Winnipeger (passenger train) edit
| Overview | |
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| Service type | Overnight mail/sleeper |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | Minnesota, Manitoba |
| Route | |
| Termini | Saint Paul, Minnesota Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Distance travelled | 464 miles (747 km) |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Heavyweight cars |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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Source: final Soo Line Passenger Time Table, October 30, 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In October 1904 the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (Soo Line) and Canadian Pacific Railway began over-night passenger service between the Twin Cities and Winnipeg, Manitoba. The train consisted of a mail and baggage cars, 2 passenger cars, a sleeper and dining car. The train which was commonly called “the Winnipeg Flyer” went by several names. Over it’s 63 years it was known as the “Manitoba Express”, “Winnipeg Express” and the Winnipeger”. March 25, 1967 saw the last train run between St. Paul and Winnipeg.
| Northbound (read down) |
Miles | The Winnipeger | Southbound (read up) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train 89 | Soo Line | Train 90 | |
| 7.50 p.m. (Lv) | 0.0 | St. Paul (Union Depot) | 7:15 a.m. (Ar) |
| 8:20 p.m. (Ar) 8:45 p.m. (Lv) |
10.9 | Minneapolis (Milwaukee Road depot) | 6:45 a.m. (Lv) 6:30 a.m. (Ar) |
| 9:43 p.m. | 48.9 | Buffalo | — |
| 10:33 p.m. | 94.8 | Paynesville | 4:37 a.m. |
| 11:20 p.m. (Ar) 11:40 p.m. (Lv) |
132.6 | Glenwood, Minnesota | 3:55 a.m. (Lv) 3:40 a.m. (Ar) |
| 12:01 a.m. | 149.2 | Alexandria | 3:12 a.m. |
| 12:10 a.m. f | 156.3 | Carlos | — |
| 12:18 a.m. c | 161.6 | Miltona | — |
| 12:30 a.m. f | 169.1 | Parker’s Prairie | 2:39 a.m. f |
| 12:45 a.m. | 182.6 | Henning | 2:18 a.m. |
| 1:04 a.m. c | 191.7 | Ottertail | 2:03 a.m. d |
| 1:21 a.m. c | 204.1 | Dent | 1:47 a.m. d |
| 1:32 a.m. c | 213.2 | Vergas | 1:32 a.m. d |
| 1:50 a.m. | 226.1 | Detroit Lakes | 1:16 a.m. |
| 2:12 a.m. f | 238.1 | Callaway | 12:59 a.m. f |
| 2:23 a.m. f | 246.8 | Ogema | 12:49 a.m. f |
| 2:31 a.m. f | 252.4 | Waubun | 12:41 a.m. f |
| 2:48 a.m. | 261.6 | Mahnomen | 12:30 a.m. |
| 2:58 a.m. f | 270.2 | Bejou | 12:14 a.m. f |
| 3:07 a.m. f | 276.8 | Winger | 12:05 a.m. f |
| 3:21 a.m. | 286.1 | Erskine | 11:52 p.m. |
| 3:32 a.m. f | 296.1 | Brooks | 11:38 p.m. |
| 3:40 a.m. f | 303.1 | Plummer | 11:29 p.m. f |
| 4:10 a.m. (Ar) 4:30 a.m. (Lv) |
318.8 | Thief River Falls | 11:10 p.m. (Lv) 10:50 p.m. (Ar) |
| 4:54 a.m. | 336.7 | Newfolden | 10:25 p.m. |
| 5:09 a.m. | 346.4 | Strandquist | 10:10 p.m. |
| 5:19 a.m. | 354.3 | Karlstad | 10:01 p.m. |
| 5:28 a.m. | 361.3 | Halma | 9:50 p.m. |
| 5:41 a.m. | 367.3 | Lake Bronson | 9:41 p.m. |
| 5:56 a.m. | 378.0 | Lancaster | 9:26 p.m. |
| 6:06 a.m. f | 385.6 | Orleans | 9:12 p.m. f |
| 6:25 a.m. (Ar) | 398.9 | Noyes, Minnesota | 8:55 p.m. (Lv) |
| Train 109 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Train 110 | |
| 6:55 a.m. (Lv) | 399.0 | Emerson, Manitoba | 8:30 a.m. (Ar) |
| 7:09 a.m. | 409.0 | Dominion City | 8:06 p.m. |
| 7:21 a.m. f | 417.0 | Arnaud | 7:54 p.m. f |
| 7:30 a.m. f | 425.0 | Dufrost | 7:46 p.m. |
| 7:36 a.m. f | 430.0 | Carey | 7:39 p.m. |
| 7:41 a.m. | 434.0 | Otterburne | 7:34 p.m. |
| 7:50 a.m. | 442.0 | Niverville | 7:25 p.m. |
| 8:35 a.m. (Ar) | 464.0 | Winnipeg (Canadian Pacific Station) | 6:45 p.m. (Lv) |
c: Will stop to let off passengers from Minneapolis and beyond; d: Will stop on advance notice to pick up passengers for Minneapolis or beyond; Source: final Soo Line Passenger Time Table, October 30, 1966 | |||