#MILW hiawatha

[trainsinanime]

Today was a successful day! I've been dreaming of getting the Olympian Hiawatha from Katy for literally years (I think I first thought of it 2016 or 2017?), but it was always hard to justify. It's cheap per car, but not cheap in total, and I already have several Kato american train packages (Super Chief and Broadway Limited), and at well over a meter long each, they're not actually all that practical. But they are cool. Anyway, one of the german importers for Kato had sets of this at basically every train show, and it seems they finally wanted to get rid of them, so they were now heavily discounted: 100€ for the full nine-car set with display tracks. Well, that was not a hard decision.

I don't have the right locomotives yet, they didn't have those there. My options right now are to buy the FP7s from Kato, or wait until someone makes the Bipolars or Little Joes in N scale, maybe, eventually, some day. I do know one store in Germany that still has a very limited number of the FP7s in stock unless their website is lying. If I go that route, do I need an A-B-A set or is A-B enough? …do I want an A-B-A set? Will I put Digitrax decoders in them or solder myself? The last one's actually easy, soldering in normal decoders is easy enough, cheaper, and in my experience it works better.

[aryburn-trains]

WB MILW Challenger 1956 by iais_2000 Via Flickr: This is MILW Train 107, The WB Challenger-Midwest Hiawatha at Ferguson, IA in 1956. Ferguson was MP 295.6 on the Middle Iowa between Atkins and Perry. Notice the second unit, a B unit it looks like from the freight pool. Also you can see a dome in the background.

[20th-century-railroading]

MILW Wabasha, MN 10-19-1974 by Hiawatha Rails

[guerrerense]

Color In A Grayscale World por Danial Por Flickr: On April 11, 1937, the American Locomotive Company held open house to show off the latest in locomotives, and Milwaukee Type Atlantic number 4 was part of that celebration. The 4 was fresh from the paint shop, with the Hiawatha Indian adorning the tender and HIAWATHA nameplate on the flank of the locomotive. The 4 was delivered to The Milwaukee Road in Milwaukee, Wisconsin shortly after, where it would receive finishing touches. In this photo by an unknown photographer 87 years ago today, we see the 4 spot getting steamed up outside of the Milwaukee Shops. The HIAWATHA nameplate on the flank of the locomotive has been replaced with a CHIPPEWA name plate for it's duties between Chicago and Milwaukee, along with service on the recently inaugurated Chippewa Hiawatha. In the cab of the 4 Spot, you can see the engine tender keeping an eye on water levels, steam pressure among his other duties, along with what appears to be some top brass on scene for the initial firing of one of the worlds most famous streamlined steam locomotives. The cost of the final Milwaukee Type Atlantic was $109,230. The number 4 is being held in place by wooden wheel blocking while being fired for the first time, while the company brass inspects her, along with other facets of the area. Had the 4 Spot survived, she would be 87 years old today on her first day of service for The Milwaukee Road, but retirement came in June, 1951. I took the liberty of meticulously bringing color to the beautiful Atlantic for this posting, although the original I have is a darkroom processed black and white image. MILW 4 Milwaukee Road Class A Milwaukee, WI. April 20, 1937 Photographer Unknown D.A.Longley Collection

[zponds]

What-If: American Railroads — Section 3: Named Passenger Trains and Streamliners

With the 20 American railroads still around and Amtrak not being a thing in my alternative history on American railroads, that means that the 20 railroads will still own and operate passenger services and streamliners, and some will operate some passenger trains and passenger train route legs from the smaller railroads absorbed by the bigger ones. And the names of the passenger trains and streamliners are below.

A. New York Central

20th Century Limited

Empire State Express

Pacemaker Express

The Mercury

Berkshire Hills Express

Southwestern Limited (NYCS train)

Twilight Limited

The Colonial

Bar Harbor Express

Cape Codder

Comet

East Wind

Dan’l Webster

Flying Yankee

Ohio State Limited

B. Pennsylvania Railroad

Broadway Limited

Liberty Limited

Trail Blazer Express

Federal Express

Congressional Limited

Maple Leaf

Black Diamond

Asa Packer

Crusader

The Admiral

Cincinnati Limited

The Keystone

Birmingham Special (PRR side)

Southland (PRR side)

Spirit of St. Louis

C. Chesapeake and Ohio

George Washington

Fast Flying Virginian

Sportsman

Pere Marquette

The Chessie

Atlantic Express

Pacific Express

Erie Limited

Lake Cities

Phoebe Snow

D. Baltimore and Ohio

Cincinnatian

Capitol Limited

National Limited

Blue Bird

Wabash Cannon Ball

City of St. Louis

Columbian

Royal Blue

E. Union Pacific

Challenger (UP side)

City of Denver

City of Portland

City of San Francisco

City of Los Angeles

Overland Limited (UP side)

Exposition Flyer (UP side)

Forty-Niner Express

Butte Special

City of Las Vegas

Los Angeles Limited

F. Chicago and Northwestern

The 400’s — Twin Cities 400, Dakota 400. Flambeau 400, Kate Shelley 400, Minnesota 400, Peninsula 400, Rochester 400, Shoreland 400 and Capital 400

City of San Francisco

City of Los Angeles

Overland Limited (CNW side)

G. Milwaukee Road

The Hiawathas — Twin Cities Hiawatha, Midwest Hiawatha, North Woods Hiawatha, Chippewa Hiawatha and Olympian Hiawatha

City of Denver

City of Portland

Pioneer limited

Challenger (MILW side)

Varity

H. Burlington Route

The Zephyrs — Twin Cities Zephyr, Pioneer Zephyr, Texas Zephyr, Nebraska Zephyr, Mark Twain Zephyr, Denver Zephyr, Kansas City Zephyr, Silver Streak Zephyr, American Royal Zephyr and General Pershing Zephyr

Zephyr Rocket (CB&Q side)

Sam Houston Zephyr (CB&Q side)

Black Hawk

California Zephyr (CB&Q side)

New Orleans Zephyr

I. Missouri Pacific

Colorado Eagle

Texas Eagle

Valley Eagle

Sunshine Special

Firefly

Meteor

J. Northern Pacific

North Coast Limited

Mainstreeter

Coast Pool Train

Great Western Limited

Omaha Express

Mills Cities Limited

K. Great Northern

Empire Builder

Cascadian

Oriental Limited

Red River Limited

Western Star

Winnipeg Limited

L. Norfolk and Western

Pocahontas

Powhatan Arrow

Tennessean (N&W side)

The Cavalier

Birmingham Special (N&W side)

M. Southern Pacific

Coast Daylight

City of San Francisco

Sacramento Daylight

Shasta Daylight

Sunbeam

Golden State (SP side)

Challenger (SP side)

Argonaut

Sunset Limited (SP side)

Overland Limited (SP side)

N. Santa Fe

Chief

Super Chief

San Francisco Chief

El Capitan

San Diegan

Texas Chief

West Texas Express

Chicagoan

Kansas Cityan

Grand Canyon Limited

O. Illinois Central

City of Miami (IC side)

Panama Limited

Green Diamond

Land O’Corn

Seminole Limited (IC side)

Southwestern Limited (IC train)

Lone Star

Morning Star

P. Gulf Mobile and Ohio

Gulf Coast Rebel

Gulf Coast Special

Alton Limited

Rebel

Midnight Special

Q. Rock Island

The Rockets — Choctaw Rocket, Des Moines Rocket, Quad Cities Rocket, Rock Island Rocket, Twin Star Rocket, Golden Rocket and Rocky Mountain Rocket

Sam Houston Zephyr (CRIP side)

Zephyr Rocket (CRIP side)

Golden State (CRIP side)

R. Southern Railway (USA)

Tennessean (SOU side)

Southener

City of Memphis

Birmingham Special (SOU side)

Carolina Special

Royal Palm

Piedmont Limited

Ponce de Leon

S. Seaboard Air Line

Silver Comet

Silver Meteor

Gulf Wind

Orange Blossom Special

Man O’War

Nancy Hanks (II)

City of Miami (SAL side)

Sunset Limited (SAL side)

T. Atlantic Coast Line

Champion

Florida Special

Palmetto (ACL side)

Dixie Flagler

South Wind (ACL side)

Southland (ACL side)

[marmarinou]

1984-12-23 MILW 2023 Bensenville, IL by jimkleeman   Milwaukee Road GP40 2023

Bensenville, Illinois

December 1984

Photo by Jim Kleeman

[collinthenychudson]

My Jack-O-Lantern for this year's Halloween is supposed to be a Milwaukee Road class A Atlantic. Not my very best, but hopefully you like it. Happy Halloween!

[thefakeray]

MILW Observation Car by Chuck Zeiler Via Flickr: Milwaukee Road Observation at Saint Paul, Minnesota on Febrauary 5, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

[wrinklesoftime]

The Milwaukee Road’s 1937 Hiawatha parlor cars featured fully rotating and reclining seats as well as small drop-leaf tables below the windows. MILW photo.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/541628292666015086/

[seaxze-roowre]

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[suayvu-poumsi]

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[aryburn-trains]

Milwaukee Road Class A 4-4-2 #4 with the Midwest Hiawatha, taken at Omaha, NE, June 1947.

[20th-century-railroading]

MILW 439 Louisa, IA 7-76 Don Lodge by iais_2000 Via Flickr: This the Louisa Patrol taken in July 1976 at Louisa(Hiawatha) Iowa by Don Lodge. This Patrol would always come out of Marion Yard westbound after supper or whenver train 64(later 220) got past Marion. It would work the various industries including two cement plants, Vigortone feeds, Nash Finch foods. Longview Fiber and Rock Island Millwork. This was big $$ for the Milwaukee right up til the end in 1980. Today all gone.

[guerrerense]

An Afternoon Hi por Danial Por Flickr: Milwaukee Road F7 Class Hudson 103 heads up the Afternoon Hiawatha, at The Milwaukee Road's beautiful Everett Street Station. It won't be long before this beautiful train will be screaming across the Wisconsin countryside, speeding for the Twin Cities. MILW 103 Milwaukee, WI. June 18, 1950 Unknown Photographer, D.A.Longley Collection

[marmarinou]

Glenview, Illinois

June 26, 1970

Photo by Paul Enenbach

“The Milwaukee Road's Afternoon Hiawatha storms into its first station stop out of Chicago Union Station. I don't know what shutter speed my almost new Pentax Spotmatic was set at, but it was evidently not enough to avoid a little speed blur. It made me recall that my very first railfan trips to ‘duh Big Wunnerful City’ (those who grew up around CHICAGUH during the reign of Hizzoner duh Mayor Richard J. Daley will appreciate the reference) often started with an early morning ride from Glenview to Union Station on the Pioneer Limited from Minneapolis. In that early morning light - around 0630 - those engines would fly by the platform at what seemed like an impossible speed, brakes squealing, express and baggage cars creating their own windstorm as they swept by, coaches coming to a very reluctant stop with impatient uniformed crewmen poised to drop the stepbox on the platform as the train stopped, and an implication that if you wanted to ride, you'd better be ready to step aboard. This crew may be putting on the same performance; I don't doubt they were doing over 30mph and planning to stop about ten car lengths further. And they do it without roughing up the riders.”

(via Glenview, Illinois, 26JUN'70 | The Milwaukee Road's "Afterno… | Flickr)

[kiihhe-zuuwpa]

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