Twin Cities 400
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The 400 (later named the Twin Cities 400) was a named passenger train operated by Chicago and North Western between Chicago and Saint Paul, with a final stop in Minneapolis. So named for traveling the 400 miles between the cities in 400 minutes, the train was inaugurated in January 1935. At its inception, Time dubbed the 400, "the fastest train scheduled on the American Continent, fastest in all the world on a stretch over 200 mi."
[edit] Equipment
The 400 was notable in that it originally ran with rebuilt or upgraded, rather than new equipment. This stood in stark comparison to the Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha and the Burlington Zephyrs, each of which first ran with brand new locomotives and cars.
C&NW updated the train in 1939 with a pair of EMD E3A locomotives and lightweight streamlined passenger cars.
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[edit] References
- 400. Time Magazine Archive. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
- Chicago and North Western: A Capsule History. Chicago and North Western Historical Society. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
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