The Milwaukee Road was a local railroad company who, like many others at the time, tried to monopolize increased travel to national parks. MPL Special collections librarian Greg Comly explains how ...

From our archives, 100 years ago Two Milwaukee Road passenger trains crashed head-on seven miles west of Lind, killing one of the engineers and two “unidentified tramps” riding on the engine.

The Union Pacific-Milwaukee Road Cities train, nicknamed 'The City of Everywhere” by locals, made runs May 1 and 2 to disembark passengers, finally pulling into Marion at 8:15 p.m. May 2 before ...

Sat., Feb. 18, 2023 Passengers on a Milwaukee Road train spent a cold and frightening two days trapped in a tunnel at Snoqualmie Pass, the Spokesman-Review reported on Feb. 18, 1923.

CBS 58 is your local source for the Milwaukee news, Milwaukee weather, and Milwaukee sports. Two train derailments in Wisconsin in a matter of days has renewed calls for improved rail safety.

WILLMAR -- A piece of history chugged into town Saturday with a visit by the Milwaukee Road No. 261, a steam locomotive restored to the heyday of the steam-powered train. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW ...