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Image:Old PE car at San Gabriel Mission circa 1905.jpg|{{Old PE car at San Gabriel Mission circa 1905.jpg/credit}} | Image:ATSF California Limited at Los Angeles circa 1899 William Henry Jackson photo.jpg|{{ATSF California Limited at Los Angeles circa 1899 William Henry Jackson photo.jpg/credit}}<br />The ''California Limited'' was one of the named passenger trains of the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] and a workhorse of the railroad. It carried train Nos. 3 & 4 and ran between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California. | ||
Image:ATSF Scott Specia 1905.jpg|{{Template:ATSF Scott Specia 1905.jpg/credit}}<br />A promotional brochure for the Santa Fe Railway's ''Scott Special'' passenger train that made a one-time, record-breaking trip from Los Angeles, California to Chicago, Illinois in 1905, essentially as a publicity stunt. | |||
Image:Old PE car at San Gabriel Mission circa 1905.jpg|{{Old PE car at San Gabriel Mission circa 1905.jpg/credit}}A streetcar of the [[Pacific Electric Railway]] makes a stop at [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]] ''circa'' 1905. | |||
Image:Outside SD Union Station 1941.jpg|{{Outside SD Union Station 1941.jpg/credit}}<br />The station platform at the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]'s [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] depot in June, 1941. | Image:Outside SD Union Station 1941.jpg|{{Outside SD Union Station 1941.jpg/credit}}<br />The station platform at the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]'s [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] depot in June, 1941. | ||
Image:Super Chief ad.jpg|{{Super Chief ad.jpg/credit}}<br />A print ad extols the many virtues of traveling aboard the Santa Fe's ''Super Chief'', known as "The Train of the Stars." | Image:Super Chief ad.jpg|{{Super Chief ad.jpg/credit}}<br />A print ad extols the many virtues of traveling aboard the Santa Fe's ''Super Chief'', known as "The Train of the Stars." | ||
Image:Disneyland aerial view in 1956.jpg|{{Disneyland aerial view in 1956.jpg/credit}}<br />An aerial view of Disneyland in 1956, with the [[Disneyland Railroad]] route (which, at the time, encircled the entire park) visible. | Image:Disneyland aerial view in 1956.jpg|{{Disneyland aerial view in 1956.jpg/credit}}<br />An aerial view of Disneyland in 1956, with the [[Disneyland Railroad]] route (which, at the time, encircled the entire park) visible. | ||
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(PD) Photo: William Henry Jackson
The California Limited was one of the named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and a workhorse of the railroad. It carried train Nos. 3 & 4 and ran between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California.
(PD) Drawing: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
A promotional brochure for the Santa Fe Railway's Scott Special passenger train that made a one-time, record-breaking trip from Los Angeles, California to Chicago, Illinois in 1905, essentially as a publicity stunt.
(PD) Photo: Robert C. Post
A streetcar of the Pacific Electric Railway makes a stop at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel circa 1905.
(PD) Photo: U.S. Farm Security Administration / Russell Lee
The station platform at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's San Diego depot in June, 1941.
© Image: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
A print ad extols the many virtues of traveling aboard the Santa Fe's Super Chief, known as "The Train of the Stars."
(PD) Photo: Los Angeles Examiner / USC Regional Historical Photo Collection
An aerial view of Disneyland in 1956, with the Disneyland Railroad route (which, at the time, encircled the entire park) visible.
