Winnipeg Limited (passenger train)
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The Winnipeg Limited was an overnight named passenger train operated by the Great Northern Railway 457 miles (735.5 km) between St. Paul
-Minneapolis and Winnipeg, Manitoba. It competed on the route with the overnight Winnipeger of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (“Soo Line”), and the Northern Pacific Railway
’s unnamed daytime passenger train.
The Great Northern Railway’s Winnipeg Limited was a train that evolved into a streamliner rather than becoming streamlined all at once. The Winniped Limited carried neither an observation car
nor a dome car
but it did have a club car. A typical consist
of the period used streamlined head end cars, 48-revenue seat leg-rest coaches handed down from the Western Star
, a Pass-series 6-roomette, 5-double bedroom, 2-compartment sleeping car
, a Glacier-series 16-duplex roomette, 4-double bedroom sleeping car both handed down from the Western Star. A Canadian National Railway
Green-series 6-section, 6-roomette, 4-double bedroom sleeping car was carried between St. Paul and Winnipeg nightly in the summer season that continued on to Vancouver, British Columbia, in the Super Continental
west of Winnipeg. The only two cars exclusive to the Winnipeg Limited were the two Club-series cars rebuilt by Pullman
in February, 1956, from Glacier-series sleeping cars. These two Club-series cars retained their 8-duplex roomettes at one end and two of the double bedrooms. The space formerly occupied by the other two bedrooms was replaced by a buffet, and where the remaining eight duplex roomettes had been became a 12-seat dinette and 12-seat lounge area. These two cars were numbered and named 1198 Manitoba Club and 1099 Winnipeg Club and were operated one per consist. With the addition of these cars to the Winnipeg Limited on March 1, 1956, the trains were streamlined with the following consists:
FIRST CONSIST
504 EMD E7
A 2,000 hp Diesel Passenger Cab Unit
505 EMD E7A 2,000 hp Diesel Passenger Cab Unit
1102 Baggage 30’ Railway Post Office Car
246 Baggage Express Car
1131 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1127 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1133 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1198 MANITOBA CLUB 8-Duplex Roomette 2-Double Bedroom Buffet 12-seat Dinette 12-seat Lounge Car
1376 HART PASS 6-Roomette 5-Double Bedroom 2-Compartment Sleeping Car
1183 HUDSON GLACIER 16-Duplex Roomette 4-Double Bedroom Sleeping Car
SECOND CONSIST
507 EMD E7A 2,000 HP Diesel Passenger Cab Unit
502 EMD E7A 2,000 HP Diesel Passenger Cab Unit
1103 Baggage 30’ Railway Post Office Car
249 Baggage Express Car
1129 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1121 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1126 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1199 WINNIPEG CLUB 8-Duplex Roomette 2-double Bedroom Buffet 12-seat Dinette 12-seat Lounge Car
1383 INUYA PASS 6-Roomette 5-Double Bedroom 2-Compartment Sleeping Car
1184 CHANEY GLACIER 16-Duplex Roomette 4-Double Bedroom Sleeping Car
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
-Minneapolis and Winnipeg, Manitoba. It competed on the route with the overnight Winnipeger of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (“Soo Line”), and the Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
’s unnamed daytime passenger train.
The Great Northern Railway’s Winnipeg Limited was a train that evolved into a streamliner rather than becoming streamlined all at once. The Winniped Limited carried neither an observation car
Observation car
An observation car/carriage/coach is a type of railroad passenger car, generally operated in a passenger train as the last carriage, with windows on the rear of the car for passengers' viewing pleasure...
nor a dome car
Dome car
A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the train. It also can include features of a coach, lounge car, dining car or observation...
but it did have a club car. A typical consist
Consist
A consist , in North American railway terminology, is used as a noun to describe the group of rail vehicles that make up a train. A near-equivalent UK term is rake but this excludes the locomotive....
of the period used streamlined head end cars, 48-revenue seat leg-rest coaches handed down from the Western Star
Western Star
Western Star may refer to:* Western Star Trucks* Western Star * Western Star ButterNewspapers* The Western Star * The Western Star * The Western Star...
, a Pass-series 6-roomette, 5-double bedroom, 2-compartment sleeping car
Sleeping car
The sleeping car or sleeper is a railway/railroad passenger car that can accommodate all its passengers in beds of one kind or another, primarily for the purpose of making nighttime travel more restful. The first such cars saw sporadic use on American railroads in the 1830s and could be configured...
, a Glacier-series 16-duplex roomette, 4-double bedroom sleeping car both handed down from the Western Star. A Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
Green-series 6-section, 6-roomette, 4-double bedroom sleeping car was carried between St. Paul and Winnipeg nightly in the summer season that continued on to Vancouver, British Columbia, in the Super Continental
Super Continental
The Super Continental was a transcontinental Canadian passenger train operated originally by the Canadian National Railway beginning in 1955 and subsequently by Via Rail from 1977 until its cancellation in 1981. Service was restored in 1985 but was again eliminated in 1990...
west of Winnipeg. The only two cars exclusive to the Winnipeg Limited were the two Club-series cars rebuilt by Pullman
Pullman Company
The Pullman Palace Car Company, founded by George Pullman, manufactured railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. Pullman developed the sleeping car which carried his name into the 1980s...
in February, 1956, from Glacier-series sleeping cars. These two Club-series cars retained their 8-duplex roomettes at one end and two of the double bedrooms. The space formerly occupied by the other two bedrooms was replaced by a buffet, and where the remaining eight duplex roomettes had been became a 12-seat dinette and 12-seat lounge area. These two cars were numbered and named 1198 Manitoba Club and 1099 Winnipeg Club and were operated one per consist. With the addition of these cars to the Winnipeg Limited on March 1, 1956, the trains were streamlined with the following consists:
FIRST CONSIST
504 EMD E7
EMD E7
The EMD E7 was a , A1A-A1A passenger train locomotive manufactured by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. The cab version, or E7A, was manufactured from February, 1945 to April, 1949, and 428 were produced. The booster version, or E7B, was manufactured from March, 1945...
A 2,000 hp Diesel Passenger Cab Unit
505 EMD E7A 2,000 hp Diesel Passenger Cab Unit
1102 Baggage 30’ Railway Post Office Car
246 Baggage Express Car
1131 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1127 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1133 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1198 MANITOBA CLUB 8-Duplex Roomette 2-Double Bedroom Buffet 12-seat Dinette 12-seat Lounge Car
1376 HART PASS 6-Roomette 5-Double Bedroom 2-Compartment Sleeping Car
1183 HUDSON GLACIER 16-Duplex Roomette 4-Double Bedroom Sleeping Car
SECOND CONSIST
507 EMD E7A 2,000 HP Diesel Passenger Cab Unit
502 EMD E7A 2,000 HP Diesel Passenger Cab Unit
1103 Baggage 30’ Railway Post Office Car
249 Baggage Express Car
1129 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1121 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1126 48 Revenue seat Leg Rest Coach
1199 WINNIPEG CLUB 8-Duplex Roomette 2-double Bedroom Buffet 12-seat Dinette 12-seat Lounge Car
1383 INUYA PASS 6-Roomette 5-Double Bedroom 2-Compartment Sleeping Car
1184 CHANEY GLACIER 16-Duplex Roomette 4-Double Bedroom Sleeping Car