| 词条 | Western Star (train) |
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| box_width = | name = Western Star | logo = | logo_width = | image = Western Star 1951.JPG | image_width = 300px | caption = Western Star in the Cascades, 1951 | type = | status = Discontinued | locale = | predecessor = Oriental Limited | first = June 3, 1951 | last = May 1, 1971 | successor = | operator = | formeroperator = Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Great Northern Railway Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Burlington Northern Railroad | ridership = | start = Chicago, Illinois | stops = | end = Seattle, Washington/Portland, Oregon | distance = | journeytime = | frequency = | trainnumber = | line_used = | class = | access = | seating = | sleeping = | autorack = | catering = | observation = | entertainment = | baggage = | otherfacilities = | stock = | gauge = | el = | speed = | owners = | routenumber = | map = | map_state = }} The Western Star was a named passenger train operated by the Great Northern Railway between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest via Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Between Chicago and St. Paul the train used the route of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; in later years eastbound passengers were accommodated on Burlington trains east of St. Paul. Through cars from the train operated between Spokane, Washington and Portland, Oregon via the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway. It operated from 1951 to 1971. HistoryThe Western Star was inaugurated in June 3, 1951, replacing the Oriental Limited as the secondary train along the Great Northern's transcontinental route. The Great Northern's primary train was the famed Empire Builder, which made the run in 45 hours. The Western Star required a more leisurely 58 hours, making more intermediate stops and serving branches the Empire Builder bypassed, such as Grand Forks, North Dakota and Great Falls, Montana.{{rp|91}} The Star used equipment from the Empire Builder, which had been completely reequipped.[2]{{rp|245}} Amtrak did not retain the Western Star as part of its national route network and the train was discontinued on May 1, 1971, although it did re-route the Empire Builder to serve Grand Forks.[3]{{rp|158}} EquipmentThe 1951 Western Star required six sets of equipment to operate; it inherited five of these from the faster Empire Builder. Each set of equipment consisted of fourteen cars:{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
}} Each set could carry 330 passengers.[4] References1. ^1 {{cite book | last=Hidy | first=Ralph W. | title=The Great Northern Railway: A History | location=Minneapolis | publisher=University of Minnesota Press | year=2004 | isbn=0-8166-4429-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MkA050YuDJQC|display-authors=etal}} [1][2][3]2. ^1 {{Sanders-Heartland}} 3. ^1 {{cite news | title=Western Star Replaces Oriental Limited On Great Northern Line | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vsRkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=poYNAAAAIBAJ&dq=western-star%20great%20northern&pg=3457%2C1539502 | newspaper=Mouse River Farmers Press | date=May 31, 1951 | accessdate=August 25, 2013}} }} External links
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