Milwaukee had an interesting critter that was used as a shop switcher in Deer Lodge, MT. It operated by means of an extension cord connected to the roundhouse. During operation, they occasionall... (more)

Switching the West end of the Deer Lodge Yard

A box cab sits at the Milwaukee Roads back shop in Deer Lodge Mont. in 1973 a few short years before de-electrification

One of the Milwaukee's Baldwin Westinghouse EP3 Class motors leads the Columbian at Butte, MT. THe units were built in 1919 and were retired shortly after the Korean war.

A Milwaukee only model SDL39 rests at La Crosse. After the Soo merger most of the SDL39's went to storage. They were then leased to DME and later found there way to the WC where they gave many yea... (more)

Thomas the Tank special passes the relocated Dearborn tower in Connersville behind beautifully painted Milwaukee road SD #532.

A Milwaukee Road Box Car's Final Fate...box car #952 will experience the cutting torch and wind up exactly like the cubed steel sitting next to it as scrap. The Canadian Pacific Railroad sets out... (more)

On a rare clear Fall day, the last sun of the day lights Mt. Rainer while Dead Freight West hurries to Tacoma pulled by five SD40-2’s, #25, 175, 137, 164, 27. This section of railroad through th... (more)

Milwaukee Road Train using BN Track Rights north of Portland.

Eastbound

Milwaukee Road's Extra 23 East ascends the Cascades at Cedar Falls, Washington. Now, just a distant memory.

Eastbound train seen on the east leg of the wye. The Pacific Extension mainline is seen in the foreground

Eastbound manifest at Roland.

Milwaukee Road 100A leads train 107 into Green Island, Iowa on a fantastic fall day, Oct. 21, 1978. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO