Union Pacific City of San Francisco

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Union Pacific City of San Francisco was a premier streamlined passenger train that operated between Chicago and San Francisco, known for its luxury amenities and scenic transcontinental route.

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Union Pacific City of San Francisco canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf named passenger train
passenger train
streamliner
category named passenger trains of the United States
streamlined passenger trains
transcontinental trains in the United States
class first-class passenger train
continent North America
country United States of America
destinationCity San Francisco Bay Area
electrification non-electrified
inception 1936
introducedAsStreamliner 1936
knownFor high-speed service for its era
luxury amenities
scenic transcontinental route
streamlined design
marketingDesignation San Francisco
surface form: City of San Francisco
namedAfter San Francisco
onboardFeature air-conditioned cars
fine dining
luxury interiors
streamlined lightweight equipment
onboardService coach seating
dining car
lounge car
observation car
sleeping car
operatedBySegment Chicago–Omaha main line
surface form: Chicago and North Western Railway between Chicago and Omaha

Southern Pacific Railroad
surface form: Southern Pacific between Ogden and Oakland/San Francisco

Union Pacific Railroad between Omaha and Ogden
operatedDuringCentury 20th century
operatedOn Chicago–Omaha main line
surface form: Chicago–Omaha–Ogden–Oakland main line

Overland Route (historic)
surface form: Overland Route
operatingSpeedClass high-speed for its time
originCity Chicago
primaryTraction diesel locomotive
steam locomotive
railGauge standard gauge
railwayNetwork Union Pacific Railroad
surface form: Union Pacific system
railwayOperator Chicago and North Western Railway Company
surface form: Chicago and North Western Railway

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
surface form: Milwaukee Road

Union Pacific Railroad
routeEnd San Francisco
surface form: San Francisco, California
routeStart Chicago
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
serviceType inter-city rail
transcontinental passenger service
status discontinued

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Union Pacific lounge cars associatedWith Union Pacific City of San Francisco