Midland Mike-- CASO Tunnel..The New York Central took the train from Windsor Station.
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How did CP's Chicago Express get from Windsor to Chicago?
Miningman Some trains remained very popular and were exceptionally well patronized, especially by the buisness class. One train that comes to mind was the Canadian Pacific's Chicago Express Toronto-Chicago service. CPR killed it in it's massive train-offs in the early sixties. You did not need to be a streamliner, or refurbished anything...just good solid parlours, sleepers and diners. CPR simply got out of the passenger business with the exception of 'The Canadian' which remained the icon image of the railway. Last run of the Chicago Express Last run of Number 21 engines 1412 1918 Saturday, April 25, 1964 through Campbellville. William Carr/R.J.Sandusky Collection.
Some trains remained very popular and were exceptionally well patronized, especially by the buisness class. One train that comes to mind was the Canadian Pacific's Chicago Express Toronto-Chicago service. CPR killed it in it's massive train-offs in the early sixties. You did not need to be a streamliner, or refurbished anything...just good solid parlours, sleepers and diners. CPR simply got out of the passenger business with the exception of 'The Canadian' which remained the icon image of the railway.
Last run of the Chicago Express
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Some trains remained very popular and were exceptionally well patronized, especially by the buisness class. One train that comes to mind was the Canadian Pacific's Chicago Express Toronto-Chicago service. CPR killed it in it's massive train-offs in the early sixties. You did not need to be a streamliner, or refurbished anything...just good solid parlours, sleepers and diners. CPR simply got out of the passenger business with the exception of 'The Canadian' which remained the icon image of the railway. A few dayliner Budd car runs were not permitted to be discontinued. All these were to areas the CNR could not serve. Basically they handed over everything passenger over to the CNR. There was a hew and cry over discontinuing the Chicago Express. The CNR/GTW service on the International was pretty much what you would expect from a quasi pseudo government organization and did not match the free enterprise spirit of the Canadian Pacific service.
So what am I saying here? The railroads were more than glad to get out of the passenger business and out from under all that obligation of providing perpetual passenger service in exchange for land grants and such 100 years earlier. It was not because the business left, it's because they never made any money doing so and there was no hope of doing so even if the trains were full every day. The ONLY exception was WWII where folks had no choice at all and government troop trains on an unprecedented scale put it over the top.
Agree with Balt.
I went off to college in 1965. Took the train from Washington DC (Silver Spring really) to Lansing, MI. QUickly found United Airlines had a 12/21 CLub - half price for students within those ages. Round trip was $36. Train couldn't compete.
Post War - the railroads acted upon their pre-War understanding of the transportation marketplace without taking into consideration the technological advancements of the War and their meanings towards personal transportation. The rise of the automobile and the affordable airliner, both of which trumped the pre-war thoughts.
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