnel route

Referenced by (25)

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Amtrak majorRoute California Zephyr
Truckee hasRailService California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
Burlington, Iowa, United States servedByRail California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
Superliner bi-level cars usedOn California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
Winnemucca servedBy California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
Colfax, California servedByRailway California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
Martinez, California servedByRailLine California Zephyr
Silver Lady refersTo California Zephyr
Moffat Tunnel route usedBy California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
U.S. intercity passenger rail network includesServiceBrand California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
Galesburg station servedBy California Zephyr
Emeryville station servedBy California Zephyr
Galesburg, Illinois hasPassengerTrain California Zephyr
Naperville station servedBy California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
Emeryville, California servedBy California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
Creston, Iowa servedBy California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
Granby, Colorado servedBy California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
Burlington, Iowa hasRailService California Zephyr
this entity surface form: Amtrak California Zephyr
Colfax Amtrak station servedBy California Zephyr
Colfax Amtrak station partOfRoute California Zephyr