Overland Flyer

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"Drumhead" logos such as this often adorned the ends of the observation cars on the Overland Limited.
"Drumhead" logos such as this often adorned the ends of the observation cars on the Overland Limited.

The Overland Flyer was a passenger train originally operated by the Union Pacific Railroad. The name harkens back to a stagecoach line operated by the Overland Mail Company between Salt Lake City, Utah and Virginia City, Nevada from 1861 to 1866 when Wells Fargo & Company took over the stagecoach's operation. Wells Fargo ended this stagecoach service three years later.

The train (which gave rise to the UP's nickname as "The Overland Route") was inaugurated in 1887. The railroad's nickname was eventually dropped from the company logo in 1942.

Initially operated by the Milwaukee Road, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, operation between Chicago and Omaha was assumed by the Chicago and North Western in 1889, an arrangement that continued for sixty-six years. The line (which took on the name Overland Limited in 1890) remained under the joint operation of the Chicago and North Western Railway, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Union Pacific until 1955 when passenger operations east of Omaha were again assumed by the Milwaukee Road.

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The Overland Limited leaving Sixteenth Street Station, Oakland. 1906.
The Overland Limited leaving Sixteenth Street Station, Oakland. 1906.

[edit] Timeline

  • 1887: The UP inaugurates the Overland Flyer.
  • 1890: The Overland Flyer is renamed the Overland Limited.
  • 1963: Overland Limited service is discontinued.

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