400 Club tavern, Altoona, Wisconsin_
"400 miles in 400 minutes" is what the Chicago & Northwestern proclaimed in 1934 when they began advertising a new highspeed passenger train operating between Chicago and the Twin Cities. The first trains for the traveling public departed their respective terminals on January 2, 1935. The last Twin Cities 400 trains ran on July 23, 1963. This establishment is right across the street from the C&NW yard in this town. The track is currently operated by the Union Pacific.
400 Club tavern, Altoona, Wisconsin_
"400 miles in 400 minutes" is what the Chicago & Northwestern proclaimed in 1934 when they began advertising a new highspeed passenger train operating between Chicago and the Twin Cities. The first trains for the traveling public departed their respective terminals on January 2, 1935. The last Twin Cities 400 trains ran on July 23, 1963. This establishment is right across the street from the C&NW yard in this town. The track is currently operated by the Union Pacific.