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QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar Kozzie.....How is that new passenger train {and new railroad}, doing...I believe in the northern part of your country and I believe it was a north - south runner...It was pictured within the past year as being put into service and you fellows did some comments on it....Believe one of the questions when first offered was where were the passengers going to come from being such isolated territory...
QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C Dave, There was a twist to the train name "400". Apparently in one of the major cities served, possibly Milwaukee, the "top people" in society at the time formed an exclusive group numbering about 400, and this was a term in common use at the time. So as well as indicating the speed of the train "400" implied a "first class" or "exclusive" aspect. A similar train name was the C&O "FFV" which the railway used to mean "Fast Flying Virginian", but was an established abbreviation for a group of original settlers in Virginia, one of the first colonies in what became the USA. They used it to mean the "First Families of Virginia". The "400" explanation is in Scribbins' "The 400 Story" and that of the "FFV" in "C&O Power". I liked the map, but thought it could easily have included a couple of single trains, like the "Twentieth Century" and "Broadway Limited", which were brands on their own and would have filled blank white paper on the map. Peter
QUOTE: Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH Dave: Once again I'll get my revenge and turn the question around. Were there any similar passenger train fleet names in Australia? It's okay if Peter answers this question. Paul
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QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken I'm sure the "Hummer from Down Under" will hit us with a new one in record time![swg][swg][zzz]
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer The name "400" came about because it is roughly 400 miles between Chicago and the Twin Cities, and the C&NW made the run in 400 minutes.Later the road attached the "400 "to all of thier train names.
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