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Going to Chicago “like a shot out of a gun”

By wildnewyork

When this ad came out around 1905, it only took 18 hours to get from New York City to Chicago. The same route, now called the Lake Shore Limited, still runs today, courtesy of Amtrak; it winds along the coastlines of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois.

If you booked a seat now, it would take between 19 and 22 hours to reach the Windy City.

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One Response to “Going to Chicago “like a shot out of a gun””

  1. Narcissus Says:
    March 11, 2009 at 8:43 am | Reply

    I’m actually taking this very train tonight at 10pm, my projected travel time TO New York is 20 hours. Return trip projected to be 18hours.

    We will see how it goes.

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