Southern Pacific June 1946 Timetable

The military-only trains in the March 1946 timetable have been replaced by trains that were apparently open to the public. On the Overland Route, a coach-only train called the Advanced Pacific Limited departed two hours before the regular Pacific Limited and only went between Ogden and Oakland. No diner, but a news agent sold sandwiches and box lunches.

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On the Golden State Route, coach-only trains 47 and 48 went over Southern Pacific and Rock Island rails between Chicago and Los Angeles. It left Los Angeles 70 minutes after the Californian and arrived in Chicago nearly 14 hours after the Californian. While not limited to military personnel, I suspect that most of the passengers on these trains were returning soldiers.


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