Speed, Luxury and Comfort

The locomotive in this picture (which is a painting, not a photograph) certainly looks sleek. It is the train belonging to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad called the "Hiawatha". This website tells us the following about the history of the "Hiawatha". https://www.american-rails.com/hiawatha.html In 1935 the Milwaukee Road introduced the Hiawatha, sometimes referred to as the Twin Cities Hiawatha, a passenger train that would spawn a whole fleet of famous trains by the same name. The original operated between Chicago and the Twin Cities and officially began service on May 29, 1935; one of the first streamlined trains ever to be introduced in the U.S. Originally powered by 4-4-2 Atlantic-type steam locomotives (later 4-6-4 Hudson-types) the train was entirely streamlined, including the locomotive, and home-built in the Milwaukee Road's own shops. They became so successful the railroad found itself short on demand and to meet such eventually operated two versions of the train, the Morning Hiawatha and the Afternoon Hiawatha. These trains regularly cruised over 100 mph with hardly a bump or shudder during the ride; both trains could make the jaunt between the two cities in roughly seven hours.

The post card was published by Dover Publications in 1996. This is everything I know abou the publisher.