The Beaver Tails were a fleet of streamlined parlor-observation passenger cars built by the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the Milwaukee Road) between 1934–1938. They served as the observation cars on the famous Hiawatha trains from 1935 until 1948 when they were displaced by the new Skytop Lounge. The cars’ name was derived from the distinctive flat sloped rear of the car.
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