For more than 40 years, the Milwaukee Road railroad operated a passenger train route between Chicago and Omaha, Neb., that crossed Iowa and included a stop in Marion.

The expansion came from a $1.2 million acquisition from Wendling Quarries Inc. based in Vinton. Project credit goes to ...

The Milwaukee Road Historical Society supplied Lerch with depot blueprints. The railroad first reached Elkader in 1875 with the narrow gauge tracks of the Iowa Eastern Railroad.

Sioux City and its railroad history will be the stars of the next two issues of The Milwaukee Railroader magazine, the quarterly publication of the Milwaukee Road Historical Association.

Jim Gates, founder of the Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA), celebrated his 90th birthday on June 25. Jim began working on the real railroad as a senior in high school in 1953. He worked after ...

The Milwaukee Road Depot is currently owned by Canadian Pacific. Andy Cummings, a spokesman for the railroad company, said earlier this month the site is scheduled to be demolished.

As a young boy, Terry Gunther rode along with his father who worked for the Milwaukee railroad on trips from Miles City to Melstone, Harlowton or Roundup.

LA MOTTE, Iowa — A railroad depot that was in La Motte for more than a century has been moved to a museum in Maquoketa.

Soo Line Corp., parent company of Soo Line Railroad Co., completed its $570 million purchase of the Milwaukee Road late Tuesday, ending the bankruptcy reorganization of the Chicago-based railroad ...

Former President Donald Trump wins the Iowa Republican caucuses, which kicks off the primary process that will lead to the Republican National Convention held in Milwaukee.

YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX The public is invited for a discussion about the history and importance of the Milwaukee Road railroad shops in Tomah during their decades of operation.