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You want High Speed? Go back to 1935.
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by oltmannd</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Paul Milenkovic</i> <br /><br />Anyone know what the best Chicago-Milwaukee scheduled times were (HIawatha, Electroliner, etc) back in the 1930's? <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I read here http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/ihy941205.html that the fastest time was 1:40. Over 90 miles that would be 54 mph avg. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />When I worked the Turbo Trains the time was 1.32. <br />The Liners didn't start running on the North Shore until 1941. Best time was 1.58 including the "L", and street running in Milwaukee. <br />Mitch
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