Granger Railroads - C&NW, Rock Island, and MILW

Granger Railroads - C&NW, Rock Island, and MILW
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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ROCK ISLAND RESOURCES by Otto Vondrak - Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:41 am	1 Replies 9382 Views	by Komachi Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:36 pm
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RESOURCES by Otto Vondrak - Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:06 am	0 Replies 7462 Views	by Otto Vondrak Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:06 am
MILWAUKEE ROAD RESOURCES by Otto Vondrak - Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:54 am	1 Replies 9322 Views	by Komachi Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:53 pm
What if the Milwaukee Road didn't de-energize the Pacific Extension? 1 2 by D.S. Lewith - Wed May 06, 2020 10:09 am	16 Replies 2039 Views	by vermontanan Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:48 pm
MILW Lines West: WHY, WHY, WHY!!! 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by Gilbert B Norman - Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:35 am	96 Replies 60642 Views	by CPF363 Mon Nov 23, 2020 6:58 pm
MILW - America's Resourceful Railroad by ljeppson - Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:43 am	4 Replies 4310 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sun May 10, 2020 9:03 pm
C&NW 934/NJT 4183 U34CH by Pensyfan19 - Thu Apr 23, 2020 7:36 pm	2 Replies 339 Views	by Pensyfan19 Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:05 pm
Golden State Ltd. and other passenger trains by CarterB - Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:30 pm	10 Replies 9191 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sun Apr 26, 2020 7:35 pm
The Milwaukee's in The Times - Of Sorts by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:51 am	4 Replies 11104 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:26 pm
South Dakota Selling State Owned Railroads (Former Milwaukee) by Jeff Smith - Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:51 am	5 Replies 4856 Views	by Shortline614 Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:09 am
Rock Island Rail Corridor Authority and Shared Use Trail: Jackson County, MO by Jeff Smith - Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:23 pm	6 Replies 2889 Views	by John_Perkowski Thu Nov 07, 2019 9:50 pm
Olympian Hiawatha by gokeefe - Thu Jul 19, 2018 9:21 pm	7 Replies 14246 Views	by vermontanan Thu Nov 22, 2018 12:44 am
RI Emp tt for Chicago pre-LaSalle St Station 1882-1904? by NKP1155 - Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:36 am	0 Replies 6328 Views	by NKP1155 Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:36 am
Question about a MILW "great dome" car by TCurtin - Thu May 17, 2018 7:48 am	2 Replies 3061 Views	by TCurtin Thu May 24, 2018 7:33 am
Surviving Route Rock Truck Trailer, Covered Hopper by blackbearford - Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:49 pm	1 Replies 3468 Views	by blackbearford Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:29 am
MILW/Rock - proposed bankruptcy consolidation? by mtuandrew - Sun Sep 04, 2016 12:02 pm	9 Replies 8172 Views	by Engineer Spike Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:14 pm
Rock Island emp tt Chicago 1882-1902 by NKP1155 - Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:50 am	0 Replies 4143 Views	by NKP1155 Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:50 am
Milwaukee Road question (from Australia) by Southern Aurora - Sat Nov 26, 2016 7:58 pm	5 Replies 5073 Views	by wjstix Fri Jan 06, 2017 10:03 am
UP Overhead Traffic Shift Away From C&NW 1 2 by Engineer Spike - Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:57 pm	24 Replies 22404 Views	by CPF363 Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:17 am
Milwaukee Road-Rock Island Junctions by sdl39fan - Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:54 pm	8 Replies 12273 Views	by sdl39fan Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:54 pm
Unpainted C&NW units. by Death Star - Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:36 pm	8 Replies 8117 Views	by Leo_Ames Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:35 pm
Rock Island RR Book(s) by Bigt - Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:29 am	0 Replies 3792 Views	by Bigt Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:29 am
Hastings Lift Bridge by Leo_Ames - Sat Jun 27, 2015 1:23 am	6 Replies 9205 Views	by JayBee Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:35 am
Milwaukee Road and Northern Pacific Questions by CPF363 - Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:01 pm	9 Replies 15325 Views	by mtuandrew Sun Nov 22, 2015 3:04 pm
MIL? RI Combined Track Quad Cities-KC by Engineer Spike - Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:44 pm	13 Replies 10391 Views	by JayBee Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:54 pm
Rock Island Requiem - A Book To Review by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:52 am	2 Replies 6720 Views	by CPF363 Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:13 pm
Milw RSC-2 electrical? by SSW9389 - Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:52 am	0 Replies 4394 Views	by SSW9389 Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:52 am
C&NW extant draw bridges in Milwaukee by EricL - Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:37 pm	0 Replies 4879 Views	by EricL Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:37 pm
Amtrak Car in Rocket ? by stshny - Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:04 pm	2 Replies 8648 Views	by jhdeasy Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:56 pm
C&NW 0-10-2's? by Aa3rt - Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:17 pm	5 Replies 10471 Views	by wjstix Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:52 pm
MILW Pacific Extension abandonment question by D.Carleton - Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:59 am	8 Replies 11189 Views	by vermontanan Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:43 am
Could closing the Gap have saved the Milwaukee Road? 1 2 3 4 5 by USRailFan - Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:00 am	60 Replies 54941 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:11 pm
Rock Island Memory by fauxcelt - Sun Jun 22, 2014 10:58 pm	0 Replies 5243 Views	by fauxcelt Sun Jun 22, 2014 10:58 pm
C&NW Possible Merger with MILW in 1970s by CPF363 - Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:29 am	2 Replies 8376 Views	by MR77100 Sun Jun 01, 2014 4:49 pm
Where was Rock Island Yard where movie Omen 2 was filmed? by carajul - Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:48 pm	10 Replies 11040 Views	by Thunder Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:30 am
The Milwaukee Road "Tip Top Tap Lounge" Bar Cars by gokeefe - Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:29 am	3 Replies 6757 Views	by ExCon90 Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:01 pm
CNW and abandonments 1 2 by MILW261 - Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:19 pm	24 Replies 20761 Views	by MR77100 Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:27 am
The Milwaukee Road in the Twin Cities by mtuandrew - Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:17 pm	11 Replies 13713 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:24 pm
"Kenyon, Minnesota: A Two Railroad Town No More" by MILW261 - Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:44 pm	0 Replies 6163 Views	by MILW261 Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:44 pm
Rock Island Chicago Yards by CPF363 - Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:32 pm	3 Replies 7890 Views	by charlie6017 Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:37 pm
C&NW Passenger Cars With Gallery "Caps" by Ken S. - Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:48 pm	3 Replies 6813 Views	by mtuandrew Mon Sep 09, 2013 7:37 pm
Milwaukee Road U30C engine for Powder River Basin coal train by .Taurus. - Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:50 am	6 Replies 12340 Views	by JayBee Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:11 am
MILW fans - Operable Little Joe at IRM by Tadman - Sat Aug 31, 2013 2:12 pm	0 Replies 5687 Views	by Tadman Sat Aug 31, 2013 2:12 pm
CGW SD40 by Engineer Spike - Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:55 pm	0 Replies 5726 Views	by Engineer Spike Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:55 pm
Two ex-Milwaukee Road SE Mpls photo albums by MILW261 - Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:32 am	1 Replies 7619 Views	by Nautiluskirk Sun May 26, 2013 12:21 pm
Just a MILW system track map. by TREnecNYP - Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:22 am	3 Replies 9087 Views	by vermontanan Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:15 pm
CNW through WI by Wide Cab - Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:52 pm	0 Replies 5958 Views	by Wide Cab Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:52 pm
Illinois Central "Gruber" or "Charter" line by sandyriverman - Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:17 am	3 Replies 10181 Views	by SlowFreight Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:54 pm
Henry Crown Questions by CPF363 - Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:20 pm	1 Replies 6915 Views	by Desertdweller Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:09 am
Milwaukee repowering project by Leo_Ames - Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:45 pm	0 Replies 5948 Views	by Leo_Ames Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:45 pm
CNW C628's from N&W - Ore Power by Tadman - Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:25 am	7 Replies 11365 Views	by SlowFreight Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:21 pm
Twin Cities by BIGO - Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:58 pm	6 Replies 11698 Views	by wjstix Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:24 pm
C&NW Red Cabooses from early 70's by cnwgp9 - Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:41 am	2 Replies 6830 Views	by wjstix Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:56 pm
Two Blog Posts Of Mine About MILW Zumbrota Line by MILW261 - Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:32 pm	3 Replies 7994 Views	by wjstix Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:22 pm
Chicago-area dumpster company adopts Hiawatha Logo by Tadman - Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:30 pm	1 Replies 6099 Views	by scottychaos Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:52 pm
The Tootin' Louie from Cedar Lake Jct to Bass Lake Yard by MILW261 - Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:01 pm	1 Replies 7551 Views	by mtuandrew Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:51 pm
MILW Diesel Power in the Gap by Schaffner - Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:45 am	0 Replies 6141 Views	by Schaffner Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:45 am
Photo essay about surviving CGW track in Faribault, MN by MILW261 - Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:56 pm	0 Replies 6739 Views	by MILW261 Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:56 pm
CP's Purchase of MILW in 1980s by CPF363 - Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:37 pm	9 Replies 10462 Views	by Desertdweller Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:36 pm
MILW Indiana Lines by Tadman - Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:20 am	7 Replies 10392 Views	by Thunder Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:00 pm
Milwaukee Road liveries by USRailFan - Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:57 am	8 Replies 14223 Views	by Desertdweller Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:22 pm
Rock Island 1275 by chuckzeiler - Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:18 am	6 Replies 10851 Views	by atsf sp Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:08 pm
Rock Island Phone? by david741 - Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:02 am	1 Replies 8200 Views	by rrboomer Fri May 11, 2012 10:59 pm
Preserved MILW passenger cars? 1 2 by Otto Vondrak - Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:46 pm	21 Replies 24546 Views	by Zanperk Wed May 02, 2012 10:58 pm
Best books on Milwaukee Road? by Otto Vondrak - Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:11 am	10 Replies 14003 Views	by montananext Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:18 pm
What If Scenarios by ThePointyHairedBoss - Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:18 pm	9 Replies 13086 Views	by mtuandrew Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:53 pm
CNW--Sioux Falls, SD by Station Aficionado - Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:08 am	4 Replies 9265 Views	by Station Aficionado Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:24 pm
C&NW Ridgeway Wisconsin by scoostraw - Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:09 pm	0 Replies 7014 Views	by scoostraw Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:09 pm
Old C&NW Diesels by PZ 1 - Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:58 pm	3 Replies 9409 Views	by kevin.brackney Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:47 pm
Israel Chemical Limited - Chicago Milwaukee Corp by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:10 pm	0 Replies 7294 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:10 pm
Chicago Pacific - successor to Rock Island? by ThePointyHairedBoss - Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:44 pm	7 Replies 11013 Views	by FMFan Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:54 pm
Great HO scale models of the CNW in the 1970s by Otto Vondrak - Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:05 pm	2 Replies 8543 Views	by Minneapolitan Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:33 pm
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound RR - Tunnel @ Spokane by terry03 - Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:54 pm	0 Replies 6488 Views	by terry03 Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:54 pm
Chicago, Milwuakee, St. Paul RR Track Elevation Spokane, Wa by terry03 - Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:44 pm	1 Replies 7638 Views	by terry03 Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:44 am
Proper Description - C&NW Passenger Cars ~1950 by baumgrenze - Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:13 am	1 Replies 7505 Views	by Scoring Guy Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:34 am
Milwaukee Road bandits by Otto Vondrak - Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:28 pm	3 Replies 9605 Views	by Desertdweller Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:16 pm
ConCor Ho scale heavyweight cars by Railroadinuk - Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:49 am	0 Replies 6564 Views	by Railroadinuk Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:49 am
C&NW PAs by dogjaws - Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:09 pm	4 Replies 10560 Views	by Desertdweller Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:27 pm
Chatfield, MN Power? (C&NW) by Komachi - Sun Sep 19, 2010 5:31 pm	10 Replies 12178 Views	by Minneapolitan Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:57 pm
Rock Island shutdown progression by 56-57 - Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:39 pm	5 Replies 11277 Views	by 57A26 Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:12 pm
ex-MILW 988 getting some TLC by TicketPunch - Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:53 pm	0 Replies 7541 Views	by TicketPunch Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:53 pm
MILW in Waukesha by Mr.T - Fri May 28, 2010 3:04 am	1 Replies 7931 Views	by redmound Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:02 pm
GE Critters on Escanaba Ore jobs - what a laugh! by Tadman - Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:00 pm	1 Replies 8156 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:22 am
Help ID Antique Conductor Step C.STP.M&O - Omaha Road by rsr - Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:44 pm	3 Replies 9198 Views	by wjstix Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:45 pm
MILW 261 - Dropped Fires and Back to Green Bay by Tadman - Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:40 pm	6 Replies 10559 Views	by wjstix Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:07 am
Looking for History of Deval Tower by usa4624 - Thu Apr 22, 2010 2:19 am	1 Replies 7947 Views	by SlowFreight Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:45 pm
C & NW yard 1943, color by kaiserworks - Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:07 pm	1 Replies 8002 Views	by Wisconsin Railfan Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:56 am
MILW : missing catenary at Deer Lodge in 1974 by .Taurus. - Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:20 pm	6 Replies 13964 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:52 am
Where can I find MILW timetables online? by stratocaster21 - Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:36 pm	2 Replies 8673 Views	by rrboomer Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:17 pm
Proviso Yard: Contact Info Please by perpster - Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:50 pm	0 Replies 7670 Views	by perpster Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:50 pm
MILW orange paint by sonmtn - Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:18 am	0 Replies 7521 Views	by sonmtn Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:18 am
Any sections of Rock Island still operable? 1 2 3 by railfanofewu - Sun May 09, 2004 4:58 pm	34 Replies 40385 Views	by fauxcelt Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:10 am
CRIP 630 & 652 by uhaul - Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:43 am	13 Replies 17095 Views	by John_Perkowski Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:52 pm
C&NW Pamphlet (H Class) and vintage locomotive photo by tech125 - Sat May 22, 2010 3:19 pm	2 Replies 9082 Views	by tech125 Sun May 23, 2010 1:20 am
30 years ago today... the end of The Rock... by mdamico23 - Wed Mar 31, 2010 1:12 pm	4 Replies 9017 Views	by 56-57 Sat May 15, 2010 2:51 am
MILW switch engines in chicago coach yard by jdfrohn - Tue May 11, 2010 10:59 am	0 Replies 7526 Views	by jdfrohn Tue May 11, 2010 10:59 am
Recommend a good online Rock Island history site by trainwayne1 - Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:57 pm	3 Replies 11343 Views	by Aa3rt Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:32 pm
RI equipment that needs restoration by jjsatorm - Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:43 pm	1 Replies 8013 Views	by Otto Vondrak Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:45 pm
Feast your eyes on this! IAIS 513 by Tadman - Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:54 pm	5 Replies 9224 Views	by VicVega Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:52 pm
Old C&NW Promotional Material by GulfRail - Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:15 am	0 Replies 7757 Views	by GulfRail Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:15 am

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