Santa
Fe
Super
CHIEF Only 39¾
HOURS
Between CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY and CALIFORNIA
EQUIPMENT—Completely
Air-Conditioned
Lightweight Streamlined Extra Fare Train. Sleeping Car Passengers Only.
No. 17—Daily—The Super Chief.
Valet,
Barber Service and Shower Bath. Radio and recorded musical programs.
Extra Fare from Chicago and Kansas City, $15.00. (Federal Tax not
included.)
Dormitory Lounge Car...Chicago to Los
Angeles.
Sleeping Car...Chicago to Los Angeles—2
Drawing-room, 4 Compartments, 4 Double Bedrooms. (3 Cars.)
Chicago
to Los Angeles—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms. (2 Cars.)
Turquoise Room-Pleasure Dome Lounge
Car...Chicago to Los Angeles.
Dining Car...Chicago to Los Angeles.
Serves all meals. (Fred Harvey service.)
Sleeping Car...Kansas City to Los
Angeles—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms. (Ready to occupy 9:30
p.m.)
Observation Car...Chicago to Los
Angeles—4 Drawing-room, 1 Double Bedroom.
Santa Fe Parlor-Lounge Car...Los
Angeles to San Diego (on connecting train).
No.
18—Daily—The Super Chief.
Valet,
Barber Service and Shower Bath. Radio and recorded musical programs.
Extra Fare to Kansas City and Chicago, $15.00. (Federal Tax not
included.)
Dormitory Lounge Car...Los Angeles to
Chicago.
Sleeping Car...Los Angeles to Chicago—2
Drawing-room, 4 Compartments, 4 Double Bedrooms. (3 Cars.)
Los
Angeles to Chicago—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms. (2 Cars.)
Turquoise Room-Pleasure Dome Lounge
Car...Los Angeles to Chicago.
Dining Car...Los Angeles to Chicago.
Serves all meals. (Fred Harvey service.)
Sleeping Car...Los Angeles to Kansas
City—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms. (May be occupied at Kansas City
until 8:00 a.m.)
Observation Car...Los Angeles to
Chicago—4 Drawing-room, 1 Double Bedroom.
Santa Fe Parlor-Lounge Car...San Diego
to Los Angeles(on connecting train).
RULES FOR THE SUPER CHIEF, TRAINS 17 AND 18,
AND FOR THE CHIEF, TRAINS 19 AND 20. Extra
fare
of $15.00 on The Super Chief and $10.00 on The Chief will be charged
between Chicago or Kansas City and California points. Only first-class
tickets will be honored. Proportionate extra fares will apply between
other points at which these stop to take on or discharge passengers.
On Trains 17 and 18, THE SUPER CHIEF,
no tickets will be honored except between Chicago and Kansas City,
Newton, La Junta, Lamy, Albuquerque, Barstow, San Bernardino, Pasadena
and Los Angeles; Kansas City and La Junta, Lamy, Albuquerque, Los
Angeles, Pasadena, San Bernardino or Barstow; between Newton or La
Junta and Lamy, Albuquerque, Barstow, San Bernardino, Pasadena and Los
Angeles; and between Lamy or Albuquerque and Barstow, San Bernardino,
Pasadena, and Los Angeles:—Exception—when Pullman conductor, or agent
at terminal has unsold space at train time passengers will be
accommodated to or from La Junta. Train 17 and 18 will also stop at
Galesburg to receive or discharge passengers for or from Barstow, San
Bernardino, Pasadena or Los Angeles. Time shown at other intermediate
stations is for information only.
Other travel may be carried
only between intermediate points which are regular stops for these
trains as indicated herein, provided Pullman conductor or agent at
terminal has unsold Pullman space at train time which can be assigned
to passenger through to destination.
This is the definitive postwar edition of the Super Chief. It featured the first dome cars to enter service between Chicago and Los Angeles, the famous "Pleasure Dome" cars with the "Turquoise Room" dining area which could be reserved for private dinner parties.
Read two feature articles on the 1951 Super Chief from Railway Age
Pleasure Dome car diagram and photos
Sleeping Car diagram and photos
Observation-Lounge car diagram and photos.
Streamliner Memories has excellent information on the Pleasure Domes and Turquoise Room, as well as period advertisements.Santa Fe printed and distributed this "Along Your Way" brochure as a route guide covering essentially all of its named passenger train routes. [NOTE: 48 page PDF file, 76 megabytes!]