Properties (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Passenger train
|
gptkbp:amenities |
Air conditioning
Showers Wi-Fi Baggage service Lounge_area |
gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad |
gptkbp:cancellationReason |
1968
Declining ridership |
gptkbp:cartRental |
Coaches
Pullman cars Parlor cars |
gptkbp:city |
gptkb:San_Francisco
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gptkbp:class |
Luxury train
|
gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Featured in literature and film
|
gptkbp:famousFor |
Luxury travel experience
|
gptkbp:features |
Dining car
Sleeping car Observation car |
gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Post-war travel boom
Decline of rail travel World_War_II_troop_transport |
gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Golden Age of Railroads
|
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Part_of_American_rail_history
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The California Limited
|
gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Amtrak's_California_Zephyr
Other luxury train services |
gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced modern train services
|
gptkbp:nearestCity |
gptkb:Chicago
|
gptkbp:notableArtists |
Famous personalities
|
gptkbp:notableTracks |
Along coastlines
Through deserts Over_Sierra_Nevada |
gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
|
gptkbp:operationalStatus |
High operational costs
Competition from airlines Changing travel preferences |
gptkbp:passengerCapacity |
Varied_by_year
|
gptkbp:productionYears |
78 years
|
gptkbp:replacedBy |
Amtrak_services
|
gptkbp:route |
Available in historical archives
Documented in railway history books Approximately 2,500 miles Illustrated in travel brochures San_Francisco_to_Los_Angeles Los_Angeles_to_Chicago California_to_Chicago |
gptkbp:services |
1890
1968 Daily service |
gptkbp:serviceType |
Long-distance train service
|
gptkbp:ticket_sales |
Varied by class and year
|
gptkbp:travelTime |
Approximately 60 hours
|