The 400 Story, Deaccessioned

Name/Title

The 400 Story, Deaccessioned

Entry/Object ID

1.24.5

Description

The 400 Story: Chicago and Northwestern Railroad's 1934 Model. Material: paper. Size: 9" x 11". Description: black hard cover book with gold title printing on front cover and spine, "The 400 Story"; white glossy dust cover with color photos of the C&NW 400; a pictorial review of C&NW rise and fall of their speedy Model 400 told in 232 pages with narrative, black and white photos and indexed. Table of Contents: 1) 400 miles in 400 minutes; 2) Yellow and green; 3) Minnesota 400 and kin; 4) Flambeau 400; 5) Peninsula 400; 6) Kate Shelley; 7) 400 fleet; 8) The bilevel era; 9) Protesters and empty seats; 10) Locomotives; 11) Rolling stock; 12) A 400 color sampler.

Context

Books brought into WCHS by Dave Dunn.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Book, Railroad

Book Details

Author

Jim Scribbins

Publisher

PTJ Publishing, Park Forest, Illinois

Date Published

1982

Deaccession

The 400 Story:

Create Date

February 9, 2024

Update Date

February 20, 2026