The Olympian Hiawatha

The Olympian Hiawatha (HMUP6)

Location: Syria, ID 22743 Shoshone County
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Country: United States of America
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N 47° 20.653', W 115° 37.837'

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On June 29, 1947 the pride of the Milwaukee Road was introduced— an all new streamlined train called the "Olympian Hiawatha".

The name "Hiawatha" originated with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Song of Hiawatha" written in the mid-1800s. The Milwaukee Road chose the name for their fast streamlined passenger trains because of these lines:

Swift of foot was Hiawatha;
He could shoot an arrow from Him,
And run forward with such fleetness,
That the arrow fell behind him!

This luxurious and futuristic train was styled by noted industrial designer Brooks Stevens. It consisted of a sweeping cab-style diesel locomotive followed by a mail car, baggage dormitory car, three coaches, a dining car, a tap-lounge-grill, a "Touralux" sleeping car, a roomette car and the "Sky Top Lounge" car.
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HM NumberHMUP6
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 10:48am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 603436 N 5244325
Decimal Degrees47.34421667, -115.63061667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 20.653', W 115° 37.837'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 20' 39.18" N, 115° 37' 50.22" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)540
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 286-290 NF-300, Syria ID 22743, US
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