The Olympian and its successor the Olympian Hiawatha were passenger trains operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest. The Olympian operated from 1911 to 1947 and was, along with its running mate the Columbian, the first all-steel train to operate in the Pacific Northwest. The streamlined Olympian Hiawatha operated from 1947 to 1961 and was one of several Milwaukee Road trains to carry the name "Hiawatha". The Olympian Hiawatha was designed by industrial designer Brooks Stevens and included the distinctive glassed-in "Skytop" observation-sleeping cars. It later featured full-length "Super Dome" cars.
1911 promotional postcard for the new train, which had all steel passenger cars from its beginning
Postcard circa 1914 that called the Olympian the "fast train" to the Pacific Northwest, distinguishing it from the slower Columbian
Open air observation car used during the summer months, c. 1915
Olympian observation car
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), better known as the Milwaukee Road, was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986.
Twin Cities Hiawatha postcard from 1935
Milwaukee Road 261 is a preserved Milwaukee Road steam locomotive that operates excursion trains.
A Milwaukee Road steeplecab electric switcher.
An EF-1 boxcab hauls the Olympian through Montana Canyon in 1925.
