Northwest Airways, Inc. Brochure [1928 October 1]

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PHILADELPHIA
HINNEAPiOLIS
SAINT PAUL
KORTUWEST
AIRWAYS, IK<.
PITTSBURG
WASHINGTON

RESPONSIBILITY
Due to your (Northwest Airways)
remarkable record, we have been able to
obtain from the aviation underwriters
what we believe to be the lowest pas-
senger liability insurance rate accorded
any flying organization in the United
States.
Excerpt from letter dated July 25, 1928,
from Wm. B. Joyce Sf* Co., general insur-
anee agents, 94 East Fourth Street, Saint
Paul.
NORTHWEST
AIRWAYS
INC.
The Pioneer air line of the Northwest,
In continuous operation since October 1,
1926.
Affiliated with the Transcontinental Air
Transport, Inc., and its flying operations are
under the direction of the Air Transports
technical committee of which Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh is chairman.
Connecting with the Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, the Great North-
ern Railway, and the Northern Pacific Rail-
way at Minneapolis and Saint Paul in the first
co-ordinated air-rail service established in the
worlds transportation history.
Operates passenger, express and U. S. air
mail services between Chicago and the Twin
Cities.
Has maintained an average schedule effi-
ciency of 96 per cent since it began operations.
Has flown 500,000 miles (September 1,
1928) without mishap.
Saint Paul MinneapolisChicago
(See directory page 11)

FLY WITH AIR MAIL PILOTS
USE THE AIR MAIL
A Complete Air
Transportation Service
ChicagoTwin Cities
WO years in air transportation is comparable
to two decades in other methods of trans-
portation. Tarry a moment when the air
mail, your air mail, comes along. The plane
swings up one horizon, crosses the zenith and goes
down the opposite horizon while you have been
standing there. Its average speed is 100 or more
miles an hour.
A Pioneer System
With similar speed, developments crowd to the
fore in the air industry itself. Northwest Airways,
Inc., though only two years old, is now a pioneer
air transportation system. It began operations
October 1, 1926, carrying the United States air mail
between Chicago and the Twin Cities of Minne-
apolis and Saint Paul. It continues to do this. Its
pilots know the countryside, the great beacon-
lighted airway between the Twin Cities and Chica-
go, like the engineers of the limited trains know
the steel-ribboned leagues over which they drive
their locomotives from Mid-America to the coast.
Travel by Air Increases
Naturally people, more and more people, began
taking to the air. Soon the sturdy and reliable
air-mail planes of the Northwest Airways, with
500,000 miles of flying to their credit without mis-
hap, could not handle the passenger business.
The next step, therefore, was to put more planes
in service. In doing so. Northwest Airways inaug-
urated a new de luxe, non-stop passenger service,
using big tri-motored Ford planes, each capable of
carrying 14 passengers and each manned by veteran
United States air mail pilots. ,
Air-Rail Service
And Northwest Airways linked up this de luxe
service with the railway schedules in a co-ordinated
air-rail passenger service, the first in history.
That is how Northwest Airways non-stop pas-
senger service between the Twin Cities and Chicago
came into existencemarking an epoch in air
transportation.
Northwest Airways a complete air transportation
service between Chicago and the Twin Cities, passen-
er service, express, air mail.
Northwest Airways
Non - Stop
Passenger Service
T win Cities-Chicago
Northwest Airways, Inc., operates two daily services be-
tween the Twin Cities and Chicago: The non-stop passenger
service and the U. S. airmail passenger service.
First in the World
The non-stop passenger service is the first co-ordinated
air-rail service in world transportation. It enables east and
westbound passengers to save a day in travel time. Lines
using this joint air-rail service include the Great Northern
Railway, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Rail-
road and the Northern Pacific Railway.
Passengers can leave their train at Chicago, Saint Paul or
Minneapolis, take a Northwest Airways plane and make the
hop of 350 non-stop miles between the Twin Cities and Chi-
cago in less than four hours on the synchronized air-rail
schedules now in effect. These schedules are shown on Page 7.
All-Metal Cabin Planes
Ford all-metal, enclosed cabin planes embodying the most
recent approved developments in air-craft construction are
used in this non-stop passenger service.
The planes are powered with three 410 H. P. Pratt-Whitney
Wasp motors with ample reserve power. Their maximum
speed is 135 to 140 miles an hour and average cruising speed
115 miles an hour. Capacity is 14 passengers and pilot and
reserve pilot. Large, comfortable upholstered chairs are
provided. An unobstructed view is provided through the
windows. There is a smoking compartment and baggage and
toilet facilities.
Manned by Veteran Pilots
Veteran air mail pilots fly these planes. The route, under
rapid development by the United States Department of
Commerce, is equipped with a chain of beacon lights and
lighted landing fields. The beacon lights of two and one-half
million candle power are kept burning from sundown to sun-
rise. They are 10 miles apart. The landing fields are 30
miles apart and also are lighted from sundown to sunrise.
Pilots are supplied with special reports on weather conditions
just ahead on every trip.

FLY WITH AIR MAIL PILOTS
USE THE AIR MAIL
To and From Landing Fields
Eastbound passengers arriving in Chicago are landed at
Cicero Field, from which point they are transferred by Par-
melee Transfer Co. to any railroad station in the loop district
or to the Englewood, Woodlawn or 63rd Street stations.
Westbound passengers arriving in Chicago are transferred
from the railroad station to Cicero Field by Yellow Cab Co.
Such passengers will present the transfer coupon in their
ticket to the Yellow Cab agent or driver at station for trans-
portation to the air field. At Minneapolis passengers are
landed at the Wold-Chamberlain Field, and at Saint Paul at
the Municipal Airport, from which points they are trans-
ported by Yellow Cab Co. to the railroad stations on presenta-
tion of their transfer coupon to the cab driver.
Location of Air Ports
ChicagoCicero Field, located at Cicero Ave. and 63rd
Street, 35 minutes by automobile from loop district and 20
minutes from Englewood, Woodlawn, or 63rd Street stations.
Saint PaulMunicipal Airport, 10 minutes by automobile
from Union Station.
Minneapolis^Wold-Chamberlain Field, 25 minutes by
automobile from railway station.
Tickets and Reservations
The fare between Chicago and Saint Paul-Minneapolis via
airplane is $45, including transfer between flying fields and
r ailway stations in these cities. Children 3 years of age or
over will be required to pay full fare. Children under 3 years
of age will be carried free if held in lap of parent or guardian.
Airplane tickets will be sold separately from the railroad
tickets and will be on sale at the principal ticket offices and
agencies of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern and Chicago,
Milwaukee, St. Paul s Pacific Railways. Reservations for
such joint air-rail passengers will be made at the railway
offices. West bound reservations will be made through the
Chicago offices of the above lines and eastbound reservations
through the Saint Paul offices of these lines. A deposit of
$45.00 must be collected when each reservation is made.
Offices of the Northwest Airways, Inc., at Cicero Field,
Chicago, Municipal Airport, Saint Paul and Wold-Chamber-
lain Field, Minneapolis, will make reservations for local travel
between points on the airway itself.
Where space is canceled on less than 36 hours notice in
advance of departure of the airplane, a penalty of $25.00 will
be assessed. Where 36 hours or more notice of cancellation is
given, no charge will be made. Where the Airways Company
is able to resell space canceled on short notice, the full value
will be refunded to the original purchaser.
If airplane is not operated on day specified on ticket refund
will be made by Airways Company.
Thirty pounds of baggage will be transported on airplane
free of charge. Any baggage in excess of this amount will be
charged for at the rate of 25 cents per pound. The Airplane
Company reserves the right to limit the baggage per passenger
to not to exceed 50 pounds.
Northwest Airways
Non-Stop
Passenger Service
Schedules
I

WESTBOUND
Lv. Chicago (Cicero Field) 3:00 p. m.
Ar. St. Paul (Municipal Airport) 7:00 p. m.
Ar. Minneapolis (Wold-Chamberlain Field) 7:10 p. m.
EASTBOUND
Lv. Minneapolis (Wold-Chamberlain Field) 8:30 a. m.
Lv. St. Paul (Municipal Airport) 8:40 a. m.
Ar. Chicago (Cicero Field) 12:10 p. m.
WESTBOUND TRAINS
Westbound Airplanes connect at the Twin Cities with the
following trains:
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Ss Pacific R. R. Leave Leave
No. 17 The Columbian to Pacific North- St. Paul Minneapolis
west 10:30 p. m. 11:25 p, m.
Great Northern Railway
No. 29 Red River Limited to Minot and
intermediate points 9:45 p. m. 10:25 p. m.
No. 3 Glacier Park Limited to Pacific North-
west 11:00 p.m. 11:45 p.m.
Northern Pacific Railway
North Coast Limited to Pacific Northwest 11:05 p. m. 11:45 p. m.
No. 7 to Glendive and intermediate points 10:20 p. m. 11:00 p. m.
Yellowstone Comet to Yellowstone Park 10:55 p. m. 11:50 p. m.
EASTBOUND TRAINS
The following trains will connect at IV
with Airplanes for Chicago.
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul 8s Pacific R. R.
No. 702 from Mobridge 6:45 a. m.
No. 18 Columbian from Pacific Coast.
tTransfer to airplane at Minneapolis
Northern Pacific Railway
Yellowstone Comet from Yellowstone
Park 6:40 a. m.
No. 4 Atlantic Express from Pacific Coast
No. 8 Eastern Express from Eastern
Montana 7:05 a. m.
Great Northern Railway
No. 30 Red River Limited from North
Dakota 6:50 a. m.
No. 2 Oriental Limited from Pacific Coast
No. 8 Winnipeg Limited from Winnipeg..
All times shown are Central Standard Time
Connections are made at Chicago, both eastbound and westbound with
the trains of all lines
nneapolis or St. Paul
Arrive
Arrive
Minneapolis
St. Paul
6:45 a. m.
7:40 a. m.
7:50 a. m.
t8:40 a. m.
6:40 a. m.
7:15 a. m.
7:10 a. m.
7:40 a. m.
7:05 a. m.
7:35 a. m.
1
6:50 a. m.
7:25 a. m.
6:55 a. m.
7:30 a. m.
7:12 a. m.
7:45 a. m.

FLY WITH AIR MAIL PILOTS
USE THE AIR MAIL
Northwest Airways
Air Mail Service
{Air Mail Planes Carry Passengers)
Neither snow nor rain, nor loom of
night, stay these couriers from the swift
completion of their appointed rounds
Northwest Airways operates U. S. Air Mail Route No. 9
between the Twin Cities and Chicago. These planes carry
passengers and American Railway Air Express. The route is
that developed by the United States Department of Com-
merce, with landing fields every 30 miles and a revolving
beacon light every 10 miles, the entire distance of 390 miles.
Stops are made at Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, La Crosse,
Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The distance between the
stops are: Minneapolis to Saint Paul, 8 miles; Saint Paul to
La Crosse, 121 miles; La Crosse to Madison, 105 miles;
Madison to Milwaukee, 75 miles; Milwaukee to Chicago, 81
miles. Total 390 miles.
For Reservations
For Reservations, call Nestor 1868, Saint Paul; Dupont
4881, Minneapolis; Hemlock 0017, Chicago, or any station on
our line. See complete telephone directory on Page 11.
Tickets can be purchased from pilot on arrival of plane.
Rates as shown do NOT include transportation to and from
landing fields.
Passengers allowed 25 pounds of hand baggage free. All
over this amount charged for at the rate of 25 cents per pound.
No liability for loss or damage to baggage exceeding value of
$50.00. Right is reserved to cancel bookings for any reason
whatever. Tariffs and schedules subject to change without
notice.
Air Connections East and West
*tEASTBOUNDNorthwest Airways mail planes arriving
at Chicago at 7:30 P. M. connect with the National Air Trans-
port overnight plane for New York (arrive 6:15 A. M. next
morning15 hours) with connections to Boston (arrive 7:50
next morning^17 hours).
You Ride with the Air Mail
Hamilton, all-metal cabin planes, equipped with 500 H. P.
Pratt-Whitney Hornet motors, are used largely on the air
mail. Their maximum speed is 140 miles an hour and
average cruising speed 115 miles an hour. Their capacity is
seven passengers and pilot. Large chairs, upholstered for
comfort, are provided. The planes also have baggage and
toilet facilities. All planes are equipped with flares, landing
lights and navigation lights. Special U. S. weather bureau
reports covering the weather just ahead are received at all
stations.
Air Mail Schedule
Eastbound TIME TABLE Westbound
Read Down Read Up
Lv. 2 ;30 pm. . . Minneapolis-Wold-Chamberlain Field . . . Ar. 11:40 am
Lv. 2:40 pm Saint PaulMunicipal Airport Lv. 11:30 am
Lv. 4:00 pm La CrosseSalzer Field Lv. 9:30 am
Lv. 5:30 pm Madison-Penneo Field Lv. 7:40 am
Lv. 6:35 pm MilwaukeeCounty Airport Lv. 6:50 am
Ar. 7:30 pm ChicagoCicero Airport Lv. 5:50 am
RATES
Minne-
Saint
La
Madi-
Mil-
BETWEEN
apolis
Paul
Crosse
son
waukee
Chicago
Minneapolis. . .
$ 5.00
$15.00
$23.00
$30.00
$35.00
Saint Paul
. . .$ 5.00
15.00
23.00
30.00
35.00
La Crosse
... 15.00
15.00
12.00
20.00
25.00
Madison
... 23.00
23.00
12.00
10.00
20.00
Milwaukee ....
... 30.00
30.00
20.00
10.00
15.00
Chicago
... 35.00
35.00
25.00
20.00
15.00
Also connect with Boeing westbound transcontinental
plane with connections to San Francisco (arrive 4:30 P. M.
next afternoon^26 hours) Los Angeles (arrive 5:25 P. M. next
afternoon27 hours) Pasco, Washington (arrive 6:00 P. M.
next afternoon27 hours) and Pueblo (arrive 8:30 A. M. next
morning18 hours).
Also connects with National Air Transport plane at Chicago
for St. Joseph, Kansas City (arrive 1:38 A. M. next morning
11 hours) Wichita, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth and Dallas
(arrive 8:00 A. M. next morning18 hours).
fWESTBOUNDNorthwest Airways mail planes leaving
Chicago at 5:50 A. M. connect with the National Air Trans-
port overnight from New York (which left New York 9:35
j P. M. previous evening^14 hours) with connections for
Boston (which left Boston 6:15 P. M. previous evening17
hours).
Also connect with the Boeing eastbound transcontinental
plane with connections from San Francisco (which left San
* Francisco 7:00 A. M. previous morning^28 hours) Los
Angeles (which left Los Angeles 6:15 A. M. previous day29
hours) Pasco, Washington (which left Pasco 6:00 A. M.
previous day30 hours) and Pueblo, Colorado (which left
Pueblo 4:00 P. M. previous afternoon19 hours).
*The National Air Transport overnight plane for New York
and connections for Boston will be held at Cicero Airport, Chicago, one
hour, or until 9:00 P. M., if eastbound Northwest Airways mail plane is
delayed.
t Twin Cities are used as bases for flight time computations.

Special TripsShort Flights
Northwest Airways will send its planes, manned by experi-
enced air mail pilots, to any point in the United States or
Canada, in answer to special flight service requests.
Northwest Airways maintains planes and air mail pilots at
its hangar week-ends, Sundays and holidays to make special
short flights over the Twin Cities and environs.
RatesIn Waco plane equipped with Curtiss 0X5 motor,
$3.00 for single passenger, $5.00 for two passengers. In
Stinson Detroiter cabin plane, equipped with Wright Whirl-
wind motor, $5.00 for single passenger. In Laird plane,
equipped with Wright Whirlwind motor, $5.00 for single
passenger.
Flying Instruction
Northwest Airways offers a course in flying to a limited
number of students. Instruction is given by experienced air
mail pilots.
For rates or any other information, inquire at Executive
offices, 501 Merchants Bank Building, Saint Paul, phone
Cedar 5693, or Hangar, Wold-Chamberlain Field, Minne-
apolis, Dupont 4881.
Use the Air Mail
Air mail can be sent anywhere for 5 cents an ouncetwo
sheets of average weight paper and one envelope. The rate:
5 cents for first ounce10 cents for each additional ounce.
Mark air mail and drop in any mail box. Air mail can be
sent special delivery and can be registered.
Use the Air Express
Call the American Railway Express Co., your city, for air
express rates.
NORTHWEST
AIRWAYS
INC.
CHICAGO-TWIN CITIES
Passenger Service
U. S. Air Mail
Express
SAINT PAUL MINNEAPOLIS
Executive Offices Hangar and Shops
501 Merchants Bank Bldg. Wold-Chamberlain Field
Cedar 5693 Dupont 4881
Station Telephones
MINNEAPOLIS
HangarWold-Chamberlain Field Dupont 4881
Municipal Airport, Saint Paul Riverview 0442
SAINT PAUL
Municipal Airport Riverview 0442
HangarWold-Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis . Nestor 1868
LA CROSSE, WIS.
Salzer Field La Crosse 45-20A
Post Office La Crosse 41
MADISON, WIS.
Pennco Field Oakwood 20-R2
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
County Airport Cudahy 436
CHICAGO
Cicero Field Hemlock 0017
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