This is the final timetable for the North Coast Limited; it would be cancelled effective with the handover of passenger service to Amtrak on May 1, 1971. However, while the North Coast Limited's trackage was not included in Amtrak's Basic System, service would return to the route west of Minneapolis when the North Coast Hiawatha was introduced as a tri-weekly train in the early 1970s. (The "Hiawatha" moniker derived from the fact that the train's route from Chicago to Minneapolis ran over Milwaukee Road rails.) However, this service would not survive the Carter cutbacks in 1979.

From the pages of the Official Guide, April 1971

Burlington Northern RR herald

The North Coast Limited

Burlington Northern
March, 1971

25 Train Number 26
Daily Miles Services Daily
12 30P Dp 0 Chicago, IL (Union Station) (CT) C R M Ar 3 15P
1 10P 38 Aurora, IL C R M 2 24P
1 48P 83 Rochelle, IL C X 1 42P
2 01P 98 Oregon, IL C X 1 27P
2 48P 145 Savanna, IL R 12 46P
3 30P 184 East Dubuque, IL X 11 57A
4 19P 239 Prairie du Chien, WI C R X 11 10A
5 08P 297 La Crosse, WI C R X 10 23A
5 20P 299 North La Crosse, WI C X 10 16A
5 46P 326 Winona Junction, WI (Winona via bus) X 9 45A
7 45P Ar 427 St. Paul, MN C R M Dp 8 15A
8 15P Dp Ar 7 50A
8 35P Ar 437 Minneapolis, MN C R M Dp 7 20A
8 43P Dp Ar 7 10A
10 50P Ar 568 Staples, MN C Dp 4 50A
10 57P Dp Ar 4 45A
12 39A 674 Dilworth, MN C 3 07A
12 50A Ar 689 Fargo, ND C R M Dp 2 53A
1 00A Dp Ar 2 43A
F 2 11A 737 Valley City, ND C F 1 29A
2 50A Ar 771 Jamestown, ND C Dp 12 56A
3 00A Dp Ar 12 52A
4 33A 873 Bismarck, ND C 11 07P
4 50A Ar 878 Mandan, ND (CT) C Dp 10 56P
4 00A Dp Mandan, ND (MT) Ar 9 51P
5 41A Ar 978 Dickinson, ND C R Dp 8 07P
5 47A Dp Ar 8 04P
7 35A Ar 1084 Glendive, MT C R Dp 6 09P
7 45A Dp Ar 6 04P
9 00A 1162 Miles City, MT C R 4 38P
9 55A Ar 1208 Forsyth, MT C Dp 3 50P
9 58A Dp Ar 3 47P
11 38A Ar 1309 Billings, MT (Yellowstone Park) C R Dp 2 05P
11 48A Dp Ar 1 58P
1 44P Ar 1425 Livingston, MT (Yellowstone Park) C R Dp 12 01P
1 54P Dp Ar 11 51A
2 39P 1450 Bozeman, MT C R 11 06A
Continental Divide
5 06P Ar 1544 Butte, MT C R Dp 8 40A
5 13P Dp Ar 8 35A
F 5 57P 1585 Deer Lodge, MT C F 7 39A
6 12P Ar 1596 Garrison, MT C 7 24A
6 13P Dp
7 19P Ar 1624 Missoula, MT C R Dp 6 13A
7 29P Dp Ar 6 03A
9 05P Ar 1735 Paradise, MT (MT) C Dp 4 17A
8 08P Dp Paradise, MT (PT) Ar 3 14A
10 09P 1854 Sandpoint, ID C 12 55A
11 27P Ar 1922 Spokane, WA C R Dp 11 44P
11 40P Dp Ar 11 29P
2 25A Ar 2067 Pasco, WA C R Dp 8 49P
Portland Section
21 Continuing Train Number 22
2 55A Dp 2067 Pasco, WA C R Ar 7 00P
4 50A 2189 Wishram, WA C 5 00P
6 30A 2286 Vancouver, WA C R 3 22P
7 00A Ar 2299 Portland, OR (PT) C R Dp 3 00P
Seattle Section
25 Continuing Train Number 26
2 50A Dp 2067 Pasco, WA C R Ar 8 24P
4 35A Ar 2157 Yakima, WA C R Dp 6 49P
4 39A Dp Ar 6 44P
5 34A 2193 Ellensburg, WA C R 5 40P
8 02A Ar 2295 East Auburn, WA C Dp 3 05P
8 09A Dp Ar 2 59P
8 45A Ar 2318 Seattle, WA (King St. Station) (PT) C R Dp 2 30P

Train 25: 36 stops, 46:15, 50.1 MPHTrain 25-21: 35 stops, 44:45, 51.4 MPH


Train 26: 36 stops, 46:45, 49.6 MPHTrain 22-26: 35 stops, 46:15, 49.7 MPH

Note: The North Coast Limited runs combined with the Empire Builder between Chicago and St. Paul and between Pasco, WA and Portland OR; runs combined with Afternoon Zephyr between Chicago and St. Paul westbound (except on Sundays and Fridays) and with Morning Zephyr eastbound.
Note: Food service indicated at stations may be restaurant, coffee shop or food vending machine in station.

EQUIPMENT
NORTH COAST LIMITED

Sleeping Cars and Car Nos. (Westbound/Eastbound)

Chicago-Seattle. 4 Double Bedrooms, 2 Duplex Single Rooms, 4 Roomettes, Dome Lounge (Beverage Service). (255/265)

St. Paul-Portland. 8 Duplex Roomettes, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms. (258/268)


Dining Car-Lounge—Meals and Beverage Service

St. Paul-Seattle.


Slumbercoach

Chicago-Seattle. 24 Single Rooms, 8 Double Rooms. (SC-25/SC-26)

Note: Slumbercoach passengers need purchase only coach (not first class) ticket, plus modest room charge.


Reclining Seat Chair Cars

Vista-Dome—

Chicago-Portland—46 Seats, Leg Rests. (C-252/C-262)

Vista-Dome—

Chicago-Seattle—46 Seats, Leg Rests. (C-250/C-260)

St. Paul-Seattle—56 Seats, Flat Top. (254/264)

Note: Dome seats not reserved.


Note: No train baggageman Chicago to St. Paul. Checked baggage will be handled only for through movement from Chicago to St. Paul and Minneapolis and points beyond - not at intermediate points between Chicago and St. Paul.

Note: Tickets issued account Clergy, Charity Employee, Blind and Attendant, D.V.S., V.A.H. not honored on North Coast Limited June 1—September 22 and December 15—January 4. Banana Messenger, Caretakers, Circus or Show Script and Drovers tickets not honored at anytime.

Burlington Northern fare table available in the Ticket Office.

Original timetable information copyright ©1971 by National Railway Publication Company.  It is believed that the noncommercial use of this out-of-print material to document the history of the North American passenger train constitutes Fair Use under U.S. copyright law.

The Burlington Northern herald is a licensed mark owned by BNSF Railway Company. Burlington Northern herald obtained from S.S.S.M.R.E.

All comments, original material and page design copyright ©2006-2016 by Eric H. Bowen.

Page modified (comments added) 1/26/09. Fare table link updated 2016-07-03.

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LEGEND

Time:

A - A.M.

D - Train stops only to discharge passengers

F - Conditional (Flag) stop

M - Meal stop

N - Not a passenger stop

P - P.M.

R - Train stops only to receive passengers


Services:

A - Auto loading/unloading facilities (as freight)

B - Checked baggage is handled

C - Coupon station (Ticket office)

M - Food service available

P - Telephone station

R - Rental cars available

T - Telegraph station

X - Checked baggage NOT handled

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