John Kelly 126 pages softcover
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad,
known as the Milwaukee Road, had a loyal base of Midwest passengers,
shippers, railroad employees and rail fans. This book highlights the
Milwaukee Road, including the former River Division along the busy
410-mile Chicago–Twin Cities mainline during its last 20 years (ca.
1965–85).
Come along for the ride as Milwaukee Road’s
Morning and Afternoon Hiawathas run their final miles behind FP7 and E9
diesel locomotives pulling coaches, Super Dome, and Skytop Lounge cars
painted yellow and gray with red trim. Beginning at Chicago Union
Station, the book follows the mainline through Glenview, Rondout,
Sturtevant, Milwaukee, Watertown, Columbus, Portage, Tomah, La Crosse,
and along the upper Mississippi River’s scenic west bank into St. Paul
Union Depot and Minneapolis Depot. Milwaukee’s freight operations are
covered with the XL Special and Sprint trains. Local and branch line
jobs (Patrols) are also shown. Model railroaders will enjoy photos of
towers including Lake Tower, Duplainville, Grand Crossing, and St. Croix
Tower. Depot images include Morton Grove, Deerfield, Sturtevant,
Oconomowoc, Watertown, Columbus, Portage, Wisconsin Dells, New Lisbon,
Tomah, Sparta, La Crosse, Winona, Red Wing, St. Paul Union Depot, and
Minneapolis Depot. Other notable photos show Milwaukee Road diesels
leading Amtrak’s North Coast Hiawatha and Empire Builder during Amtrak’s
early years.
