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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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GM Aerotrain
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C&NW F7A 4084C 1st and 2nd
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Old photo location question - possibly MILW?
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Rock Island Geep 1329 1st and 2nd
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Rock Island's EMC TA diesels
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Abandoned Milwaukee Road Streamliner
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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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Olympian Hiawatha
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Question about a MILW "great dome" car
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MILW/Rock - proposed bankruptcy consolidation?
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Rock Island emp tt Chicago 1882-1902
by NKP1155  - 
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Milwaukee Road question (from Australia)
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UP Overhead Traffic Shift Away From C&NW
by Engineer Spike  - 
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Milwaukee Road-Rock Island Junctions
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Unpainted C&NW units.
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Rock Island RR Book(s)
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Hastings Lift Bridge
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Milwaukee Road and Northern Pacific Questions
by CPF363  - 
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MIL? RI Combined Track Quad Cities-KC
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Rock Island Requiem - A Book To Review
by Gilbert B Norman  - 
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Milw RSC-2 electrical?
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C&NW extant draw bridges in Milwaukee
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Amtrak Car in Rocket ?
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C&NW 0-10-2's?
by Aa3rt  - 
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MILW Pacific Extension abandonment question
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Rock Island Memory
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C&NW Possible Merger with MILW in 1970s
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The Milwaukee Road "Tip Top Tap Lounge" Bar Cars
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CNW and abandonments
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The Milwaukee Road in the Twin Cities
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"Kenyon, Minnesota: A Two Railroad Town No More"
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Rock Island Chicago Yards
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C&NW Passenger Cars With Gallery "Caps"
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MILW fans - Operable Little Joe at IRM
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CGW SD40
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Two ex-Milwaukee Road SE Mpls photo albums
by MILW261  - 
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Just a MILW system track map.
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CNW through WI
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Henry Crown Questions
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Milwaukee repowering project
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CNW C628's from N&W - Ore Power
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Twin Cities
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C&NW Red Cabooses from early 70's
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Two Blog Posts Of Mine About MILW Zumbrota Line
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Chicago-area dumpster company adopts Hiawatha Logo
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MILW Diesel Power in the Gap
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CP's Purchase of MILW in 1980s
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MILW Indiana Lines
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Milwaukee Road liveries
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Rock Island 1275
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Rock Island Phone?
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Preserved MILW passenger cars?
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Best books on Milwaukee Road?
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What If Scenarios
by ThePointyHairedBoss  - 
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 by mtuandrew
 
CNW--Sioux Falls, SD
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C&NW Ridgeway Wisconsin
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Old C&NW Diesels
by PZ 1  - 
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Chicago Pacific - successor to Rock Island?
by ThePointyHairedBoss  - 
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Proper Description - C&NW Passenger Cars ~1950
by baumgrenze  - 
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Milwaukee Road bandits
by Otto Vondrak  - 
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ConCor Ho scale heavyweight cars
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C&NW PAs
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Chatfield, MN Power? (C&NW)
by Komachi  - 
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Rock Island shutdown progression
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ex-MILW 988 getting some TLC
by TicketPunch  - 
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MILW in Waukesha
by Mr.T  - 
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GE Critters on Escanaba Ore jobs - what a laugh!
by Tadman  - 
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MILW 261 - Dropped Fires and Back to Green Bay
by Tadman  - 
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Looking for History of Deval Tower
by usa4624  - 
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C & NW yard 1943, color
by kaiserworks  - 
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 by Wisconsin Railfan
 
MILW : missing catenary at Deer Lodge in 1974
by .Taurus.  - 
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 by Gilbert B Norman
 
Where can I find MILW timetables online?
by stratocaster21  - 
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Proviso Yard: Contact Info Please
by perpster  - 
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MILW orange paint
by sonmtn  - 
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