{"product_id":"9780816654499","title":"The 400 Story : Chicago \u0026 North Western's Premier Passenger Trains (A Fesler-lampert Minnesota Heritage Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree midwestern railroads introduced luxury passenger service in 1935, competing for Chicago-Twin Cities business and leisure travelers. Chicago and North Western's modern, sleek, and fast rail line began with a conventional steam-powered train dubbed the \"400\" and named after its ambitious schedule: \"400 miles in 400 minutes.\" In 1939, it evolved into an even faster diesel-powered streamlined train, eventually expanding into a fleet of streamliners that served Wisconsin, Minnesota, and upper Michigan. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 400 Story captures the excitement of this era, tracing the rise and fall of the premier passenger system that made \"Twin Cities 400\" a household term in the upper Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJim Scribbins had a lifetime career at Milwaukee Road and is the author of The Hiawatha Story (Minnesota, 2006) and four other books about upper midwestern railroads. He lives in West Bend, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52825757876535,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":162.26,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3548\/7543\/files\/9780816654499-1.jpg?v=1786698238","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.my\/products\/9780816654499","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Malaysia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}