On a snowy day 42 years ago we've come down the 1%+stopping at Watertown,WI. to make a set out and pick up. This train was one of our worst in the winter as there were usually a lot of air leaks o... (more)

Another damp dreary Sunday at West Milwaukee Shops Round House One........It had to be a Sunday as that was always my day to snoop around and see what was what in the shops. In the 60's the shops ... (more)

On a gloomy winters day I'm over at House One next to the Caller's office and behind Station "0"to check out what's there before I climb aboard a westbound freight train for Portage. The... (more)

Milwaukee 611 was ready for the afternoon Miller job and the 671 was the afternoon Falk Job. The 671 was built November 1940. I remember it being assigned to Tacoma till the early 70's when it was... (more)

Milwaukee Road's Thunder Hawk pulls down to change it's 14th rear end crew from Tacoma to Chicago.

We're stopped at Watertown on the eastward track probably waiting for a westbound running against the currant Duplainville to Watertown. Since this photo was taken 44 years ago and I've been retir... (more)

Train 255 departs Portage after arriving from Milwaukee with me at the throttle. 255 was a Milwaukee to St.Paul way freight that switched just about everything. I spent two years on this freight a... (more)

Born at EMD and delivered to the Milwaukee Road as GP40 179 in October 1966.....in 1968 it was re-numbered to the 2017. In the photo the face of it 10 years after delivery it has a new coat of pai... (more)

Milwaukee Road 567 has just arrived at House One from Minneapolis. Most likely it was there for some truck work that could not be done in St.Paul.

Scores of Milwaukee Road locomotives are stored un-serviceable including an NH FL9 under the 35th Street Viaduct in West Milwaukee,WI..Most of these locomotives will be sold or scrapped before the... (more)

The Milwaukee Road's GP30's were delivered in 1963 for the new XL Special and Thunderhawk .....55hrs between Chicago and Tacoma. The new train departed Chicago for Tacoma and all 15 crew changes w... (more)

We've run from Milwaukee to Watertown on the westward track then crossed over at Watertown with a train order that gave us right over opposing trains on the eastward track to Columbus where we are... (more)

Second section of the Royal American Shows circus train slips off the West Allis Line and crosses over to the westward mainline heading for the Minnesota State Fair in the Twin Cities.

The 971/976 handle one of the Milwaukee Road's ancient ditcher's westbound leaving Watertown headed towards Madison,WI..

We're stopped on the eastward main track at the Brookfield Depot. While the crew is in the depot talking with agent Al Paske I walk back to get a shot of our headend next to the old depot. We've g... (more)