Begun as the Legionnaire in 1925, the train was renamed the Minnesotan in 1930, and was powered by a 4-6-2 Pacific-type locomotive. The Minnesotan was one of the finest passenger trains the Great Western operated; nevertheless, it could not compete against the other, more famous passenger trains of the Milwaukee Road or the Chicago and North Western.
The Great Western discontinued the Minnesotan as a named-train on May 10, 1949 but Chicago to St. Paul passenger service continued to linger on for several more years. By the early 1950s, a doodlebug or (later) a single EMD F-unit pulled a railway post office car, a baggage car, and a coach. This service was very spartan compared to the Minnesotan of less than a decade earlier, and ceased entirely on August 11, 1956.
Minnesotan — prop. n. A resident of Minnesota. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Minnesotan — [min΄ə sōt′ən] adj. of Minnesota n. a person born or living in Minnesota * * * See Minnesota. * * * … Universalium
Minnesotan — [min΄ə sōt′ən] adj. of Minnesota n. a person born or living in Minnesota … English World dictionary
Minnesotan (passenger train) — The Minnesotan was a passenger train run by the Chicago Great Western Railway, using the CGW s trackage between Grand Central Station in Chicago, Illinois and Saint Paul Union Depot in Saint Paul, Minnesota, via Rochester, Minnesota. Begun as the … Wikipedia
Minnesotan — adjective or noun see Minnesota … New Collegiate Dictionary
Minnesotan — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to Minnesota 2. noun A native or inhabitant of Minnesota … Wiktionary
minnesotan — n. resident of Minnesota (USA) … English contemporary dictionary
Minnesotan — [ˌmɪnɪ səʊt(ə)n] noun a native or inhabitant of the US state of Minnesota. adjective relating to Minnesota or Minnesotans … English new terms dictionary
Minnesotan — Min·ne·so·ta (mĭn′ĭ sō’tə) Abbr. MN or Minn. A state of the northern United States bordering on Lake Superior and on Manitoba and Ontario, Canada. It was admitted as the 32nd state in 1858. Explored by the French in the mid 1600s, the area became … Word Histories
