MILWAUKEE ROAD HIAWATHAS IN 1938

From 1938, here are two short 16mm film segments of the Milwaukee Road Hiawathas on the west side of Milwaukee.

Original film footage by Tom Koeferl.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Milwaukee
• Road
• Hiawatha
• train
• railroad
• steam
• engine
• 1938
• old
• 16mm
• film

[nev594]

Awesome footage; too bad it wasn't filmed with sound though. Those Atlantic Hiawathas had air horns above the headlight as their warning device. I wonder if they also had a tradition steam whistle. I've also wondered the same about the Hudsons that came later.

[rwundrock]

@nev594 From another web site:

"I fought desperately for retaining the steam whistle and argued long enough to have one located under the grill next to the headlight. It too was abandoned later and replaced with a modern airhorn. However, the immediate, high success of the new trains proved my concerns based on my life-long loyalty to the iron horse unjustified. But I did get disgusted everytime an uninitiated person asked me: "Is that a Diesel?"

-- Otto Kuhler, designer of the Hiawatha--

[StoneTrainz944]

WOW! This is great footage. I think you may have some of the oldest color footage known to exist that wasn't made for a movie (or at least that I know).

[rwundrock]

@StoneTrainz944

Check out the video THE GLORY MACHINES Volume 3 issued by Herron Rail Video for some great 1930s-40s color Hiawatha footage shot in Wisconsin.

[trainlover479]

did any engines survive?

[rwundrock]

@trainlover479

None of the Hiawatha streamlined engines survived. Several of the passenger cars have been refurbished and run on fan trips.

[trekkieguy34]

We should all stage a revolt against WMG till they stop forcing the audio to be stripped off histporical and great videos like this who gives a fuck weather or not you use a song or such in a video it isnt like your buting a cd and burning millions more and handing them out on the street.

[iinlovejameslafferty]

Stupid WMG. >:-(

[amtraklover]

@oL5re9re55ion If only camera's back then could record speed like they do no that thing would be moving a heck of alot faster 

[oL5re9re55ion]

It's a shame the film speed is so slow in the first clip. It would be awesome to see that thing fly by at real speed.

[Dreamshavenoend]

That is amazing footage! Thanks so much for transferring and uploading it!

[grizzleybearz282004]

thats the way is should be at lease one engine of every make should be saved

[ThePete352]

This is ashame! Milwaukee Road should have thought of saving #1 for preservation. Save the Steamers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thebluetrain57]

I always loved the Hiawatha. Even when it is hauled by the #261 engine :)

[TFabuous181987]

seen alot of this this train in books but this footage was a real treat it was a real cool looking train in the time period it ooozed "The Future" thanks for posting it. Steve

[snickpickle]

One word: AWESOME FOOTAGE! Oops, that's TWO words!  Thanks for posting this!