North Coast Limited

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The North Coast Limited was a premier transcontinental passenger train that ran between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, renowned for its scenic route and luxury service.

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North Coast Limited canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf named train
passenger train
category named passenger trains of the United States
transcontinental rail routes in North America
class premier train of the Northern Pacific Railway
colorScheme Pine Tree (two-tone green) livery
competedWith Chicago, Burlington and Quincy California Zephyr (for western luxury travel)
Empire Builder
Great Northern Railway passenger trains
Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha
country United States
discontinued 1971
endPoint Seattle, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
firstRun April 29, 1900
hadFeature Vista-Dome cars
air-conditioned cars
all-Pullman sections in some eras
hadService coaches
dining cars
lounge cars
observation cars
sleeping cars
introduced 1900
knownFor domeliner equipment
luxury service
scenic route
lastRun April 30, 1971
locomotiveTypeUsed diesel locomotives (later years)
steam locomotives (early years)
operatedOn Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (Chicago–St. Paul segment, in some eras)
Northern Pacific Railway main line (St. Paul–Seattle/Tacoma)
operator Northern Pacific Railway
railwayLineUsed Northern Pacific main line
routeVia Billings, Montana
Fargo, North Dakota
Missoula, Montana
Spokane, Washington
Twin Cities
serviceType long-distance passenger service
overnight service
startPoint Chicago, Illinois
linked to: Chicago
successor Amtrak Empire Builder (on much of its route)
Amtrak North Coast Hiawatha
timePeriod 20th century
trainNumber 1
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Northern Pacific Railway operatedService North Coast Limited
Chicago–Twin Cities route servedByNamedTrain North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific Railway notableTrain North Coast Limited
North Coast Hiawatha predecessor North Coast Limited
North Coast Hiawatha namedAfter North Coast Limited