San Francisco Challenger
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The San Francisco Challenger was a train operated by Southern Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad and Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Starting in 1936, it ran from Oakland, California to Chicago, Illinois via the Overland Route. Schedule was about 60 hours-- three nights and two days. In 1947 it was replaced by the Gold Coast, which was discontinued in January 1955.
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- Challenger — a Union Pacific and Chicago and Northwestern train that ran from Chicago to Los Angeles
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- United States train and rolling stock stubs
- Passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad
- Passenger trains of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company
- Passenger trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway
- Named passenger trains of the United States
- Railway services introduced in 1936
- Railway services discontinued in 1947