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The '''''City of San Francisco''''' was a streamlined passenger train on the ], the ] and the ] between ], Illinois and ], California, with a ferry connection to ]. It was the pride of the Southern Pacific fleet, providing crack service from Chicago to San Francisco in 1936 of 39 hr 45 min each way. |
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The '''''City of San Francisco''''' was a streamlined passenger train on the ], the ] and the ] between ], Illinois and ], California, with a ferry connection to ]. Schedule time between Chicago and San Francisco in 1936 was 39 hr 45 min each way. |
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On August 12, 1939 the train derailed while crossing a bridge near ], Nevada, killing 24 and injuring 121. The wreck appeared to have been caused by ], but despite a major manhunt, offers of reward, and years of investigation by SP,<ref>DeNevi, Don. "Tragic Train: The City of San Francisco -- The Development and Historic Wreck of a Streamliner." (1979, Superior Publishing). ISBN 0875645259. </ref> the case remains unsolved.<ref>http://www2.gbcnv.edu/howh/CitySF.html</ref> |
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On August 12, 1939 the train derailed while crossing a bridge near ], Nevada, killing 24 and injuring 121. The wreck appeared to have been caused by ], but despite a major manhunt, offers of reward, and years of investigation by SP,<ref>DeNevi, Don. "Tragic Train: The City of San Francisco -- The Development and Historic Wreck of a Streamliner." (1979, Superior Publishing). ISBN 0875645259. </ref> the case is unsolved.<ref>http://www2.gbcnv.edu/howh/CitySF.html</ref> |
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Competing streamlined passenger trains were, starting in 1949, the '']'' on the ], ], and ] Railroads, and starting in 1954, the '']'' on the ]. As with the '']'', many of the train's cars bore the names of locales around its namesake city, including ''Mission Dolores'', the nickname given to ]'s ]. |
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Competing streamlined trains were, starting in 1949, the '']'' on the ], ], and ] Railroads, and starting in 1954, the '']'' on the ]. As with the '']'', many of the train's cars bore the names of locales around its namesake city, including ''Mission Dolores'', the nickname given to ]'s ]. |
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The ''City of San Francisco'' is remembered for the ] in the ] that trapped the train for six days in January 1952 at {{coord|39.3262|-120.593|citation=inline}} 17 miles (27 km) west of ] at ] on Track #1 adjacent to Tunnel 35 (on Track #2), at about MP 176.5. Snowdrifts from 100 mph (160 km/h) winds blocked the train burying it in 12 feet of snow and stranding it from January 13 to 19. The event made international headlines. In the effort to reach the train, the railroad's snow-clearing equipment and snow-blowing rotary plows became frozen to the tracks nea Emigrant Gap. Hundreds of workers and volunteers, including ], using snowplows, tractors and manpower came to the rescue by clearing nearby Highway 40 to reach the train. The 196 passengers and 20 crewmembers were evacuated within 72 hours, on foot to vehicles that carried them the few highway miles to Nyack Lodge. The train itself was extricated several days later.<ref>Bull, Howard W. . ''Trains & Travel'' (magazine), Vol 13, #3, January, 1953. CPRR.org</ref> |
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The ''City of San Francisco'' is remembered for the ] in the ] that trapped the train for six days in January 1952 at {{coord|39.3262|-120.593|citation=inline}} 17 miles (27 km) west of ] at ] on Track #1 next to Tunnel 35 (on Track #2), at about MP 176.5. Snowdrifts from 100 mph (160 km/h) winds blocked the train burying it in 12 feet of snow and stranding it from January 13 to 19. The event made international headlines. In the effort to reach the train, the railroad's snow-clearing equipment and rotary plows became frozen to the tracks near Emigrant Gap. Hundreds of workers and volunteers, including ], using snowplows, tractors and manpower came to the rescue by clearing nearby Highway 40 to reach the train. The 196 passengers and 20 crewmembers were evacuated within 72 hours, on foot to vehicles that carried them the few highway miles to Nyack Lodge. The train itself was extricated several days later.<ref>Bull, Howard W. . ''Trains & Travel'' (magazine), Vol 13, #3, January, 1953. CPRR.org</ref> |
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In October 1955 the ] replaced the Chicago and North Western between Chicago and Omaha; in 1960 the ''City of San Francisco'' was combined with the ''City of Los Angeles'' east of Ogden. A May 1969 ] is available online.<ref>http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track8/citysanfran196906.html</ref> |
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In October 1955 the ] replaced the Chicago and North Western between Chicago and Omaha; in 1960 the ''City of San Francisco'' was combined with the ''City of Los Angeles'' east of Ogden. A May 1969 ] is available online.<ref>http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track8/citysanfran196906.html</ref> |
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* 1936: The ''City of San Francisco'' makes its first run between ], Illinois and ], California as streamline through service operated with a dedicated, diesel-electric powered articulated 11-unit consist.<ref>Heath, Erle ''Seventy-Five Years of Progress: Historical Sketch of the Southern Pacific'' (1945) San Francisco: Southern Pacific Railroad. p.39</ref><ref>A railroad train "consist" is defined by 49 CFR §210.7 as "one or more locomotives coupled to a rail car or rail cars." Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. ''Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Parts 200 to 299, Transportation''. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office (2005), p. 59</ref> |
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* June 1936: The ''City of San Francisco'' makes its first run between ], Illinois and ], California. The equipment was the ], a two-unit diesel-electric locomotive pulling nine articulated cars.<ref>Heath, Erle ''Seventy-Five Years of Progress: Historical Sketch of the Southern Pacific'' (1945) San Francisco: Southern Pacific Railroad. p.39</ref> |
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* 1938: Upgraded on January 2, 1938 to a quarter-mile long 17-unit consist made up of a three-part 6,000 h.p. diesel-electric power set built by the Electro-Motive Corporation and 14 aluminum-alloy girder-type baggage-dormitory, diner, lounge, sleepers, and observation cars.<ref>Heath 1945 p. 39</ref><ref>''The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba'', Volume 70, Issue 8 (1938). New York: National Railway Publication Company, p. 39</ref><ref>"Railway Age" Vol. 11 (1941). New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. p. 305</ref> Frequency remained at five trips per month each way. |
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* 1938: Replaced on January 2, 1938 by a 17-unit consist: a 5400 h.p. set of three ]s pulling 14 aluminum-alloy girder-type baggage-dormitory, diner, lounge, sleeper, and observation cars.<ref>Heath 1945 p. 39</ref><ref>''The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba'', Volume 70, Issue 8 (1938). New York: National Railway Publication Company, p. 39</ref><ref>"Railway Age" Vol. 11 (1941). New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. p. 305</ref> The 1938 cars were full lightweight-car cross-section, 13 ft 6 in tall, about two feet taller than the 1936 train. Frequency remained five trips per month each way. |
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* August 12, 1939: Sabotaged track sends the ''City of San Francisco'' flying off a bridge in the Nevada desert; two dozen passengers and crew members are killed and many more injured, and five cars are destroyed. |
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* August 12, 1939: Sabotaged track sends the ''City of San Francisco'' flying off a bridge in Nevada; two dozen passengers and crew members are killed and many more injured, and five cars are destroyed. |
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* July 1941: A second set of equipment enters service, allowing departures ten times per month thus replacing the short lived steam powered all-Pullman streamline ''Forty-Niner'' service that had operated five times a month between Chicago and San Francisco from July 8, 1937 to July 27, 1941.<ref>Heath 1945 p. 39</ref> |
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* July 1941: A second set of equipment enters service, allowing departures ten times per month, replacing the steam powered all-Pullman streamline ''Forty-Niner'' that made five round trips a month between San Francisco and Chicago from July 8, 1937 to July 27, 1941.<ref>Heath 1945 p. 39</ref> |
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* 1946: Service increased to thrice weekly on October 1, 1946. |
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* 1946: Service increased to thrice weekly on October 1, 1946. |
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* 1947: Train became daily on September 1, 1947 when a fourth train set was added to support daily operation in both directions of the ''City's'' 39-and-a-half-hour service thus finally supplanting ''The Overland'' as the only train providing premium daily service between Chicago and San Francisco on the Overland Route.<ref>Beebe, Lucius Morris ''The Overland Limited''. Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books (1963) p. 50.</ref><ref>Heath 1945 p. 39</ref> |
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* 1947: Train became daily on September 1, 1947 when enough new cars had arrived for a fourth train set.<ref>Beebe, Lucius Morris ''The Overland Limited''. Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books (1963) p. 50.</ref><ref>Heath 1945 p. 39</ref> |
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* January 13, 1952: The ''City of San Francisco'' is caught in a blizzard and remains stuck for days. The incident was one inspiration for ] book, ]. |
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* January 13, 1952: The ''City of San Francisco'' is caught in a blizzard and remains stuck for days. The incident was one inspiration for ] book, ]. |
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* May 1, 1971: UP ends the ''City of San Francisco'' train as ] takes over long-distance passenger operations in the United States; Amtrak retains the name until 1972. |
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* May 1, 1971: UP ends the ''City of San Francisco'' train as ] takes over long-distance passenger operations in the United States; Amtrak retains the name until 1972. |
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