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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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ROCK ISLAND RESOURCES
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CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RESOURCES
by Otto Vondrak  - 
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MILWAUKEE ROAD RESOURCES
by Otto Vondrak  - 
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Railroad Diversification & the C&NW
by AllThingsTrains  - 
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Worst Investment- MILW Lines West
by Gilbert B Norman  - 
4 Replies 
 580 Views
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GM Aerotrain
by Jeff Smith  - 
2 Replies 
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C&NW F7A 4084C 1st and 2nd
by SSW921  - 
15 Replies 
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Old photo location question - possibly MILW?
by BR&P  - 
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Rock Island Geep 1329 1st and 2nd
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Rock Island's EMC TA diesels
by SSW921  - 
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Abandoned Milwaukee Road Streamliner
by Pensyfan19  - 
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16 Replies 
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MILW Lines West: WHY, WHY, WHY!!!
by Gilbert B Norman  - 
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MILW - America's Resourceful Railroad
by ljeppson  - 
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C&NW 934/NJT 4183 U34CH
by Pensyfan19  - 
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Golden State Ltd. and other passenger trains
by CarterB  - 
10 Replies 
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 by Gilbert B Norman
 
The Milwaukee's in The Times - Of Sorts
by Gilbert B Norman  - 
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Olympian Hiawatha
by gokeefe  - 
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Question about a MILW "great dome" car
by TCurtin  - 
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1 Replies 
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 by blackbearford
 
MILW/Rock - proposed bankruptcy consolidation?
by mtuandrew  - 
9 Replies 
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 by Engineer Spike
 
Rock Island emp tt Chicago 1882-1902
by NKP1155  - 
0 Replies 
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 by NKP1155
 
Milwaukee Road question (from Australia)
by Southern Aurora  - 
5 Replies 
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 by wjstix
 
UP Overhead Traffic Shift Away From C&NW
by Engineer Spike  - 
24 Replies 
 24790 Views
 by CPF363
 
Milwaukee Road-Rock Island Junctions
by sdl39fan  - 
8 Replies 
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 by sdl39fan
 
Unpainted C&NW units.
by Death Star  - 
8 Replies 
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Rock Island RR Book(s)
by Bigt  - 
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 by Bigt
 
Hastings Lift Bridge
by Leo_Ames  - 
6 Replies 
 10215 Views
 by JayBee
 
Milwaukee Road and Northern Pacific Questions
by CPF363  - 
9 Replies 
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 by mtuandrew
 
MIL? RI Combined Track Quad Cities-KC
by Engineer Spike  - 
13 Replies 
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 by JayBee
 
Rock Island Requiem - A Book To Review
by Gilbert B Norman  - 
2 Replies 
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 by CPF363
 
Milw RSC-2 electrical?
by SSW9389  - 
0 Replies 
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 by SSW9389
 
C&NW extant draw bridges in Milwaukee
by EricL  - 
0 Replies 
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 by EricL
 
Amtrak Car in Rocket ?
by stshny  - 
2 Replies 
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 by jhdeasy
 
C&NW 0-10-2's?
by Aa3rt  - 
5 Replies 
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 by wjstix
 
MILW Pacific Extension abandonment question
by D.Carleton  - 
8 Replies 
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60 Replies 
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 by Gilbert B Norman
 
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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 by MR77100
 
10 Replies 
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The Milwaukee Road "Tip Top Tap Lounge" Bar Cars
by gokeefe  - 
3 Replies 
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 by ExCon90
 
CNW and abandonments
by MILW261  - 
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 by MR77100
 
The Milwaukee Road in the Twin Cities
by mtuandrew  - 
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 by mtuandrew
 
"Kenyon, Minnesota: A Two Railroad Town No More"
by MILW261  - 
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Rock Island Chicago Yards
by CPF363  - 
3 Replies 
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 by charlie6017
 
C&NW Passenger Cars With Gallery "Caps"
by Ken S.  - 
3 Replies 
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6 Replies 
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 by JayBee
 
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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 by vermontanan
 
CNW through WI
by Wide Cab  - 
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 by Wide Cab
 
3 Replies 
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Henry Crown Questions
by CPF363  - 
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 by Desertdweller
 
Milwaukee repowering project
by Leo_Ames  - 
0 Replies 
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CNW C628's from N&W - Ore Power
by Tadman  - 
7 Replies 
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 by SlowFreight
 
Twin Cities
by BIGO  - 
6 Replies 
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 by wjstix
 
C&NW Red Cabooses from early 70's
by cnwgp9  - 
2 Replies 
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 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 
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 by scottychaos
 
1 Replies 
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 by mtuandrew
 
MILW Diesel Power in the Gap
by Schaffner  - 
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 by MILW261
 
CP's Purchase of MILW in 1980s
by CPF363  - 
9 Replies 
 21154 Views
 by Desertdweller
 
MILW Indiana Lines
by Tadman  - 
7 Replies 
 11712 Views
 by Thunder
 
Milwaukee Road liveries
by USRailFan  - 
8 Replies 
 16738 Views
 by Desertdweller
 
Rock Island 1275
by chuckzeiler  - 
6 Replies 
 11936 Views
 by atsf sp
 
Rock Island Phone?
by david741  - 
1 Replies 
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 by rrboomer
 
Preserved MILW passenger cars?
by Otto Vondrak  - 
21 Replies 
 27213 Views
 by Zanperk
 
Best books on Milwaukee Road?
by Otto Vondrak  - 
10 Replies 
 15396 Views
 by montananext
 
What If Scenarios
by ThePointyHairedBoss  - 
9 Replies 
 14144 Views
 by mtuandrew
 
CNW--Sioux Falls, SD
by Station Aficionado  - 
4 Replies 
 10269 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 
 10102 Views
 by kevin.brackney
 
0 Replies 
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 by Gilbert B Norman
 
Chicago Pacific - successor to Rock Island?
by ThePointyHairedBoss  - 
7 Replies 
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 by FMFan
 
2 Replies 
 9467 Views
 by Minneapolitan
 
0 Replies 
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 by terry03
 
1 Replies 
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 by terry03
 
Proper Description - C&NW Passenger Cars ~1950
by baumgrenze  - 
1 Replies 
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 by Scoring Guy
 
Milwaukee Road bandits
by Otto Vondrak  - 
3 Replies 
 10388 Views
 by Desertdweller
 
ConCor Ho scale heavyweight cars
by Railroadinuk  - 
0 Replies 
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 by Railroadinuk
 
C&NW PAs
by dogjaws  - 
4 Replies 
 11382 Views
 by Desertdweller
 
Chatfield, MN Power? (C&NW)
by Komachi  - 
10 Replies 
 13897 Views
 by Minneapolitan
 
Rock Island shutdown progression
by 56-57  - 
5 Replies 
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 by 57A26
 
ex-MILW 988 getting some TLC
by TicketPunch  - 
0 Replies 
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 by TicketPunch
 
MILW in Waukesha
by Mr.T  - 
1 Replies 
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 by redmound
 
GE Critters on Escanaba Ore jobs - what a laugh!
by Tadman  - 
1 Replies 
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 by mtuandrew
 
3 Replies 
 9835 Views
 by wjstix
 
MILW 261 - Dropped Fires and Back to Green Bay
by Tadman  - 
6 Replies 
 11501 Views
 by wjstix
 
Looking for History of Deval Tower
by usa4624  - 
1 Replies 
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 by SlowFreight
 
C & NW yard 1943, color
by kaiserworks  - 
1 Replies 
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 by Wisconsin Railfan
 
MILW : missing catenary at Deer Lodge in 1974
by .Taurus.  - 
6 Replies 
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 by Gilbert B Norman
 
Where can I find MILW timetables online?
by stratocaster21  - 
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 by rrboomer
 
Proviso Yard: Contact Info Please
by perpster  - 
0 Replies 
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 by perpster
 
MILW orange paint
by sonmtn  - 
0 Replies 
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 by sonmtn