Fast Mail (Milwaukee Road)

The Fast Mail was a train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the "Milwaukee Road") on an overnight schedule between Chicago, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The southbound train (to Chicago) was Milwaukee Road train No. 56, and the northbound train (to Minneapolis) was train No. 57.

Trains 56 and 57 were operated primarily for the haulage of mail and express freight. For most of the train's history, only the southbound run carried paying passengers. The Fast Mail was discontinued with the advent of Amtrak, and the final run of train 56 arrived in Chicago on May 1, 1971.

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Named trains of the Milwaukee Road

Hiawathas	Afternoon Hiawatha Chippewa-Hiawatha Midwest Hiawatha Morning Hiawatha North Woods Hiawatha Olympian Hiawatha Twin Cities Hiawatha

Overland Route	Challenger City of Denver City of Los Angeles City of Portland City of San Francisco

Others	Arrow Columbian Copper Country Limited Fast Mail Olympian Pioneer Limited Sioux Southwest Limited Tomahawk Varsity

Rolling stock	Beaver Tail Skytop Lounge Super Dome

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