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Greatest train to the Northwest

Posted by Anonymous

on Sun, Nov 27 2005 9:00 AM

For me, it´s the two tone green North Coast Limited in the time between 1954 and 1959. A beautiful long snake with 4 domes matching to the woods of the Northwest. Plus luxurious on board service without extra fare. This is it!
What do you think???

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Posted by passengerfan

on Sun, Nov 27 2005 10:09 AM

Having ridden the CASCADE, CITY OF PORTLAND, NORTH COAST LIMITED, EMPIRE BUILDER, and SHASTA DAYLIGHT. Without a doubt it was the GN EMPIRE BUILDER after it received its domes in 1955. No other train in North America offered as many seats under glass as the Empire Builder prior to Auto-Train. The train like the NORTH COAST LIMITED was a clean window train and having traveled the Builder the most even got to know several crew members over the years. Dining car service was second to none.

Posted by ValorStorm

on Tue, Jan 17 2006 1:20 AM

My vote goes to the NP. But most Missoulians that I know who moved here on the train years ago, say they rode the Oly-Hi.

If I could go back in time & ride any NW passenger train, it would be over Crow's Nest Pass and/or the Kettle Valley line.

Posted by coborn35

on Tue, Jan 17 2006 8:42 PM

GREAT NORTHERN ALL THE WAY!!!

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Posted by Anonymous

on Wed, Jan 18 2006 12:57 PM

I second that!!! I love thwe old Empire Builder!!!

Posted by Kevin C. Smith

on Thu, Jan 19 2006 2:31 AM

I never had a chance to ride any of these classics-but no votes for the Olympian Hiawatha with that magnificent Skytop observation car?

"Look at those high cars roll-finest sight in the world."

Posted by Anonymous

on Fri, Jan 20 2006 2:42 PM

from bob t. hi fellas, ever see the combined north coast limited-empire builder-twin cities zyphyr on the c.b.&q. to chi-town back in the 1960s? 20 to 25 cars,4 to5 e-8s up front.i never got a ride on it,but was it ever impressive to see it blast through town at 80 m.p.h. !! darn, i never took any pictures!

Posted by Anonymous

on Fri, Jan 20 2006 2:59 PM

The Empire Builder with all the Superior Service it had.

Posted by CG9602

on Fri, Jan 20 2006 4:21 PM

It depends upon how you define "Northwest." I would think the CNW 400 would do the trick to get northwest from either Milwaukee or Chicago.

Posted by espeefoamer

on Fri, Jan 20 2006 6:41 PM

I vote for the Olympian Hiawatha,with its full length dome,Skytop observation,and two streches of electrified operation[:p]!!!

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Posted by nssr9169

on Sun, Jan 22 2006 5:01 PM

THE EMPIRE BUILDER, why? Do you have all those domes on the amtrak empire builder? I think not! How could anybody resist the omaha orange pullman green and yellow of the g.n.