6月11日は、1929年に走り始めたエンパイアビルダーの80周年記念日でした。
当時の様子は、このブログの2005年8月14日版ほかをご覧ください。
Gngoatにエンパイアビルダーに関する、様々な「・・・周年」が出ていましたので、転載します。
The Empire Builder operated with non-streamlined equipment for 18 years (1929-1947).
The Empire Builder operated with streamlined equipment for 62 years (1947-present).
The Empire Builder operated with dome cars for 24 years (1955 to 1979).
The Empire Builder operated with Superliner equipment for 30 years (1979 to present).
The Empire Builder operated as primarily a Great Northern train for 41 years (1929-1970).
The Empire Builder operated as a Burlington Northern train for 1 year (1970-1971).
The Empire Builder has operated as an Amtrak train for 38 years (1971 to present).
The Empire Builder running mate “Oriental Limited” operated 30 years (1905-1931 and 1947-1951).
The Empire Builder running mate “Western Star” operated for 20 years (1951-1971).
The Empire Builder rival “North Coast Limited” (CB&Q/NP/SP&S and later BN) operated for 71 years (1900-1971, with 23 of these years being a streamliner).
The Empire Builder rival “Olympian” (Milwaukee Road) operated for 50 years (1911-1961) with its streamlined version (the “Olympian Hiawatha”) running from 1947 to 1961.
The Empire Builder rival “City of Portland” (primarily Union Pacific) operated for 36 years (1935-1971).
The Empire Builder running mate “North Coast Hiawatha” (Amtrak) operated for 8 years (1971-1979).
The Empire Builder running mate “Pioneer” (Amtrak) operated for 20 years (1977-1997), though the train was a combination with another train (the SanFrancisco Zephyr until July 1983, the California Zephyr thereafter) between Chicago and or Denver, Salt Lake City, or Ogden, and didn’t begin through car service between Chicago and Seattle until 1981.
当時の様子は、このブログの2005年8月14日版ほかをご覧ください。
Gngoatにエンパイアビルダーに関する、様々な「・・・周年」が出ていましたので、転載します。
The Empire Builder operated with non-streamlined equipment for 18 years (1929-1947).
The Empire Builder operated with streamlined equipment for 62 years (1947-present).
The Empire Builder operated with dome cars for 24 years (1955 to 1979).
The Empire Builder operated with Superliner equipment for 30 years (1979 to present).
The Empire Builder operated as primarily a Great Northern train for 41 years (1929-1970).
The Empire Builder operated as a Burlington Northern train for 1 year (1970-1971).
The Empire Builder has operated as an Amtrak train for 38 years (1971 to present).
The Empire Builder running mate “Oriental Limited” operated 30 years (1905-1931 and 1947-1951).
The Empire Builder running mate “Western Star” operated for 20 years (1951-1971).
The Empire Builder rival “North Coast Limited” (CB&Q/NP/SP&S and later BN) operated for 71 years (1900-1971, with 23 of these years being a streamliner).
The Empire Builder rival “Olympian” (Milwaukee Road) operated for 50 years (1911-1961) with its streamlined version (the “Olympian Hiawatha”) running from 1947 to 1961.
The Empire Builder rival “City of Portland” (primarily Union Pacific) operated for 36 years (1935-1971).
The Empire Builder running mate “North Coast Hiawatha” (Amtrak) operated for 8 years (1971-1979).
The Empire Builder running mate “Pioneer” (Amtrak) operated for 20 years (1977-1997), though the train was a combination with another train (the SanFrancisco Zephyr until July 1983, the California Zephyr thereafter) between Chicago and or Denver, Salt Lake City, or Ogden, and didn’t begin through car service between Chicago and Seattle until 1981.
