In 1952, the Milwaukee Road had taken delivery of the full-length Super Dome buffet-lounge cars from Pullman-Standard, which essentially put the Olympian Hiawatha's consist into its final form.


From the pages of the Official Guide, July 1956

Milwaukee Road herald

The Olympian Hiawatha

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific
June 10, 1956

15 Train Number 16
Daily Miles Services Daily
3 00P Dp 0 Chicago, IL (Union Sta.) (CT) C R Ar 1 45P
4 15P 85 Milwaukee, WI C R Dp 12 20P
Ar 12 15P
5 35P 178 Portage, WI (Madison via bus) C 10 42A
195 Wisconsin Dells, WI C 10 27A
240 Tomah, WI C 9 51A
6 55P Ar 281 La Crosse, WI C Dp 9 15A
7 00P Dp Ar 9 10A
7 28P 308 Winona, MN C 8 40A
9 15P 410 St. Paul, MN C R Dp 7 10A
Ar 7 05A
9 45P 421 Minneapolis, MN C R Dp 6 20A
Ar 6 10A
12 20A 554 Montevideo, MN C 3 55A
2 55A Ar 707 Aberdeen, SD C Dp 1 15A
3 00A Dp Ar 1 10A
4 30A Ar 805 Mobridge, SD (CT) C Dp 11 40P
3 30A Dp Mobridge, SD (MT) Ar 10 40P
5 05A 904 Lemmon, SD C 8 58P
5 30A 927 Hettinger, ND C 8 32P
6 10A 967 Bowman, ND C 7 49P
6 40A 995 Marmarth, ND C 7 22P
7 00A 1015 Baker, MT C 7 00P
8 40A Ar 1119 Miles City, MT C Dp 5 20P
8 50A Dp Ar 5 10P
11 07A 1265 Roundup, MT (Great Falls via bus) C 2 51P
12 15P Ar 1335 Harlowtown, MT C Dp 1 45P
12 20P Dp Ar 1 40P
1 35P 1393 Ringling, MT C 12 22P
3 00P 1450 Three Forks, MT (Yellowstone NP via bus) C R 10 55A
4 53P 1522 Butte, MT C 9 03A
5 45P Ar 1562 Deer Lodge, MT C Dp 8 05A
5 55P Dp Ar 7 55A
7 20P 1641 Missoula, MT C 6 25A
8 29P 1703 Superior, MT C 5 13A
10 40P Ar 1773 Avery, ID (MT) C Dp 3 10A
9 45P Dp Avery, ID (PT) Ar 2 05A
11 06P 1818 St. Maries, ID C 12 41A
12 55A Ar 1879 Spokane, WA C R Dp 10 55P
1 05A Dp Ar 10 45P
3 45A Ar 2000 Othello, WA C Dp 8 10P
3 55A Dp Ar 8 05P
5 56A 2074 Ellensburg, WA R 6 12P
6 35A 2099 Cle Elum, WA C 5 38P
8 53A 2177 Renton, WA C 3 38P
9 30A Ar 2189 Seattle, WA C R Dp 3 15P
9 45A Dp Ar 3 00P
D10 15A 2210 Auburn, WA C R 2 25P
10 45A Ar 2227 Tacoma, WA (PT) C R Dp 2 00P

Train 15: 32 stops, 45:45, 48.7 MPHTrain 16: 34 stops, 45:45, 48.7 MPH



NOTE For No. 15: "No local coach passengers carried from Chicago to Milwaukee."

NOTE: Electrically operated between Harlowton and Avery, and between Othello and Tacoma.

SUPER DOME OLYMPIAN HIAWATHA
No Extra Fare

EQUIPMENT
Regularly Assigned Cars Are Air-Conditioned.
OLYMPIAN HIAWATHA
Nos. 15 and 16.
BETWEEN CHICAGO AND SEATTLE-TACOMA

Pullman Sleeping Cars—

8 Double Bedroom Skytop Lounge [150], [160].

10 Roomettes—6 Double Bedrooms [151], [161].

Pullman Touralux Sleeping Cars—

14 Sections [A-15], [A-16].

Dining Car.

Super Dome Car with Cafe Lounge—

Buffet Service and Beverages.

Reclining Seat Lounge Coaches with Leg Rests

All Coach Seats Reserved [154-155], [164-165].


Westbound, the Olympian Hiawatha carries a Parlor Car from Chicago to Minneapolis [P-15].
Does not carry coach passengers locally from Chicago to Milwaukee.

NOTE: Bus from Three Forks to/from Bozeman and Gallatin Gateway (Yellowstone National Park) operates during Yellowstone Park season only.

EQUIPMENT—WEST AND NORTHBOUND

No. 15—THE OLYMPIAN HIAWATHA.

Chicago to Seattle-Tacoma

Pullman Skytop Lounge Sleeping Car. 8 Double Bedrooms [150].

Pullman Sleeping Car. 10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedroom [151].

Pullman Touralux Sleeping Car. 14 Sections [A-15].

Dining Car

Super Dome Car with Cafe Lounge. Buffet Service and Beverages.

Reclining Seat Lounge Coaches with leg rests [154-155].

All coach seats reserved.


Chicago to St. Paul-Minneapolis

Drawing-room Parlor Car [P-15].


Note - No local coach passengers carried Chicago to Milwaukee.

All Parlor Cars operated on the Milwaukee Road are Company owned.

EQUIPMENTEAST AND SOUTHBOUND

No. 16—THE OLYMPIAN HIAWATHA.

Tacoma-Seattle to Chicago

Pullman Skytop Lounge Sleeping Car. 8 Double Bedrooms. [160.]

Pullman Sleeping Cars. 10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedroom. [161.]

Pullman Touralux Sleeping Car. 14 Sections. [A-16.]

Dining Car.

Super Dome Car with Cafe Lounge. Buffet Service and Beverages.

Reclining Seat Lounge Coaches with Leg Rests. [164-165.]

All coach seats reserved.



A 45 minute promotional film of the new Olympian Hiawatha of 1952, produced by the Milwaukee Road.