ITEM E553

By John Kelly

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.

Softbound, 8.5”x11”, 126 pages, Color and B&W photos