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Timeline
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1964 - 1965 Montana Centennial Train |
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This
timeline is very much a work-in-progress. Any additions or
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The Montana Centennial Train went on three separate journeys. First was a trip around the state of Montana. Second was a round trip from Montana to the New York World's Fair in 1964 with a long set of passenger cars attached. Third was a return trip by some of the cars to the New York World's Fair to go on permanent display for the duration of the fair in 1964 and 1965. The Exhibit Cars and Horse Cars eventually returned to Montana, where most still reside. |
DISPLAY
CITY |
CITY |
DATES |
MONTANA TOUR NOTES |
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Helena, MT |
February 21-22, 1964 |
The train was dedicated in Helena at 12:00 noon on the 21st. |
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Missoula, MT |
February 22-23, 1964 |
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Butte, MT |
February 24-25, 1964 |
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Bozeman, MT |
February 26-27, 1964 |
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Livingston, MT |
February 27-28, 1964 |
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6 |
Columbus, MT |
February 29, 1964 |
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Billings, MT |
March 1, 1964 |
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Forsyth, MT |
March 2, 1964 |
Forsyth was added to the schedule at the last minute, reducing the Billings stay to a single day. |
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Miles City, MT |
March 3, 1964 |
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Glendive, MT |
March 4, 1964 |
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Sidney, MT |
March 5, 1964 |
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12 |
Glasgow, MT |
March 6-7, 1964 |
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13 |
Malta, MT |
March 8, 1964 |
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14 |
Chinook, MT |
March 9-10, 1964 |
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15 |
Harve, MT |
March 10-11, 1964 |
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16 |
Shelby, MT |
March 12-13, 1964 |
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Cut Bank, MT |
March 13, 1964 |
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Kalispell, MT |
March 14-15, 1964 |
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Great Falls, MT |
March 16-17, 1964 |
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20 |
Lewistown, MT |
March 18-19, 1964 |
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21 |
Great Falls, MT |
March 20, 1964 |
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Laurel, MT |
March 21, 1964 |
The train arrived at Laurel near Billings to go into storage for a couple weeks. Laurel was not a display city.. |
DISPLAY
CITY |
CITY |
DATES |
1964 WORLD'S FAIR ROUND TRIP NOTES |
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April 5, 1964 |
Departed Billings, MT at 10:30AM, headed to the New York World's Fair, with some 300 Montana boosters and 72 horses on board. The train for this long round trip was at least 25 cars long, mostly passenger sleeping cars. Along the way there and back the train was on display in 16 different cities with the exhibit cars open and usually a grand parade through town. |
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Omaha, NE |
April 6, 1964 |
The first display city. Displayed at Burlington Station. |
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Kansas City, MO |
April 8, 1964 |
The second display city. Spotted at KC Union Station on tracks 25 & 26. |
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St. Louis, MO |
April 10, 1964 |
The third display city. Spotted at Union Station, tracks 2 & 3. |
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Louisville, KY |
April 12, 1964 |
The 4th display city. Displayed at Union Station. |
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Cincinnati, OH |
April 14, 1964 |
The 5th display city. Displayed at K&M Station. |
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Charleston, WV |
April 15, 1964 |
The 6th display city - on familiar rails. (The display cars of the train had been the cars of the West Virginia Centennial Special the previous year.) Displayed at K&M Station. |
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Washington, DC |
April 16, 1964 |
The 7th display city. Displayed at Union station. |
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Baltimore, MD |
April 18, 1964 |
The 8th display city. Spotted at Camden Station, tracks 2 & 3. |
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Philadelphia, PA |
April 20, 1964 |
The 9th display city. Displayed at Penn Station, tracks 1 & 2. |
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New York, NY |
April 22, 1964 |
The 10th display city. Passenger cars stored at Penn Station. Exhibit cars and horse cars were moved to the Montana exhibit site at the New York World's Fair via barge. The rest of the train was sent into New York City via tunnel under the Hudson River where tight clearances damaged some of the murals on the sides of the Pullman cars. |
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April 23, 1964 |
Montana exhibit site open 10AM-10PM. |
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April 24, 1964 |
Montana Day at the New York World's Fair, including a parade with the entire train contingent. |
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Pittsburgh, PA |
April 25, 1964 |
The 11th display city. Spotted at Pennsylvania Station, track 1. |
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Cleveland, OH |
April 27, 1964 |
The 12th display city. Spotted at Union Station. |
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Chicago, IL |
April 29, 1964 |
The 13th display city. Spotted at Union Station. Pullman cars were dropped from the train in Chicago, except Pullman URBANA.. |
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Milwaukee, WI |
May 1, 1964 |
The 14th display city |
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Moline, IL |
May 2, 1964 |
The 15th display city |
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Minneapolis, MN |
May 3, 1964 |
The 16th display city. Spotted at Northern Pacific Station, tracks 1 & 2 of the Hennepin Avenue Station. |
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May 5, 1964 |
Arrive Billings, MT |
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CITY |
CITY |
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1964-65 WORLD'S FAIR RETURN NOTES |
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New York, Flushing Meadows |
1964 - 1965 |
Five cars from the train soon returned to the New York World's Fair and stayed to the end of the fair in 1965. They comprised the bulk of the Montana pioneer village exhibit at the fair. |
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