In 1970, as a cost-cutting move, Union Pacific combined all of its City trains into one train out of Chicago (except for the City of Kansas City, which joined the combination in Cheyenne). They also eliminated the dome diners. This is the final pre-Amtrak timetable; Amtrak would axe all of the City trains save a modified City of San Francisco (which was combined with the Denver Zephyr over Burlington Northern tracks east of Denver).


From the pages of the Official Guide, April 1971

Milwaukee Road heraldUnion Pacific RR shield herald

The City of Los Angeles
The Challenger

The Milwaukee Road
Union Pacific Railroad
January, 1971

103 Train Number 104
Daily Miles (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific) Services Daily
6 00P Dp 0 Chicago, IL (Union Station) (CT) C R M Ar 12 40P
R 6 47P 37 Elgin, IL C D11 41A
7 24P 80 Davis Junction, IL C 11 01A
8 26P Ar 138 Savanna, IL C M Dp 10 02A
8 33P Dp Ar 9 55A
10 06P 227 Marion, IA (Cedar Rapids via bus) C M 8 15A
12 02A Ar 362 Perry, IA C Dp 6 08A
12 12A Dp Ar 5 58A
2 50A Ar 488 Omaha, NE C R M Dp 3 50A
(Union Pacific)
3 15A Dp 488 Omaha, NE C Ar 3 15A
3 55A 525 Fremont, NE C 2 14A
4 33A 570 Columbus, NE C 1 23A
5 34A Ar 632 Grand Island, NE C Dp 12 25A
5 35A Dp Ar 12 20A
6 17A 674 Kearney, NE C 11 27P
F 710 Lexington, NE C F10 48P
7 50A Ar 769 North Platte, NE (CT) C Dp 9 40P
7 05A Dp North Platte, NE (MT) Ar 8 25P
F 7 48A 820 Ogallala, NE C F 7 36P
F 8 14A 851 Julesburg, CO C F 7 10P
8 49A Ar 893 Sidney, NE Dp 6 30P
8 50A Dp Ar 6 29P
F 9 23A 930 Kimball, NB C F 5 55P
F 9 42A 952 Pine Bluffs, WY C F 5 35P
10 25A Ar 995 Cheyenne, WY C Dp 4 55P
11 05A Dp Ar 4 25P
12 27P Ar 1051 Laramie, WY C Dp 3 05P
12 28P Dp Ar 3 04P
2 16P Ar 1168 Rawlins, WY C Dp 1 21P
2 17P Dp Ar 1 20P
4 07P 1287 Rock Springs, WY C 11 25A
4 40P Ar 1302 Green River, WY C Dp 11 05A
5 05P Dp Ar 10 45A
6 58P Ar 1402 Evanston, WY C Dp 9 00A
6 59P Dp Ar 8 59A
8 50P Ar 1478 Ogden, UT C Dp 7 30A
9 15P Dp Ar 6 55A
10 05P Ar 1514 Salt Lake City, UT C Dp 5 55A
10 30P Dp Ar 5 30A
F12 35A 1649 Delta, UT C F 3 05A
1 45A Ar 1721 Milford, UT C Dp 2 05A
1 50A Dp Ar2 00A
4 00A 1839 Caliente, NV (MT) C 11 45P
5 35A Ar 1964 Las Vegas, NV (PT) C Dp 8 15P
5 50A Dp Ar 8 00P
9 25A 2148 Barstow, CA C 4 20P
F10 05A 2185 Victorville, CA C F 3 40P
11 35A 2230 San Bernardino, CA C 2 15P
12 01P 2240 Riverside, CA C 1 47P
12 35P 2266 Pomona, CA C 1 12A
1 10P 2292 East Los Angeles, CA C 12 40P
1 30P Ar 2299 Los Angeles, CA (PT) C Dp 12 20P

Train 103: 35 stops, 45:30, 50.5 MPHTrain 104: 35 stops, 46:20, 49.6 MPH



Note: Runs combined with the City of Denver east of North Platte. Runs combined with the City of Portland east of Green River. Runs combined with the City of San Francisco east of Ogden. Runs combined with the City of Kansas City west of Cheyenne.

(Milwaukee Road Notes)

EQUIPMENT
All Cars Are Air-Conditioned.

DOMELINER "CITY OF LOS ANGELES"
THE "CHALLENGER"
Nos. 103 and 104 - Daily.
BETWEEN CHICAGO AND LOS ANGELES

Streamlined Sleeping Cars -

   Roomettes, Double Bedrooms, Compartments, Drawing-rooms.

Dining Car - (Club and a la carte service).

Dome Lounge Car - for Sleeping Car passengers.

Dome Coach - Leg Rest Seats Reserved - Dome seats not reserved.

Reclining Seat-Leg Rest Coaches - (All seats reserved).


Reserved Coach Seat Charge Applies.

NOTE: Limited handling of baggage on these trains; consult agent.


(Union Pacific Notes)

Nos. 103 and 104. Daily.
DOMELINER, CITY OF LOS ANGELES - CHALLENGER
Coach Seat Reservation Charge.

Dome Lounge Car....Chicago-Los Angeles.

Streamlined Sleeping Cars...Chicago-Los Angeles - 5 Double Bedrooms, 2 Compartments, 2 Drawing rooms.

   Chicago-Los Angeles - 10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms.

Dining Car....Chicago-Los Angeles - Club and a la carte service.

Dome Coach....Chicago-Los Angeles - 36 Leg Rest Seats Reserved, dome seats not reserved.

Reclining Seat-Leg Rest Coaches...Chicago-Los Angeles - (all seats reserved).


NOTE: Limited handling of checked baggage on this train; consult agent.

NOTE: Passengers with tickets routed via Union Pacific between Omaha, Kansas City or St. Joseph, Mo., Leavenworth, Kan., and Daggett, Cal., or beyond, also via Union Pacific between Huntington, Ore., and Daggett, Cal., or beyond are entitled to a free side-trip from Las Vegas to Hoover Dam (Lake Mead) and return.