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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Num 3
The California Limited
(Westbound)

Chicago IL to Los Angeles CA

2,227 miles.   62 hrs 15 min.

Through Service
to: Oklahoma City

Amenities ...



In the earliest days, this train had 45 separate trains running between Chicago and Los Angeles.


Arrives Connecting Cities Departs
- - - Dearborn Station
Chicago IL
11:30 PM C 
12:20 AM C  Joliet IL 12:20 AM C 
1:35 AM C  Streator IL 1:35 AM C 
2:30 AM C  Chillicothe IL 2:35 AM C 
3:40 AM C  Santa Fe Depot
Galesburg IL
3:40 AM C 
4:55 AM C  Fort Madison IA 4:55 AM C 
5:38 AM C  Medill MO 5:38 AM C 
6:40 AM C  La Plata MO 6:40 AM C 
7:25 AM C  Marceline MO 7:30 AM C 
8:50 AM C  Henrietta MO 8:50 AM C 
10:00 AM C  Union Station
Kansas City MO
10:45 AM C 
11:01 AM C  Lawrence KS 11:41 AM C 
12:20 PM C  Topeka KS 12:33 PM C 
2:00 PM C  Emporia KS 2:05 PM C 
3:30 PM C  Newton KS 3:55 PM C 
4:50 PM C  Hutchinson KS 4:50 PM C 
7:40 PM C  Dodge City KS 7:45 PM C 
8:11 PM C  Cimarron KS 8:11 PM C 
8:53 PM C  Garden City KS 8:53 PM C 
9:05 PM M  Syracuse KS 9:10 PM M 
9:41 PM M  Holly CO 9:41 PM M 
10:24 PM M  Lamar CO 10:24 PM M 
11:17 PM M  Las Animas CO 11:17 PM M 
11:45 PM M  La Junta CO 12:15 AM M 
2:50 AM M  Trinidad CO 2:50 AM M 
4:00 AM M  Raton NM 4:00 AM M 
4:46 AM M  French NM 4:46 AM M 
5:50 AM M  Wagon Mound NM 5:50 AM M 
7:10 AM M  Las Vegas NM 7:15 AM M 
9:43 AM M  Lamy NM 9:43 AM M 
10:15 AM M  Los Cerrillos NM 10:15 AM M 
11:15 AM M  Bernalillo NM 11:15 AM M 
11:45 AM M  Albuquerque NM 12:01 PM M 
3:45 PM M  Gallup NM 3:45 PM M 
5:30 PM M  Holbrook AZ 5:30 PM M 
6:05 PM M  Winslow AZ 6:10 PM M 
7:10 PM M  (does not stop)
Diablo Canyon AZ
7:10 PM M 
8:10 PM M  Flagstaff AZ 8:10 PM M 
9:20 PM M  (Grand Canyon connection)
Williams AZ
9:20 PM M 
10:15 PM M  (Phoenix connection)
Ash Fork AZ
10:20 PM M 
11:10 PM M  Seligman AZ 11:20 PM M 
1:10 AM M  Kingman AZ 1:10 AM M 
1:25 AM P  Needles CA 1:35 AM P 
6:25 AM P  Barstow CA 6:45 AM P 
7:42 AM P  Victorville CA 7:42 AM P 
9:25 AM P  San Bernardino CA 9:25 AM P 
11:01 AM P  Pasadena CA 11:01 AM P 
11:45 AM P  Los Angeles CA