Super Chief
The "Southwest Chief" is the successor to the "Super Chief," inaugurated in 1936 as the flagship train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. For most of its existence, it was "all-Pullman," carrying sleeping cars only. The Santa Fe merged the "Super Chief" with its all-coach counterpart, the "El Capitan," in 1958. The merged train was known as the "Super Chief/El Capitan," but retained the train numbers used by the "Super Chief," 17 westbound and 18 eastbound.