ICE TRAINS - Revision history

Randylyon at 18:56, 14 December 2015

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	Far more elaborate than [[STEAM SLEIGHS]] that featured the same type of locomotion, the trains were to consist of an "engine," tender and ten cars designed for travel over ice. Arrangements were made for meals and sleeping facilities. Passengers rode well behind the engine to reduce any risk of plunging through the ice.		Far more elaborate than [[STEAM SLEIGHS]] that featured the same type of locomotion, the trains were to consist of an "engine," tender and ten cars designed for travel over ice. Arrangements were made for meals and sleeping facilities. Passengers rode well behind the engine to reduce any risk of plunging through the ice.

	According to the schedule, a train would leave Galena at 9:00 a.m. and make all the usual steamboat stops along the river. The trip to St. Paul and the Falls of St. Anthony was expected to take twenty-four hours. Each train would make two round trips per week as long as the ice was firm. The trains, named the “Icelander” and the “Gladiator,” were also to be used in delivering mail. The “Icelander” was to run on Mondays and Thursdays. The “Gladiator” operated over the same route on Tuesdays and Fridays. Freight schedules would be the same as those used by ~~[[STEAMBOATS]]~~.		According to the schedule, a train would leave Galena at 9:00 a.m. and make all the usual steamboat stops along the river. The trip to St. Paul and the Falls of St. Anthony was expected to take twenty-four hours. Each train would make two round trips per week as long as the ice was firm. The trains, named the “Icelander” and the “Gladiator,” were also to be used in delivering mail. The “Icelander” was to run on Mondays and Thursdays. The “Gladiator” operated over the same route on Tuesdays and Fridays. Freight schedules would be the same as those used by steamboats.

	No train ever made the journey, and no explanation was ever given for the failure of the project. The concept was later carried on by Norman Wiard and his [[ICE BOAT]].		No train ever made the journey, and no explanation was ever given for the failure of the project. The concept was later carried on by Norman Wiard and his [[ICE BOAT]].

			An "ice train" as it was called was used to transport ice cut from Zollicoffer's Lake north of the city. It began its first run on February 3, 1878. (1)

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			1. "Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald,'' February 5, 1878, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18780205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en


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Randylyon at 03:44, 6 March 2010

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	ICE TRAINS. Bizarre plan of winter transportation along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Announced on November 15, 1849, before railroads reached Chicago, two "Locomotive Ice Trains" were scheduled to link the [[MINING]] region around Galena, Illinois, and Dubuque, Iowa, with St. Paul, Minnesota. Far more elaborate than [[STEAM SLEIGHS]] that featured the same type of locomotion, the trains were to consist of an "engine," tender and ten cars designed for travel over ice. Arrangements were made for meals and sleeping facilities. Passengers rode well behind the engine to reduce any risk of plunging through the ice.		ICE TRAINS. Bizarre plan of winter transportation along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Announced on November 15, 1849, before railroads reached Chicago, two "Locomotive Ice Trains" were scheduled to link the [[MINING]] region around Galena, Illinois, and Dubuque, Iowa, with St. Paul, Minnesota.

			Far more elaborate than [[STEAM SLEIGHS]] that featured the same type of locomotion, the trains were to consist of an "engine," tender and ten cars designed for travel over ice. Arrangements were made for meals and sleeping facilities. Passengers rode well behind the engine to reduce any risk of plunging through the ice.

	According to the schedule, a train would leave Galena at 9:00 a.m. and make all the usual steamboat stops along the river. The trip to St. Paul and the Falls of St. Anthony was expected to take twenty-four hours. Each train would make two round trips per week as long as the ice was firm. The trains, named the “Icelander” and the “Gladiator,” were also to be used in delivering mail. The “Icelander” was to run on Mondays and Thursdays. The “Gladiator” operated over the same route on Tuesdays and Fridays. Freight schedules would be the same as those used by [[STEAMBOATS]].		According to the schedule, a train would leave Galena at 9:00 a.m. and make all the usual steamboat stops along the river. The trip to St. Paul and the Falls of St. Anthony was expected to take twenty-four hours. Each train would make two round trips per week as long as the ice was firm. The trains, named the “Icelander” and the “Gladiator,” were also to be used in delivering mail. The “Icelander” was to run on Mondays and Thursdays. The “Gladiator” operated over the same route on Tuesdays and Fridays. Freight schedules would be the same as those used by [[STEAMBOATS]].

Randylyon at 04:23, 10 December 2008

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	No train ever made the journey, and no explanation was ever given for the failure of the project. The concept was later carried on by Norman Wiard and his [[ICE BOAT]].		No train ever made the journey, and no explanation was ever given for the failure of the project. The concept was later carried on by Norman Wiard and his [[ICE BOAT]].


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Randylyon at 00:57, 16 August 2008

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	ICE TRAINS. Bizarre plan of winter transportation along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Announced on November 15, 1849, before railroads reached Chicago, two "Locomotive Ice Trains" were scheduled to link the [[MINING]] region around Galena, Illinois, and Dubuque, Iowa, with St. Paul, Minnesota. Far more elaborate than ~~the~~ [[STEAM ~~SLEIGH~~]] that featured the same type of locomotion, the trains were to consist of an "engine," tender and ten cars designed for travel over ice. Arrangements were made for meals and sleeping facilities. Passengers rode well behind the engine to reduce any risk of plunging through the ice.		ICE TRAINS. Bizarre plan of winter transportation along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Announced on November 15, 1849, before railroads reached Chicago, two "Locomotive Ice Trains" were scheduled to link the [[MINING]] region around Galena, Illinois, and Dubuque, Iowa, with St. Paul, Minnesota. Far more elaborate than [[STEAM SLEIGHS]] that featured the same type of locomotion, the trains were to consist of an "engine," tender and ten cars designed for travel over ice. Arrangements were made for meals and sleeping facilities. Passengers rode well behind the engine to reduce any risk of plunging through the ice.

	According to the schedule, a train would leave Galena at 9:00 a.m. and make all the usual steamboat stops along the river. The trip to St. Paul and the Falls of St. Anthony was expected to take twenty-four hours. Each train would make two round trips per week as long as the ice was firm. The trains, named the “Icelander” and the “Gladiator,” were also to be used in delivering mail. The “Icelander” was to run on Mondays and Thursdays. The “Gladiator” operated over the same route on Tuesdays and Fridays. Freight schedules would be the same as those used by [[STEAMBOATS]].		According to the schedule, a train would leave Galena at 9:00 a.m. and make all the usual steamboat stops along the river. The trip to St. Paul and the Falls of St. Anthony was expected to take twenty-four hours. Each train would make two round trips per week as long as the ice was firm. The trains, named the “Icelander” and the “Gladiator,” were also to be used in delivering mail. The “Icelander” was to run on Mondays and Thursdays. The “Gladiator” operated over the same route on Tuesdays and Fridays. Freight schedules would be the same as those used by [[STEAMBOATS]].

	No train ever made the journey, and no explanation was ever given for the failure of the project. The concept was later carried on by Norman Wiard and his [[ICE BOAT]].		No train ever made the journey, and no explanation was ever given for the failure of the project. The concept was later carried on by Norman Wiard and his [[ICE BOAT]].

Randylyon: New page: ICE TRAINS. Bizarre plan of winter transportation along the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Announced on November 15, 1849, before railroads reached Chicago, two "Locomotive Ice Trains" were schedu...

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New page: ICE TRAINS. Bizarre plan of winter transportation along the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Announced on November 15, 1849, before railroads reached Chicago, two "Locomotive Ice Trains" were schedu...

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ICE TRAINS. Bizarre plan of winter transportation along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. Announced on November 15, 1849, before railroads reached Chicago, two "Locomotive Ice Trains" were scheduled to link the [[MINING]] region around Galena, Illinois, and Dubuque, Iowa, with St. Paul, Minnesota. Far more elaborate than the [[STEAM SLEIGH]] that featured the same type of locomotion, the trains were to consist of an "engine," tender and ten cars designed for travel over ice. Arrangements were made for meals and sleeping facilities. Passengers rode well behind the engine to reduce any risk of plunging through the ice.

According to the schedule, a train would leave Galena at 9:00 a.m. and make all the usual steamboat stops along the river. The trip to St. Paul and the Falls of St. Anthony was expected to take twenty-four hours. Each train would make two round trips per week as long as the ice was firm. The trains, named the “Icelander” and the “Gladiator,” were also to be used in delivering mail. The “Icelander” was to run on Mondays and Thursdays. The “Gladiator” operated over the same route on Tuesdays and Fridays. Freight schedules would be the same as those used by [[STEAMBOATS]].

No train ever made the journey, and no explanation was ever given for the failure of the project. The concept was later carried on by Norman Wiard and his [[ICE BOAT]].