Minnesotan (passenger train)
- 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 "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.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Minnesotan — is also a term for a resident of Minnesota. Minnesotan Overview Service type Inter city rail Status Closed Locale Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota … Wikipedia
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed — Coordinates: 44°58′47″N 93°15′44″W / 44.97972°N 93.26222°W / 44.97972; 93.26222 … Wikipedia
List of named passenger trains of the United States (I-M) — This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning I through M. v · A–B | C … Wikipedia
Chicago Great Western Railway — Le Chicago Great Western Railway (sigle AAR: CGW) était une compagnie de chemin de fer américain de classe I qui reliait Chicago, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Omaha, Nebraska, et Kansas City, Missouri. Il fut fondé par Alpheus Beede Stickney en 1885,… … Wikipédia en Français
Twin Cities Hiawatha — For the current Hiawatha Chicago Milwaukee Amtrak passenger train, see Hiawatha (Amtrak). Hiawatha Twin Cities Hiawatha Morning Hiawatha Afternoon Hiawatha One of the 1935 beavertail observation cars at Union Station (Chicago) in 1943 … Wikipedia
Twin Cities Zephyr — Morning Zephyr Afternoon Zephyr Denver Zephyr locomotive 9906A sitting next to a steam engine at Chicago Union Station in 1943. The early Twin Cities Zephyrs used the same design … Wikipedia
Minneapolis Great Northern Depot — The Minneapolis Great Northern Depot was a passenger train station that served Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was built in 1913 and demolished in 1978. It was located on Hennepin Avenue next to the Hennepin Avenue Bridge and across the street from… … Wikipedia
Grand Central Station (Chicago) — Grand Central Station was a passenger railroad terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois from 1890 to 1969. It was located at 201 W. Harrison Street in the south western part of the Chicago Loop, the block bounded by between Harrison Street, Wells… … Wikipedia
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad — Reporting mark SOO Locale North Dakota to Chicago Dates of operation 1883–1961 Su … Wikipedia
Midway (Amtrak station) — Midway Amtrak regional station Station statistics … Wikipedia
