Milwaukee Road Mugs

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (often referred to as the Milwaukee Road) (reporting mark MILW), was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1980, when its Pacific Extension (Montana, Idaho, and Washington) was abandoned following a bankruptcy. Around this time, the company went through several official names and faced bankruptcy on multiple occasions. The eastern half of the system merged into the Soo Line Railroad thirty-two years ago on January 1, 1986, a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway (reporting mark CP). Although the "Milwaukee Road" as such ceased to exist, much of its trackage continues to be used by multiple railroads. It is also commemorated in

Milwaukee Road

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road", was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986. The company experienced financial difficulty through the 1970s and 1980s, including bankruptcy in 1977.

Milwaukee Road

The Milwaukee Road system. Vintage logo

Olympian Hiawatha // The Milwaukee Road Speedliner Rail Train

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Historically, the Hiawathas were operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as the "Milwaukee Road"), and initially traveled from Chicago to the Twin Cities. The first Hiawatha trains ran in 1935. By 1948, there were five routes carrying the Hiawatha name: Chicago–Minneapolis, Chicago–Omaha, Chicago–Wausau–Minocqua, Chicago–Ontanogan, and Chicago-Minneapolis-Seattle.

C. 1939 luggage label from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad company issued for their fleet of Hiawatha trains. These passenger trains ran from Chicago to destinations in the Midwest and the Western parts of the United States.

C. 1935 luggage label from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad company train Olympian. The train ran from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest from 1911 to 1947.

The Hiawatha