MAJOR PASSENGER TRAINS

RIO GRANDE

STREAMLINERS
Trains which were modernized with new streamlined passenger cars, mainly during the 1930's through the 1950's.

#7/#8 - Prospector
Denver-Salt Lake City
1940 - introduced as a streamliner
1942 - service suspended
1950 - service restored
1967 - discontinued

#17/#18 - California Zephyr
Chicago-(via CB&Q)-Burlington-Omaha-Lincoln-Denver
Denver-Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City-(via WP)-Oakland
1949 - becomes a streamliner replacing Exposition Flyer
1970 - discontinued Salt Lake City-Oakland
1971 - operation of segment via Rio Grande continued independent of Amtrak
1983 - became part of Amtrak

STREAMLINERS/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Consists and concise schedules from various eras, as streamlined trains were introduced.

Pre War Streamliners
Post War Streamliners
Passenger Diesel Locomotives

ADDITIONAL TRAINS
Additional important passenger trains, often named trains, which generally were not fully equipped with with new streamlined passenger cars. Although many of these trains might have received surplus streamlined cars later during their histories.

#1/#2 - Royal Gorge
Denver-Colorado Springs-Pueblo-Salida-Salt Lake City-Ogden
1953 - discontinued Salt Lake City-Ogden
1964 - discontinued Salida-Salt Lake City
1967 - discontinued