The Milwaukee Road Olympian was named after the Olympic Mountains of northwest Washington, but in 1932 a very different Olympics were held in Los Angeles. This Milwaukee brochure takes advantage of this to compare the railroad’s premiere train with the … Continue reading
When the St. Paul went bankrupt, the receivers asked Coverdale and Colpitts — the company that later wrote a series of reports on streamline trains — to prepare an evaluation of the railway. The report concluded that the railroad’s infrastructure … Continue reading
Although the fully streamlined Olympian Hiawatha would not be introduced until 1947, the Milwaukee Road introduced lightweight, streamlined cars to the Olympian eleven years earlier. These included some head-end cars, coaches, and the diners that are the subject of this … Continue reading
This gorgeous booklet introduced an all-new Olympian in 1927. In March of that year, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (nicknamed the Milwaukee Road), had been organized to take over the bankrupt Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul (nicknamed the … Continue reading
A few months ago I presented a 1912 booklet about the Olympian. This booklet is similar but, based on the list of agents in the back, I date it to 1913. It is worth noting that, in November, 1915, the … Continue reading
Several months ago, I wrote that since the St. Paul road was the last to reach the Pacific Northwest, it needed to “make a statement” with its transcontinental passenger trains. This booklet shows how it did so. Click image to … Continue reading
