What was the name of the western mainline I believe I have seen it referred to as mainline west, geneva sub, Overland Route, Omaha Line, etc.?
The Geneva Subdivision is the official name. That, I understand, is because the Galena & Chicago Union used the route first. Those other nicknames are sometimes used. The “Overland Route” would apply to the whole line to California, including the UP and SP. Joe Q: Did CNW run a large regular passenger train service with the EMD E7 units yellow and green with the yellow and green passenger cars (non heavy weight), similar to the california zephyr, santa fe super chief? – ricardo A: Certainly the C&NW did run them for many years with streamlined equipment. Yellow and Green. The trains were named the “400”.
