City of Los Angeles, 16th Train, 1950
Time Tables
To give an idea of the time it took the City Of Los Angeles to travel between Chicago and Los Angeles
I have included excerpts from a few time tables in my collection.
I have also included the present day Amtrak Southwest Chief even though it is not a fair comparison.
The Southwest Chief calls only on a very few of the same cities and it travels a different route, but
from the passengers' viewpoint, it is the elapsed time that counts.
Westbound
Read Down |
Condensed Schedules
All trains daily |
Eastbound
Read Up |
City of Los Angeles
103 |
Amtrak
Southwest Chief
3 |
Amtrak
Southwest Chief
4 |
City of Los Angeles
104 |
| Sep. 11, 1949 |
May, 1950 |
Sep. 27, 1953 |
September, 2007 |
September, 2007 |
Sep. 27, 1953 |
May, 1950 |
Sep. 11, 1949 |
| 7.15 |
7.15 |
7.15 |
3.15 |
Lv. | Chicago C.& N.W. | Ar. |
3.20 +2 |
10.40 +2 |
10.40 +2 |
10.45 +2 |
| 3.00 +1 |
3.00 +1 |
3.00 +1 |
|
Ar. | Omaha C.& N.W. | Lv. |
|
2.50 +2 |
2.50 +2 |
2.50 +2 |
| 3.10 +1 |
3.10 +1 |
3.10 +1 |
-- via -- |
Lv. | Omaha Un. Pac. | Ar. |
and others |
2.40 +2 |
2.40 +2 |
2.40 +2 |
| 9.25 +1 |
9.25 +1 |
9.25 +1 |
Kansas City, |
Ar. | Cheyenne | Lv. |
BNSF |
6.30 +1 |
6.30 +1 |
6.30 +1 |
| |
| 9.35 +1 |
9.35 +1 |
9.35 +1 |
Albuquerque |
Lv. | Cheyenne | Ar. |
on |
6.20 +1 |
6.20 +1 |
6.20 +1 |
| 6.20 +1 |
6.20 +1 |
6.15 +1 |
on |
Ar. | Ogden | Lv. |
Kansas City |
9.45 +1 |
9.45 +1 |
9.40 +1 |
| 6.30 +1 |
6.30 +1 |
6.25 +1 |
BNSF |
Lv. | Ogden | Ar. |
Albuquerque, |
9.35 +1 |
9.35 +1 |
9.30 +1 |
| 7.10 +1 |
7.10 +1 |
7.10 +1 |
and others |
Ar. | Salt Lake City | Lv. |
-- via -- |
8.50 +1 |
8.50 +1 |
8.50 +1 |
| |
| 7.20 +1 |
7.20 +1 |
7.20 +1 |
|
Lv. | Salt Lake City | Ar. |
|
8.40 +1 |
8.40 +1 |
8.40 +1 |
| 9.00 +2 |
9.00 +2 |
9.00 +2 |
8.15 +2 |
Ar. | Los Angeles | Lv. |
6.45 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
| 39 h 45 m |
39 h 45 m |
39 h 45 m |
43 h 00 m |
---Elapsed Time--- |
42 h 35 m |
39 h 40 m |
39 h 40 m |
39 h 40 m |
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Notes:
Bold numbers indicate P.M.
+1 indicates the day after departure
+2 indicates two days after departure
Acknowledgments
The trademark "Union Pacific" is used with permission of
Union Pacific Railroad.
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