Santa Fe had two transcontinental routes, one through Raton Pass and one through Amarillo. As mentioned yesterday, the Scout was discontinued as a Chicago-Los Angeles train in 1948, but the name continued to be applied to what amounts to the Amarillo section of the California Limited, which went over Raton Pass. However, that ended with this timetable, which went into effect on January 10, 1954, so the last runs of the Scout probably left on January 9.
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The California Limited, meanwhile, was shifted to the Amarillo route, leaving Raton Pass (and Albuquerque) to the Super Chief, Chief, and El Capitan. The Grand Canyon continued to be divided to serve both routes.
In previous editions of the traveler’s timetables, page 2 had an index and a list of “special services for Santa Fe patrons.” To fill up the extra page created bu the discontinuance of the Scout, this was divided into two pages, with the index on page 2 and the “special services” on page 32. With more space, the “special service” included information on baggage limits that didn’t appear in previous editions.