Sunset Limited

Sunset Limited

The Sunset Limited at Palm Springs, California in 2011
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Locale	Southwestern United States
First service	1894 (1894)
Current operator(s)	Amtrak
Former operator(s)	Southern Pacific (1894–1971)
Annual ridership	77,288 (FY23) 4.6%[a][1]
Route
Termini	Los Angeles, California New Orleans, Louisiana
Stops	20
Distance travelled	1,995 mi (3,211 km)
Average journey time	45 hours, 40 minutes (eastbound) 46 hours, 35 minutes (westbound)[2]
Service frequency	Three round trips per week
Train number(s)	1 (westbound) 2 (eastbound)
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach Class Sleeper Service
Disabled access	Train lower level, all stations
Sleeping arrangements	Roomette (2 beds) Bedroom (2 beds) Bedroom Suite (4 beds) Accessible Bedroom (2 beds) Family Bedroom (4 beds)
Catering facilities	Dining car, Café
Observation facilities	Sightseer lounge car
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Rolling stock	GE Genesis Superliner
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	44 mph (71 km/h) (avg.) 79 mph (127 km/h) (top)
Track owner(s)	UP, BNSF
Route map Legend 4321 mi 6954 km Service suspended to Orlando 4321 mi 6954 km Service suspended to Orlando Silver Service to Miami Orlando Winter Park Sanford Deland Palatka Jacksonville Silver Service to New York Lake City Madison Tallahassee Eastern Time Central Time Chipley Crestview Pensacola FL AL Atmore Mobile AL MS Pascagoula Biloxi Gulfport Bay St. Louis MS LA 0 mi New Orleans Huey P. Long Bridge over Mississippi River 55 mi 89 km Schriever 127 mi 204 km New Iberia 145 mi 233 km Lafayette 219 mi 352 km Lake Charles LA TX 330 mi 531 km Beaumont 362 mi 583 km Houston Texas Eagle to Chicago 572 mi 921 km San Antonio 742 mi 1194 km Del Rio 867 mi 1395 km Sanderson 959 mi 1543 km Alpine Central Time Mountain Time 1177 mi 1894 km El Paso TX NM 1265 mi 2036 km Deming 1325 mi 2132 km Lordsburg NM AZ 1443 mi 2322 km Benson 1493 mi 2403 km Tucson 4321 mi 6954 km Pre-1996 route via Phoenix 4321 mi 6954 km Pre-1996 route via Phoenix Coolidge Tempe Phoenix 1579 mi 2541 km Maricopa 1744 mi 2807 km Yuma AZ CA Mountain Time Pacific Time Indio Closed 1998 1889 mi 3040 km Palm Springs Southwest Chief to Chicago 1956 mi 3148 km Ontario 1963 mi 3159 km Pomona Alhambra Closed 1975 Coast Starlight to Seattle Pacific Surfliner 1995 mi 3211 km Los Angeles This diagram: view talk edit

The Sunset Limited is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak on a 1,995-mile (3,211 km) route between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Los Angeles, California, with major stops in Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, and Tucson. Introduced in 1894 by the Southern Pacific Railroad, it is the oldest continuously operating named train in the United States.

With three round trips per week, the Sunset Limited is tied with the Cardinal for the lowest frequency of any regularly-scheduled Amtrak route. Each end-to-end journey takes about two days. West of San Antonio, the train runs combined with the Texas Eagle.

The Sunset Limited was extended to Florida in 1993, creating Amtrak's longest route and its only coast-to-coast train service. This ended in 2005 when service east of New Orleans was indefinitely suspended due to Hurricane Katrina.

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