The Scout was one of the named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It started as train Nos. 1 (westbound) & 10 (eastbound) between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California. Inaugurated on January 16, 1916, this "budget" heavyweight train had tourist sleeping cars with upper and lower berths, "chair" cars (coaches) and an open-end observation car.
This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (August 2013)
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 c.June 1954.[1][dubious– discuss]
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 Great Depression. Thereafter, economy service was provided by the Hopi, the Missionary, and the Navajo.
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June 1954: The Scout is withdrawn as passengers prefer to use Santa Fe's streamlined trains.[1][dubious– discuss]
Major stations
Major stations on the main itinerary to Los Angeles Union Station:[2]
Chicago, Illinois
Kansas City, Missouri
Wichita, Kansas
Amarillo, Texas
Clovis, New Mexico, point from which sections diverted to Carlsbad Caverns[3]
Belen, New Mexico, a short distance south of Albuquerque
Williams, Arizona, transfer point for bus connection to Grand Canyon[4]
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:[5]
Bakersfield
Fresno
Merced
Stockton
Richmond
Berkeley
Oakland
See also
Passenger train service on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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