Jan 15, “Olympian Hiawatha” (Train)

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.

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 F9 was a late-model cab design that did not see many sales due to the growing demand and interest in road-switchers like the GP7 […]