On January 2, 1935, high-speed express service to Chicago was introduced on the Chicago and North Western Railway's "400", cutting the scheduled time between the two cities from about 10 hours down to 7. "Time" dubbed the "400", "the fastest train scheduled on the American Continent, fastest in all the world on a stretch over 200 mi." The C&NW beat two other railroads which had been planning 6½ hour service to begin in the spring. The Milwaukee Road's "Hiawatha" and the Burlington Route's "Twin Cities Zephyr" were introduced with 6½ hour service a few months later at the same time, and C&NW matched their schedules.