San Francisco Challenger

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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Passenger trains of the Union Pacific Railroad



Early articulated streamliners	M-10000 M-10001 M-10002 M-10003 to M-10006

Named trains	Challenger City of Denver City of Las Vegas City of Los Angeles City of Portland City of San Francisco City of St. Louis Los Angeles Limited Overland Flyer Overland Limited San Francisco Challenger

Rolling stock	Astra Dome Pacific series Placid series

Named trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway

400s	Capitol 400 Dakota 400 Flambeau 400 Peninsula 400 Kate Shelley 400 Minnesota 400 Rochester 400 Twin Cities 400

Overland Route	Challenger City of Denver City of Los Angeles City of Portland City of San Francisco Los Angeles Limited Overland Limited San Francisco Challenger

Passenger trains of the Southern Pacific

Named trains	Acadian Argonaut Arizona Limited Cascade Del Monte Golden Rocket Golden State Lark Sunbeam Sunset Limited West Coast

Daylights	Coast Daylight Daylight Limited Sacramento Daylight San Joaquin Daylight Shasta Daylight

Overland Route	Challenger City of San Francisco San Francisco Challenger San Francisco Overland

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