The
Overland Route was a train route operated jointly by the
Union Pacific Railroad and the
Central Pacific Railroad /
Southern Pacific Railroad, between
Council Bluffs, Iowa /
Omaha, Nebraska, and
San Francisco, California over the grade of the
First Transcontinental Railroad (aka the
"Pacific Railroad") which had been opened on May 10, 1869. Passenger trains that operated over the line included the
Overland Flyer, later renamed the
Overland Limited, which also included a connection to
Chicago. Although these passenger rail trains are no longer in operation, the Overland Route remains a common name for the line from California to Chicago, now owned entirely by the Union Pacific.