Re: [CBQ] Twin City Zephyr speed limits and LaCrosse street running

["William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>]

Louis,

I recall a photo in a Kalmbach publication of a Q road foreman running an E5 on one of the Twin Zephyrs. Chomping his cigar and looking very calm, the caption stated he was running the locomotive at nearly 120 mph.

Bill Hirt

On 12/9/2021 11:14 AM, Louis Zadnichek via groups.io wrote:

December 9, 2021

 

Leo - During the late 1950s when Dad was Assistant Superintendent at North LaCrosse, WI, we occasionally rode the Twin Cities Zephyr on weekend trips either north to St. Paul, MN, or south to Chicago.  I remember the train as luxurious and very FAST on the run into and out of Chicago.  If the train was running late, it was not unusual for it to run at or slightly in excess of 100 mph to arrive on time at the next station stop.

 

At those times, Dad would be watching the mile posts fly by outside the Vista Dome window and timing the seconds between them on his railroad pocket watch.  When the train hit a hundred miles-an-hour, he'd smile broadly and tap my brother Ken and I on the shoulder to let us know how FAST we were moving - Louis

 

Louis Zadnichek II

Fairhope, AL

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