Olympian

Hiawatha

1952 Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Chicago - Seattle/Tacoma

The 1952 version of the Milwaukee Road’s Olympian Hiawatha is different than the 1950 with the Super Dome replacing the Tap/ Grill car (which bumped down to become the Columbian’s diner) and losing the top maroon band with the lettering switch- ing from dulux to maroon. Apparently the full express (baggage) car moved to the Columbian, which could have at least five full express cars on each consist. In October of 1955, the Milwaukee took over the Union Pacific’s Overland Route streamliners from Chicago to Council Bluffs/ Omaha and the Olympian Hiawatha switched to the Union Pacific's scheme of yellow and gray got its fifth scheme in eight years.

Above. Released at the same time (but separately) were FP7 ABA power, which during 1952-1955 pulled the trains between Chi- cago and Minneapolis as well as other segments. Over the years, the Olympians were powered by 4-6-2 Pacifics, N2 2-8-8-2s, EP-1 GE boxcabs, EP-2 “BiPolars”, EP-3 “Quills” 4-6-4 Baltics, 4-8-4 Northerns, E6 AAs, DL 109 AAs, FT ABs (with auxiliary steam power cars), E7 AA sets, and Fairbanks-Morse “Erie-Builts” (ABA, AA, and AB) (When AB sets arrived in Seattle, they were pulled back- wards between Tacoma with a switcher-- SW-1, etc. ahead of the Skytop observation!), FP7 ABA, EP-4 “Little Joes”, EF-4 Joes with auxiliary steam power cars, and E8s.

Milwaukee Road 1313 is a 1947 built express/ dormitory car. This car is the remaining head end car included in tis consist. Early on the RPO express bumped back to the Columbian and photos show that the full express car was often missing by 1952.

N SCALE RAILROADING 1 Visit NSCALERAILROADN.COM Above. Milwaukee Road #524 is a 1947 coach built for the Olympian Hiawatha. Below. Milwaukee Road #531 is a coach. This shot shows the other side of these matching coaches. The original line up had three of these coaches in each consist.

Above. Milwaukee Road #53 is a Super Dome in its as-built scheme. These cars were built by Pullman-Standard by December 1952 and preceded the Budd domes built for the Santa Fe (May 1954) and Great Northern (1955). The Southern Pacific’s “3/4” (SP's kitbashed from prewar cars that did not have a separate room below the raised area) domes were completed between July 1954 and May 1955. Below. The other side of Super Dome #53.

N SCALE RAILROADING 2 Visit NSCALERAILROADN.COM Above. Milwaukee Road #115 is a 1947 Diner built for the Olympian Hiawatha. The original interior included unique features such as angled tables. Usually the kitchen ran forward so coach passengers could que along the kitchen wall and sleeper passengers would walk directly into the dining area. Below. The other side of Diner #115.

Above. Milwaukee Road Mt. St. Helens is a 1947 Touralux car built for the Olympian Hiawatha. The Touralux cars were a Milwau- kee Road update on economy sleepers. Below. The other side of Mt. St. Helens.

N SCALE RAILROADING 3 Visit NSCALERAILROADN.COM Above. Above is Milwaukee Road LAKE PEWAUKEE, a 10-6 sleeper completed by Pullman-Standard by November 1948. The silver rectangle on the one window is an emergency exit. For the first year and a half the Milwaukee used heavyweight 6-6 sleepers until the 10-6s were completed. Below. Sister 10-6 LAKE ACANAMUWACis shown with the vestibule on the right side.

Above. Above is Milwaukee Road COFFEE CREEK, an 8 Double Bedroom Skytop Lounge completed by Pullman-Standard by Janu- ary 1949. For the first ~18 months theOlympian Hiawatha had a 3-2 Heavyweight Observation like the Micro-Trains Line car. Below. The other side of COFFEE CREEK has the emergency escape silver window.

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