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Sept. 20, 1941: New locomotive gets a taste of Minnehaha Falls
Posted by: Ben Welter under Minnesota History, Transportation Updated: May 29, 2011 - 11:34 PM
Seventy-six years ago this week, the Milwaukee Road introduced high-speed rail service between Minneapolis and Chicago. The Hiawatha line used steam locomotives at first, transitioning to diesels in the 1940s. The trip took as little as seven hours, with speeds topping 100 mph. Below are a few photos of the Hiawatha, which made its last run in 1971.
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The Star Journal’s caption didn’t offer much detail on this photo, aside from Miss Lowell’s home address, 1808 Emerson Av. S. Fortunately, the Milwaukee Road’s official magazine used the image on the cover of its October 1941 issue and treated readers to this wonderfully detailed caption: |
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Interior of a Hiawatha dining car in about 1935. (Photo courtesy mnhs.org) |
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A fireman at the controls of a Hiawatha steam locomotive in about 1936. (Photo courtesy mnhs.org) |
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A Hiawatha lounge-observation car at the Milwaukee Road Depot, Minneapolis, 1948. (Star Journal photo) |
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Interior of the lounge car, complete with fresh-cut flowers. (Star Journal photo) |
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