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. It started as train Nos. 1 (westbound) & 10 (eastbound) between

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. Inaugurated on January 16, 1916, this "budget"

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s with upper and lower berths, "chair" cars (

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. The train was assigned Nos. 1 & 2 in 1920 and reverted to Nos. 1 & 10 a year later. In summer 1926 it left Chicago at 1115 and arrived Los Angeles at 0900 three days later, running via Ottawa Jct, Amarillo and Fullerton. In November 1939 it left at 2045 and arrived 0700, sixty hours on the same route except via Pasadena. The ''Scout'' made its last run in .

History

Timeline

* January 19, 1916: The ''Scout'' commences operation. * 1920: The eastbound ''Scout'' is assigned No. 2, but becomes No. 10 the following year. * January 4, 1931: The ''Scout'' is discontinued during the

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''. * May 10, 1936: The "new" (renovated) ''Scout'' resumes. The westbound trip was completed in 60 hours, 15 minutes, while the eastbound schedule was reduced to 58 hours, 35 minutes. * June 1954: The ''Scout'' is withdrawn as passengers prefer to use Santa Fe's

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trains.

Major stations

Major stations on the main itinerary to

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: *Chicago, Illinois *Kansas City, Missouri *Wichita, Kansas *Amarillo, Texas *Clovis, New Mexico, point from which sections diverted to Carlsbad Caverns *Belen, New Mexico, a short distance south of Albuquerque *Williams, Arizona, transfer point for bus connection to Grand Canyon *San Bernardino, California *Pasadena *Los Angeles

Oakland section major stations

West of Barstow, in eastern California, a second section departed northwest to the California Central Valley and Oakland: *Bakersfield *Fresno *Merced *Stockton *Richmond *Berkeley *Oakland

References

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External links

California State Railway MuseumSanta Fe Railway Historical & Modeling SocietySanta Fe Railway 1937 timetableSanta Fe Railway 1953 timetableBrochure and illustrations of the 'Scout'Dinner menu, 1940
{{ATSF named trains Passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Named passenger trains of the United States Railway services introduced in 1916 Night trains of the United States Railway services discontinued in 1954