Kato N 106089 Olympian Hiawatha 9-Car Passenger Set, Post-1955 Version, Milwaukee Road

On June 29, 1947, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul and PacificRailroad's (Milwaukee Road) inaugurated its streamlined flagship "OlympianHiawatha" on a 43-hour, 30-minute schedule between Chicago and the PacificNorthwest. The Olympian Hiawatha ran through scenic Idaho, Montana'sBitterroot Mountains and Washington's Cascade range. This was advertised asbeing a "speedliner." The railroad contracted industrial designer BrooksStevens to design the train consist, which included some unique andsignature cars of the Milwaukee Road. In 1952, the first full-length "SuperDome" cars were added, which included 68 dome seats and 28 lounge seats.The dome area featured seats positioned lengthwise, facing the 625 squarefoot double-pane windows - ideal for sightseeing yet insulated for harshweather. The Olympian Hiawatha was a favorite of many travelers during thepost-war travel boom and continued to operate into 1961. In 1955 changecame to the train in the form of its color scheme. The Milwaukee Roadreached an agreement with Union Pacific to host its trains between Omahaand Chicago. In the process, the railroad adopted its Armour Yellow andHarbor Mist Gray "Streamliner" scheme. The new scheme was economical toapply and maintain, so Milwaukee adopted it for passenger locos and carssystemwide. This Olympian Hiawatha set has all the signature cars of thisluxurious streamliner. Cars feature injection-molded bodies, interiorseats, metal wheels for use on Code 55 and larger rail, and Kato magneticknuckle couplers. The cars can be lighted with optional installation of381-11211 or 381-11212 Version 2 DCC Friendly Interior LED Light Kit (soldseparately). The Olympian Hiawatha is one of many Kato N Scale passenger train setsand add-on cars. The nine-car Kato Olympian Hiawatha includes the followingBaggage-Dormitory #1309, 48-Seat Coach #520, 48-Seat Coach #529, Super Dome Lounge #55, Diner #119, 14-Section Touralux Sleeper "Mount Spokane" #5746, 10-6 Sleeper "Lake Coeur D'Alene" #2, 10-6 Sleeper "Lake Nashotah" #9, "Skytop"Lounge-Observation "Gold Creek" #16.