But beginning in 1955, the Milwaukee Road replaced the Chicago & North Western by providing an entrance into Chicago for Union Pacific, for its "Cities" trains operating to and from the west coast.
April 29, 1956 #5 #3 #21 #203 #15 #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago 9:30 am 1:00 pm ----- ----- 3:00 pm 11:00 pm Milwaukee 10:52 am 2:18 pm 2:25 pm ----- 4:15 pm 12:35 pm Green Bay ----- ----- 5:15 pm ----- ----- ----- Channing ----- ----- 8:10 am ----- ----- ----- Portage 12:33 pm 3:36 pm ----- ----- 5:35 pm 2:14 am New Lisbon 1:20 pm 4:11 pm ----- 4:15 pm ----- 3:07 am Wausau ----- ----- ----- 6:45 pm ----- ----- La Crosse 2:32 pm 5:05 pm ----- ----- 7:00 pm 4:50 am St. Paul 5:15 pm 7:18 pm ----- ----- 9:15 pm 7:55 am Minneapolis 5:45 pm 7:45 pm ----- ----- 9:45 pm 8:25 am Aberdeen ----- ----- ----- ----- 3:00 am ----- Miles City ----- ----- ----- ----- 8:50 am ----- Harlowton ----- ----- ----- ----- 12:20 pm ----- Butte ----- ----- ----- ----- 4:53 pm ----- Missoula ----- ----- ----- ----- 7:20 pm ----- Avery ----- ----- ----- ----- 9:45 pm ----- Spokane ----- ----- ----- ----- 1:05 am ----- Othello ----- ----- ----- ----- 3:55 am ----- Cle Elum ----- ----- ----- ----- 6:35 am ----- Seattle ----- ----- ----- ----- 9:45 am ----- Tacoma ----- ----- ----- ----- 10:45 am ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 29, 1956 #4 #16 #6 #202 #2 #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tacoma ----- 2:00 pm ----- ----- ----- ----- Seattle ----- 3:15 pm ----- ----- ----- ----- Cle Elum ----- 5:38 pm ----- ----- ----- ----- Othello ----- 8:10 pm ----- ----- ----- ----- Spokane ----- 10:55 pm ----- ----- ----- ----- Avery ----- 3:10 am ----- ----- ----- ----- Missoula ----- 6:25 am ----- ----- ----- ----- Butte ----- 9:03 am ----- ----- ----- ----- Harlowton ----- 1:45 pm ----- ----- ----- ----- Miles City ----- 5:20 pm ----- ----- ----- ----- Aberdeen ----- 1:15 am ----- ----- ----- ----- Minneapolis 11:00 pm 6:20 am 7:50 am ----- 12:30 pm ----- St. Paul 11:40 pm 7:10 am 8:25 am ----- 1:00 pm ----- La Crosse 2:11 am 9:15 am 10:28 am ----- 3:02 pm ----- Wausau ----- ----- ----- 1:01 pm ----- ----- New Lisbon 3:20 am ----- ----- 3:25 pm 3:50 pm ----- Portage 4:10 am 10:42 am 11:51 am ----- 4:23 pm ----- Channing ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 1:40 pm Green Bay ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 4:45 pm Milwaukee 6:10 am 12:20 pm 1:20 pm ----- 5:50 pm 8:10 pm Chicago 7:45 am 1:45 pm 2:40 pm ----- 7:15 pm 9:40 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PIONEER LIMITED (#1-#4) (required 2 sets) (lightweight sleeping cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1949) (other lightweight cars built in company shops in 1947-1948) Coaches 498-551 (from series) Diner 121-126 (from series) 16DUP/4BR Sleeper 27-30 (from series) 8DUP/6R/4BR Sleeper 19-26 (from series) 8DUP/6R/4BR Sleeper 19-26 (from series) 8DUP/6R/4BR Sleeper 19-26 (from series) (Milwaukee-Minneapolis) 6S/6BR Sleeper (heavyweight) (Chicago-Austin MN) 8DUP/6R/4BR Sleeper 19-26 (from series) (Chicago-Wausau) AFTERNOON HIAWATHA (#2-#3) MORNING HIAWATHA (#5-#6) (required 4 sets) (Super Dome cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1952) (all other cars built in company shops in 1947-1948) Mail 2152-2153 (Morning Hiawatha) Coaches 498-551 (from series) Super Dome Lounge 50-59 (from series) Diner 121-126 (from series) Parlor 190-197 (from series) Parlor Skytop Observation 186-189 (from series) (one parlor car carried on #15 instead of #5) OLYMPIAN HIAWATHA (#15-#16) (required 6 sets) (room sleeping cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1949) (Super Dome cars built by Pullman-Standard in 1952) (all other cars built in company shops in 1947-1948) Mail Express 1208-1213 Baggage Dorm 1309-1314 52 Seat Coach 480-497 (from series) 52 Seat Coach 480-497 (from series) Super Dome Lounge 50-59 (from series) Diner 115-120 14S Sleeper 5740-5751 (from series) 10R/6BR Sleeper 2-11 (from series) 8BR Skytop Observation 12,14-18 HIAWATHA-NORTH WOODS SERVICE (#200-#201) (required 1 set/summer 2 sets) Coaches 498-551 (from series) (shops 1947-1948) CHIPPEWA HIAWATHA (#14-#21) (required 2 sets) (all cars built in company shops in 1947-1948) Coaches 498-551 (from series) Cafe Parlor 180-185 (from series) VARSITY (#117-#118) (required 1 set) #117 April 29, 1956 #118 ---------------------------------- 9:15 am Chicago 7:50 pm 10:04 am Fox Lake 6:51 pm 10:33 am Walworth 6:24 pm 11:07 am Janesville 5:57 pm 12:05 pm Madison 5:00 pm ---------------------------------- (all cars built in company shops in 1947-1948) Coaches 498-551 (from series) Cafe Parlor 180-185 (from series)