first-run-of-the-olympian-hiawathahttps://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/first-run-of-the-olympian-hiawatha/First run of the Olympian Hiawatha | Classic Trains MagazineClassic Trains magazine celebrates the 'golden years of railroading' including the North American railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers.https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20180306.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2021-01-042018-03-2544222
Crowds have gathered at Tacoma, Wash., on June 29, 1947, to witness the departure of the Milwaukee Road’s Olympian Hiawatha on its first run to Seattle, Minneapolis, and Chicago.