Marquette (Milwaukee Road train)

The Marquette was a passenger train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee Road") between Chicago and Mason City, Iowa.[2] Service began in 1937, but was eliminated by 1955.[3][4] Despite the elimination of the Marquette, the line continued to see service by the Sioux until 1960, when that service was cut back to Madison, Wisconsin.[5]

Marquette
The former terminus at Mason City, Iowa in 2018
Overview
First service1937
Last service1955
Former operator(s)Milwaukee Road
Route
TerminiChicago, Illinois
Mason City, Iowa
Distance travelled356 miles (573 km)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)3 (westbound), 18 (eastbound)

References

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  1. ^ "No. 18-The Marquette". The Milwaukee Road (PDF) (Timetable). Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railway. January–March 1940. pp. 10, 22. Retrieved 2023-12-01 – via Streamliner Memories.
  2. ^ "Milwaukee Road 1940 timetable" (PDF).
  3. ^ "New Record Breaking Schedule to Chicago". Mason City Globe-Gazette. August 31, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Milwaukee Road 1955 timetable" (PDF).
  5. ^ Dorin, Patric C. (1978). Milwaukee Road East. Burbank, California: Superior Publishing Company. pp. 29–30. ISBN 0-87564-702-2. LCCN 78003834.