Red River Limited
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The Red River Limited was a passenger train operated by Great Northern Railway between Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Saint Paul, Minnesota.
[edit] History
Great Northern Railway's third new train set of 1950 was a new schedule named the Red River. The five car streamliner built by American Car and Foundry Company began service June 25, 1950, operating a round trip daily 324 miles (521 km) between Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The train went southbound in the morning returning northbound in the evening. The cars for the Red River streamliner were quite different than those built for the International in that they were built with extra insulation and the coaches were equipped with Baker Heaters as there was no steam heat available at the Grand Forks depot where the cars would stand overnight. The power would be sent to the roundhouse for any running repairs and service so the solution was the installation of the Baker Heaters in the cars.
| Car Number | Car type |
|---|---|
| 512 | EMD E7A 2,000 HP Diesel Passenger Unit |
| 1107 | Baggage 30’ Railway Post office Car |
| 1137 | 60 Revenue seat Coach |
| 1138 | 60 Revenue seat Coach |
| 1139 | 60 Revenue seat Coach |
| 1147 | 9 seat Lunch Counter 12 seat Dinette 16 Revenue seat Parlor Lounge Observation |
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