A Milwaukee freight consisting of a GP9/GP35/U25B/U30B/U28B quintet rolls northbound across a river near McKenna, WA en route from Portland, OR to Tacoma. After the BN merger, Milwaukee Road gaine... (more)

Extra MILW 24 West snakes its way through the Yakima River upper canyon between Thorp and Cle Elum, WA as it heads towards its crossing of Snoqualmie Pass. Tracks in the foreground are BN, formerl... (more)

Milwaukee Road E80 is viewed from the cab of MILW E81 at Tacoma Tide Flats Yard. The steeple cabs and boxcab in the background are stored awaiting scrapping after electric operations ceased in Mon... (more)

Milwaukee Extra 24 West tip toes across the Hall Creek trestle on the west slope of Snoqualmie Pass with a quartet of SD40-2s. Hints of electrification remain over the ballast deck bridge, and def... (more)

MILW 81A, a freshly repainted F7A unit waits at Tacoma to assist a train up Tacoma Hill. This view was taken through the cab window of GE Steeple Cab E81 which was awaiting scrapping after being r... (more)

Milwaukee road Extra 21 East bends around a curve at Hyak, Washington powered by a quartet of SD40-2s. Nos. 21 and 22 are equipped with icicle breakers for knocking down icicles in tunnels to prot... (more)

Milwaukee Road 261 stands ready for departure at St. Paul Union Depot, ready to head out to the "North Pole" on a dreary winter day in the Twin Cites.

Gary Nelson, a conductor aboard 261's train, is a veteran Great Northern conductor who also served on Burlington Northern and BNSF.

GE Steeple Cabs E81 and E82 from Milwaukee F7A 81A at Tacoma Tide Flats Yard in February 1975. The electric switchers built between 1916 and 1919 are awaiting the scrapper's torch, while the F uni... (more)

Milwaukee steeple cabs E80, E81 and E82 along with F7A 81A are parked at Tacoma's Tide flats Yard. The electrics were retired June 15, 1974 and are waiting to be scrapped. The F unit, freshly repa... (more)

A trio of Milwaukee Road F7s makes a move east of the engine facilities at Pigs Eye Yard on a sunny day in January 1975. The power appeared to be preparing to head up an eastbound train. Note the ... (more)

The 261 leads this fall color train south over the trestle at the Nemadji River just south of Superior as it builds a head of steam southbound for the Twin Cities.

Milwaukee Road 261 is decorated for "North Pole Express" duties; it's the first steam locomotive to use St. Paul Union Depot since CB&Q 5632 - and that was fifty years ago.

Milwaukee Road 261 is loading some last-minute passengers as it prepares to depart Union Depot for the "North Pole." At the same time, Canadian Pacific's Holiday Train is visiting the d... (more)

MILW E81 along with E80 and E82 have reached the end of the line at Tacoma Tide flats Yard. These are three of the four Steeple Cab ES-2 class switchers Milwaukee owned. The E80 and E81 were built... (more)