Vince Mpls: Travelers on the Chicago & North Western's premiere express "Twin Cities 400", so named because it ran the distance between St Paul and Chicago in 400 minutes. It and competitor Milwaukee Road's "Hiawatha" were the fastest scheduled trains in the world. Dec 1939

Travelers on the Chicago & North Western's premiere express "Twin Cities 400", so named because it ran the distance between St Paul and Chicago in 400 minutes. It and competitor Milwaukee Road's "Hiawatha" were the fastest scheduled trains in the world. Dec 1939

That photo made it onto a postcard. digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/coll...

https://hennepinco.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5vC8z9bbQSyJsuWdigitalcollections.hclib.org Printed on front: "Ultra-Modern Parlor Cars on the New '400'" Printed on back: "The Parlor Cars on the new '400' are equipped with a special new type rubber cushioned seats adjustable to any position....

Oh wow... hmmm I think I like the b/w film noir version better. I wonder if those seats were really red? 🤔

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