In 1935 an intense rivalry between the Chicago & North Western, Milwaukee Road and Burlington Route began in the busy Chicago-St. Paul/Minneapolis (Twin Cities) corridor. The competition lasted until 1971. For many years the proud 400's, bold Hiawathas and sleek Twin Zephyrs held the fastest start-to-stop times in the world. Each railroad had its own route, but all three had the same goal: to carry the maximum number of passengers between Chicago and the Twin Cities in the shortest amount of time. Which of these trains was the swiftest? The speed of all three trains was timed frequently, and each of them broke the 100 mph limit almost daily. "All Aboard" to ride the C&NW 400, "The Train That Set The Pace For The World", the Twin Zephyrs on Burlington's "Mississippi River Scenic Line" and the Hiawatha on Milwaukee Road's "Speedway of the Speedliners."
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John Kelly grew up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin where his father\u2019s best friend was an engineer on the Chicago & North Western. John has been collecting railroad photos, timetables and dining car menus for 20 years and has a large collection. In addition, he has written on railroad history for Trains magazine, Trains.com, Vintage Rails and Passenger Train Journal, and has authored a half dozen photographic books on vintage trains. John lives in Madison, Wisconsin where he is employed by the Wisconsin Technical College system as a computer technician.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Ok, But,
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This review is from: Streamliners to the Twin Cities Photo Archive: The 400, Twin Zephyrs, and Hiawatha Trains (Paperback)
The pictures are pretty good, but there are several of the same train on the same day. Most of those were note worthy of several pages. I kept looking for the one photo that would make the book worthwhile....never found it. The photo narrations were pretty weak as well(no insight other than location). The biggest disappointment was that the bulk of the pictures are of trains in Chicago or somewhere in Ill. As I like to look at what is behind the train almost as much as the train itself, this was annoying. Maybe the name of the book should have been "My Chicago pictures of trains that made it to St Paul."
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great information and photos of the streamline era,
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This review is from: Streamliners to the Twin Cities Photo Archive: The 400, Twin Zephyrs, and Hiawatha Trains (Paperback)
Excellent photos of trains, passengers, stations, travel brochures from the 30's and 40's. While the book is about trains, anybody who is a fan of the streamline era will enjoy this book. Great people shots and introductory text with map. This book will appeal to all passenger train fans, especially the 400, Twin Zephyrs and Hiawatha. As a bonus, this book also appeals to non-train fans because of the art-deco photos.
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