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1. cs.trains.com › ctr › fBroadway Limited vs. 20th Century - Trains.com

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   Apr 21, 2016 · Classic Trains magazine celebrates the 'golden years of railroading' including the North American railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers.

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2. transportationhistory.org › 2020/12/03 › a-famousA Famous Passenger Train Completes Its Last Run

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   Dec 3, 2020 · December 3, 1967 After 65 years of service, the New York Central Railroad (NYC) express passenger train 20th Century Limited completed its final journey. The half-full train pulled into LaSalle Street Station in Chicago at 6:45 p.m. The Limited had actually been scheduled to arrive nine hours earlier, but was delayed due to a freight….

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   When did the 20th Century Limited end?

   • December 3, 1967 After 65 years of service, the New York Central Railroad (NYC) express passenger train 20th Century Limited completed its final journey. The half-full train pulled into LaSalle Street Station in Chicago at 6:45 p.m. The Limited had actually been scheduled to arrive nine hours earlier, but was delayed due to a freight…

   A Famous Passenger Train Completes Its Last Run

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   What was the difference between the 1948 Broadway Limited & 1948 century?

   • Both trains catered to magnates and movie stars, with the Century itself treated as a star — which it was. The 1948 Broadway Limited represented “old money” while the 1948 Century meant “new money”— which is why I consider the 1948 Century to be particularly significant, unfortunately, in a bad way.

   20th Century Limited: ‘The Greatest Train Ever Made’ - Trains

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   When was the Broadway Limited built?

   • From “Modern Locomotives and Cars 1939.” William R. Hough Collection. The PRR launched its new streamlined Broadway Limited on June 15, 1938. The train was celebrated on the cover of PRR’s June 15, 1938 timetable, under the heading “A Fleet of Modernism.” The train’s art deco interiors included the bar lounge, an Observation Car, and private rooms.

   Fleets of Modernism: the Streamliner Era and Beyond

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   When did the 20th Century Limited start?

   • The history of the 20th Century Limited goes back to the late 1890’s when the New York Central and the Pennsylvania railroads tried to best each other on the New York-Chicago run.

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4. www.tcatrains.org › the-twentieth-century-limitedeTrain Article - Train Collectors Association

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   The history of the 20th Century Limited goes back to the late 1890’s when the New York Central and the Pennsylvania railroads tried to best each other on the New York-Chicago run. The Pennsylvania Railroad train was called the “Broadway Limited” – running across Pennsylvania through the Alleghenies, Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pittsburgh and on to Chicago. The two trains met in the last ...

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   May 11, 2022 · The same day as the Broadway Limited’s launch, June 15, 1938, rival railroad New York Central debuted its streamlined 20th Century Limited, a luxurious express train designed by Henry Dreyfuss.

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6. www.trains.com › ctr › railroads20th Century Limited: ‘The Greatest Train Ever Made’ - Trains

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   Jan 1, 2023 · The New York Central and rival Pennsylvania Railroad were well aware of high-end clientele, and early in the 20th century inaugurated the Broadway Limited (originally as the Pennsylvania Special) and 20th Century Limited — high-end, high-speed trains aimed directly at the business/wealth market. Periodically, the two railroads upgraded their two premier trains — which, by the way, through ...

7. www.nytimes.com › 1995/04/09 › nyregionAmtrak's Broadway Limited Is to Become Literally That

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   Apr 9, 1995 · In the 1930's, 40's and 50's, when the train was rivaled in glamour, luxury and speed only by the New York Central's 20th Century Limited, there were showers and baths and stenographers and radios.

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   Oct 16, 2012 · A look at premier diesel passenger train service of the 1950s in the northeast in N-scale: The New York Central's "20th Century Limited" and Pennsylvania Ra...

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