54-595: The Super Chief was one of the named passenger trains and the flagship of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway . The then-modern streamliner was touted in its heyday as "The Train of the Stars" because it often carried celebrities between Chicago, Illinois , and Los Angeles, California . The Super Chief (Nos. 17 and 18) was the first diesel-electric powered cross-country passenger train in America. The train eclipsed
108-619: A bypass north of Winslow was awarded at the end of 1977. I-40 replaced U.S. Route 66 in Arizona in its entirety. Winslow achieved international fame in 1972 in the Eagles / Jackson Browne song " Take It Easy " that has the line " standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona ." According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 12.3 square miles (32 km ), all land. It
162-422: A collector's market, and led to the issuance of authorized reproductions in recent years. List of named passenger trains In the history of rail transport , dating back to the 19th century, there have been hundreds of named passenger trains . The following is a list of named trains . Lists of these have been organized into geographical regions. Trains with numeric names are spelled out. For example,
216-548: A cross-country journey from New York to Los Angeles aboard the Super Chief . Swanson's first color film was one of very few to be shot entirely aboard actual railroad equipment. Santa Fe transported cars from the Super Chief to the production company's studio lot for filming. The film met with lukewarm reviews and was not a financial success, but did showcase the features of the Super Chief . Most railroads began offering some form of meal service on their trains as an alternate to
270-457: A flip-top (or change of) table and addition of chairs. Dining cars almost always operated with a lounge car coupled to them for bar-lounge service and a waiting area when the dining car was full. Unlike the Union Pacific "City" trains, the Super Chief and other Santa Fe trains did not use the "twin-unit" dining cars. Santa Fe, in general, ran somewhat shorter trains that could be serviced with
324-452: A pair of blunt-nosed, Diesel-electric units ( EMC 1800 hp B-B ) designated as Nos. 1 and 1A. Santa Fe employees hung the nicknames "One-Spot Twins" and " Amos 'n' Andy " (from the popular radio show of the day) on the units, which were always paired and ran back-to-back. In a little over a year the EMC E1 , a new 3,600 hp (2.7 MW) streamlined Diesel-electric set (one 1800 hp hood unit and
378-405: A single dining car (although the heavyweight trains frequently operated in several sections , the streamlined trains generally did not). The height of Super Chief lounge and dining facilities came in 1951 with the new 600-series Dining Cars bracketed by the 500 series Pleasure Domes in front and a bar-lounge-dormitory unit in back (moved from the front of the trains). The train still operated with
432-657: Is also a crew change point for the railroad. Hopi Senom Transit provides bus service from Winslow to the Hopi Reservation . Interstate 40 runs just north of Winslow; the Business route is the historic U.S. Route 66 . The historic La Posada hotel has been restored. The nearby Meteor Crater , sometimes known as the Barringer Crater and formerly as the Canyon Diablo crater, is a famous impact crater. Standin' on
486-420: Is approximately 57 miles (92 km) southeast of Flagstaff , 320 miles (510 km) west of Albuquerque, New Mexico , and 329 miles (529 km) southeast of Las Vegas . Winslow experiences a dry, temperate arid climate ( Köppen BWk ), with a wide diurnal temperature variation year-round, averaging 32.7 °F (18.17 °C). Winters are cool and dry, while summers are hot, and bringing the largest portion of
540-516: Is no commercial airline service. The airport was designed by Charles Lindbergh , who stayed in Winslow during its construction. At the time it was the only commercial airport between Albuquerque and Los Angeles . Winslow's railroad station has twice-daily Amtrak service (one train eastbound and one westbound) with the Southwest Chief . The city is on BNSF 's Southern Transcon route that runs between Los Angeles and Chicago , Illinois. It
594-608: The Chief as Santa Fe's standard bearer. The extra-fare ($ 10) Super Chief left Dearborn Station in Chicago for its first trip on May 12, 1936. Before starting scheduled service in May 1937, the lightweight version of the Super Chief ran 2,227 miles (3,584 km) from Los Angeles over recently upgraded tracks in 36 hours and 49 minutes, averaging 60 mph (97 km/h) overall and reaching 100 mph (160 km/h). With one set of equipment,
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#1732844902105648-638: The Southwest Chief . Santa Fe's marketing advantage for the Super Chief lay in the geography of the route as well as its ownership. The Santa Fe began as a rail line along the old Santa Fe and Spanish Trails , from the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers (at Atchison and Topeka, Kansas ) to the Pecos River and Rio Grande in New Mexico. This initial route was eventually extended to Los Angeles. The convenience of traveling "Santa Fe All The Way"
702-466: The 20th Century Limited is listed under "Twentieth Century Limited". Named trains are sometimes identified through a train headboard , drumhead , lettering on the locomotive or passenger cars, or a combination of these methods. Winslow, Arizona Winslow ( Navajo : Béésh Sinil ) is a city in Navajo County, Arizona , United States. According to the 2020 census , the population of
756-404: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway for adding water and fuel. Passengers could disembark and have enough time to have a meal during the extended stop. During the 1920s many celebrities chose to come west to Hollywood and when they stopped in Winslow a parade took place. The local newspaper often documented these special events. Winslow was also home to a roundhouse and maintenance depot for
810-959: The Chicago and North Western Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad , and (to a lesser extent) the Golden State on the Rock Island and Southern Pacific lines. The Santa Fe Super Chief was one of the last passenger trains in the United States to carry an all-Pullman consist; only the Pennsylvania Railroad 's Broadway Limited and the Illinois Central's Panama Limited outlasted it. The Super Chief maintained its high level of service until Santa Fe ceased all passenger operations on May 1, 1971. When Amtrak took over operation of
864-565: The September 11 attacks . The memorial was constructed using two beams recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center towers in New York City . A large number of citizens donated time and money to the erection of the memorial, which was in place and celebrated on the first anniversary of the event, September 11, 2002. In the era of steam locomotives, Winslow was an important stop on
918-469: The Super Chief line. These locomotives were the first to wear Santa Fe’s red, yellow, and silver “War bonnet” color scheme. EMC’s sleek and efficient streamlined locomotives became the standard on North American railroads. Hollywood celebrities frequently rode the fashionable Super Chief , making it known as “The Train of The Stars.” By January 1954 the Super Chief had inherited from the Santa Fe's Chief
972-526: The Super Chief 's most popular signature dishes was the AT&;SF version of pain perdu , simply and appropriately named "Santa Fe French Toast". The decor, linens, and other dining car accoutrements reflected the same Southwestern flair prevalent throughout the train. Mary Colter , architect , Indian art expert, and 35-year veteran of the Fred Harvey Company, designed the china and silverware used on
1026-523: The Super Chief . The Santa Fe intended the Super Chief to be the latest in a long line of luxury Chicago–Los Angeles trains wedded to the latest in railroad technology. In the 1930s these included air conditioning , lightweight all-metal construction, and diesel locomotion . In August 1935 the General Motors Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC) delivered two blunt-nosed diesel-electric units Nos. 1 and 1A , intended to pull
1080-675: The Super Chief . Aside from an ALCO HH600 switcher at Dearborn Station in Chicago , they were the Santa Fe's first diesel-electrics and the first such trains intended for passenger service. The locomotives made their first test run with a set of Pullman cars and a dynamometer car in September 1935. The first Super Chief operated on May 12, 1936, with the diesels pulling air-conditioned heavyweight Pullman cars. They were put into regular service on May 18, 1937. In 1937, Santa Fe purchased several of Electro-Motive’s new “Streamliner Series” diesel-electric locomotives and placed them in service on
1134-516: The Super Chief . Colter, who also designed the interiors of Fred Harvey's opulent La Fonda , La Posada , and El Tovar hotels, based her dinnerware motif on the Native American pictographs of animals and geometric patterns left behind on clay pots by the ancient inhabitants of the Rio Mimbres Valley in southwestern New Mexico around 1100 AD. Colter drew specific inspiration from
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#17328449021051188-588: The Super Chief / El Capitan names with Santa Fe's permission. From June 11 to September 10, 1972, Amtrak operated the Chief , a second Chicago–Los Angeles train along the same route. This was the only occasion on which Amtrak ran a second train to duplicate a long-distance service along its entire route outside the New York–Florida corridor. Amtrak dropped the El Capitan designation on April 19, 1973. On March 7, 1974,
1242-467: The Super Chief-2 . Steam locomotives including No. 3751 and 2926 were not uncommon for relief power in the event of the diesels experiencing problems or being unavailable. The Super Chief was a near-instant success among travelers who appreciated its modern, air-conditioned cars, private bedrooms, high amenity levels, and smooth ride. The train was staffed with top-of-the-line crews ingrained with
1296-469: The "hustle and bustle" of Los Angeles' Union Passenger Terminal ( LAUPT ). When the Santa Fe was notified that a particular celebrity was going to be traveling on the Super Chief , a press release was issued to allow the media to interview and photograph the star. Legendary Jazz Pianist Fats Waller died of pneumonia at the age of 39 on board the Santa Fe Super Chief on December 15, 1943. In time
1350-672: The 700 pen-and-ink drawings of Mimbres pottery recorded by archeologist Harriet Cosgrove from 1924 to 1927 while excavating the Swarts Ruin in New Mexico with her husband Cornelius Cosgrove . Publication of the Swarts Ruin record created a sensation in 1932. The "Mimbreño" pattern was produced between 1936 and 1970 by the Onondaga Pottery Co. of Syracuse, New York , under its better-known trade name, Syracuse China. The bottoms carried
1404-505: The Corner Park is a downtown park featuring murals depicting the "Girl my Lord in a flatbed Ford". Winslow also has an annual Standin' On The Corner street festival, traditionally held the last week of September. The Painted Desert and Petrified Forest are about 60 miles (100 km) east of Winslow. The Little Painted Desert is 18 miles (29 km) north of Winslow. The 9-11 Remembrance Gardens honors those who lost their lives during
1458-515: The PRR dropped its Broadway Limited sleeper connection. Upon the April 1958 timetables, the cooperating railroads terminated their transcontinental sleeper operations. Declining ridership and delay from switching sleeping cars between Chicago terminals were factors in the through-car termination. On May 1, 1971, Amtrak took over operation of intercity passenger rail service in the United States. Amtrak retained
1512-485: The Santa Fe directed Amtrak to stop using the Super Chief and Texas Chief names due to a perceived reduction in the quality of service. The trains were renamed Southwest Limited and Lone Star on May 19. On November 30, 1980, Amtrak replaced the ex- Super Chief "Pleasure Dome" and " Hi-Level " cars on the Southwest Limited with new Superliners . The first motive power set on Super Chief-1 consisted of
1566-543: The Santa Fe. When the facility at Barstow, California was given the engineering responsibility for newer diesel locomotives, Winslow began its slow decline. Company brass moved out, as did other employees needed for maintenance and repairs. In 1949 when the Shah of Iran came to America and toured some sights, he chose to come to the Grand Canyon. His plane landed at the Winslow airport and the entourage took land transport to get to
1620-480: The Vista-series 4 Drawing Room, 1 double bedroom observation cars on the rear, albeit without any bar or buffet service. The bar-lounge cars next to the diner always included dormitory space for the train crew (a staff of 3–4 cooks and 6–7 waiters) required for the two-night-and-one-day trip. The eight Pullmans on the train had a capacity of 150–200 passengers when full but often ran with single-occupancy rooms, making
1674-461: The annual precipitation, which is 7.01 inches (178 mm); snowfall averages 8.1 inches (21 cm) per season (July 1 through June 30 of the subsequent year). As of the census of 2000, there were 9,520 people, 2,754 households, and 1,991 families residing in the city. The population density was 773 inhabitants per square mile (298/km ). There were 3,198 housing units at an average density of 260 per square mile (100/km ). The city's racial makeup
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1728-548: The area. The chain's final Harvey House , designed by Mary Colter , opened in 1930. It closed in 1957 and was used by the Santa Fe Railway for offices. The railroad abandoned the property in 1994 and announced plans to tear it down. However, it was bought and restored by Allan Affeldt and now is known as the La Posada Hotel . U.S. Route 66 originally passed through the city. A contract to build Interstate 40 as
1782-480: The best traditions of the railroad, and drew passengers not only from other railroads but from other Santa Fe trains such as the Chief . The Super Chief quickly became "the" train to ride between Chicago and Los Angeles, much as New York Central 's 20th Century Limited was the favored travel option of the time for the East Coast-bound. To acquaint passengers with the various points of interest located along
1836-437: The canyon. In the 1970s, Winslow was chosen as the site of one of ten Decision Information Distribution System radio stations, designed to alert the public of an enemy attack. The system was never implemented and the station was never built. Winslow was mentioned in the popular 1972 song " Take It Easy " written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey and performed by the Eagles . The Crew video game featured Winslow as
1890-510: The cast travelling on the Super Chief. in one, a tout at Los Angeles Union Station tried to convince Jack to take the El Capitan instead. In June 1952, Warner Bros. Pictures released Three for Bedroom "C" , a romantic comedy starring Gloria Swanson , James Warren , Fred Clark , Hans Conried , and Steve Brodie . In the film, an aging movie star (Swanson) hides out in a compartment during
1944-403: The city is 9,005. It is approximately 57 miles (92 km) southeast of Flagstaff , 240 miles (390 km) west of Albuquerque, New Mexico , and 329 miles (529 km) southeast of Las Vegas . Winslow was named for either Edward F. Winslow , president of St. Louis–San Francisco Railway , which owned half of the old Atlantic and Pacific Railroad , or Tom Winslow, a prospector who lived in
1998-614: The city. Winslow also hosts the Little Colorado Campus of Northland Pioneer College . The Little Springs Community School, a tribal elementary school affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), has a Winslow postal address but is actually in an unincorporated area 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Birdsprings . Winslow is served by Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport ( IATA: INW , ICAO: KINW ), originally constructed by Transcontinental Air Transport ; however, there
2052-515: The inscription "Made expressly for Santa Fe Dining Car Service." These distinctive pieces made their debut on the dining car Cochiti in 1937. Used on the Super Chief and other named trains until the end of Santa Fe passenger service in 1971, some original Mimbreño dinnerware can still be found today in service on BNSF Railway business cars. Mimbreño has been dubbed "the oldest of all railroad china" as its design concept dates back nearly ten centuries. Demand for surviving original pieces has created
2106-452: The line, served top-quality meals to railroad patrons during water stops and other planned layovers and were favored over in-transit facilities for all trains operating west of Kansas City . The Super Chief included dining cars, staffed by Fred Harvey Company personnel, as part of its standard consist from the outset. In general, the Super Chief operated 36-seat dining cars, although most of them were convertible to 48-seat dining cars with
2160-541: The nation's passenger rail service on May 1, 1971, it retained the Super Chief. In 1974 due to a publicly-perceived decline in quality of passenger service, the Santa Fe Railway withdrew permission to use the "Chief" trade name, so Amtrak renamed the train The Southwest Limited . In 1984 after new Superliner equipment had replaced the aging original rolling stock, Santa Fe allowed Amtrak to rename its train to
2214-523: The other a cabless booster unit, also 1800 hp) would be pulling the Super Chief . A variety of locomotives (including ALCO PAs , EMD E6s , FTs , F3s , F7s , and FP45s , along with Santa Fe's only ALCO DL-107 / 108s and FM Erie-built units) would make their appearances over the years. All wore the Warbonnet paint scheme devised by Leland Knickerbocker of the GM "Art and Color Section" that debuted on
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2268-522: The passenger list would include many Hollywood stars, such as Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor , Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall , Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis , Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball , James Cagney , Judy Garland , and Bing Crosby . The train's appeal was not limited to those in the entertainment industry, as it also played host to former presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower , and their wives. Several radio and TV episodes of The Jack Benny Show had plotlines involving
2322-479: The passenger load less. When Santa Fe rolled out its new " Pleasure Dome "-Lounge cars in 1951, the railroad introduced the Turquoise Room, promoted as "The only private dining room in the world on rails". The room accommodated 12 guests, and could be reserved anytime for private dinner or cocktail parties. The room was often used by celebrities and dignitaries. As was the case on other railroads, dining car service
2376-447: The poor fare typically found at trackside establishments even before the completion of the first transcontinental railroad . By the mid-1880s, dedicated dining cars were a normal part of all long-distance train consists departing from Chicago for points west , save for those of the Santa Fe, who relied on America's first interstate network of restaurants to feed its passengers en route. The " Harvey Houses ", located strategically along
2430-445: The pre-war years the Super Chief did not allow passengers to board or disembark at any point between Kansas City and Barstow; intermediate stops were operating stops only, to change crews or to service the train. During the war the rules were relaxed to carry passengers to and from Albuquerque and La Junta, but only when unsold space was available at train time. Not until the postwar era could passengers travel to intermediate stations on
2484-563: The route, Santa Fe built seven signs marking such notable features as the Continental Divide and Raton Pass . In the mid-1940s, company president Fred G. Gurley went to great lengths to solicit business from California's motion picture industry. A passenger agent was located in Hollywood specifically for the purpose of maintaining close contact with the movie studios. The train stopped at Pasadena to allow celebrities to board away from
2538-532: The service of running continuous Los Angeles-New York sleepers continuing from Chicago on the New York Central Railroad 's 20th Century Limited and on the Pennsylvania Railroad 's Broadway Limited . The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offered a similar service with Los Angeles-Washington, D.C., sleepers on that company's Shenandoah westbound and Capitol Limited eastbound. However, in October 1957
2592-449: The train initially operated once a week from both Chicago and Los Angeles. After more passenger cars were delivered in 1938, the Super Chief ran twice weekly that year, and later (from 1948) trips were again increased, to offer daily service. Adding to the train's mystique were its gourmet meals and Hollywood clientele. Competitors to the Super Chief were the City of Los Angeles trains on
2646-658: Was $ 29,741, and the median family income was $ 35,825. Males had a median income of $ 28,365 versus $ 20,698 for females. The city's per capita income was $ 12,340. About 17.5% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over. Winslow is served by the Winslow Unified School District . The city has three public elementary schools: Bonnie Brennan Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, and Washington Elementary School. Winslow Junior High School and Winslow High School serve
2700-539: Was 40.8% White , 28.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 23.5% Native American , 13.5% from other races , 5.2% Black or African American , 1.0% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander and 4.2% from two or more races. There were 2,754 households, of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who
2754-465: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.40. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.6 males. The city's median household income
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#17328449021052808-529: Was a losing proposition financially. Santa Fe, more than any of its competitors, took the concept of using on-board meal service as a loss leader to the highest level to attract and retain customers. The name Super Chief became synonymous with the finest fare available on wheels. The Continental cuisine offered aboard the Super Chief went beyond the American fare on other trains, and often rivaled that served in many five-star restaurants. A "Wake-Up Cup" of coffee
2862-479: Was brought to one's private bedroom each morning, on request, a service exclusive to the Super Chief . Breakfast and lunch were served à la carte , while dinner could be ordered either à la carte or table d'hôte . The elaborate dinner offerings generally included caviar and other delicacies, cold salads, grilled and sauteéd fish, sirloin steaks and filet mignon, lamb chops, and the like. For discerning palates, elegant champagne dinners were an option. One of
2916-759: Was superior to anything that the competing jointly operated railroads could provide on their routes to the west coast. A single traffic and operating department managed all the divisions and districts of the Santa Fe route from Chicago to Los Angeles. Dining cars, the commissary supply chains, the on-board service crews and their management; all worked together from Chicago to Los Angeles. The Super Chief ran through Kansas City, Missouri ; Newton, Kansas ; Dodge City, Kansas ; La Junta, Colorado ; Raton, New Mexico ; Las Vegas, New Mexico ; Albuquerque, New Mexico ; Gallup, New Mexico ; Winslow, Arizona ; Seligman, Arizona ; Needles, California ; Barstow, California ; San Bernardino, California ; and Pasadena, California . During
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