Portrays the last days of Milwaukee’s steam era of railroading with a guided tour of the Milwaukee Road in southeast Wisconsin. Highlights the line’s greatest years of steam, and brings history to life with photos and details of a bygone era.
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This book is an excellant history of the Milwaukee Railroad operations in Milwaukee, with many interesting and very good photographs. The book no longer is in print. Amazon.com provided a good summary of the book and its contents, an excellant offering of used and even some new editions of the book, including useful descriptions of the condition of the available editions, and an easy purchasing process.
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The Milwaukee & Mississippi, the first Milwaukee Road predecessor, reached the Mississippi in April 1857. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
diesel house, street viaduct, trackage rights, yard engines, eastbound trains, block signal, main tracks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milwaukee Shops, Milwaukee Road, North Milwaukee, Air Line, Grand Avenue, Prairie du Chien, Elm Grove, Reed Street, Everett Street, Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee Electric, North Western, Afternoon Hiawatha, North Lake, Sixth Street, Wisconsin Central, Milwaukee Terminal, North Avenue, World War, Morning Hiawatha, Kansas City, Dakota Territory, First Subdivision, Herb Markwiese, Hiawatha Atlantic New!
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The Milwaukee & Mississippi, the first Milwaukee Road predecessor, reached the Mississippi in April 1857. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
diesel house, street viaduct, trackage rights, yard engines, eastbound trains, block signal, main tracks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milwaukee Shops, Milwaukee Road, North Milwaukee, Air Line, Grand Avenue, Prairie du Chien, Elm Grove, Reed Street, Everett Street, Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee Electric, North Western, Afternoon Hiawatha, North Lake, Sixth Street, Wisconsin Central, Milwaukee Terminal, North Avenue, World War, Morning Hiawatha, Kansas City, Dakota Territory, First Subdivision, Herb Markwiese, Hiawatha Atlantic New!
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- The Milwaukee Road, 1928-1985 by Jim Scribbins in Front Matter, and page 106
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