Southwest Chief

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Amtrak long-distance train passenger train route

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.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Amtrak Southwest Chief 4
Amtrak Southwest Chief (nearby service) 1
Super Chief 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Amtrak long-distance train ⓘ
passenger train route ⓘ
approximateDistanceKm 3620 ⓘ
approximateDistanceMiles 2250 ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
direction eastbound ⓘ
westbound ⓘ
electrification none ⓘ
endCity Los Angeles ⓘ
formerName Southwest Chief self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Super Chief

Southwest Chief self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Super Chief/El Capitan
frequency daily ⓘ
introducedBy Amtrak ⓘ
notableFeature scenic route through Raton Pass and Glorieta Pass in the Rocky Mountains ⓘ
views of high desert landscapes in New Mexico and Arizona ⓘ
onboardService coach class ⓘ
dining car ⓘ
sightseer lounge car ⓘ
sleeper class ⓘ
operator Amtrak ⓘ
passesThroughState Arizona ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Colorado ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
railLineHistory formerly operated on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway main line ⓘ
routeNumber 3 ⓘ
4 ⓘ
serviceType intercity rail ⓘ
long-distance ⓘ
startCity Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
stopsAt Albuquerque station ⓘ
Flagstaff station ⓘ
Fullerton Transportation Center ⓘ
Galesburg station ⓘ
Kansas City Union Station ⓘ
La Junta station ⓘ
successorTo Super Chief ⓘ
Super Chief ⓘ
surface form: Super Chief/El Capitan
terminus Chicago Union Station ⓘ
Union Station ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles Union Station
traversesRegion Great Plains ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form: Midwest

desert Southwest ⓘ
usesLocomotiveType diesel-electric locomotive ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Metrolink at Union Station → connectsWith → Southwest Chief ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amtrak Southwest Chief
Southwest Chief → formerName → Southwest Chief self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Super Chief
Southwest Chief → formerName → Southwest Chief self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Super Chief/El Capitan
Dodge City, Kansas → hasRailService → Southwest Chief ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amtrak Southwest Chief
Topeka, Kansas → hasRailService → Southwest Chief ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amtrak Southwest Chief (nearby service)
Amtrak → majorRoute → Southwest Chief ⓘ
Union Station → railwayLine → Southwest Chief ⓘ
subject surface form: Union Station (Los Angeles)
Union Station Kansas City → servesRailLine → Southwest Chief ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amtrak Southwest Chief
Superliner bi-level cars → usedOn → Southwest Chief ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amtrak Southwest Chief