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The Milwaukee Road
Condensed Time Tables for the
Olympian/Olympian Hiawatha

Samples between 1935 and 1948

August/September, 1935
The trail of the Olympian
Fare: Chicago to Seattle or Tacoma, round trip, coach,10 day limit: $72.00
 
The Olympian Train #15 
West Bound		 Train #16
East Bound
 
Miles from Chicago
Altitude
Station
Departure time
(unless noted)
Read Down
 Total
time
Departure time
(unless noted)
Read Up
Total
time
 
0
583
Chicago, IL
10:45pm CT
0
arv 9:00am CT
59:00
421
844
Minneapolis, MN
9:15am CT
 10:30
10:30pm CT
48:30
805
1653
Mobridge, SD
5:27pm MT
 19:42
1:15pm CT
39:15
1335
4167
Harlowton, MT
6:36am MT
 32:10
12:10am MT
27:10
1773
2492
Avery, ID
5:53pm PT
 45:08
12:15pm MT
15:15
1878
1902
Spokane, WA
10:00pm PT
 49:15
7:45am PT
11:45
2000
1039
Othello, WA
1:40 am PT
 52:55
3:55am PT
7:55
2098
1935
Cle Elum, WA
4:55am PT
 56:10
12:45am PT
4:45
2188
15
Seattle, WA
arv 8:00am PT
 59:15
arv 9:45pm PT
1:45
2207
63
Tacoma, WA
arv 9:30am PT
 60:45
8:00pm PT
0
 
 

 
   
June/July, 1937  
The trail of the Olympian
Fare: Chicago to Seattle or Tacoma, round trip, coach, 30 day limit: $72.78
 
The Olympian Train #15 
West Bound		 Train #16
East Bound
Miles from Chicago
Altitude
Station
Departure time
(unless noted)
Read Down
 Total
time
Departure time
(unless noted)
Read Up
Total
time
0
583
Chicago, IL
11:15pm CT
0
arv 8:55am CT
58:25
421
844
Minneapolis, MN
9:10am CT
 9:55
10:30pm CT
48:00
805
1653
Mobridge, SD
5:17pm MT
 19:02
1:25pm CT
38:55
1335
4167
Harlowton, MT
6:20am MT
 32:05
12:30am MT
27:00
1773
2492
Avery, ID
5:53pm PT
 44:38
12:15pm MT
14:45
1878
1902
Spokane, WA
10:00pm PT
 48:45
8:00am PT
11:30
2000
1039
Othello, WA
1:20 am PT
 52:05
4:15am PT
7:45
2098
1935
Cle Elum, WA
4:50am PT
 55:35
1:20am PT
4:50
2188
15
Seattle, WA
arv 8:00am PT
 58:45
arv 9:45pm PT
1:15
2207
63
Tacoma, WA
arv 9:30am PT
 60:15
8:30pm PT
0
 
 

 
 
August 2, 1942  
The trail of the Olympian
Fare: Chicago to Seattle or Tacoma, round trip, coach, 60 day limit: $71.50
 
The Olympian Train #15 
West Bound		 Train #16
East Bound
Miles from Chicago
Altitude
Station
Departure time
(unless noted)
Read Down
 Total
time
Departure time
(unless noted)
Read Up
Total
time
   
0
583
Chicago, IL
11:15pm CT
0
arv 8:55am CT
58:25
421
844
Minneapolis, MN
9:20am CT
 10:05
10:25pm CT
47:55
805
1653
Mobridge, SD
5:17pm MT
 19:02
1:15pm CT
38:45
1335
4167
Harlowton, MT
6:20am MT
 32:05
12:30am MT
27:00
1773
2492
Avery, ID
5:53pm PT
 44:38
12:15pm MT
14:45
1878
1902
Spokane, WA
10:00pm PT
 48:45
8:00am PT
11:30
2000
1039
Othello, WA
1:20 am PT
 52:05
4:15am PT
7:45
2098
1935
Cle Elum, WA
4:50am PT
 55:35
1:20am PT
4:50
2188
15
Seattle, WA
arv 8:00am PT
 58:45
arv 9:45pm PT
1:15
2207
63
Tacoma, WA
arv 9:30am PT
 60:15
8:30pm PT
0
 
 

 
     
January 20, 1946  
The trail of the Olympian
Fare: Chicago to Seattle or Tacoma, round trip, coach, 3 month limit: $71.50 
 
The Olympian Train #15 
West Bound		 Train #16
East Bound
Miles from Chicago
Altitude
Station
Departure time
(unless noted)
Read Down
 Total
time
Departure time
(unless noted)
Read Up
Total
time
 
0
583
Chicago, IL
11:15pm CT
0
arv 8:15am CT
58:15
421
844
Minneapolis, MN
9:30am CT
 10:15
10:40pm CT
48:05
805
1653
Mobridge, SD
5:45pm MT
 19:30
1:10pm CT
38:40
1335
4167
Harlowton, MT
6:59am MT
 32:44
12:01am MT
27:01
1773
2492
Avery, ID
6:43pm PT
 45:28
11:40am MT
13:40
1878
1902
Spokane, WA
10:20pm PT
 49:05
7:15am PT
11:15
2000
1039
Othello, WA
1:35 am PT
 52:20
3:42am PT
5:35
2098
1935
Cle Elum, WA
4:42am PT
 55:27
12:30am PT
4:30
2188
15
Seattle, WA
arv 8:00am PT
 58:45
arv 9:15pm PT
1:15
2207
63
Tacoma, WA
arv 9:35am PT
 60:20
8:00pm PT
0
   


 
   

June 6, 1948  
The trail of the Olympian
Fare: Chicago to Seattle or Tacoma, round trip, coach, 3 month limit: $81.25
 
The Olympian Hiawatha Train #15 
West Bound		 Train #16
East Bound
Miles from Chicago
Altitude
Station
Departure time
(unless noted)
Read Down
 Total
time
Departure time
(unless noted)
Read Up
Total
time
 
0
583
Chicago, IL
3:30pm CT
0
arv 1:45pm CT
46:15
421
844
Minneapolis, MN
10:30pm CT
 7:00
7:00amCT
39:30
805
1653
Mobridge, SD
4:10am MT
 13:40
11:50pm CT
32:20
1335
4167
Harlowton, MT
1:05pm MT
 22:35
1:30pm MT
22:35
1773
2492
Avery, ID
10:35pm PT
 33:05
2:25am MT
11:55
1878
1902
Spokane, WA
1:55am PT
 36:25
10:15pm PT
8:45
2000
1039
Othello, WA
5:00 am PT
 39:30
7:35pm PT
6:05
2099
1935
Cle Elum, WA
7:31am PT
 41:01
5:01pm PT
3:31
2189
15
Seattle, WA
arv 10:30am PT
 45:00
arv 2:30pm PT
1:00
2227
63
Tacoma, WA
arv 11:45am PT
46:45
1:30pm PT
0