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 Hiawathas were a fleet of named passenger trains operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as the Milwaukee Road) between Chicago and various destinations in the Midwest and Western United States.

Nov 2, 2021 · Milwaukee Road history in a nutshell: A Milwaukee Road F7-class 4-6-4 steam locomotive leads an eastbound Hiawatha over the C&NW diamonds at Mayfair in northern Chicago in 1941. E. T. Harley photo. Milwaukee Road history begins with the Milwaukee & Waukesha Rail Road, which was chartered in 1847.

Together with yesterday’s timetable, we have snapshots of Milwaukee Road passenger operations before and after Union Pacific transferred its trains from Chicago & North Western to the Milwaukee.

Jan 17, 2023 · The original Hiawatha passenger train zipped into service between Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago on May 29, 1935, to help the Milwaukee Road leave both the Great Depression and its competitors in the dust.

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

Milwaukee Road's train #15, the westbound "Olympian Hiawatha," exits Fish Creek Tunnel deep within western Montana's breathtaking backcountry on the late afternoon of May 27, 1953. Alas, nothing remains here today aside from an empty path.

The Cannonball was a commuter rail train operated by the Milwaukee Road from Watertown to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, until 1972. It was the last commuter train to serve Milwaukee. Cannonball was a colloquial nickname for the train, which operated as Train No. 12 inbound in the morning and No. 23 outbound in the evening.

Milwaukee Road History. In 1847, the Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad was incorporated, and three years later its first train operated between Milwaukee and Wauwatosa. By 1857, track reached Prairie du Chien. The name changed to Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul in February 1874.

Aug 24, 2024 · According to the Milwaukee Road's 1938 timetable, trains #101 (westbound departing Chicago) and #100 (eastbound departing Minneapolis) could make their journey between the two cities in a flat, seven hours averaging just over 60 mph! (For an average train speed this is incredibly fast.)