Abstract: One of the nation's most famous name trains - the Overland Limited - train No. 1 (westbound) on Union Pacific rails in Echo Canyon, Utah. The train is headed by a Mountain, type 4-8-2 locomotive with a Vanderbilt tender (oil burner) headed by Engine No. 7038 with a consist of eleven cars, all standard heavyweight equipment. This train was a joint-operation of three rail entities: Chicago and Northwestern from Chicago to Omaha; Union Pacific from Omaha to Salt Lake City; and Southern Pacific from Salt Lake City to San Francisco and on to Los Angeles. In the Roaring Twenties the Overland Limited was the flagship of the Union Pacific's fleet.
Publication Year: 1928
Publication Date: 1928-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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