The 10 Skytops, created by industrial designer Brooks Stevens in 1948, were probably the most distinctive cars ever built. Milwaukee Road built 4 parlor cars in their own shops (1 drawing room and 24 parlor seats) and had Pullman Standard build 6 sleepers, each with 8 bedrooms and a lounge.
The lounges served on the Chicago - Minneapolis "Hiawatha Service" until 1970, and the sleepers were on the "Olympian Hiawatha" until 1964, then on CN's "Super Continental" until the mid 70's. A side note on the CN. After their purchase of all 6 skytops, the proceeded to change the undercarrige arrangement, as well as remove the 2 smallest windows in the upper course, adjecent to the large vertical structural members.
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Skytop Parlor/Sleeper cars: - Pullman Standard Lot #6775 - plan # 4138 - all retired 1977 and stored in Winnipeg.
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"Creek" Series Skytop Sleeper/Lounge
Car #
Car Name
Year Built
Cars Outcome
12
"Alder Creek"
1948
CN 1900 "Mahone"
13
was omitted
14
"Arrow Creek"
1948
CN 1901 "Malpeque
15
"Coffee Creek"
1948
CN 1902 "Fundy"
16
"Gold Creek"
1948
CN 1903 "Trinity"
17
"Marble Creek"
1948
CN 1904 "Baddeck"
18
"Spanish Creek"
1948
CN 1905 "Gaspe"
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Parlor cars: built in Milwaukee Road shops - in service prior to the PS sleepers, which began arriving 11/48.
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