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Streamliners to the Twin Cities Photo Archive: The 400, Twin Zephyrs, and Hiawatha Trains (Photo Archive) | 
 enlarge | Author: John Kelly
Publisher: Iconografix, Inc.
Category: Book
Buy New: $109.40
New (1) Used (7) from $27.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1757905
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8.5 x 0.3
ISBN: 1583880968
Dewey Decimal Number: 625.20973022
EAN: 9781583880968
ASIN: 1583880968
Publication Date: July 13, 2003
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: First Edition Iconografix, Incorporated Hudson, WI, U.S.A. Paperback 2003 126 pages prof ill b/w photos
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Product Description
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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 Ok, But January 26, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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."
 Great information and photos of the streamline era November 14, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
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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