Sunset Limited

America’s oldest train name, running since 1894: crosses the Pecos River High Bridge and the Chihuahuan Desert three times a week.

Stations

1. 0 kmNew Orleans
2. 90 kmSchriever
3. 203 kmNew Iberia
4. 234 kmLafayette
5. 353 kmLake Charles
6. 452 kmBeaumont
7. Show 11 more stations

   1. 584 kmHouston
   2. 922 kmSan Antonio
   3. 1,194 kmDel Rio
   4. 1,395 kmSanderson
   5. 1,541 kmAlpine
   6. 1,892 kmEl Paso
   7. 2,032 kmDeming
   8. 2,128 kmLordsburg
   9. 2,312 kmBenson
   10. 2,388 kmTucson
   11. 2,527 kmMaricopa
8. 2,791 kmYuma
9. 3,023 kmPalm Springs
10. 3,132 kmOntario
11. 3,141 kmPomona–Downtown
12. 3,193 kmLos Angeles Union Station

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 297142 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 27 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99.9% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 8 m); the longest stretch away from it is 3.5 km
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: Amtrak schedules — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Sunset Limited?

The Sunset Limited runs 3,210 km from New Orleans to Los Angeles.

How long does the Sunset Limited take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 46 h 30 min for the 3,210 km. That is an average of 69 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 127 km/h.

Who runs the Sunset Limited?

Amtrak, with Superliner.

How old is the Sunset Limited?

The line has been in service since 1894. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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