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| Grand Canyon Limited | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | Midwestern and Southwestern United States |
| First service | June 29, 1929 |
| Last service | May 1, 1971 |
| Former operator(s) | Santa Fe |
| Route | |
| Termini | Chicago Los Angeles |
| Average journey time | 51 hours, 10 minutes (westbound) 48 hours (eastbound) |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 23 and 24 |
| Line(s) used | Grand Canyon Railway, Southern Transcon |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | Chair cars Dormitory lounge car |
| Sleeping arrangements | Roomettes Double bedrooms |
| Catering facilities | Dining car |
| Baggage facilities | Baggage car |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Operating speed | 43.7 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.