Rocky Mountain Rocket
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The Rocky Mountain Rocket was a streamlined passenger train that carried travelers between Chicago and the Rocky Mountain region during the mid-20th century.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
named passenger train
ⓘ
passenger train ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rock Island Rocky Mountain Rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDiscontinuationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| branchService |
Limon–Colorado Springs segment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limon–Denver segment ⓘ |
| competition |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Denver Zephyr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Pacific passenger trains to Colorado ⓘ |
| connectedCity |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discontinuedBy | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | November 1939 ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| features |
coaches
ⓘ
dining car ⓘ observation car ⓘ sleeping cars ⓘ |
| introduced | 1939 ⓘ |
| locomotiveType | EMD E-series diesel locomotives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingFocus | tourist travel to Colorado ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dieselization of Rock Island passenger service
ⓘ
streamlined appearance ⓘ |
| operatedBefore | creation of Amtrak in 1971 ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Rock Island main line between Chicago and Limon, Colorado ⓘ |
| operator | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTerminus | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to connect Chicago with Colorado and the Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| railroad | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railroadAbbreviation | Rock Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
Rocky Mountain region ⓘ |
| rollingStockType | streamlined lightweight cars ⓘ |
| routeDirection | eastbound and westbound ⓘ |
| secondaryTerminus | Colorado Springs, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
inter-city rail
ⓘ
named streamliner ⓘ |
| startLocation | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Amtrak era ⓘ |
| traction | diesel ⓘ |
| trainCategory |
long-distance passenger train
ⓘ
overnight train ⓘ |
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