Author : Jim Scribbins
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 28,19 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1452912963
Originally published: Milwaukee: Kalmbach, 1970.
Author : Tom Murray
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,48 MB
Release : 2005-10-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760320721
The true grit and glory days of one of America's greatest railroads come to dramatic life in this full-scale illustrated history by industry veteran Tom Murray. Words and pictures carry readers across the vast tracts of land and time traversed by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific-better known to history as the Milwaukee Road. Ranging from the railroad's late-nineteenth-century beginnings to its purchase by onetime rival Soo Line in 1985, the book looks at The Milwaukee Road's famed streamlined Hiawatha passenger trains, the "Little Joe" electric locomotives, and the sprawling fabrication and repair facilities in its namesake city. Whether surveying the railroad's routes and the trains that plied them, and the people who worked behind the scenes, or focusing on the line's motive power, rolling stock, passenger and freight operations, The Milwaukee Road provides a broad-scale, brilliantly detailed portrait of a great railroad, an industry, and a bygone era.
Author : Jim Scribbins
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 45,90 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1452914257
An eminent railway historian furnishes a detailed history of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific railroad, its groundbreaking service from Indiana to the Puget Sound, its pioneering use of electricity to move heavy trains over a long distance, and other technological advances. Reprint.
Author : August Derleth
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,70 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780877458012
From its incorporation in 1847 in Wisconsin Territory to its first run in 1851--twenty miles between Milwaukee and Waukesha--to its later position of far-flung power, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul &Pacific Railroad Company had a vivid history. By 1948, the Milwaukee Road had more than 40,000 employees and maintained more than 10,000 miles of line in twelve states from Indiana to Washington. Also in 1948, August Derleth's popular and well-crafted corporate history celebrated the strength and status of this mighty carrier. On February 19, 1985, the railroad became a subsidiary of Soo Line Corporation and its identity vanished overnight. Nonetheless, it remains a romantic memory, and Derleth's book remains the only complete history of this innovative and dynamic railroad.
Author : John W. Cary
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 33,84 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Author : Pat Dorin
Publisher : TLC Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,65 MB
Release : 2004-11-11
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781883089924
Author Pat Dorin gives an excellent overview of The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific passenger trains starting with the streamlined, steam-hauled Hiawatha and following the story through to the introduction of Amtrak and beyond. Cars are covered in detail as well as motive power. Reproduced timetables and ads give a good feel for the passenger era. Modellers, Milwaukee Road fans, and passenger train devotees will all find material of interest in this general overview of the period and the great service of the Milwaukee Road.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 29,4 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Author : John Tigges
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 39,41 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780933449220
Author : John Kelly
Publisher : Heimburger House Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,12 MB
Release : 2015-10-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780911581676
In this new 264-page book, 68 pages of which are in full color, author John Kelly explores the fascinating history of the city's railroads, starting with the Milwaukee & Waukesha in 1847. By 1873 the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway--later the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific ("The Milwaukee Road") opened a line to Chicago and the railroad was on its way. The Milwaukee Shops and the Hiawatha legend, Skytops and Super Domes, and the story behind designer Brooks Stevens, are also featured. Kelly supplies copious data on not only the Milwaukee Road, but also the Chicago & NorthWestern's freight and passenger service, including the 400 fleet. Kelly also writes about the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, America's Fastest Interurban, the Skokie Valley Route and Electroliners. In the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company section, he reviews streetcars, interurbans and trackless trolley buses. With the inclusion of the Lake Boats, the Pere Marquette, Chesapeake & Ohio, and Grand Trunk Western RR's also come into the picture. In addition the book covers the Beer Line and the breweries, Milwaukee's meatpacking industry, Milwaukee's railroad stations and freight yards--a recipe for some great railroad reading. Generously illustrated with 135 color and 362 black and white photos, maps and drawings, this limited edition volume will be available in hardcover and is a treasured keepsake for your library.
Author : Steve McCarter
Publisher : Montana Historical Society
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 39,37 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780917298271
Across Montana and up and down the branch lines, this guide will take you where the Milwaukee dared to go.
