Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha makes a stop at Tomah, WI on its run from St. Paul to Chicago. Amtrak used the former MILW depot for its needs here.

Amtrak domed observation car Silver Horizon brings up the rear of the North Coast Hiawatha at the BN station on Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis on a wintry January morning in 1973. The former Californi... (more)

MILW 35A and an E9B have coupled on to Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha for its trip between Minneapolis and Chicago. The train is at the former Great Northern Station on Hennepin Avenue in downtown ... (more)

A worker hand washes the windows of Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha at the Minneapolis Great Northern Station prior to its departure for Chicago. The train disappeared in 1979 during a Carter Admini... (more)

In April 1976, Amtrak’s North Coast Hiawatha is seen departing Milwaukee with a pair of SDP40Fs in the lead. Original Slide. Ron Texter Photo. Sam Foster Collection.

Amtrak 535 awaits departure on a grimy winter evening at King St. Station in Seattle, WA. The North Coast Hiawatha has an evening departure for Everett, Wenatchee and Spokane in Washington, then o... (more)

Following the Empire Builder, the North Coast Hiawatha rolls into North La Crosse for its station stop. As with the Empire Builder, which came through earlier, this train will receive a windshield... (more)

On a February evening not fit for man nor beast, the North Coast Hiawatha readies for departure from Seattle's King St. Station for Everett, Wenatchee, Spokane and Minneapolis via the former NP ma... (more)

In our Bicentennial summer Amtrak still used the Minneapolis Great Northern station for its stop. It is visible in the background as the North Coast Hiawatha departs across the Mississippi River o... (more)

The North Coast Hiawatha descends westward off Homestake Pass several miles east of Butte, MT. In 1974 this Amtrak service and a BN local freight were pretty much all that moved over this line.

Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha crosses the landmark GN Stone Arch bridge as the westbound train approaches the Minneapolis station. By the time it continues west, the sun will be setting and it wil... (more)

Bringing up the rear of the North Coast Hiawatha at North La Crosse, former Denver Zephyr dome obs Silver Veranda adds a touch of class to the rear of the train. It provides the only visual eviden... (more)

MILW E9 no. 35C gets its face washed at North La Crosse, WI as the North Coast Hiawatha (Amtrak) makes a station stop for passengers, a crew change, and water for the locomotive tanks. During the ... (more)