City of Denver

thumb|290pxThe City of Denver was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Union Pacific Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Denver, Colorado. It operated between 1936 and 1971. 
It operated between 1936 and 1971. From 1936–1955 the Chicago and North Western Railway handled the train east of Omaha, Nebraska; the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the "Milwaukee Road") handled it thereafter. The train was the fastest long-distance train in the United States when it debuted in 1936, covering 1,048 miles (1,687 km) in 16 hours.
When Amtrak assumed operation of most intercity trains in the United States in 1971, it discontinued the City of Denver, preferring to use the Burlington's route between Chicago and Denver.
* End: Denver
* Service type: Inter-city rail
* Start: Chicago
* Train number(s): 111 (westbound); 112 (eastbound)
* First service: June 18, 1936
* Service frequency: Daily
* Former operators: Union Pacific Railroad
==Trivia==
*This is one of the next generation of streamline trains that came after the M-10000, and the Pioneer Zephyr.
*The locomotive's new design resembled an automobile's nose with it's long hood, raised windshields, and wide grille.
==Gallery==
File:City of Denver Union Pacific 1940.JPG
Category:Streamlined locomotives
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Category:Union Pacific locomotives
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