Trains 35 & 36, Desert Wind

The Desert Wind ran from October 28, 1979, until May 11, 1997, initially as a Los Angeles to Ogden train connecting with the San Francisco Zephyr, with a through coach beginning October 26, 1980, and through sleeper from April 25, 1982.

• Cajon Pass Traffic in the 1990s

Downtown Los Angeles

• 2006 Route Description
• Downtown Los Angeles GoogleEarth View

The train used Santa Fe's Pasadena line until April 26, 1986, switching to the Fullerton line the next day.

Santa Fe Pasadena Line

• 1950 Route Description
• 1993 Route Description

Santa Fe Fullerton Line

• 2006 Route Description
• 2004 San Bernardino Subdivision Map
• San Bernardino Subdivision GoogleEarth View
• Metrolink Fullerton-Riverside Line GoogleEarth View 
• 1990s and 2000s Traffic Analysis

Cajon Pass

• 1950 Route Description
• 2006 Route Description

• 2004 Cajon Subdivision Map
• Cajon Pass  GoogleEarth View
• 1990s and 2000s Traffic Analysis

Yermo to Lyndyll

•  1996 Route Description

Lyndyll to Smelter

•  1996 Route Description

Salt Lake City (Smelter to Grant Tower)

• 1996 Route Description

Prior to July, 1983, the Desert Wind continued to Ogden

Salt Lake City (Grant Tower) to Ogden

• 1996 Route Description

The Desert Wind continued east to Chicago, as part of the California Zephyr, Trains 5 & 6