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Minnesotan

Minnesotan
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
Status Closed
Locale Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota
Predecessor Great Western Limited
First service January 16, 1925 (as Legionnaire)
1930 (as Minnesotan)
Last service May 10, 1949 (as Minnesotan)
August 11, 1956 (as numbered train)
Former operator(s) Chicago Great Western Railway
Route
Start Chicago, Illinois
End Minneapolis or Rochester, Minnesota
Distance travelled 359 mi (578 km) (Chicago–Rochester)
435 mi (700 km) (Chicago–Minneapolis)
Average journey time 12h25m
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 1 (Chicago–Minneapolis),
2 (Minneapolis–Chicago)
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed 35 mph (56 km/h) average (1936)