Passenger Operations
While the California Zephyr was the Western Pacific's most famous and popular passenger train the railroad also operated a modest fleet of named trains. These include:
- Exposition Flyer (operated between Chicago and Oakland in conjunction with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad prior to the CZ and named after the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939 and 1940)
- Feather River Express (between Oakland and Portola, California)
- Royal Gorge (between Oakland and St. Louis)
- Scenic Limited (between Oakland and St. Louis)
- Zephyrette (between Oakland and Salt Lake City)
- California Zephyr ( between Chicago and Oakland)
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