- Scout (passenger train)
The "Scout" was one of the named passenger trains of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway . It was initially assigned train Nos. 1 (westbound) & 10 (eastbound), and its route ran fromChicago, Illinois toLos Angeles, California . Inaugurated onJanuary 16 ,1916 , this "budget" heavyweight train consisted of touristsleeping car s equipped with upper and lower berths, "chair" cars (coaches) for the truly cost-conscious, and an open-endobservation car .The train was assigned Nos. 1 & 2 in 1920, only to revert to Nos. 1 & 10 a year later. The "Scout" made its last run on
June 7 ,1948 .History
Timeline
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January 19 ,1916 : The "Scout" commences operation.
*January 4 ,1931 : Regular service on the "Scout" is discontinued as a result of the economic effects of theGreat Depression . Thereafter, economy service was provided by the "Hopi", the "Missionary", and the "Navajo" passenger trains.
* 1920: The westbound "Scout" is assigned No. 10, but is redesignated as No. 1 the following year.
*May 10 ,1936 : Regular service on the "new" (renovated) "Scout" resumes. The westbound trip was completed in 60 hours, 15 minutes, while the eastbound schedule was reduced to 58 hours, 35 minutes.
*June 7 ,1948 : The "Scout" is withdrawn from service as passengers increasingly prefer to travel aboard Santa Fe'sstreamlined trains.References
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* Passenger train service on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
External links
* [http://www.csrmf.org/ California State Railway Museum]
* [http://www.atsfrr.com/ Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society]
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