The California Limited

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
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
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