Winnipeger (passenger train)

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In October 1904 the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (Soo Line) and Canadian Pacific Railway began over-night passenger service between the Twin Cities and Winnipeg, Manitoba. The train consisted of a mail and baggage cars, 2 passenger cars, a sleeper and dining car. The train which was commonly called “the Winnipeg Flyer” went by several names. Over it’s 63 years it was known as the “Manitoba Express”, “Winnipeg Express” and the Winnipeger”. March 25, 1967 saw the last train run between St. Paul and Winnipeg.

Train 109	The Winnipeger		Train 110
Northbound (read down)	Miles	City	Southbound (read up)
8.00 p.m.	0.0	St. Paul (Union Depot)
8:40 p.m.	10.9	Minneapolis (Milwaukee Road depot)	8:00 a.m.
10:12 p.m.	68.0	South Haven	—
11:30 p.m. (Ar) 11:42 p.m. (Lv)	132.6	Glenwood, Minnesota	4:40 a.m. (Lv) 4:30 a.m. (Ar)
12:08 a.m.	149.2	Alexandria	4:06 a.m.
12:18 a.m.	156.3	Carlos	—
12:37 a.m.	169.1	Parker’s Prairie	3:37 a.m.
12:55 a.m.	182.6	Henning	3:18 a.m.
1:57 a.m.	226.1	Detroit Lakes	2:21 a.m.
2:32 a.m.	252.4	Waubun	1:34 a.m.
2:43 a.m. (Ar) 2:56 p.m. (Lv)	261.6	Mahnomen	1:22 a.m. (Lv) 1:08 a.m. (Ar)
3:08 a.m.	270.2	Bejou	12:56 a.m.
3:18 a.m.	276.8	Winger	12:45 a.m.
3:55 a.m.	286.1	Erskine	12:31 a.m.
3:49 a.m.	296.1	Brooks	12:14 a.m.
4:00 a.m.	303.1	Plummer	12:03 a.m.
4:20 a.m. (Ar) 4:40 a.m. (Lv)	318.8	Thief River Falls	11:40 p.m. (Lv) 11:18 p.m. (Ar)
5:05 a.m.	336.7	Newfolden	10:50 p.m.
5:21 a.m.	347.4	Strandquist	10:35 p.m.
5:30 a.m.	354.3	Karlstad	10:25 p.m.
5:40 a.m.	361.3	Halma	10:15 p.m.
5:59 a.m.	367.3	Lake Bronson	9:55 p.m.
6:15 a.m.	378.0	Lancaster	9:40 p.m.
6:26 a.m.	385.6	Orleans	9:28 p.m.
6:45 a.m. (Ar)	398.9	Noyes, Minnesota	9:10 p.m.
7:30 a.m.	399.0	Emerson, Manitoba	8:55 a.m.
9:20 a.m. (Ar)	464.0	Winnipeg	6:50 p.m.
Source: Soo Line Passenger Time Table, September 1950