MILW 301 brings a freight up Lake Hill on the south side of Milwaukee, WI in March of 1971. Bob Ferge photo from my collection.

Detour! In May of 1986, the Soo Line detoured several trains over CNW's Adams Line due to flooding on their ex-MILW mainline between Milwaukee and the Twin Cities. Several freights and Amtrak's Em... (more)

SOO 6017 brings a train out of the yard and past Cut-Off tower in November of 1987. The train is on the ex-Milwaukee Road mainline thru it's hometown of Milwaukee, WI.

Freshly painted MILW SD40-2 #142 storms past the tower at Lake on Milwaukee's south side in October of 1984. There is a fairly steep grade here that can bring a heavy freight to its knees.

CNW 6885 is about to pass under 27th Street in Milwaukee, WI in March of 1993. The train is passing Mitchell Yard on CNW's freight bypass from Butler to St. Francis. Much of this line between Mitc... (more)

Amtrak 289 leads train #8, The Empire Builder, out of Milwaukee, WI in November of 1987. The old Milwaukee Solvay Coke facility is behind the train and the last remnants of the CNW mainline betwee... (more)

The crew of the Medusa Challenger checks clearances as they navigate the C&NW KK River bridge in Milwaukee, WI in December of 1994. The C&NW bridge was once double tracked and carried numerous pas... (more)

Leaving downtown Milwaukee behind, one of Amtrak's French built ANF Turboliners coils out of town on its way to Chicago. This route and other Chicago-based corridor services were the regular assig... (more)

A burly pair of ex-BN SD45s that have not yet been repainted by their new owner head up the Wisconsin Central's daily Milwaukee turn as it approaches the city.

Against a classic Midwestern industrial backdrop, Milwaukee Road SD40-2s 24 and 25 depart the railroad's namesake city with a southbound freight bound for Bensenville Yard outside Chicago.

CP 281 gets an odd leader, with the venerable GP38 leading a mix of 5 big CP units on the westbound manifest.

CP 2250 pulls a cut of cars out of CP's Muskego Yard located in the lower valley of Milwaukee, WI.

Just in the nick of time, I get NS 6935 as he climbs out of Muskego yard in Milwaukee, WI leading 287 WB. In the background, Miller Park awaits the arrival of the Brewers after beating the Cubs in... (more)

You can tell from this photo what the SS Badger was intended to do, haul railcars. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case in August of 1983. She would only load autos and trucks from the dock in Milw... (more)

Soo Line 2403 has left the mainline and is heading for Jones Island in Milwaukee, WI in June of 1993.