23 | Train Number | 24 | ||||
Daily | Miles | Services | Daily | |||
11 00A | Dp | 0.0 | Chicago, IL (Dearborn Sta.) (CT) | C R | Ar | 3 15P |
F | 12.8 | McCook, IL | 2 37P | |||
F | 17.4 | Willow Springs, IL | F 2 30P | |||
F | 25.1 | Lemont, IL | C | F | ||
F | 29.3 | Romeo, IL | ||||
F | 32.7 | Lockport, IL | F | |||
11 55A | 37.5 | Joliet, IL | C R | 2 00P | ||
F | 48.2 | Drummond, IL | ||||
F | 52.7 | Lorenzo, IL | ||||
F | 58.1 | Coal City, IL | C | 1 34P | ||
F | 66.0 | Mazon, IL | F | |||
F | 70.7 | Verona, IL | F 1 18P | |||
F | 74.7 | Kinsman, IL | F | |||
F | 79.7 | Ransom, IL | F | |||
F | 84.3 | Kernan, IL | F | |||
12 50P | 89.5 | Streator, IL | C | 12 50P | ||
F | 93.9 | Moon, IL | ||||
F | 95.7 | Ancona, IL | F12 39P | |||
F | 102.1 | Leeds, IL | ||||
F | 109.8 | Toluca, IL | C | 12 26P | ||
F | 115.8 | La Rose, IL | F | |||
F | 120.7 | Wilbern, IL | F | |||
1 30P | 129.8 | Chillicothe, IL | C R | 12 01P | ||
F | 137.8 | Edelstein, IL | F11 47A | |||
F | 144.4 | Princeville, IL | C | F | ||
F | 148.0 | Monica, IL | F11 34A | |||
F | 153.2 | Laura, IL | F | |||
F | 158.1 | Williamsfield, IL | F11 21A | |||
F | 163.0 | Dahinda, IL | F | |||
F | 165.7 | Appleton, IL | F | |||
2 20P | 177.2 | Galesburg, IL | C R | 11 00A | ||
F | 185.7 | Cameron, IL | F | |||
F | 189.9 | Nemo, IL | F | |||
F | 191.6 | Ormonde, IL | F10 37A | |||
F | 196.8 | Ponemah, IL | F | |||
F | 201.2 | Smithshire, IL | F10 26A | |||
F | 204.3 | Media, IL | F | |||
F | 208.6 | Stronghurst, IL | C | F10 17A | ||
F | 212.5 | Decorra, IL | ||||
F | 218.6 | Lomax, IL | F10 05A | |||
F | 224.5 | Dallas City, IL | C | F | ||
F | 230.6 | East Fort Madison, IL | F 9 53A | |||
3 30P | 232.4 | Fort Madison, IA | C | 9 50A | ||
3 35P | Ar | 234.1 | Shopton, IA | Dp | 9 45A | |
3 40P | Dp | Ar | 9 40A | |||
F 3 55P | 247.3 | Argyle, IA | ||||
F 4 09P | 255.3 | Revere, MO | ||||
F 4 17P | 261.9 | Medill, MO | F 9 05A | |||
F 4 29P | 270.9 | Wyaconda, MO | C | F 8 55A | ||
F 4 36P | 276.2 | Gorin, MO | F 8 48A | |||
F 4 43P | 281.1 | Rutledge, MO | F | |||
F 4 55P | 289.2 | Baring, MO | C | F 8 32A | ||
F 5 07P | 298.5 | Hurdland, MO | ||||
F | 304.9 | Gibbs, MO | ||||
5 25P | 311.1 | La Plata, MO | C | 8 10A | ||
F 5 38P | 321.2 | Elmer, MO | C | F 7 55A | ||
F 5 47P | 327.9 | Ethel, MO | F 7 48A | |||
F 6 03P | 339.7 | Bucklin, MO | C | F 7 33A | ||
6 15P | 345.6 | Marceline, MO | C | 7 25A | ||
F 6 22P | 352.8 | Rothville, MO | F | |||
F 6 30P | 358.9 | Mendon, MO | F 7 05A | |||
F | 366.3 | Dean Lake, MO | ||||
F 6 43P | 372.5 | Bosworth, MO | F 6 50A | |||
7 00P | 384.7 | Carrollton, MO | C | 6 36A | ||
F | 394.9 | Norborne, MO | C | F | ||
F 7 24P | 403.7 | Hardin, MO | C | F 6 12A | ||
7 33P | 409.6 | Henrietta, MO | C | 6 05A | ||
F 7 53P | 425.0 | Sibley, MO | ||||
432.2 | Atherton, MO | F | ||||
8 50P | Ar | 449.4 | Kansas City, MO | C R | Dp | 5 15A |
9 30P | Dp | Ar | 4 45A | |||
F10 00P | 475.0 | Olathe, KS | C | F 3 50A | ||
10 30P | 506.2 | Ottawa, KS | C | 3 15A | ||
11 45P | Ar | 561.6 | Emporia, KS | C | 2 25A | |
11 50P | Dp | |||||
572.9 | Saffordville, KS | F | ||||
581.2 | Strong City, KS | C | F | |||
587.8 | Elmdale, KS | F | ||||
595.1 | Clements, KS | F | ||||
600.2 | Cedar Point, KS | F | ||||
606.4 | Florence, KS | C | F | |||
617.8 | Peabody, KS | C | F | |||
627.8 | Walton, KS | F | ||||
1 10A | Ar | 634.6 | Newton, KS | C R | Dp | 1 15A |
1 25A | Dp | Ar | 1 05A | |||
F 1 35A | 644.1 | Halstead, KS | C | F12 28A | ||
F | 653.6 | Burrton, KS | ||||
2 10A | 667.5 | Hutchinson, KS | C R | 12 05A | ||
F | 678.4 | Partridge, KS | F | |||
F | 684.6 | Abbyville, KS | F | |||
F | 690.2 | Plevna, KS | F | |||
F | 695.9 | Sylvia, KS | F | |||
F | 700.6 | Zenith, KS | F | |||
F 2 46A | 706.5 | Stafford, KS | C | F11 20P | ||
F 2 57A | 715.5 | St. John, KS | C | F11 10P | ||
F 3 06A | 727.1 | Macksville, KS | F | |||
F | 734.4 | Belpre, KS | F | |||
3 38A | 751.9 | Kinsley, KS | C | 10 40P | ||
F | 759.9 | Offerle, KS | F | |||
F | 771.3 | Spearville, KS | F10 19P | |||
F | 779.9 | Wright, KS | F | |||
4 45A | Ar | 787.7 | Dodge City, KS (CT) | C R | Dp | 10 05P |
3 55A | Dp | Dodge City, KS (MT) | Ar | 8 55P | ||
F | 796.7 | Howell, KS | F | |||
F 4 15A | 806.4 | Cimarron, KS | F 8 34P | |||
F | 812.5 | Ingalls, KS | F | |||
F | 819.2 | Charleston, KS | F | |||
F | 825.3 | Pierceville, KS | F | |||
4 50A | 837.6 | Garden City, KS | C R | 8 05P | ||
F | 852.2 | Deerfield, KS | F | |||
5 13A | 859.5 | Lakin, KS | F 7 42P | |||
F | 877.4 | Kendall, KS | F | |||
5 44A | 889.1 | Syracuse, KS | C | 7 16P | ||
F | 904.0 | Coolidge, KS | F | |||
F | 910.1 | Holly, CO | C | 6 56P | ||
F | 920.5 | Granada, CO | F | |||
6 30A | 937.5 | Lamar, CO | C | 6 30P | ||
F | 945.6 | Prowers, CO | F | |||
F | 956.7 | Caddoa, CO | F | |||
7 04A | 971.2 | Las Animas, CO | C | 5 57P | ||
7 25A | Ar | 990.1 |
La Junta, CO (Denver, Colorado Springs via bus) |
C R | Dp | 5 35P |
7 55A | Dp | Ar | 5 15P | |||
F | 1035.1 | Thatcher, CO | F | |||
9 37A | 1071.5 | Trinidad, CO | C | 3 58P | ||
10 35A | Ar | 1094.3 | Raton, NM | C R | Dp | 3 00P |
10 45A | Dp | Ar | 2 55P | |||
F11 10A | 1120.5 | Maxwell, NM | F | |||
11 28A | 1133.9 | Springer, NM | F 2 14P | |||
F11 57A | 1160.0 | Wagon Mound, NM | F | |||
12 55P | Ar | 1204.1 | Las Vegas, NM | C R | Dp | 12 55P |
1 10P | Dp | Ar | 12 47P | |||
F | 1233.2 | Ribera, NM | F | |||
F | 1249.4 | Rowe, NM | F | |||
F | 1258.6 | Glorieta, NM | F | |||
3 15P | 1268.3 | Lamy, NM (Santa Fe via motor coach) | C R | 11 10A | ||
F 3 40P | 1285.1 | Los Cerrillos, NM | F10 46A | |||
F | 1298.7 | Domingo, NM | F | |||
F | 1319.2 | Bernalillo, NM | F | |||
4 45P | Ar | 1335.5 | Albuquerque, NM | C R | Dp | 10 00A |
13 | Connecting Train Number | |||||
6 00P | Dp | 0.0 | Albuquerque, NM (MT) | C R | ||
6 40P | Ar | 30.2 | Belen, NM | C R | ||
10 35P | Ar | 210.1 | Las Cruces, NM | C R | ||
11 40P | Ar | 252.8 | El Paso, TX (MT) | C | ||
5 00P | Dp | 1335.5 | Albuquerque, NM | C R | Ar | 9 50A |
F 6 05P | 1406.2 | Laguna, NM | F 8 32A | |||
6 33P | 1433.6 | Grants, NM | C R | 8 02A | ||
1463.8 | Thoreau, NM | F 7 35A | ||||
7 40P | Ar | 1495.8 | Gallup, NM | C R | Dp | 7 03A |
7 45P | Dp | Ar | 7 00A | |||
9 01P | 1590.7 | Holbrook, AZ | C | 5 40A | ||
9 45P | Ar | 1623.0 | Winslow, AZ | C | Dp | 5 10A |
10 05P | Dp | Ar | 4 40A | |||
11 25P | 1681.5 | Flagstaff, AZ | C | 3 19A | ||
12 30A | Ar | 1711.8 | Williams Junction, AZ | C R | Dp | 2 37A |
15 | Connecting Train Number (Through Sept. 24 [1966]) | 14 | ||||
4 45A | Dp | 0.0 | Williams Junction, AZ (MT) | C R | Ar | 9 00P |
7 30A | Ar | 67.9 | Grand Canyon, AZ (MT) | C | Dp | 6 30P |
47 | Connecting Train Number | 42 | ||||
1 30A | Dp | 0.0 | Williams Junction, AZ (MT) | C R | Ar | 8 45P |
F 2 00A | Ar | 3.6 | Williams, AZ | C | Dp | F 8 27P |
2 52A | Ar | 29.9 | Ash Fork, AZ | C | Dp | 7 45P |
8 00A | Ar | 209.2 | Phoenix, AZ (MT) | C | Dp | 3 15P |
12 30A | Dp | 1711.8 | Williams Junction, AZ | C R | Ar | 2 37A |
1 38A | Ar | 1765.5 | Seligman, AZ | C | Dp | 1 25A |
1 40A | Dp | Ar | 1 23A | |||
3 19A | 1853.1 | Kingman, AZ (MT) | C | 11 40P | ||
3 35A | Ar | 1914.2 | Needles, CA (PT) | C | Dp | 9 20P |
3 40A | Dp | Ar | 9 15P | |||
M 7 00A | Ar | 2081.8 | Barstow, CA | C M | Dp | M 6 10P |
Through Cars Dallas/Houston-Los Angeles | ||||||
12-77 | Connecting Train Number | 78-11 | ||||
8 30P | Dp | 0.0 | Dallas, TX (Union Station) (CT) | C R | Ar | 7 45A |
9 40P | Dp | 31.0 | Fort Worth, TX | C R | Ar | 5 45A |
1 25A | Ar | 173.3 | Brownwood, TX | C | Dp | 1 00A |
66-75 | Connecting Train Number | 76-65 | ||||
6 45P | Dp | 0.0 | Houston, TX (Union Station) (CT) | C R | Ar | 8 15A |
10 40P | Dp | 188.1 | Temple, TX | C R | Ar | 3 15A |
1 10A | Ar | 318.3 | Brownwood, TX | C | Dp | 12 50A |
75 | Connecting Train Number | 76 | ||||
2 00A | Dp | 173.3 | Brownwood, TX | C | Ar | 12 25A |
7 30A | Dp | 403.7 | Lubbock, TX (CT) | C R | Ar | 7 00P |
9 30A | Ar | 502.5 | Clovis, NM (MT) | C R | Dp | 3 40P |
1 | Connecting Train Number | 2 | ||||
12 01P | Dp | 502.5 | Clovis, NM | C R | Ar | 2 50P |
4 30P | Dp | 743.1 | Belen, NM | C R | Ar | 10 15A |
8 40P | Dp | 1014.2 | Winslow, AZ (MT) | C | Dp | 6 05A |
4 05A | Ar | 1473.1 | Barstow, CA (PT) | C M | ||
23 | Continuing Train Number | 24 | ||||
M 7 45A | Dp | 2081.8 | Barstow, CA | C M | Ar | M 5 20P |
F 8 25A | 2118.3 | Victorville, CA | C | 4 41P | ||
9 55A | Ar | 2162.7 | San Bernardino, CA | C R | Dp | 3 18P |
10 00A | Dp | Ar | 3 10P | |||
10 25A | 2173.2 | Riverside, CA | 2 45P | |||
F10 45A | 2187.5 | Corona, CA (Norco) | 2 25P | |||
11 15A | Ar | 2209.3 | Fullerton, CA | C | Dp | 2 00P |
76 | Connecting Train Number | 75 | ||||
11 00A | Dp | 0.0 | Los Angeles, CA (Union Psgr. Tml.) (PT) | C R | Ar | 2 25P |
11 40A | Dp | 25.5 | Fullerton, CA | C | Ar | 1 42P |
F11 45A | Ar | 28.2 | Anaheim, CA | C | Dp | F 1 35P |
1 55P | Ar | 127.5 | San Diego, CA (PT) | C R | Dp | 11 30A |
11 15A | Dp | 2209.3 | Fullerton, CA | C | Ar | 2 00P |
12 10P | Ar | 2234.8 | Los Angeles, CA (Union Psgr. Tml.) (PT) | C R | Dp | 1 15P |
WEST—VIA LA JUNTA AND ALBUQUERQUE. | EAST—VIA ALBUQUERQUE AND LA JUNTA. |
EQUIPMENT | |
No. 23 Daily. The Grand Canyon.
Pullman and Chair Car Service. Dormitory Lounge Car...Chicago to Winslow. Chair Cars...Chicago to Los Angeles. Dallas to Los Angeles (on No. 12-77-75-1 Dallas to Barstow). (Reserved Seats.) (Car 770.) Houston to Los Angeles (to September 10 [1966]). (On No. 66-75 Houston to Clovis; on No. 1-23 Clovis to Los Angeles.) (Car TX-17.) [See Note] Sleeping Cars...Chicago to Los Angeles—6-Sections, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms. (Car 237.) Dallas to Los Angeles—10 Roomettes, 3 Double Bedrooms, 2 Compartments. (On No. 12-77-75-1 Dallas to Barstow.) (Car 231.) Dining Car...Chicago to Winslow. (Fred Harvey Service.) (Passengers on this train have breakfast at restaurant in station at Barstow.) | No. 24
Daily. The Grand Canyon.
Pullman and Chair Car Service. Dormitory Lounge Car...Winslow to Chicago. Chair Cars...Los Angeles to Chicago. Los Angeles to Dallas (on No. 2-76-78-11 Winslow to Dallas). (Reserved Seats.) (Car 780.) Los Angeles to Houston (to September 10 [1966]). (On No. 23-2 Los Angeles to Clovis; on No. 76-65 Clovis to Houston.) (Car TX-18.) [See Note] Sleeping Cars...Los Angeles to Chicago—6-Sections, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms. (Car 247.) Los Angeles to Dallas—10 Roomettes, 3 Double Bedrooms, 2 Compartments. (On No. 2-76-78-11 from Winslow.) (Car 241.) Dining Car...Winslow to Chicago. (Fred Harvey Service.) (Passengers on this train have dinner at restaurant in station at Barstow.) |
When the railroads were built in the 19th century normal practice was to place stations every 7 to 9 miles. This was in large measure due to the fact that 7 to 9 miles is all the track that the laborers of a section gang can maintain using hand tools and push carts, but also because, then as now, a two hour drive to the station is about the limit of most passengers' tolerance...and horse-drawn wagons on dirt roads don't make very good time.
When the automobile was developed and raised the passenger tolerance radius from ten miles to a hundred miles or more, many of these smaller stations became redundant. In areas unfit for human habitation, such as most of West Texas (yes, I'm a Texan!), these stations were abandoned and now only exist as meet points or passing tracks. In other areas, though, small communities fiercely held on to their rail service...even if they really didn't use it that much. It proved difficult to get Interstate Commerce Commission approval to drop service to a station as long as it still held an active community.
The I.C.C. didn't mandate that every train stop at every station (although Texas did make that mistake in the 1870s!), so before long most railroads were running a schedule with several premium trains which might average a stop every hour or so, and one "catch-all" local train that stopped (or at least stopped on flag) at essentially every station. On Union Pacific it was No. 5/No. 6 on the line from Omaha and the Portland Rose between Kansas City and the Pacific Northwest. For Santa Fe, after the discontinuance of the California Limited, the "catch all" mantle fell to the Grand Canyon.
While the Grand Canyon may have been the red-headed stepchild of Santa Fe's fleet, it was not an orphan. It was included in Santa Fe's advertisements, and the equipment listing and schedule were perfectly respectable. Still, in an era when passengers were moving inexorably towards the new jet airliners and Interstates, its bread-and-butter was undoubtedly the head-end mail and express business it carried, as well as the TOFC flatcars which often ran with it as a second section or even as a mixed consist.