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["The California Limited"]

Santa Fe's oldest name train - the California Limited stand in the Los Angeles California depot. This de Luxe passenger train headed by a beautiful ten wheeler, type 4-6-0 engine No. 53, with a consist of six superb passenger cars, all handcrafted wood - having open platforms and under body truss rods - has consummated its long journey - approximately 2,267 miles - requiring about 68 hours - from Chicago.

Date: 1910~

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Sunset Limited" at Santa Barbara depot]

In the days when Steam was King, Southern Pacific's "Sunset Limited" train No. 2 eastbound, headed by Engine No. 2286 - a Pacific type 4-6-2- locomotive - with a consist of nine standard heavyweight cars - awaits the conductor's "B-o-a-rd!" at the depot in Santa Barbara.

Date: 1916~

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[La Grande Station in Los Angeles]

The old Santa Fe passenger depot, La Grande Station, in Los Angeles, California around 1920.

Date: 1920~

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Owl" at Oakland, California]

Southern Pacific's "The Owl" at Oakland, California depot (also designated as 16th Street) at 7:53 am enroute to San Francisco. This was a fast overnight train operating between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Date: 1938~

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Grand Canyon" in Cajon Pass]

Photograph taken in the summer of 1951. "The Grand Canyon" Santa Fe No. #3775, a 3765 Class Northern, is eastbound roaring through Cajon Pass while a freight train waits on the side. The cantilever signal was very common when the photo was taken, but now have been mostly replaced.

Date: 1951

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Chief" in California]

Photograph of Santa Fe's "The Chief" passing "Sullivan's Curve" in rugged Cajon Pass, California, June 1964.

Date: June 1964

Creator: Meitz, Frank

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad