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Grand Canyon Limited
EMD F7 #39C leads the Grand Canyon into Joliet in August 1963.
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleMidwestern and Southwestern United States
First serviceJune 29, 1929
Last serviceMay 1, 1971
Former operator(s)Santa Fe
Route
TerminiChicago
Los Angeles
Average journey time51 hours, 10 minutes (westbound)
48 hours (eastbound)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)23 and 24
Line(s) usedGrand Canyon Railway, Southern Transcon
On-board services
Seating arrangementsChair cars
Dormitory lounge car
Sleeping arrangementsRoomettes
Double bedrooms
Catering facilitiesDining car
Baggage facilitiesBaggage car
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed43.7 mph (70.3 km/h) (westbound)
46.6 mph (75.0 km/h) (eastbound)

The Grand Canyon Limited was one of the named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It was train Nos. 23 & 24 between Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California.

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