on February 21, 1985, which operated it as the Milwaukee Road, Inc., until merging it into the Soo Line on January 1, 1986.ĭespite its financial difficulties, the Milwaukee was innovative. In 1977, once more in financial trouble, it reorganized and shed two-thirds of its trackage. In 1928 the Road reorganized as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Technological marvels, the lines were never successful, and were a major contributor to the bankruptcy in 1925.
The "Lines West" were built between 19, from the middle of South Dakota to Seattle/Tacoma. In 1905, the Milwaukee decided to expand west again, this time to Puget Sound. The railroad grew strong throughout the Midwest, by 1887 reaching through Iowa and South Dakota, as far west as Kansas City and north into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The name changed to Chicago, Milwaukee & St. In 1847, the Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad was incorporated, and three years later its first train operated between Milwaukee and Wauwatosa. For more information, please browse the details below or contact the Frank P. The Milwaukee Road Archives collection is very large, with valuable materials for the historian as well as the railroad hobbyist. The Milwaukee Public Library was designated as the official archives of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.
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