First there was a single experimental coach, then an entire fleet. Soon Hiawatha was a railway legend. Loved for their radically new, streamlined look, the Hiawatha’sArt Deco engines were a hallmark of American industrial design—a genre of passenger cars from Tip Top Tap to Touralux to the glass-encased Skytop. For Midwestern passengers from Chicago to Aberdeen, the Hiawatha represented speed, comfort, and luxury, offering spectacular views of the rolling landscape. From 1935 to 1970 it carried countless passengers and even more memories. Richly illustrated with more than 350 photographs, The Hiawatha Story brings the design and history of this beloved rail fleet to life. 
Jim Scribbins had a lifetime career at Milwaukee Road and is the author of five books about upper Midwestern railroads. He lives in West Bend, Wisconsin.

The Hiawatha Story (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage)

Engineering & Transportation

Scribbins, Jim

Transportation

Univ. of Minnesota Press

Three midwestern railroads introduced luxury passenger service in 1935, competing for Chicago–Twin Cities business and leisure travelers. Chicago and North Western’s modern, sleek, and fast rail line began with a conventional steam-powered train dubbed the “400” and named after its ambitious schedule: “400 miles in 400 minutes.” In 1939, it evolved into an even faster diesel-powered streamlined train, eventually expanding into a fleet of streamliners that served Wisconsin, Minnesota, and upper Michigan. 
The 400 Story captures the excitement of this era, tracing the rise and fall of the premier passenger system that made “Twin Cities 400” a household term in the upper Midwest.
Jim Scribbins had a lifetime career at Milwaukee Road and is the author of The Hiawatha Story (Minnesota, 2006) and four other books about upper midwestern railroads. He lives in West Bend, Wisconsin.

The 400 Story: Chicago & North Western’s Premier Passenger Trains (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage)

An eminent railway historian furnishes a detailed history of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul &amp; Pacific railroad, its groundbreaking service from Indiana to the Puget Sound, its pioneering use of electricity to move heavy trains over a long distance, and other technological advances. Reprint.

Milwaukee Road Remembered (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Books (Paperback))

VG/POOR, RAILROAD TRAIN, 267 PAGES

The Hiawatha Story

Kalmbach Publishing

Milwaukee Road Remembered: A Fresh Look at an Unusual Railroad

Portrays the last days of Milwaukee’s steam era of railroading with a guided tour of the Milwaukee Road in southeast Wisconsin. Highlights the line’s greatest years of steam, and brings history to life with photos and details of a bygone era.

Milwaukee Road in Its Hometown: In and Around the City of Milwaukee (Golden Years of Railroading Series)

History

Americas

Kalmbach Pub. Co

This huge deluxe 312-page, 8 1/2 x 11” hardbound book tells the history of The Milwaukee Road in 10 chapters of authoritative text, and numerous quality black and white and color photographs! Special Locomotive and Passenger Train chapters are included. The book covers this transcontinental granger railroad between the years of 1928 and 1985. The Milwaukee was a proud line that faced many challenges during its lifetime including transportation rivals, overtaking five mountain ranges and staying afloat financially. Author Scribbins is an authority on The Milwaukee Road, having worked in the passenger, public relations and other departments, starting with the line in 1948. This is his fifth railroad book.

Milwaukee Road 1928-1985

Heimburger House Publishing Co.

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