The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), better known 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 1986.

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (CMStP&P), better known as the Milwaukee Road, always went its own way. It headed west in 1909 and launched a unique streamliner, the Hiawatha , in 1935.

What may be surprising to many is that the Milwaukee Road actually argued in favor of the BN merger, after having asked for and received minimal concessions to protect itself. Why would the Milwaukee's directors do this?

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The official Milwaukee Road Corporate Archives (there are two of them) are. at these links.

Nov 2, 2021 · Milwaukee Road history begins with the Milwaukee & Waukesha Rail Road, which was chartered in 1847. Even before it laid its first rails in 1850, its name was changed to the Milwaukee & Mississippi. In 1851 it reached Waukesha, Wis., 20 miles west of Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Road, incorporated in 1847 as the Milwaukee & Waukesha Railroad Company, operated a 10,200-mile system stretching from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest into the 1970s.

Oct 7, 2007 · THIS BRIEF HISTORY of the Milwaukee Road was prepared to meet the frequent requests sent to us by students, hobbyists and others who, for one reason or another, want information about the history and growth of our railroad.

With the dawn of the new century, the Milwaukee Road was looking westward. The company was in solid financial condition, some believing it to be the most stable railroad in the Country. The Milwaukee prospered because of its willingness to take risk and to try new innovations.

Oct 16, 2007 · Raising Capital for the Milwaukee & Mississippi; Construction to Waukesha; Onward to the Mississippi; Financial Challenges: Re-organization #1; Alexander Mitchell and a Unified Railroad System; 1870's: Add Chicago to the Route and Company Name; 1880's: Branch Lines and Innovations; 1890's: The Rockefeller Years and the Battle of Titans; How to ...