El Capitan

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El Capitan was a streamlined, all-coach luxury passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway between Chicago and Los Angeles in the mid-20th century.

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El Capitan canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf named train
passenger train
cityServed Albuquerque
Barstow
Chicago
Kansas City
linked to: Kansas City, Kansas

Los Angeles
coachOnly true
competedWith Super Chief
continent North America
country United States
direction eastbound
westbound
distanceCategory long-distance train
era mid-20th century
introducedAs economical counterpart to the Super Chief
namedAfter El Capitan (Yosemite rock formation)
linked to: El Capitan
notableFeature all-reserved coach service
high-speed long-distance service
streamlined stainless-steel equipment
onboardService dining car
lounge car
reclining seat coaches
operatedBy Santa Fe Railway
operatingPeriod 20th century
operator Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
passengerOnly true
powerType diesel
primaryMarket coach-class passengers
railCorridor Chicago–Los Angeles corridor
railGauge standard gauge
railNetwork Santa Fe Railway passenger network
railroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
railroadDivision Santa Fe Chicago–Los Angeles main line
railwayCompany Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
regionServed Midwestern United States
Southwestern United States
West Coast of the United States
routeEnd Los Angeles
routeStart Chicago
serviceClass coach
serviceType all-coach
luxury passenger train
sharedRouteWith Super Chief
status discontinued
trainType streamlined train
transportMode rail

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway famousTrain El Capitan
subject linked to: AT&SF
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway notablePassengerTrain El Capitan
subject linked to: Santa Fe