On the route the train included a dining car serving breakfast, and a first-class parlor car. However, by the post-war 1940s, the parlor car was combined with dining car functions.[3] West of Madison it also operated as a mail train, making frequent stops. The train crossed the Mississippi River on the Pile–Pontoon Railroad Bridge.
On October 1, 1951, the train was cut back to a Chicago to Canton, South Dakota, service with prepaid taxi connections to nearby Sioux Falls. In the 1950s, the Sioux itinerary between Chicago's Union Station and Madison, Wisconsin was limited stops between Chicago and Walworth; and service in that latter territory was handled by suburban Milwaukee Road trains.[4]
In 1960 the train was further cut back to a Chicago to Madison coach service.[5] The train ceased operation on May 1, 1971, when Amtrak assumed responsibility for providing a national rail service.
Referencesedit
^Milwaukee Road (1970-02-01). Madison Train Service timetable.
^"Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific R.R., Equipment and Condensed Schedules". Official Guide of the Railways. 81 (3). National Railway Publication Company. August 1948.
Dorin, Patric C. (1978). Milwaukee Road East. Burbank, California: Superior Publishing Company. pp. 29–30. ISBN0-87564-702-2. LCCN 78003834.
January 01, 1970
sioux, train, sioux, named, passenger, train, milwaukee, road, that, operated, between, chicago, madison, wisconsin, rapid, city, south, dakota, prairie, chien, wisconsin, northern, iowa, train, westbound, eastbound, operated, coaches, dining, cars, sleeping, . The Sioux was a named passenger train of the Milwaukee Road that operated between Chicago Madison Wisconsin and Rapid City South Dakota via Prairie du Chien Wisconsin and northern Iowa The train 11 westbound and 22 eastbound operated coaches dining cars and sleeping cars through most of its history SiouxOverviewService typeInter city railStatusdiscontinuedLocaleMidwestern United StatesFirst service1928Last serviceApril 30 1971Former operator s Milwaukee RoadRouteTerminiChicago IllinoisRapid City South DakotaDistance travelled140 mi 230 km Train number s 11 westbound 22 eastbound On board servicesSeating arrangementsReclining seat lounge coachesSleeping arrangementsSections and drawing room eastbound only compartment also available 1948 Catering facilitiesParlor dining serviceTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Route mapvteLegend Distance Station 0 mi Chicago Union Station 17 mi27 km Glenview 50 mi80 km Fox Lake IllinoisWisconsin 74 mi119 km Walworth 89 mi143 km Avalon 99 mi159 km Janesville 107 mi172 km Milton Junction 115 mi185 km Edgerton 124 mi200 km Stoughton 133 mi214 km McFarland 140 mi225 km Madison 237 mi381 km Prairie du Chien Mississippi River WisconsinIowa 239 mi385 km Marquette 328 mi528 km Charles City 356 mi573 km Mason City 456 mi734 km Spencer IowaSouth Dakota 534 mi859 km Canton 613 mi987 km Mitchell 708 mi1139 km Chamberlain 755 mi1215 km Murdo Central Mountain Time 899 mi1447 km Rapid City On the route the train included a dining car serving breakfast and a first class parlor car However by the post war 1940s the parlor car was combined with dining car functions 3 West of Madison it also operated as a mail train making frequent stops The train crossed the Mississippi River on the Pile Pontoon Railroad Bridge On October 1 1951 the train was cut back to a Chicago to Canton South Dakota service with prepaid taxi connections to nearby Sioux Falls In the 1950s the Sioux itinerary between Chicago s Union Station and Madison Wisconsin was limited stops between Chicago and Walworth and service in that latter territory was handled by suburban Milwaukee Road trains 4 In 1960 the train was further cut back to a Chicago to Madison coach service 5 The train ceased operation on May 1 1971 when Amtrak assumed responsibility for providing a national rail service References edit Milwaukee Road 1970 02 01 Madison Train Service timetable Milwaukee Road timetable January February March 1940 Tables 18 19 http streamlinermemories info Milw Milw40TT pdf Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific R R Equipment and Condensed Schedules Official Guide of the Railways 81 3 National Railway Publication Company August 1948 Milwaukee Road timetable 1956 Tables 9 19 31A http streamlinermemories info Milw Milw56TT pdf Dorin 1978 p 30 Dorin Patric C 1978 Milwaukee Road East Burbank California Superior Publishing Company pp 29 30 ISBN 0 87564 702 2 LCCN 78003834 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sioux train amp oldid 1144657165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
