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 ...

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.

When Trains Block a Road, Local Officials Have Few Options. The federal government has begun offering $3 billion for bridges and tunnels, ...

The Rondout train heist was the largest looted amount the United States had ever seen, and it still remains the largest, according to local historians, likely due to a number of security changes ma… ...