Sunset Limited
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Sunset Limited is a long-distance Amtrak passenger train route that runs across the southern United States, historically connecting the Gulf Coast to the West Coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sunset Limited canonical | 10 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amtrak route
ⓘ
passenger train service ⓘ |
| approximateDistance | about 1,995 miles between New Orleans and Los Angeles ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| directionalOperation |
eastbound
ⓘ
westbound ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
|
| formerEasternTerminus |
Miami
ⓘ
surface form:
Miami, Florida
Orlando ⓘ
surface form:
Orlando, Florida
|
| formerTraversal |
Alabama
ⓘ
Florida ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi
|
| formerWesternTerminus |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
|
| frequency | tri-weekly ⓘ |
| historicalConnection |
Gulf Coast of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Coast
West Coast of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
West Coast
|
| inception | 1894 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| lineNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sunset Route ⓘ |
| notableIncident | 1993 Big Bayou Canot derailment near Mobile, Alabama ⓘ |
| onboardClass |
Business-class seating (periods of operation)
ⓘ
Coach ⓘ Sleeping car ⓘ |
| onboardService |
dining car
ⓘ
lounge car ⓘ |
| operatingArea | southern United States ⓘ |
| operator | Amtrak ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| ownerOfInfrastructure |
BNSF Railway
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| railwayCompany | Amtrak ⓘ |
| routeType | long-distance ⓘ |
| serviceType |
inter-city rail
ⓘ
passenger rail ⓘ |
| startPoint |
New Orleans
ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
| statusOfGulfCoastSegment | suspended (as of mid-2020s) ⓘ |
| suspensionOfService | east of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 ⓘ |
| takenOverBy | Amtrak ⓘ |
| takenOverInYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| terminus |
Union Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles Union Station
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal ⓘ |
| travelTime | approximately 48 hours between New Orleans and Los Angeles ⓘ |
| traverses |
Arizona
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Louisiana ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| usesTrackOf |
BNSF Railway
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Union Station (Los Angeles)
subject surface form:
Southern Pacific Railroad