The distinctly usually-all-heavyweight Exposition Flyer had as its regular
assigned power E5s for many years, especially after the Burlington
increased its schedule in (?) late 1941 to compete directly with the
Milwaukee's new Midwest Hiawatha to Omaha. Occasionally, one would instead
see a Hudson on the front end, and on extremely rare occasion, two
Hudsons- but these were exceptions. The Exposition Flyer was a heavy train
that in its day had one of the most demanding of all schedules. I do not
have access to my timetables, but if memory serves, for awhile the Expo's
schedule Aurora-Galesburg either equalled or beat the DZ.
Denny
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