query: What are the twin cities?

title: Twin cities

text: Hanjiang rivers, were joined in 1927 into the single entity of Wuhan. Twin cities may share an airport into whose airport codes are integrated the component initials, e.g., BWI (Baltimore–Washington), DFW (Dallas–Fort Worth), LBA (Leeds–Bradford), MSP (Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota), RDU (Raleigh and Durham, NC), and CAK (Akron–Canton, Ohio). In some cases, such as Albury/Wodonga in Australia, the two cities are permanently divided by a state border, often one that strictly adheres to a geographical landmark, such as the Murray River that divides New South Wales from Victoria, and thus Albury from Wodonga. In other cases twin cities can be divided

title: Twin Cities Pride

text: Twin Cities Pride Twin Cities Pride, also known as Twin Cities GLBT Pride, is a nonprofit organization which runs an annual celebration in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota every June focusing on the LGBT community. The celebration features a pride parade which draws crowds of nearly 400,000 people. The parade was designated the Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade in honor of the late former parade organizer and transgender LGBT rights activist. Other Twin Cities Pride events include a festival in Loring Park and a block party spanning multiple days. The progenitor to the Twin Cities Pride

title: Twin Cities Pride

text: Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Twin Cities Pride Twin Cities Pride, also known as Twin Cities GLBT Pride, is a nonprofit organization which runs an annual celebration in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota every June focusing on the LGBT community. The celebration features a pride parade which draws crowds of nearly 400,000 people. The parade was designated the Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade in honor of the late former parade organizer and transgender LGBT rights activist. Other Twin Cities Pride events include a festival in Loring Park and a block

title: Twin Cities Hardingfelelag

text: Twin Cities Hardingfelelag Twin Cities Hardingfelelag is an amateur folk music group in the Twin Cities, United States, specializing in Norwegian folk music played on the Hardingfele. At its beginnings in 1996 as one of only two regional Hardanger Fiddle clubs in the U.S., the Twin Cities Hardingfelelag has drawn its members from all ability levels, from beginners to persons with classical violin background. It provides dance music at Scandinavian dances and events in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul and greater Minnesota such as: Scandinavian Ball, Syttende Mai Festival, Norway Day, Nisswa-Stämman Scandinavian Folkmusic Festival, Minneapolis Arts Festival, (Paynesville,

title: Twin Cities Zephyr

text: Twin Cities Zephyr The Twin Cities Zephyr was a streamlined passenger train on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), running between Chicago and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in Minnesota. It was the second "Zephyr" service introduced by CB&Q after the record-setting Denver–Chicago "dawn to dusk dash" of the "Pioneer Zephyr" trainset. The train competed with the Chicago and North Western's "Twin Cities 400" which ceased operation in 1963, and the Milwaukee Road's "Twin Cities Hiawatha", which, like the "Zephyr", ended with the coming of Amtrak in 1971. The CB&Q trains went west from Chicago to

title: Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities

text: Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities The Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) is a consortium of private liberal arts colleges in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis–Saint Paul) of Minnesota dedicated to providing cooperative programs, services, and opportunities for their respective students, faculty, staff, and administrators. The ACTC is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The five members of the ACTC are: The ACTC was officially incorporated in 1975 in order to share and enrich academic offerings for the students of the five institutions. The consortium continues to promote student exchange between its member campuses and to develop and share academic

title: Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities

text: programs. The opportunity for cross-registration makes possible a range and depth of course offerings and majors unavailable at any single institution. According to the ACTC's official website (see link below), "this partnership combines the benefits of our campuses' small, liberal arts atmospheres with the diverse opportunities of a large university. Students enrolled at one institution are able to experience the strengths and benefits of each school." Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities The Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) is a consortium of private liberal arts colleges in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis–Saint Paul) of Minnesota dedicated to providing cooperative

title: Twin Cities comics artists

text: popular cartoonists like Minneapolis-born Charles M. Schulz must have paved the way. Artists who no longer live in the Twin Cities are noted for their most well-known work originating there. Many artists have moved to the area. Notable comic artists and cartoonists of the Twin Cities, and their achievements, include: The Twin Cities is home to a notable outdoor sculpture project, featuring the characters from Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip. Throughout Minneapolis and Saint Paul, one can find artistic variations of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Woodstock and others. The first such project was called "Charlie Brown Around Town", featuring

title: Twin Cities Marathon

text: Twin Cities Marathon The Twin Cities Marathon (TCM) is an annual marathon in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area. The race is often dubbed "The Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America". The TCM was first run in 1982, and typically takes place during the first weekend in October. It is one of the top 10 largest marathons in the US. In 2006 the race agreed to its first corporate sponsorship, with Medtronic, Inc. The official name of the marathon changed in 2006 to Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon (MTCM). In addition to the marathon, the MTCM has expanded to a full weekend of

title: Twin Cities Marathon

text: Mississippi River. The course follows the river for several miles before crossing into Saint Paul, and then proceeds east up Summit Avenue to finish at the Minnesota State Capitol. Miles 21–23 of the course proceed on a steady uphill from the river, and are considered among the more challenging finishes among American marathons, although the downhill last half-mile allows for relatively strong finishes. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;width: 90%;" !Year !! Winner !! Nationality !! Time(h:m:s) Twin Cities Marathon The Twin Cities Marathon (TCM) is an annual marathon in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area. The race is often dubbed "The Most

title: Twin Cities Hiawatha

text: again established a "Twin Cities Hiawatha" as a daily Chicago-Minneapolis train, but ended this service in 1978 with the introduction of the "North Star", a Chicago-Minneapolis-Duluth sleeper. Today, the "Hiawatha" name still lives on with Chicago-Milwaukee Amtrak "Hiawatha Service", and Amtrak's "Empire Builder" traverses the original route of the "Twin Cities Hiawatha" between Chicago and St. Paul. The "Twin Cities Hiawatha" ran on the railroad's main line from Chicago and Milwaukee to St. Paul and Minneapolis. Originally only five intermediate stops were made between Milwaukee and St. Paul. Later other stops were added, as well as Glenview, Illinois between Chicago

title: Twin Cities comics artists

text: large three-dimensional copies of the character Charlie Brown in a joyful pose, and painted by various residents of the Twin Cities. Other characters from the strip soon followed. Twin Cities comics artists The Twin Cities refers to the major riverside metropolitan areas of Minneapolis, Saint Paul and surrounding townships in Ramsey and Hennepin counties. In recent years, the Twin Cities has become home to a burgeoning comics scene, in the top ten for number of resident comics artists in the United States. The location of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design - one of the nation's first and only

title: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus

text: During its 25-year history, over 750 men have entertained over 200,000 audience members in the Twin Cities and around the country. Throughout the year, the Chorus performs in a variety of venues including their primary home, Ted Mann Concert Hall on the campus of the University of Minnesota, corporate offices, churches, parks and colleges. Weekly rehearsals are held at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis. Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus The Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus (TCGMC) is a choral group in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. The all-male chorus sings a variety of songs arranged for TTBB, ranging from Broadway

title: Twin Cities Hiawatha

text: as the Morning Hiawatha and Afternoon Hiawatha, or sometimes the "AM Twin Cities Hiawatha" and "PM Twin Cities Hiawatha". The Milwaukee Road discontinued the "Afternoon Hiawatha" in 1970 while the "Morning Hiawatha" continued running until the formation of Amtrak in 1971. In the 1930s three railroads fiercely competed for daytime passengers on the Chicago–Minneapolis/St. Paul corridor: the Milwaukee Road, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (the Burlington), and the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW). Each managed the roughly trip between the two cities in 10 hours, at an average speed of . In 1934 each of the railroads committed

title: Twin Cities Marathon

text: combined efforts to establish the Twin Cities Marathon. Race officials realized that a marathon which connected Minneapolis to St. Paul, combining the spectacular autumn beauty of both cities, would be greater attraction than two competing marathons on either side of the Mississippi River. The inaugural Twin Cities Marathon attracted 4,563 entrants, which established an entry record for a first-time race in the United States. The course begins near U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis, and winds around several of the city's well-known lakes (including Lake of the Isles, Calhoun, Harriet & Nokomis) before turning north along the banks of the

title: Twin Cities comics artists

text: Twin Cities comics artists The Twin Cities refers to the major riverside metropolitan areas of Minneapolis, Saint Paul and surrounding townships in Ramsey and Hennepin counties. In recent years, the Twin Cities has become home to a burgeoning comics scene, in the top ten for number of resident comics artists in the United States. The location of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design - one of the nation's first and only schools which offers both bachelor's and master's degrees in comic books (e.g.; 'BFA: Comic Art') - is likely a contributing factor. (See: MCAD) However, the global success of

title: Twin Cities Daily Planet

text: and ceasing to write critical reviews. Twin Cities Daily Planet The Twin Cities Daily Planet is an independent website specializing in news events in the Minneapolis – Saint Paul metropolitan area. The Twin Cities Daily Planet is an edited news source produced by professional journalists working in collaboration with citizen journalists from the local community. It publishes original reported news articles, articles republished from other local and ethnic media partners, and some content (Free Speech Zone articles, blog entries, comments) that is moderated but not edited, including posts published by affiliated local and neighborhood blogs. The "Daily Planet" describes itself

title: Twin Cities Daily Planet

text: Twin Cities Daily Planet The Twin Cities Daily Planet is an independent website specializing in news events in the Minneapolis – Saint Paul metropolitan area. The Twin Cities Daily Planet is an edited news source produced by professional journalists working in collaboration with citizen journalists from the local community. It publishes original reported news articles, articles republished from other local and ethnic media partners, and some content (Free Speech Zone articles, blog entries, comments) that is moderated but not edited, including posts published by affiliated local and neighborhood blogs. The "Daily Planet" describes itself as a purveyor of "hyperlocal journalism."

title: Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant

text: soil, sediments, groundwater, and surface water surrounding the plant were contaminated with base neutral acids, metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, volatile organic compounds, pesticides, cyanide, and explosives. These contaminants entered Rice Creek and from there the ground water in New Brighton. Initially, the plant was known as the Twin Cities Ordnance Plant but it was renamed the Twin Cities Arsenal in 1946 and finally, in 1963, the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant. The TCAAP was a product of the government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) war materials production program established by the War Department during World War II. The Minneapolis-Saint Paul area

title: Experimental College of the Twin Cities

text: Experimental College of the Twin Cities The Experimental College of the Twin Cities (EXCOtc) is an experimental college in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area that provides peer-based and free education to the wider community. It was started by Macalester students in the Spring of 2006 in response to a policy change that reflected the shrinking access to higher education nationally and the neo-liberal model in the US and around the world. EXCOtc is currently expanding to other college campuses and community groups, both of which can create their own EXCO chapters. A second chapter was created at the University of Minnesota

title: Experimental College of the Twin Cities

text: community members, and with an expansive commitment to movement building, community, and education for social change. Class titles range from Latino Labor Organizing for Alternatives to Globalization, to Jazz and Competition Dance, to Anarchist Anthropology, to the Social Responsibility of African American Music, to Bike Feminism (Theory and Mechanics), to Shape Note Singing, to Exploratory Movement, to Universal Verbal Language: Tracks of the Infinite on the Human Race. Experimental College of the Twin Cities The Experimental College of the Twin Cities (EXCOtc) is an experimental college in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area that provides peer-based and free education to the wider

title: Twin Cities Assembly Plant

text: Twin Cities Assembly Plant In 1912, the first assembly and sales activities were started in a former warehouse in Minneapolis by Ford Motor Company. By 1925, the Twin Cities Assembly Plant had relocated next to the Mississippi River in the Highland Park neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was in operation from 1925 to 2011. At the time of its closure, it was the oldest Ford plant still in operation. The plant's final products were the Ford Ranger pickup truck. Previously, the plant had manufactured the Ford Model T, Model TT truck, Sportsman convertible, Galaxie, and LTD. In

title: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus

text: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus The Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus (TCGMC) is a choral group in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. The all-male chorus sings a variety of songs arranged for TTBB, ranging from Broadway show tunes to Latin motets to original compositions specially commissioned by the Chorus or written by its members. With 180 volunteer singing members, the Chorus produces and presents a full concert season every year and is also featured at a number of other special appearances and outreach programs locally, throughout the Midwest and the nation. TCGMC is a member-driven organization governed by a 24-member Board of

title: Twin Cities 400

text: stopped at the Lakefront station on Wisconsin Avenue. It ran to Wyeville, Wisconsin where it followed the Omaha Road route to St. Paul. It stopped at the Saint Paul Union Depot, and then made the short run to the Minneapolis Great Northern Depot over the Stone Arch Bridge. "The Viking" was another named C&NW passenger train that followed a different route, through Madison, Wisconsin, and made all the local station stops between Chicago and St. Paul. It took roughly 12 hours. Along the routes of the "Twin Cities 400" and its sister trains, there were a number of bars titled

title: Twin Cities Hiawatha

text: cars in Chicago. The "Afternoon Hiawatha" ended on January 23, 1970. The "Morning Hiawatha" continued until the formation of Amtrak, making its last run on April 30, 1971. Amtrak retained a single Chicago-Minneapolis frequency with the Burlington Northern's "Empire Builder", which was re-routed over the Milwaukee Road's line through Milwaukee to St. Paul. Amtrak brought back the name "Twin Cities Hiawatha" as a Chicago-Minneapolis service on January 16, 1972. On June 12 that year Amtrak combined this service with the "North Coast Hiawatha"; three days a week the train continued to Seattle, otherwise it terminated at Minneapolis. In 1977 Amtrak

title: Twin Cities Northern Lights

text: Twin Cities Northern Lights Northern Lights Hockey is a nonprofit organization that fielded a Tier III Jr. A ice hockey team located in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Northern Lights Hockey played in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL), a college preparatory league. Although the nonprofit does not have a current hockey team, the organization still exists and provides other sports services while it keeps the option open of fielding hockey teams at various youth / junior levels. Between 2002 and 2013, the team played a 40-50 game regular season schedule and post-season playoffs. Throughout the

title: Twin Cities Northern Lights

text: staff have also advanced through the Northern Lights coach development program which intentionally creates first-time employment opportunities for strong candidates. Six Northern Lights Hockey coaches have served and advanced including: Twin Cities Northern Lights Northern Lights Hockey is a nonprofit organization that fielded a Tier III Jr. A ice hockey team located in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Northern Lights Hockey played in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL), a college preparatory league. Although the nonprofit does not have a current hockey team, the organization still exists and provides other sports services while it keeps the

title: Twin cities

text: Twin cities Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres that are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time, losing most of their mutual buffer zone. There are no precise criteria for twin-cityhood, but to be considered twin cities, the cities involved have to have a similar administrative status and somewhat comparable sizes; a suburb of a much larger population center is usually not considered to form a twin city with it. For example, South San Francisco (population about 65,000) is not considered a twin city with San Francisco (population

title: Twin cities

text: by an international border, but retain a cultural and historical similarity, for example Haparanda (Sweden) and Tornio (Finland), Leticia (Colombia) and Tabatinga (Brazil) or Valga (Estonia) and Valka (Latvia). Examples, sharing names or similar names, across an international border include: Pairs with unrelated names Twin cities Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres that are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time, losing most of their mutual buffer zone. There are no precise criteria for twin-cityhood, but to be considered twin cities, the cities involved have to have a

title: Twin Cities PBS

text: allocations post-transition are as follows: The then-new channel lineup was originally meant to coincide with the DTV transition. When the transition's mandatory cutoff was delayed, TPT announced the new lineup would still go forward and they would continue their analog service until the new cutoff. Until then, KTCA-TV simulcasted tpt 2 and KTCI-TV simulcasted tptLife on their analog signals. KTCA and KTCI are broadcast from the KMSP Tower in Shoreview, Minnesota. In addition, there are three digital translators in southern Minnesota relaying KTCA and one relaying KTCI. Twin Cities PBS Twin Cities PBS (abbreviated TPT, from the name Twin Cities

title: Twin Cities PBS

text: Twin Cities PBS Twin Cities PBS (abbreviated TPT, from the name Twin Cities Public Television used until 2015) is a non-profit organization based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, that operates the Twin Cities' two Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member Public television stations, KTCA-TV (digital channel 34, PSIP channel 2.1) and KTCI-TV (digital channel 23, PSIP channel 2.3). It produces programs for regional and national television broadcast, operates numerous Web sites, and produces rich media content for Web distribution. Twin Cities Public Television was incorporated in 1955 as Twin City Area Educational Television. KTCA (channel 2) began broadcasting as the

title: Twin Cities Hiawatha

text: Twin Cities Hiawatha The Twin Cities Hiawatha, often just Hiawatha, was a named passenger train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as the Milwaukee Road), and traveled from Chicago to the Twin Cities. The original train takes its name from the epic poem "The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. There are a number of Hiawatha-themed names within the city of Minneapolis, the terminus of the original train. The first "Hiawatha" ran in 1935; in 1939 the Milwaukee Road introduced a second daily trip between Chicago and Minneapolis. The two trains were known

title: Twin Cities Pride

text: halted the LGBT Parade. They objected to police involvement in the parade after St. Anthony, MN, police officer Jeromino Yanez's recent acquittal of killing of Philando Castile. In response to the protest, officers marched midway through the parade rather than at the front as planned. Twin Cities Pride parades now attract almost 400,000 viewers in its route along Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. In 2018, a protest delayed the parade by an hour. The archives of Twin Cities Pride, along with material from Twin Cities-area LGBT activists and Pride festival attendees, are held in the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay,

title: Twin Cities Hardingfelelag

text: MN) Ethnic Festival. In May 2005 the group was featured on the Norwegian NRK radio program “Alltid Folkemusikk”. In June 2006 the group made its first trip to Beitostølen, Norway to participate in the annual "Landskappleik", a competition in dance and Hardanger fiddle. The Twin Cities Hardingfelelag plays gammaldans and bydgedans music from Norway - dance music with asymmetric rhythms. Their repertoire includes tunes in many folk music dance styles including valdresspringar, telespringar, vals, pols, gangar, reinlender, rudl and bruremarsj. The Twin Cities Hardingfelelag was founded by Norwegian master fiddler Olav Jørgen Hegge. Twin Cities Hardingfelelag Twin Cities Hardingfelelag is

title: Twin Cities Assembly Plant

text: keep the Twin Cities Plant open through 2011. The plant produced its last vehicle on December 16, 2011 and has been closed. Ford plans to tear down most of the building on the site, beginning in the summer of 2012. Redevelopment plans will depend on the findings of pollution tests. Cleanup efforts are expected to be complete by mid-2019. Twin Cities Assembly Plant In 1912, the first assembly and sales activities were started in a former warehouse in Minneapolis by Ford Motor Company. By 1925, the Twin Cities Assembly Plant had relocated next to the Mississippi River in the Highland

title: Twin Cities 400

text: Twin Cities 400 The 400 (later named the Twin Cities 400) was a named passenger train operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway between Chicago and Saint Paul, with a final stop in Minneapolis. The train took its name from the schedule of 400 miles between the cities in 400 minutes, and was also a nod to "The Four Hundred Club", a term coined by Ward McAllister to refer to the social elite of New York City in the late 19th century. It was an express train with limited stops between Chicago and the Twin Cities. It ran from

title: Twin Cities hip hop

text: Twin Cities hip hop Minneapolis hip hop is hip hop or rap music that originates from the Minneapolis metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Hip hop culture in the Twin Cities can be traced as far back as 1981. Similar to the development of hip hop in the South Bronx, Twin Cities rap started as humble parties with a DJ and an emcee.. A DJ named Travitron was considered the "godfather" of hip hop in the Twin Cities, and began hosting Hip Hop Shop on 89.9 KMOJ, the first radio station to play Hip Hop in the Twin

title: Twin Cities Hiawatha

text: and Milwaukee. When the "Hiawatha" began in 1935 about half the line had cab signaling that lit white, green, or red lights in the locomotive cab. A whistle would sound if the red signal came on. The current route now is owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is the route of the Current Amtrak Empire Builder. Twin Cities Hiawatha The Twin Cities Hiawatha, often just Hiawatha, was a named passenger train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as the Milwaukee Road), and traveled from Chicago to the Twin Cities. The original train takes

title: Twin Cities Hiawatha

text: to introducing new services which would reduce the travel time to 6½ hours to St. Paul. The Burlington introduced the "Twin Cities Zephyr", a diesel-powered streamlined trainset, while the C&NW's "Twin Cities 400" used refurbished steam locomotives and conventional passenger equipment. The Milwaukee Road ordered new steam locomotives from American Locomotive Company and constructed new passenger cars in its own shops. All three trains entered service in 1935. The first "Hiawatha" ran between Chicago and the Twin Cities on May 29, 1935, on a daily 6½ hour schedule over the to St. Paul. The four new class A locomotives had

title: Twin Cities Air Service

text: Twin Cities Air Service Twin Cities Air Service is an American fixed-base operator and charter airline based at Auburn, Maine and operating from Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport and the Portland International Jetport. The airline is a certified Part 135 operator, providing on demand and commuter service, while the FBO provides standard aircraft services and maintenance, specializing in overhauls of the Cessna 400 series aircraft. Beginning in March 2010, Twin Cities Air Service began a scheduled commuter route between Portland, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. At the time of the initiation of this route, Twin Cities was the only scheduled carrier into

title: Twin Cities Air Service

text: aircraft is devoted to the scheduled service between Portland, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. As of March 2010 the Twin Cities fleet includes: Twin Cities Air Service Twin Cities Air Service is an American fixed-base operator and charter airline based at Auburn, Maine and operating from Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport and the Portland International Jetport. The airline is a certified Part 135 operator, providing on demand and commuter service, while the FBO provides standard aircraft services and maintenance, specializing in overhauls of the Cessna 400 series aircraft. Beginning in March 2010, Twin Cities Air Service began a scheduled commuter route between

title: Twin Cities Air Service

text: the Yarmouth Airport, and was the only scheduled international service into the Portland International Jetport. Twin Cities Air Service was founded in 1992 as a fixed-base operator at the Auburn airport. The company has since expanded to include on demand air charter services, airframe maintenance and support, and scheduled international air service. Twin Cities Air Service currently operates a fleet of five aircraft. The majority of these aircraft are available for on-demand charter operations throughout the Northeastern United States, although the aircraft are certified to operate in Canada, Bermuda, and parts of The Caribbean and Central America. A single Cessna

title: Twin Cities Zephyr

text: times starting in 1960, and eventually the four daytime trains were reduced to two, with the Afternoon Zephyr taking the Empire Builder and North Coast Limited to the Twin Cities, and the Morning Zephyr taking the two trains to Chicago. The "Twin Cities Zephyr" ran for 36 years until 1971 when Amtrak took over most intercity passenger trains in the United States. The first pair of three-car Twin Zephyr trainsets were very similar to the original "Pioneer Zephyr", and were articulated trains riding on four trucks. This pair, delivered in April 1935, quickly proved too small to cope with passenger

title: Twin Cities 400

text: "400 Club", paying homage to the train and the social status. Twin Cities 400 The 400 (later named the Twin Cities 400) was a named passenger train operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway between Chicago and Saint Paul, with a final stop in Minneapolis. The train took its name from the schedule of 400 miles between the cities in 400 minutes, and was also a nod to "The Four Hundred Club", a term coined by Ward McAllister to refer to the social elite of New York City in the late 19th century. It was an express train with

title: Twin cities

text: about 850,000). However, cities considered twinned by proximity do not necessarily match demographically, economically, or politically. In many historical cases, cities that grew into each other's space lost their individual identities, and the border or barrier originally separating them became almost irrelevant. An 1873 case of twin cities merging to become a united city is Budapest in Hungary, which began as two settlements (Buda and Pest) facing each other across the Danube at a strategic fording place along a trade route. In China, the three ancient cities of Hankou, Hanyang, and Wuchang, separated by the junction of the Yangtze and

title: Twin Cities FM

text: 89.7 is also a member of Volunteering WA, Joondalup Business Association and Wanneroo Business Association. 89.7 FM Broadcasts from a nominal site in High Road, Wanneroo sharing transmission facilities with 6IX's FM signal and various telecommunication company infrastructure. Its ERP is 2 kW N and 200W south, which covers the area of Wanneroo RA1 (Cities of Wanneroo and Joondalup, or Warwick to Two Rocks). Twin Cities FM "897fm" (call sign: 6TCR), "formally known on-air as" Twins Cities FM , is a community radio station, broadcasting in Perth, Western Australia. Their studios are presently located beside the Edith Cowan University in

title: Twin Cities Pioneer Press

text: Twin Cities Pioneer Press The Twin Cities Pioneer Press (formerly the St. Paul Pioneer Press is a newspaper based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, primarily serving the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Circulation is heaviest in the eastern metro region, including Ramsey, Dakota, and Washington counties, along with western Wisconsin, eastern Minnesota and Anoka County, Minnesota. The paper's main rival is the "Star Tribune", based in neighboring Minneapolis. The "Pioneer Press" has been owned by MediaNews Group since April 2006. The "Pioneer Press" traces its history to both the "Minnesota Pioneer", Minnesota's first daily newspaper (founded in 1849 by James M. Goodhue),

title: Twin Cities hip hop

text: Nicollet ave & 26th street south Minneapolis, Wide Angle, which also doubled as a record store, is arguably the first twin cities independent hip-hop label, with releases on vinyl from Shampayle, the twin cities first female rapper released on vinyl. Then, in the early 90s, DJ Travitron, a Brooklyn native, formed a hip hop collective called "Headshots." Among the more notable artists in the group were "Slug" and "Ant," a producer/rapper duo that went on to become the hip hop group known as "Atmosphere." DJ Madskills aka DJ Cyrus, along with Paris Tylor, revived the Twin Cities Hip Hop culture

title: Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies

text: Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies" (GTCYS) is a group of youth orchestras in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Founded in 1972, GTCYS has served over 16,000 musicians and put on more than 500 concerts. The top orchestra has also traveled on 12 national and international tours. GTCYS currently features 9 orchestras for young musicians any age through high school. GTCYS is a youth orchestra program based in the Greater Twin Cities metro that draws over 600 students from eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Artistic director is Mark Russell Smith, who also conducts the top

title: Twin Cities PBS

text: first non-commercial Public television station in the state on September 16, 1957 from shabby, WWII wooden barracks-type structure on the University of Minnesota Agricultural Campus. The studios and offices were moved in the '60 to what was known as the Minnesota Statehood Centennial Memorial Building for Education Television, at 1640 Como Avenue in Saint Paul. (Incidentally, that building housed another Twin Cities commercial television station-WUCW, channel 23, from 1989 to 2018.) KTCA's first program was "Exploring Science". A second station, KTCI (channel 17), was launched on May 4, 1965. Channel 17 was originally assigned to the Tedesco Brothers in the

title: Twin Cities 400

text: matching the 6½-hour pace of the newly introduced Milwaukee Road "Hiawatha" and the Burlington's "Twin Cities Zephyr". This included a 75-minute schedule between Chicago and Milwaukee, averaging there and overall. One day in late 1935 the "400" needed to make up time and reached . Later, streamlined diesel trains were said to reach . C&NW renamed the first "400" to "Twin Cities 400" in late 1941 as the C&NW prepared to rename almost all of its passenger trains as part of the "400" fleet, including the "Flambeau 400", "Minnesota 400", "Peninsula 400", "Shoreland 400", "Valley 400" and the later "Kate

title: TPC Twin Cities

text: TPC Twin Cities TPC Twin Cities is a private golf club in the north central United States, located within the subdivision of Deacon’s Walk in Blaine, Minnesota, a suburb north of Minneapolis. Opened in 2000, the 18-hole championship golf course was designed by Arnold Palmer in consultation with Tom Lehman; it is a member of the Tournament Players Club network operated by the PGA Tour. Since 2001, it has hosted the 3M Championship on the PGA Tour Champions. On June 18, 2018, it was announced that the 3M Championship would end after 2018, and be replaced by the 3M Open,

title: TPC Twin Cities

text: a PGA Tour event starting in 2019. Back tees TPC Twin Cities TPC Twin Cities is a private golf club in the north central United States, located within the subdivision of Deacon’s Walk in Blaine, Minnesota, a suburb north of Minneapolis. Opened in 2000, the 18-hole championship golf course was designed by Arnold Palmer in consultation with Tom Lehman; it is a member of the Tournament Players Club network operated by the PGA Tour. Since 2001, it has hosted the 3M Championship on the PGA Tour Champions. On June 18, 2018, it was announced that the 3M Championship would end

title: Twin Cities Pride

text: The 1990s saw expansion of Twin Cities Pride activities, including vendor stalls and non-profit booths. The name of the organization was officially changed to "The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Committee" in 1993, one of the first pride event organizations to add "bisexual" and "transgender" to its name. Multiple music stages were added in the mid-1990s; attendance in 1995 reached 100,000. Events organized in June by Twin Cities Pride in the mid-2010s include family picnics, music concerts, a 5K run, and a festival featuring hundreds of exhibitors and vendors. In 2017, a group of Black Lives Matter protesters briefly

title: Twin Cities Zephyr

text: limited stop runs. Because some stations were not in central downtown areas, connecting "Burlington Bus" service was provided at East Dubuque, Illinois, for Dubuque, Iowa; North La Crosse for La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Medary, Wisconsin (Winona Junction), for Winona, Minnesota. In 1947, the Morning and Afternoon Zephyrs left Chicago and 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., respectively. The times varied during the season, with the Morning Zephyr leaving at 8:00 a.m., and 4:30 p.m. from Chicago during the summer, with a 2:30 afternoon departure in the non-summer months. Twin Cities Zephyr The Twin Cities Zephyr was a streamlined passenger train on

title: Twin Cities FM

text: Twin Cities FM "897fm" (call sign: 6TCR), "formally known on-air as" Twins Cities FM , is a community radio station, broadcasting in Perth, Western Australia. Their studios are presently located beside the Edith Cowan University in Joondalup. 89.7 commenced broadcasting on 16 November 2001, it was granted a permanent community broadcasting licence in 2002. As with many community based radio stations in Australia, it plays a wide range of music, and supports local WA artists as well as Australian artists. 89.7 regularly broadcasts from local events in the Wanneroo/Joondalup region. The station is run by volunteers in the community and

title: Twin Cities hip hop

text: as national artists such as Ice Cube, Nas, Big Sean, and Lauren Hill. The well known Minneapolis venue First Avenue has been a typical location for major performances of Twin Cities hip hop. Other common places for shows around the cities include Honey Lounge, Nomad World Pub, Triple Rock, Blue Nile, Myth and the Fine Line. The Dinkytowner was a common place for smaller shows until its closing in 2009. Fifth Element was home to Last of the Record Buyer's showcase, which provided a platform for producers to show their skills. Graffiti can be found throughout the twin cities, sanctioned

title: Twin Cities and Western Railroad

text: Twin Cities and Western Railroad The Twin Cities and Western Railroad is a railroad operating in the U.S. state of Minnesota which started operations on July 27, 1991. Trackage includes the former Soo Line Railroad "Ortonville Line", originally built as the first part of the Pacific extension of the Milwaukee Road. This main line extends from Hopkins, Minnesota (a Western suburb of the Twin Cities) to Appleton, Minnesota. The line was originally built between Hopkins and Cologne Minnesota in 1876 by Hastings and Dakota Railroad. In 1913, the Milwaukee Road rerouted it, reducing the curves. The line was eventually extended

title: Twin Cities and Western Railroad

text: 1 SW1200. Trains typically run six days per week between the Twin Cities and Renville with two- or three-day-per-week service west of Renville to Milbank, SD. In order to protect a potentially important shipping route, TC&W purchased the Dan Patch Line Bridge over the Minnesota River in Savage. TC&W has trackage rights over CP's MN&S Subdivision to reach Savage. Presidents of the TC&W have included: Twin Cities and Western Railroad The Twin Cities and Western Railroad is a railroad operating in the U.S. state of Minnesota which started operations on July 27, 1991. Trackage includes the former Soo Line Railroad

title: Lists of twin towns and sister cities

text: Lists of twin towns and sister cities This is a list of "twin towns" or "sister cities" — that is, pairs of towns or cities in different countries which have town twinning arrangements. Where known, the date of formation of the twinning agreement is included in parentheses. Note that the list is likely to always remain incomplete, since no canonical list of such arrangements exists; even those towns that are listed may well have arrangements which are not listed here. Note also that any twinning arrangement "should" be listed at two locations in the list: once for each of the

title: Twin Cities hip hop

text: hip hop, popularized by Atmosphere. Another style category includes Midwest hip hop, heavily influenced by the Chicago mainstream and underground. The content of music speaks about political, economic, and social issues. The beats use influences from jazz, soul and classic rock. Many rap songs from the Twin Cities speak on social and political issues, and also involve personal stories. More recently, in the post-2000 years, the Midwest universal sound, including heavy Chicago underground and mainstream influences have arisen in the young hip hop movement in the Twin Cities, embracing the sounds of soul sampling and epic drum kits, as made

title: Twin Cities Assembly Plant

text: announced on April 13 that the Twin Cities plant would close in 2008, along with the Norfolk, Virginia Ford F-series pickup plant. Ranger production has dropped from a peak of nearly 300,000 units in 1998, to under 120,000 in 2005. First quarter 2006 sales for the Ranger were under 22,500—down another 16% from 2005. While other Ford plants were operating at an average capacity of 75% in 2004, the Twin Cities Plant beat that average with 83%, but higher than average productivity was not enough to hold off the plant's ultimate closure. On July 24, 2008, Ford announced they would

title: Lists of twin towns and sister cities

text: towns involved in the arrangement. Due to the extreme size of this list and for ease of navigation, the list is divided into several separate lists by continent, which are then organized by country, and in some cases (where there are a large number of twinnings to list) by an appropriate sub-division of the country (e.g. England is divided by ceremonial county). Lists for some countries have in turn been moved to separate lists, which are linked individually below. Lists of twin towns and sister cities This is a list of "twin towns" or "sister cities" — that is, pairs

title: Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival

text: Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival The Twin Cities Jazz Festival (formally called the Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival) is one of the largest, free civic jazz festivals in the upper Midwest, attracting 30,000 people over three days. Founded in 1999 by Steve Heckler, the festival is centered in the Lowertown neighborhood in downtown St. Paul The main stage is located in Mears Park with additional stages throughout the city. The festival closes several blocks and has used clubs such as the Bulldog, Hat Trick, St. Paul Hotel, Mancini's, Black Dog, Hygga, Vieux Carre, Union Depot, Amsterdam Bar and

title: Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival

title: United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

text: United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities (United) is an ecumenical graduate school of the United Church of Christ located in New Brighton, Minnesota, United States. The school was formed in 1962 with the merger of Mission House Seminary of Plymouth, Wisconsin (the current day Lakeland University), and Yankton School of Theology in Yankton, South Dakota (the defunct Yankton College, now site of the Federal Prison Camp, Yankton). Like the UCC itself, United reflects the merging of two denominational backgrounds: Mission House was related to the Evangelical and Reformed Church, while Yankton was

title: Twin Cities PBS

text: ratings are among the highest of any PBS station in the country. During the Summer of 2015, the station teased a new name and logo, "Twin Cities PBS" was introduced, before debuting on air on September 30, 2015. During the rebrand, included an updated version of the tpt logo, that was used since 1999, by Minnesota design agency Capsule. TPT is one of the few public television organizations that regularly produces programs for the national PBS schedule. Major productions include: In addition, TPT has produced the children's science series: Other series included "Right On The Money". "", produced in collaboration

title: Think Out Loud: Music Serving the Homeless in the Twin Cities

text: Think Out Loud: Music Serving the Homeless in the Twin Cities Think Out Loud: Music Serving the Twin Cities is a compilation album where 100% of the album profits go directly to serving the homeless in the Twin Cities, through charitable giving to agencies like Sharing and Caring Hands and St. Stephens. The project was launched and produced by Tyler Blanski, a Minnesota writer and musician. Local musicians/bands Charlie Parr, Cloud Cult, Chris Koza, Pieta Brown, The Pines, Roma di Luna, Dave Simonett of Trampled by Turtles, Ben Kyle of Romantica, Psalm One, Jacqueline Ultan, Danny Warnock, George Hadfield, Josh

title: Twin Cities hip hop

text: first verifiable rap record to be released in Minnesota was "The Twin City Rapp," a 12" single on TwinTown Records released in 1985. It was produced and performed by David "T.C." Ellis and C.T., and released by the Twin City Rappers. The Jukebox and Sugarfree team made notable contributions. Having grown up in North Minneapolis, they began participating in talent shows and freestyle battles in 1983. Sugarfree is featured on Sue Ann's "Rock Steady" "Blue Velvet" album ("Blue Velvet", "Rock Steady," Sue Ann (1986)). Twin Cities hip hop is characterized best by the alternative hip hop, underground hip hop, conscious

title: Twin Cities PBS

text: Cities" (1995), "Dakota Exile" (1995), "The Dakota Conflict" (1993), "Iron Range: A People's History" (1994), and "How to Talk Minnesotan" (1992). The Minnesota Channel (TPT MN) is a full-time statewide network originating at Twin Cities Public Television and carried on digital subchannels of nine stations. It features programming related to Minnesota and Wisconsin, including ethnic and public-affairs programming. In early 2003, TPT began setting aside time on KTCI for the "Minnesota Channel", an evening dedicated to local and regional related programming, which expanded to a full-time digital channel on September 16, 2005. The Minnesota Channel was expanded region-wide in Minnesota

title: Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant

text: Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant The Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant was a United States Army ammunition plant located in Ramsey County, Minnesota in the current boundaries of the suburbs of Arden Hills and New Brighton, bounded by County Road I to the north, I-35W to the west, U.S. Route 10 to the southwest, County Highway 96 to the south, and Lexington Avenue to the east. The site had 255 buildings across .. Current land redevelopment involves the removal of these buildings. The site was added to the National Priorities List as a Superfund site on September 8, 1983. The

title: Twin Cities and Western Railroad

text: to the Pacific. As of 2010, the TCWR also has trackage rights over the BNSF Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 2012, the TCWR purchased the Sisseton Milbank Railroad and it now operates as a subsidiary of the Twin Cities and Western Railway. The company is also affiliated with the Red River Valley and Western Railroad in North Dakota, and the Minnesota Prairie Line, which has a junction with the Twin Cities and Western in Norwood Young America, Minnesota. Nate Asplund is currently the chief executive officer of all three railroads. Until Hiawatha Avenue (Minnesota State Highway 55) was

title: Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant

text: Trichloroethylene (TCE) at levels ranging from a few parts per billion to over two hundred parts per billion. Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant The Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant was a United States Army ammunition plant located in Ramsey County, Minnesota in the current boundaries of the suburbs of Arden Hills and New Brighton, bounded by County Road I to the north, I-35W to the west, U.S. Route 10 to the southwest, County Highway 96 to the south, and Lexington Avenue to the east. The site had 255 buildings across .. Current land redevelopment involves the removal of these buildings.

title: Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies

text: and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. GTCYS orchestras have also performed around the world, in such venues as the Sydney Opera House. Symphony, the flagship orchestra, traveled to Spain during the spring of 2014 by invitation to the Granada International Festival of Music and Dance. In 2016, Symphony travelled to Argentina with major concerts in Buenos Aires, performances in Rosario and Santa Fe. In 2018, Symphony will be travelling to Germany, Poland, and Hungary with major concerts in these areas. Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies" (GTCYS) is a group of youth orchestras

title: Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant

text: people, more than half of whom were women. After Victory over Japan Day, Twin Cities Ordnance Plant was placed in reserve status and "mothballed". Renamed the Twin Cities Arsenal, it was operated by the US Army from 1946 to 1950, when the installation was brought back into production to manufacture small arms and artillery ammunition for the Korean War. The Arsenal remained in service until 1957 when it was again closed down. In 1965, during the Vietnam War, the plant was re-opened for the manufacture of new types of small arms ammunition. It was on standby status from 1976 through

title: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus

text: Directors composed of 50% singing members. Its current Artistic Director is Dr. Gerald Gurss, and its Executive Director is Jeff Heine. The Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus was formed in 1981 as Twin Cities Men's Chorus, adding the word "gay" to their title in 1991. TCGMC has grown to be one of the largest GLBT arts organizations in Minnesota and the fourth largest gay men's chorus in the country. It is a member of GALA (Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses).) Additionally, the Chorus, along with Emmy award-winning producers John Scagliotti and Dan Hunt and author Tomie dePaola produced a

title: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus

text: Rorem, and such noted gay and lesbian entertainers Harvey Fierstein, Ann Hampton Callaway, Michael Feinstein and Holly Near. TCGMC has premiered over 25 commissioned works and has performed at major gay and lesbian choral festivals in Montreal, Tampa, Denver, Seattle, San Jose and Minneapolis (for which the TCGMC served as host in 1986.) Regular appearances include Minnesota AIDS Walk, the Twin Cities Pride festival, and concerts at Como Pavilion. In 2003, the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus was honored with the HRC (Human Rights Campaign) Minnesota 2003 "Brian Coyle Leadership Award" for serving the community through outreach and putting a

title: Twin Cities Area Transportation Authority

text: Twin Cities Area Transportation Authority Twin Cities Area Transportation Authority (TCATA) is an urban/rural transit provider that provides fixed-route and dial-a-ride bus transit service throughout the Benton Harbor, Michigan-Saint Joseph, Michigan area. It was established in 1974 It is funded through federal grants and state and local funds. and run by the elected Board of Trustees with consultation from the Local Advisory Council made up of residents within the service area. The fixed route service was originally made of three routes - Red Route, Blue Route and Green Route. As of January 1, 2010, the Green Route was canceled due

text: on request and pick up riders if they call ahead of time. Twin Cities Area Transportation Authority Twin Cities Area Transportation Authority (TCATA) is an urban/rural transit provider that provides fixed-route and dial-a-ride bus transit service throughout the Benton Harbor, Michigan-Saint Joseph, Michigan area. It was established in 1974 It is funded through federal grants and state and local funds. and run by the elected Board of Trustees with consultation from the Local Advisory Council made up of residents within the service area. The fixed route service was originally made of three routes - Red Route, Blue Route and Green

title: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus

text: which they end all concerts, is "Walk Hand in Hand" composed by Johnny Cowell and originally performed by Tony Martin, Ronnie Carroll and Andy Williams in 1956, during which the audience is encouraged to stand, join hands, and sing along. An upbeat dance remix was premiered in their spring 2008 concert, "Friends ARE Benefits." Approximately 75% of the audience comes from the Twin Cities metro area, but through out-of-state advertising and performance outreach TCGMC performs to audiences in the surrounding cities and states. Research has further shown that about 52% of the audience identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

title: Twin Cities Pioneer Press

text: called the "Pi Press", just as "Strib" is used for the "Star Tribune". From 1947 to 1949, the newspaper printed the comic strip "Li'l Folks", by Twin Cities native Charles M. Schulz. This comic introduced a number of characters who would later return in 1950 in the syndicated comic strip "Peanuts", including Charlie Brown and a dog strongly resembling Snoopy. In 1952, the "Dispatch" began sponsoring a treasure hunt as part of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. Clues to finding a medallion are printed in the paper, and the first person to find and return it with the clues and

title: Twin Cities hip hop

text: Cities. Freddy Fresh used to mix on Travitron's Hip Hop Shop 89.9FM KMOJ on Sunday afternoons in the mid 1980s. The first Twin Cities hip hop vinyl record released was from the rap group, “I.R.M. Crew” led by rapper Kelly Crockett, aka “Kel-C.” from North Minneapolis. Members were Devastating Dee, TLC, Kel-C, IBM and Cuttin' Kal. (I.R.M.= Immortal Rap Masters). “I Dream of DJ’s” (12” vinyl) was released in 1986, followed by “Baseball” (12”) in 1987, & “R U Ready To Change The World” (12” vinyl) released in 1988 on the indie label Cold Chill/Wide Angle Records respectively. Located on

title: Twin Cities hip hop

text: and not. One popular place for writers to write legally was known as the Bomb Shelter. Hope Community is home to Graffiti and hip hop production classes, many active artists in the community have passed through its doors. Intermedia Arts was a nonprofit in Uptown Minneapolis which closed down Summer 2018. Intermedia Arts allowed public art and offered workshops/programs/ grant opportunities for artists in the cities. It was at Intermedia Arts that Desdamona co-founded the first festival dedicated to women in hip-hop; B-Girl Be, Twin Cities hip hop Minneapolis hip hop is hip hop or rap music that originates from

text: Dekker, Mark Stockert, Meredith Rachel, Ashleigh Still and Chastity Brown all submitted original musical composition(s) or accompaniment to the album. Think Out Loud is engineered by Adam Krinsky at the Minneapolis Media Institute and Mark Stockert at Underwood Studios, mixed by Adam Krinsky, and mastered by Tom Garneau at AUDIOACTIVE. The effort to fight homelessness through music has raised some speculation. All songs by Tyler Blanski, except where noted in parenthetical. Think Out Loud: Music Serving the Homeless in the Twin Cities Think Out Loud: Music Serving the Twin Cities is a compilation album where 100% of the album profits

title: Twin Cities Zephyr

text: seven hours. The Burlington handled five passenger trains each way between Chicago and the Twin Cities, four of them in the daytime: the morning and afternoon Zephyrs and the premier trains of the Burlington's two owners, the North Coast Limited of the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Empire Builder of the Great Northern Railway, both of which ran to the West Coast. Although the railroad's passenger service as a whole carried more passengers in 1964 than in 1949, by 1964 all four daytime Zephyrs along the Mississippi operated at a loss. To save money, trains were often consolidated in off-peak

title: Twin Cities 400

text: the station stop at St. Paul and the last leg to Minneapolis taking another 30 minutes. The "400s" had priority over all other trains; the employee timetable specified that "Freight trains, transfer trains, and switch engines must clear the schedules of Nos. 400 and 401 [by] fifteen (15) minutes." Other "400" trains would receive similar instructions in later years, and the rule remained in effect for most of the "Twin Cities 400"'s existence. On the first day the train reached . On April 28 the schedule was shortened by 30 minutes to reach the mile-a-minute pace the line promised, and

title: Twin Cities 400

text: Shelley 400". From 1950 to 1955 the train ran its shortest schedule, 6¼ hours between St. Paul and Chicago, an average of over . In 1952 the railroad installed automatic train stop along the eastern half of the route from Chicago to Wyeville due to regulations from the Interstate Commerce Commission. This allowed the train to run at there, although the western part of the line did not get upgrades and was limited to . The pace reverted to a 6½-hour schedule in 1955 and in 1960 to the 7-hour pace established in 1935. C&NW ceased running the "Twin Cities

title: Twin Cities Zephyr

text: was tested starting in 1945. The 1947 sets originally consisted of a baggage-refreshment car, four vista dome coaches, a dining car and a dome parlor observation car. They served as a prototype of the 1949 "California Zephyr" which had sleeping cars in addition. In 1977 the "Train of the Gods" was refurbished and delivered to Saudi Arabia for use on the Dammam–Riyadh line. The Twin Cities Zephyr ran on the Burlington Route from Chicago to St. Paul. Today these lines belong to the BNSF Railway as these subdivisions of the BNSF Northern Transcon: The Morning and Afternoon Zephyr trains were

title: Twin Cities Zephyr

text: the Mississippi River and along that river to Saint Paul, while the North Western and Milwaukee Road trains traveled via Milwaukee. Two three-car trainsets were delivered in April 1935 and proved too small; a second pair of six-car trains with matching locomotives were ordered as replacements. The new trainsets were put on display before they entered service. The second pair of "Twin Cities Zephyrs" entered service on December 18, 1936 as the Morning Zephyr and the Afternoon Zephyr. On the first run the two trainsets departed Chicago simultaneously on parallel tracks with 44 pairs of twins as a publicity stunt.

title: Twin Cities Hiawatha

text: the #15. The Twin Cities Hiawatha was partially equipped in May 1942 with coaches, two diners, and two 'Tip Top Tap' cars which ran with the 1939 Beaver Tails and parlors. Older series of cars were modified with skirting to run with the newer consists. During the following War years, the trains had as many as 15 cars, and one of the 1942 cars painted in patriotic red, white & blue proclaiming "Buy War Bonds". Trains were so full that people had to sit on suitcases or stand in aisles. In 1947–1948 the Milwaukee Road again re-equipped its major passenger

title: Twin Cities 400

text: 400" in 1963 and all intercity passenger service on C&NW ended with the formation of Amtrak in 1971. Today the only Twin Cities to Chicago train is the Amtrak "Empire Builder", which takes more than 8 hours. The "400" was notable for fast trains of its day in that it originally ran with rebuilt or upgraded, rather than new equipment. This stood in stark comparison to the Milwaukee Road's "Hiawatha" and the Burlington "Zephyrs", each of which first ran with brand new locomotives and cars. Each "400" train required two steam locomotives, which were swapped partway through the trip, primarily

title: Twin Cities Marathon

text: events providing opportunities for runners and wheelers of all ages and abilities. Sunday events for adults include the Medtronic TC 10 Mile, or "Shortcut to the Capitol". Medtronic TC Family Events take place on Saturday for children and adults of all ages. Saturday's races include the TC 10K, TC 5K, Diana Pierce Family Mile, Toddler Trot, Diaper Dash, and Mascot Invitational. In addition, Medtronic and the marathon's organizers sponsor a one-mile road race, for anyone from novices to professionals. In 2006 the Twin Cities Marathon was ranked as the third most competitive marathon for American runners by "Running Times" magazine.

title: Twin Cities PBS

text: early 1950s to be a Commercial broadcasting station, WCOW-TV (see KDWB) affiliated with the DuMont network, but this station never made it to air. In 1967, KTCA became the first educational television station in the United States to broadcast in color, then in 1977, it changed its corporate name to the current Twin Cities Public Television. On September 16, 1999, the stations began their first digital television broadcasts, 10 years after moving to their current building at 172 4th Street East in downtown Saint Paul in 1989. In 2000, KTCA and KTCI were rebranded "tpt2" and "tpt17", paving the way

title: Twin Cities Hiawatha

text: the smooth sides of the 1935 edition. The regular consist was nine cars. In September 1938 the train was re-equipped again with the "1939" Hiawatha with its famous finned Beaver Tail observation car, designed by noted industrial designer Otto Kuhler. Kuhler also styled the new Class F7 4-6-4 “Hudsons” which displaced the Class As. From January 21, 1939, the "Twin Cities Hiawatha" became two trains: the "Morning Hiawatha" (trains 5 and 6), and the "Afternoon Hiawatha" (trains 100 and 101). With the delivery of the 1939 trainsets, the original 1935 "Hiawatha" equipment was reassigned to the Chicago to Omaha/Sioux City

title: Twin Cities 400

text: Road) which introduced a similar train. Attention then turned to faster trains to Saint Paul: The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ran a "Zephyr" demonstration train between Chicago and the Twin Cities that summer with the intent to run regular service the next year, and the Milwaukee Road introduced similar plans. While C&NW's existing Chicago to St. Paul "Viking" train went through Madison, taking about 12 hours, the railroad focused on a more rural northern route running west from Milwaukee. The railroad also upgraded its locomotives and passenger cars. Four C&NW Class E-2 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives built by American-Schenectady in

title: Twin Cities Zephyr

text: In 1935 Zephyrs were scheduled to cover between Chicago and St Paul in six and a half hours, later reduced to six hours and 15 minutes. At first each trainset made one one-way trip a day, but in July 1935 each was making a round trip a day, leaving each terminal at 8:00 AM CST and returning at 10:59 PM. In 1940 the westbound Twin Cities Zephyr took six hours to travel from Chicago to Saint Paul, a start-to-stop average of 71 miles per hour, which is a faster average speed between endpoints than the Acela's average speeds in 2016

title: Experimental College of the Twin Cities

text: (Twin Cities Campus) in the winter of 2007, as a continuation of protests in support of a strike by the workers of the campus's AFSCME union who demanded a living wage. Protesting students believed that their school's administration had abandoned the principles of the public land-grant institution: equal access, social justice, democratic education. So, they decided to devote their energies to form a new chapter of EXCOtc, as a university that would enact those ideals. EXCOtc exemplifies a community-based emphasis, with organizing groups at Macalester College, the University of Minnesota, and Minneapolis Community and Technical College, including students, staff and

title: Twin Cities Northern Lights

text: Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Italy during the 2006 Winter Olympics. The team and members of the Rotaract Club of the Athlete Village served as Sports Goodwill Peace Ambassadors during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Northern Lights were MNJHL regular season champions and Bush Cup winners in 2002-03, 2011-12 and 2012-13; national tournament semifinalists in both 2003 and 2006. In 2013 Twin Cities advanced to the USA Hockey National Championship game, falling short to the North Iowa Bulls. The team also represented the Minnesota Junior Hockey League at the 2010 and 2012 USA Hockey National Tournament.

title: Twin Cities Daily Planet

text: In 2009, the "Daily Planet" won overall Minnesota honors as the "best independent online news website" in the annual list of Page One honors bestowed by the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. In August and September 2015, the "Daily Planet" went through a massive restructuring in which almost all staff were laid off as part of the newspaper's conversion into a mouthpiece for issues journalism. Some members of the "Daily Planet" staff went on to found the "Twin Cities Arts Reader". This restructure including eliminating the vast majority of the paper's substantial and award-winning performing arts coverage,

title: Twin Cities Pioneer Press

text: Knight Ridder. As owner of the "Star Tribune," McClatchy had to sell the "Pioneer Press" because of antitrust concerns. The "Pioneer Press" was subsequently sold by McClatchy to MediaNews Group later in the year. The hedge fund Alden Global Capital now owns a controlling share of the "Pioneer Press". In its operating year of 2017, "The Pioneer Press" under Alden announced a profit of $10 million with a 13% operating margin after Alden cut the newspaper's workforce to around 60 people. Alden has faced notable criticism for this from editorial staff of "The Denver Post". Twin Cities Pioneer Press The