Interested in learning more about the history of the Milwaukee Road routes in Washington that have been turned into trails? Follow our virtual tours: This tour extends from the westernmost trailhead at Cedar Falls, WA (near North Bend) to the end of the trail at the Washington/Idaho border and beyond to Plummer, ID. Timeline of significant dates.

Since 2020, our volunteers have been fabricating and installing three-quarter size replica Milwaukee Road style station signs at their historic locations along the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail.

Oct 29, 2024 · Sitting on the historic Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Pacific Railroad nicknamed the "Milwaukee Road", this 287-mile trail runs from Cedar Falls near North Bend (railroad milepost 2136) to the Idaho border (railroad milepost 1850).

The Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (previously known as the John Wayne Pioneer Trail/Iron Horse State Park) is located within a rail corridor that stretches more than 285 miles across Washington State, following the historic route of the Milwaukee Road from Cedar Falls to the Idaho border.

The 250-mile Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail stretches from North Bend, WA to the Idaho border, tracing “the historic route of the Washington State section of the Milwaukee Road, a railroad that once stretched over 2,300 miles from Chicago to Tacoma …

The most impressive engineering feat by any western railroad in conquering the Cascade Mountain range to reach Seattle, Washington was the Milwaukee Road's Snoqualmie Pass Tunnel.

Heading east on this historic rail trail (part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad from 1909 to 1980), travelers pass lush, vast Olallie State Park, with its waterfalls and seasonal colors.

The Milwaukee Road entered bankruptcy in 1977 and ultimately gave up its lines west of Miles City, MT in 1980. In 1981, the State of Washington started purchasing the route from Cedar Falls (near North Bend) to the Idaho state line.

The Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail is a rail trail in King County, Washington. The 29-mile (47 km) trail follows a portion of the former alignment of the Milwaukee Road, which was constructed in 1911 and abandoned in 1973. The trail begins at Rattlesnake Lake outside of North Bend and ends at McCormick Park in Duvall.

Jun 26, 2010 · BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON - The Milwaukee Road has always been a sentimental favorite in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Coast Extension of what was then called the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad was completed across Washington state to Tacoma and Seattle in 1909.