Jan 15, Reading Railroad (Philadelphia & Reading)

The Olympian Hiawatha was Milwaukee Road’s home-built streamliner that connected Chicago and Seattle debuting in 1947. It was canceled in 1961

The E8, along with the earlier E7, proved to be the pinnacle for passenger models as rail travel was starting to wane during the 1950s.

The City of Denver was part of the UP’s City fleet running between Denver and Chicago. This particular train survived until Amtrak began service.