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Discussion relating to The Chicago & North Western, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road), including mergers, acquisitions, and abandonments.

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MILW Lines West: WHY, WHY, WHY!!!
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MILW - America's Resourceful Railroad
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C&NW 934/NJT 4183 U34CH
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Golden State Ltd. and other passenger trains
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The Milwaukee's in The Times - Of Sorts
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South Dakota Selling State Owned Railroads (Former Milwaukee)
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Olympian Hiawatha
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RI Emp tt for Chicago pre-LaSalle St Station 1882-1904?
by NKP1155  - 
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Question about a MILW "great dome" car
by TCurtin  - 
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Surviving Route Rock Truck Trailer, Covered Hopper
by blackbearford  - 
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MILW/Rock - proposed bankruptcy consolidation?
by mtuandrew  - 
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Rock Island emp tt Chicago 1882-1902
by NKP1155  - 
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Milwaukee Road question (from Australia)
by Southern Aurora  - 
5 Replies 
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UP Overhead Traffic Shift Away From C&NW
by Engineer Spike  - 
24 Replies 
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Milwaukee Road-Rock Island Junctions
by sdl39fan  - 
8 Replies 
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Unpainted C&NW units.
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8 Replies 
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Rock Island RR Book(s)
by Bigt  - 
0 Replies 
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Hastings Lift Bridge
by Leo_Ames  - 
6 Replies 
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Milwaukee Road and Northern Pacific Questions
by CPF363  - 
9 Replies 
 25892 Views
 by mtuandrew
 
MIL? RI Combined Track Quad Cities-KC
by Engineer Spike  - 
13 Replies 
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Rock Island Requiem - A Book To Review
by Gilbert B Norman  - 
2 Replies 
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Milw RSC-2 electrical?
by SSW9389  - 
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C&NW extant draw bridges in Milwaukee
by EricL  - 
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Amtrak Car in Rocket ?
by stshny  - 
2 Replies 
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C&NW 0-10-2's?
by Aa3rt  - 
5 Replies 
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MILW Pacific Extension abandonment question
by D.Carleton  - 
8 Replies 
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Could closing the Gap have saved the Milwaukee Road?
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60 Replies 
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Rock Island Memory
by fauxcelt  - 
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C&NW Possible Merger with MILW in 1970s
by CPF363  - 
2 Replies 
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Where was Rock Island Yard where movie Omen 2 was filmed?
by carajul  - 
10 Replies 
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The Milwaukee Road "Tip Top Tap Lounge" Bar Cars
by gokeefe  - 
3 Replies 
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CNW and abandonments
by MILW261  - 
24 Replies 
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The Milwaukee Road in the Twin Cities
by mtuandrew  - 
11 Replies 
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"Kenyon, Minnesota: A Two Railroad Town No More"
by MILW261  - 
0 Replies 
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Rock Island Chicago Yards
by CPF363  - 
3 Replies 
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C&NW Passenger Cars With Gallery "Caps"
by Ken S.  - 
3 Replies 
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Milwaukee Road U30C engine for Powder River Basin coal train
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6 Replies 
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MILW fans - Operable Little Joe at IRM
by Tadman  - 
0 Replies 
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 by Tadman
 
CGW SD40
by Engineer Spike  - 
0 Replies 
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 by Engineer Spike
 
Two ex-Milwaukee Road SE Mpls photo albums
by MILW261  - 
1 Replies 
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Just a MILW system track map.
by TREnecNYP  - 
3 Replies 
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CNW through WI
by Wide Cab  - 
0 Replies 
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Illinois Central "Gruber" or "Charter" line
by sandyriverman  - 
3 Replies 
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Henry Crown Questions
by CPF363  - 
1 Replies 
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Milwaukee repowering project
by Leo_Ames  - 
0 Replies 
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CNW C628's from N&W - Ore Power
by Tadman  - 
7 Replies 
 12705 Views
 by SlowFreight
 
Twin Cities
by BIGO  - 
6 Replies 
 12972 Views
 by wjstix
 
C&NW Red Cabooses from early 70's
by cnwgp9  - 
2 Replies 
 7479 Views
 by wjstix
 
Two Blog Posts Of Mine About MILW Zumbrota Line
by MILW261  - 
3 Replies 
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 by wjstix
 
Chicago-area dumpster company adopts Hiawatha Logo
by Tadman  - 
1 Replies 
 6667 Views
 by scottychaos
 
The Tootin' Louie from Cedar Lake Jct to Bass Lake Yard
by MILW261  - 
1 Replies 
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MILW Diesel Power in the Gap
by Schaffner  - 
0 Replies 
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Photo essay about surviving CGW track in Faribault, MN
by MILW261  - 
0 Replies 
 16659 Views
 by MILW261
 
CP's Purchase of MILW in 1980s
by CPF363  - 
9 Replies 
 20960 Views
 by Desertdweller
 
MILW Indiana Lines
by Tadman  - 
7 Replies 
 11476 Views
 by Thunder
 
Milwaukee Road liveries
by USRailFan  - 
8 Replies 
 16067 Views
 by Desertdweller
 
Rock Island 1275
by chuckzeiler  - 
6 Replies 
 11774 Views
 by atsf sp
 
Rock Island Phone?
by david741  - 
1 Replies 
 18067 Views
 by rrboomer
 
Preserved MILW passenger cars?
by Otto Vondrak  - 
21 Replies 
 26858 Views
 by Zanperk
 
Best books on Milwaukee Road?
by Otto Vondrak  - 
10 Replies 
 15222 Views
 by montananext
 
What If Scenarios
by ThePointyHairedBoss  - 
9 Replies 
 13998 Views
 by mtuandrew
 
CNW--Sioux Falls, SD
by Station Aficionado  - 
4 Replies 
 10015 Views
 by Station Aficionado
 
C&NW Ridgeway Wisconsin
by scoostraw  - 
0 Replies 
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 by scoostraw
 
Old C&NW Diesels
by PZ 1  - 
3 Replies 
 10002 Views
 by kevin.brackney
 
Israel Chemical Limited - Chicago Milwaukee Corp
by Gilbert B Norman  - 
0 Replies 
 7762 Views
 by Gilbert B Norman
 
Chicago Pacific - successor to Rock Island?
by ThePointyHairedBoss  - 
7 Replies 
 11938 Views
 by FMFan
 
Great HO scale models of the CNW in the 1970s
by Otto Vondrak  - 
2 Replies 
 9339 Views
 by Minneapolitan
 
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound RR - Tunnel @ Spokane
by terry03  - 
0 Replies 
 6956 Views
 by terry03
 
Chicago, Milwuakee, St. Paul RR Track Elevation Spokane, Wa
by terry03  - 
1 Replies 
 8182 Views
 by terry03
 
Proper Description - C&NW Passenger Cars ~1950
by baumgrenze  - 
1 Replies 
 8037 Views
 by Scoring Guy
 
Milwaukee Road bandits
by Otto Vondrak  - 
3 Replies 
 10276 Views
 by Desertdweller
 
ConCor Ho scale heavyweight cars
by Railroadinuk  - 
0 Replies 
 7024 Views
 by Railroadinuk
 
C&NW PAs
by dogjaws  - 
4 Replies 
 11268 Views
 by Desertdweller
 
Chatfield, MN Power? (C&NW)
by Komachi  - 
10 Replies 
 13549 Views
 by Minneapolitan
 
Rock Island shutdown progression
by 56-57  - 
5 Replies 
 21531 Views
 by 57A26
 
ex-MILW 988 getting some TLC
by TicketPunch  - 
0 Replies 
 8003 Views
 by TicketPunch
 
MILW in Waukesha
by Mr.T  - 
1 Replies 
 8451 Views
 by redmound
 
GE Critters on Escanaba Ore jobs - what a laugh!
by Tadman  - 
1 Replies 
 8663 Views
 by mtuandrew
 
Help ID Antique Conductor Step C.STP.M&O - Omaha Road
by rsr  - 
3 Replies 
 9746 Views
 by wjstix
 
MILW 261 - Dropped Fires and Back to Green Bay
by Tadman  - 
6 Replies 
 11366 Views
 by wjstix
 
Looking for History of Deval Tower
by usa4624  - 
1 Replies 
 8587 Views
 by SlowFreight
 
C & NW yard 1943, color
by kaiserworks  - 
1 Replies 
 8516 Views
 by Wisconsin Railfan
 
MILW : missing catenary at Deer Lodge in 1974
by .Taurus.  - 
6 Replies 
 14727 Views
 by Gilbert B Norman
 
Where can I find MILW timetables online?
by stratocaster21  - 
2 Replies 
 9164 Views
 by rrboomer
 
Proviso Yard: Contact Info Please
by perpster  - 
0 Replies 
 8162 Views
 by perpster
 
MILW orange paint
by sonmtn  - 
0 Replies 
 7936 Views
 by sonmtn
 
Any sections of Rock Island still operable?
by railfanofewu  - 
34 Replies 
 43646 Views
 by fauxcelt
 
CRIP 630 & 652
by uhaul  - 
13 Replies 
 18273 Views
 by John_Perkowski
 
C&NW Pamphlet (H Class) and vintage locomotive photo
by tech125  - 
2 Replies 
 19035 Views
 by tech125
 

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